Photo vs PicScratch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Photo
Uncover hidden images by scratching away a sealed layer. Save your creations as PNG files, perfect for designers looking for unique scratched image effects. A simple yet engaging tool for creative expression.
- Scratch to reveal images
- Sealed image layers
- Save as PNG
- Image processing tool
- Creative expression
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This application is a trivial image processor for waste time. A reading image is sealed and revieled by scratching. The image can be saved by PNG, thus it may be used for designer of scratched image.
PicScratch
Create and send personalized digital scratch cards with hidden photos and text. It's a fun and easy way to surprise friends, family, or loved ones with unique greetings and invitations.
- Interactive scratch cards
- Hidden photo and text
- Customizable templates
- Personalized greetings
- Party invitations
- Easy creation process
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PicScratch allows you to send an interactive scratch card with a hidden photo and text. Fun stuff you can do with PicScratch: - Surprise your loved ones - Make your friends laugh - Be romantic - Send unique greeting cards - Create cool party invitations - Be creative and do much more Creating a PicScratch is very simple and takes seconds: 1. Choose a template 2. Add a photo 3. Add text and customize it 4. Send
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Photo at none against PicScratch's 1. Photo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). PicScratch's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (58 vs 2). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. PicScratch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Photo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Photo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PicScratch has 58 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Photo's written reviews are positive against 75% of PicScratch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Photo ships an update every 8 months, PicScratch every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photo | PicScratch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.6 (58 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 58 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tsutomu Murata | Guy Gubi |
Customer experience
Photo
PicScratch
In-app purchases
Photo
No in-app purchases
PicScratch
- Premium Features$0.99
