Pixzle Apps
Content & Safety
Last updated: October 15, 2026
Pixzle is a puzzle game, not a social network. Most of what you see is content we chose ourselves. This page covers the rest: what people are allowed to share, how to report something, and what happens when you do.
What content exists on Pixzle
Most content on Pixzle is ours: a daily puzzle we select from Unsplash, and a curated library of images licensed from Adobe Stock. Every one of those has been reviewed by hand.
The exception is an image you supply yourself to create a shared puzzle — a photo from your phone or library, or, on iPhone and iPad, one you generate with Apple's Image Playground. That is the only content in Pixzle that does not come from us, and it is the subject of this page.
Sharing is private, not public
There is no feed, no gallery, no discovery, no search, and no way to browse other people's puzzles. A shared puzzle is visible only to someone holding the link you sent them, and only until it expires — about 24 hours after you create it, and deleted shortly thereafter.
Screening
We do not currently screen uploads automatically. An image you share is not inspected before the link is created.
That makes reporting the primary safeguard rather than a backstop. Every shared puzzle carries a report control when you open it, and any puzzle can be reported by email.
Reporting
Every shared puzzle can be reported — from the report control on a shared puzzle you have opened, or by emailing support@pixzleapps.com with the puzzle link.
A report tells us the puzzle identifier, the time you reported it, and whether the puzzle opened for you. From the report control, it goes straight to our server: it carries no name and no email address, and the puzzle is copied into separate storage the moment the report arrives, so it can't expire before we look at it. If our server can't be reached, the control opens an email instead. An emailed report also carries the address you send it from — we use that only to reply to you, and we do not add it to any list. We never ask for your name, and you do not need to give one.
What happens after a report
| Type of report | Our response |
|---|---|
| Suspected child sexual abuse material | Content deleted as soon as we see the report. Reported to NCMEC, and the material preserved as US law requires |
| Other illegal content | Deleted within 24 hours. Referred to authorities where appropriate |
| Sexual, violent, or harassing content | Reviewed and removed within 24 hours |
| Copyright complaint | See our DMCA policy |
| Everything else | Reviewed within 72 hours |
Because shared images expire after 24 hours on their own, most reported content is already gone by the time we act. We act anyway — deleting the content and, where required, preserving and reporting the material.
Enforcement limits
Every report gets the content removed, and illegal material reported to the appropriate authorities. Because Pixzle has no accounts, there is no uploader account to suspend. Where a pattern of abuse appeared, we would withdraw the sharing feature rather than let it continue.
Blocking. We can stop an installation of Pixzle from sharing new puzzles. We do that when a report shows someone is misusing sharing. A blocked installation can still play, and can still open a puzzle someone sends it. Blocks are reviewed by a person, never automatic, and we lift one if we get it wrong — write to support@pixzleapps.com.
What blocking cannot do. A block applies to an installation of the app. Deleting Pixzle and installing it again starts a new one, and so does clearing Pixzle's storage on Android. We can't connect the new one to the old one. We say so plainly rather than claim a protection that isn't there.
Contact
If you believe a child is in immediate danger, contact emergency services first. Reporting suspected child exploitation is covered in our Acceptable Use Policy.