16. Free version and Pixetia Pro
Pixetia has a free version you can always use and, later on, a paid Pro version with extra features. Right now, during the launch, everything is free.
Now: the launch version
- When you open Pixetia, the notice “🚀 Launch version: it’s on the house today! 🎉” types itself out below the logo. At the bottom right, a circle counts down. Press OK (or any key) to skip it.
- In My albums, below the title, it says “✨ Pro features are free during the launch”.
- The options marked ✨ Pro work as usual.
What’s free and what’s Pro
When Pixetia Pro arrives, the features will be split like this:
Free, always
- Every place to get photos from (TV, USB, network, cloud…)
- Up to 2 albums, with up to 2 folders each
- Time between photos and random order
- Fade transition
- Blurred sides
- Date and place of each photo
- Screensaver
- Zoom, pause and everything you do with the remote
- All 14 languages
✨ Pro
- Unlimited albums and folders
- The other transitions and the Ken Burns effect
- The current weather
- Background music
- Tell me about this photo (AI) and the guessing game
- No sign inviting you to go Pro
The first 14 days: Pro trial
When Pro arrives, for the first 14 days after you first opened Pixetia you can use every Pro feature without paying. In My albums you’ll see how many days are left, for example “✨ Pro trial: 9 days left”.
When the trial ends
In My albums, below the title, it says “Free version: up to 2 albums · ✨ Pro unlocks everything”. Also:
- Albums with a padlock 🔒. A padlock appears before the name if the album uses a Pro feature or if it’s the third one in the list or later. If you press its Watch ▶, Pixetia explains why it’s locked:
- If it uses Pro features: “This album uses ✨ Pro features:”, the list of those features (for example “Play background music” or “More than 2 folders”) and “Edit it and remove them to use it in the free version, or get Pro.”
- If it’s the third one or later: “🔒 The free version can only use the first 2 albums. You can view or delete this one, or get ✨ Pro to use it.”
- Slideshow and screensaver. If the active album is locked, instead of the photos you see “🔒 This album needs ✨ Pixetia Pro. Open Pixetia and edit it or choose another album.”
- Pro options. When you edit an album, the options marked ✨ Pro can’t be turned on. If you try, you see for example “Play background music” is a ✨ Pixetia Pro feature. In the list of transitions, all except Fade have the ✨ Pro mark.
- Limits. If you try to add a third album or a third folder, Pixetia tells you that the free version allows up to 2.
- AI assistant. Choosing the ✨ icon during the slideshow shows “Tell me about this photo” is a ✨ Pixetia Pro feature.
The Pro sign
In the free version, while the photos are showing, every now and then (at random, every 5 to 10 minutes) a small sign appears at the top left with a funny line inviting you to go Pro. It stays for a few seconds and goes away by itself, without covering the date or the place. It also appears in the screensaver.
Psst… Pro makes this sign disappear 😉
With Pro, the sign never shows up again.
Unlocking an album without paying
- In My albums, press Edit ✏ on the locked album.
- Remove the options marked ✨ Pro: music, current weather, Ken Burns effect. For the transition, choose Fade.
- If it has more than 2 folders, remove the extra ones.
- Press Save. The padlock disappears.
If the album is locked because it’s the third one or later, delete one of the first two that you no longer use.
Getting Pro
Pro will be bought inside the app itself, with a one-time payment through Google Play. It isn’t available yet: for now, Pixetia shows “Buying Pro will be available soon.” With Pro, My albums will say “✨ Pixetia Pro: thank you for your support!”