foldio vs Photo Studio by Square
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
foldio
Enhance your product photography with real-time background changes, brightness, and color temperature adjustments. This app allows you to edit photos with tools like eraser and crop, and share your creations with a global community.
- Real-time Chroma key
- Adjustable brightness and color temperature
- Editing tools (eraser, crop, zoom)
- Direct sharing to social media
- In-app community gallery
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Improve your product photography with the Foldio app. Change the background images and control the brightness and color temperature in real time. Take photographs with the Foldio app and share them with Foldio users worldwide by tagging them with #foldio Features: -Real time Chroma key -Easily controlled brightness and color temperature. -Editing tool (eraser, crop, zoom) -Sharing on Instagram, Facebook, and various other channels. -Instagram #foldio gallery. Foldio - foldable studio Foldio is an all-in one foldable and easily portable photo studio that includes all necessary equipment (lights, backdrop, power). It was successfully funded by backers worldwide in a Kickstarter campaign. You can take better photographs with the Foldio studio and the Foldio app. Please visit http://www.orangemonkie.com for more information.
Photo Studio by Square
Easily create professional product photos for e-commerce. Snap images, use AI to remove backgrounds and add styling, then seamlessly sell your items online. Offers a free tier with optional AI environment purchases.
- AI background removal
- Customizable backgrounds
- Realistic shadow effects
- Built-in camera stabilizer
- Sync with Square catalog
- Create Square Online Checkout links
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Just snap, style, and sell. That’s how remarkably easy the Square Photo Studio app is. Snap an ecommerce photo. Style your photo and remove the background. Sell your items instantly with Square. Plus, it’s free so you can start taking professional-looking photos instantly at no cost. New! You now have the ability to purchase AI Environment photos after 40 free images (or 10 free generations.) Pricing for this feature is as follows: 40 images / 10 generations- $8.00 100 images / 25 generations - $15.00 200 images/ 50 generations $20.00 Snap Open the app and you first walk through a set of simple photography tips for lighting, framing, and more. To ensure sharper photos, a built-in camera stabilizer keeps angles straight. The app even remembers your settings so you get consistent images every time. Style After you take and save your pictures, the app’s AI tool extracts the image background and adds a transparent one. Choose a preset or custom color background to help your items stand out and sell. The photo editing utility can add a realistic shadow to your item for depth on any background. Sell Seamlessly go from taking photos to selling online. Use your pictures to create Square items right in the app and sync them with your Square catalog. Or connect new photos to existing items. Even create Square Online Checkout links in the app so you can sell in just a few clicks—no website needed. Privacy Policy: https://squareup.com/legal/general/privacy Terms of Service: https://squareup.com/legal/general/ua
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Photo Studio by Square at 4.8 against foldio's 4.0. Photo Studio by Square also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 41 months) and review sentiment (72% vs 43%). foldio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.1). On price, ads and device support 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. Photo Studio by Square sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. foldio asks for nothing beyond the download.
Photo Studio by Square holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Studio by Square has 3.9K ratings behind it against 166, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of foldio's written reviews are positive against 72% of Photo Studio by Square's.
foldio ships an update every 41 months, Photo Studio by Square monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | foldio | Photo Studio by Square |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (166 ratings) | 4.8 (3.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.1% of reviews | 72.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 166 | 3.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 216 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ORANGEMONKIE | Block, Inc. |
Customer experience
foldio
Photo Studio by Square
Bugs and requests
foldio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Photo Studio by Square
Reported bugs
3 issues- Scrolling issues when accessing photo library
- Inconsistent behavior when removing backgrounds
- Syncing problems with Square store
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to add custom backgrounds
- Option to upload and edit existing photos
- Functionality to add multiple photos per item
- More granular control over photo editing
- iPad compatibility
In-app purchases
foldio
No in-app purchases
Photo Studio by Square
- 40 Images$8.00
- 100 Images$15.00
- 200 Images$20.00
