Pix vs PhotoNodes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pix
Easily share photos, videos, and audio messages with loved ones' digital frames from your iPhone or iPad. Manage frame contacts and send media from anywhere in the world with a simple tap.
- Send photos, videos, and audio messages
- Manage frame email addresses
- Send up to 30 photos at once
- Send videos up to two minutes
- Send to multiple frames simultaneously
- Intuitive user interface
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The Pix-Star Snap app lets you stay connected with your loved ones by quickly and easily sharing your photos From the Pix-Star Snap app, you can add and manage the email addresses of your loved ones' Pix-Star Wi-Fi frames and start sending photos, videos and audio messages from your iPhone or iPad to the saved frames in seconds from ANYWHERE in the world with a simple tap of your finger. This app includes: • Add or delete Pix-Star frame email addresses (contacts) • Send up to 30 photos at a time • Send videos up to two minutes long • Send photos and videos to multiple frames at once • No need to create and send your message from your Phone email • Simple and intuitive user interface • Browse, select, and send existing albums and photos on your iPhone and iPad • Pix-Star Snap app supports iPhone and iPad iOS 14 and above
PhotoNodes
Access all your event photos, view galleries, save favorites, download images, and share them on social media. Requires an event name and password for access.
- View photo galleries
- Save to My Favorites
- Download photos
- Share on social media
- Event-specific access
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The PhotoNodes app allows you to access all your photos during and after your program. With this app, you can view galleries, save to My Favorites, download photos, and share on social media. Access to this app requires an event name and password.
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Verdict
Pix and PhotoNodes both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of PhotoNodes's written reviews are positive against 52% of Pix's. Pix's advantage is ratings volume (7.9K vs 4) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pix against 5.0 for PhotoNodes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pix has 7.9K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Pix's written reviews are positive against 100% of PhotoNodes's.
Pix ships an update every 9 days, PhotoNodes every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pix | PhotoNodes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7.9K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7.9K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ordissimo | 40 North Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
Pix
PhotoNodes
Bugs and requests
Pix
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes when sending photos
- Photos not appearing on the frame after being uploaded
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Unexpected language changes after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to delete photos from the frame
- Better integration with other photo services like Google Photos
- Improved video support and playback
- More customization options for the frame
PhotoNodes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pix
No in-app purchases
PhotoNodes
No in-app purchases
