DPFrame vs Pixette
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DPFrame
Transform your old iPad or iPhone into a high-quality digital photo frame. Enjoy customizable slideshows with various effects, time and date display, and even multimedia options like narration and music.
- Full-screen image slideshows
- Configurable slide timing
- Optional time and date display
- Slideshow effects (zoom, filters, transitions)
- Text and graphics overlay
- Multimedia functions (narration, music)
- AirPlay output
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Quality digital photo frames with good functionality are getting harder to find. DPFrame can turn your older iPad into a superior digital photo frame. Features There are 2 versions of DPFrame: - FREE - PRO – available as an In App Purchase FREE version features: - A slideshow of full screen images in portrait or landscape orientation - Easy slideshow navigation and pausing - Configurable slide time - Optional display of current time and/or date - Optional night-time sleep mode - Compatible with all generations of iPad - and recent iPhones and iPod Touches PRO additional features: - Wide range of slideshow effects (ie zoom, filters and transition effects) - Configurable text and graphics overlay - Current date and time with choice of formats - Camera metadata (when and where shot) - Personalised image/logo with text - Multimedia functions - Configurable narration track or background music playlist - Slide changes synced to narration or music - Vision and sound output to external devices via AirPlay - Flexible selection of photos and music - Configurable sleep function
Pixette
Transform your iPad or iPhone into a digital photo frame that displays memories directly from your NAS. Enjoy smart framing, EXIF filters, and customizable overlays without uploading your files.
- Connects to NAS via WebDAV/SMB
- Smart slideshow with Ken Burns effect
- Face and Saliency Detection for framing
- EXIF-powered date and orientation filters
- Customizable on-screen overlays
- Scheduled sleep and wake functionality
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Rediscover your long-forgotten photos and videos with Pixette! Turn any iPad or iPhone into a stunning digital picture frame that pulls memories straight from your NAS or the photo library on your device. No uploads, no third-party cloud, your files stay yours. Connect Your Way Pixette streams directly from your own storage, with no cloud middleman: • WebDAV - Nextcloud, ownCloud, Synology, TrueNAS, and most NAS devices • Synology Photos - browse albums and folders • Immich - connect to your self-hosted Immich server and browse albums • SMB / CIFS - network shares on Synology, QNAP, Windows Server, and more • Photos & iCloud Shared Albums - play one or more albums from the Photos app on your iPhone or iPad, including albums shared with you over iCloud Set up in seconds and let Pixette index your entire library, even 2 million+ files. Smart Slideshow • Shuffle through all your memories • Smooth transitions with Ken Burns zoom & pan effect Intelligent Framing • Face Detection centers every photo on the people that matter • Saliency Detection finds zones of interest for perfect crops • Fill Screen mode eliminates black bars on any device EXIF-Powered Filters • Filter by date range or orientation • Filter by location - show only photos taken near a place you pick on the map Personalised Display • On-screen clock, folder name, photo date, and location overlays • Live weather overlay with current conditions and a 3-day forecast • Fully customisable overlay format & variables • Scheduled sleep & wake for overnight peace Built for Every Device • Supports iOS 15+ Free with up to 500 files. Unlock unlimited files and premium features with an annual subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pixette at weekly against DPFrame's every 3 months. Pixette also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (41 vs 4). DPFrame's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 91%) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. DPFrame sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pixette sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pixette holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixette has 41 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of DPFrame's written reviews are positive against 91% of Pixette's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DPFrame ships an update every 3 months, Pixette weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DPFrame | Pixette |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 91.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lindsay Arnold | Mischa Richli |
Customer experience
DPFrame
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In-app purchases
DPFrame
- PRO Upgrade$0.99
Pixette
- Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Year









