Pixelfed

Name: Pixelfed
Rating: 4.2 (532 reviews)
Author: Daniel Supernault

By: Daniel Supernault

Ad-Free Photo Sharing

Features & Capabilities

Pixelfed offers ad-free photo sharing with a privacy-first approach and real creator control. This Chrome extension connects you to a community that values creativity and authenticity, without tracking or intrusive ads.

As an ethical alternative to traditional social networks, Pixelfed puts you in charge of your content and data—so you can share your photography with confidence, while protecting your privacy.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Photography Privacy & Security Social Media Open Source

By:

Daniel Supernault

Rating:

4.20

(532) 1 new ratings

Version:

1.7.0 Last updated: 2025-09-03

Version code:

877787784

Creation date:

2025-01-14

Compatible devices:

Size:

26.06MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-08

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 79,856 ▲ 65

Other platforms

Pixelfed (v1.8.0)

318,324 2.44

(1,450)

For Developers

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Developed by:

Daniel Supernault

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pixelfed/id1632519816

Website:

https://pixelfed.org

User Reviews

Users praise Pixelfed for being ad-free, with a clean, simple UI and an open-source, federated approach that supports private, self-hosted use and a nostalgic light-weight photo-sharing vibe. However, recurring issues dominate feedback: login and signup failures, frequent crashes and slow performance, and regular outages or service unavailability. Several reviewers also report limited or slow developer support and feature gaps like video support and hashtag muting. Overall, it has strong foundations but reliability needs improvement.

Pros

Ad-free experience with a clean, simple UI.
Open-source and federated, enabling self-hosted, privacy-focused use.
Nostalgic, lightweight photo-sharing vibe with a clean interface.
Stories feature added and appreciated by users.

Cons

Recurring login and signup issues (invalid verification codes, login loops, inability to sign in).
Frequent crashes and slow performance (app crashes on launch, lag, loading delays).
Regular outages or the app being down / unavailable.
Limited developer support / slow responses to bug reports and inquiries.
Missing core features or enhancements (video support, muting hashtags) as common feature requests.

Recent reviews

We desperately need an alternative to IG. Unfortunately this one doesn’t work. Have tried to create an account for a month. It just doesn’t work. It should be a simple fix, why isn’t it fixed by now? Hmm

by v *****, 2026-05-14

I’d love to try the app but it took several minutes to load the log in page and then after I put in credentials, it looped back to the login screen again. I can’t get past that point. Reviews from a month ago say this was fixed but it doesn’t seem like it. Pixelfed as a platform is great when it works. But on mobile or desktop it seems to be down a lot 😢

by SS*****, 2026-04-10

you were fun while you lasted! reminded me of VSCO-era instagram, but the last 6 months it hasn’t been able to load at all. so sad, time to offload from my phone 💔