Pixagram vs j. Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixagram
Enhance your photos with a wide array of filters, effects, and frames. Add text, adjust image settings, and save your creations in high resolution. Easily share your edited images to social media platforms.
- Color filters (lomo, vintage)
- Light effects and overlays
- Frame borders
- Instafit
- Orton effect
- Add text with 30+ fonts
- Adjust image settings
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Easily create stunning images with Pixagram, and share them to your favorite social network. Add unique filters, effect and frames to create a great design piece! ** Features ** • Color filters as lomo, vintage, ... • Light effects or overlays such as bokeh, leak • Frame borders like instant, grunge, viewfinder, film, ... • Instafit • Orton effect • Add film grain • Adjust contrast, brightness, saturation, exposure, saturation, vibrance, temperature • 30+ fonts to add text to your photos • Vignetting • Save on your device • Share with your friends on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Email, ... • High resolution export You like Pixagram? Please give us 5 stars! Your feedback is very important to our work. Help us to improve Pixagram by sending your bugs or requests on contact@xnview.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/xnview Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/xnview G+: http://plus.google.com/+xnview/
j. Camera
Capture photos with a distinct analog feel using three unique film looks. Experience real-time grain and authentic tone curves without AI or presets. Enjoy a simple, intuitive interface designed for a beautiful shooting experience.
- Three distinct film grades
- Real-time grain effect
- Live preview of effects
- Dual and single camera modes
- Left/right-handed controls
- On-screen flash preview
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Hi, I'm Jeff Hodsdon. I enjoy beautiful photos and the experience of taking them. I made this for camera for others because I feel it is a great experience to use. I appreciate you! Three film looks. Real-time grain. No presets, no AI, no clutter. j. Camera gives you three distinct analog film grades — black & white, deep cool, and warm golden — each rendered live on screen before you shoot. What you see is what you get. Built around real film stock techniques: organic grain, tone curves, and color grading via 3D LUTs. Every photo has texture and character. - Three film grades, switchable in one tap - Live preview of every effect - Dual-camera and single-camera modes - Left or right-handed controls - Flash with on-screen preview Point it at something you love. -j Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: j. Camera at Free against Pixagram's $0.99. j. Camera also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). Pixagram's advantage is ratings volume (254 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
j. Camera is free to download; Pixagram costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
j. Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixagram has 254 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Pixagram's written reviews are positive against 100% of j. Camera's.
Pixagram ships an update every 3 months, j. Camera every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixagram | j. Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (254 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 254 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | pierre gougelet | Jeff Hodsdon |
Customer experience
Pixagram
j. Camera
Bugs and requests
Pixagram
Reported bugs
7 issues- App freezes during editing
- Cannot save edited pictures
- Text disappears from saved image
- App crashes after update
- Cannot access keyboard for typing
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- App displays photo upside down on iPad
- App not fitting iPhone X format
Requested features
6 requests- Landscape mode for iPad
- More text options (multiple texts)
- Utilize full screen on new iPhones
- Smaller letter fonts
- Gamma adjustment (shadows)
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- More frame options
j. Camera
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pixagram
No in-app purchases
j. Camera
No in-app purchases









