Comparison

Frame.io vs SwitchTake

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Frame.io

This app enables seamless video review and collaboration on mobile devices. It offers precise commenting, asset management, and customizable sharing features for teams and clients, anywhere in the world.

Highlights
  • Precise video scrubbing and commenting
  • Asset search and organization
  • Customizable share links
  • File and folder management
  • Annotated comments
  • Granular notification controls
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Supercharge your mobile workflow with the Frame.io experience on the smaller screen. Now it’s easier than ever to collaborate, review, and manage work with your team, clients, and other stakeholders from anywhere in the world using the Frame.io app for iPhone and iPad. Rebuilt from the ground up Customize how you view your assets — then scroll, scrub, zoom, and comment with incredible precision and responsiveness. Built natively in Swift, the Frame.io iOS and iPadOS apps allow you to bring the Frame.io experience with you anywhere. Find what you need faster Search comes to the Frame.io iPhone and iPad apps for the first time. Quickly find the assets, folders, or projects you need on the go. Experience a faster workflow Group, tag, and sort assets by out-of-the-box and custom metadata. Edit those fields right in the player — like Status or Rating, when you need to quickly approve on-the-go. Review more accurately Scroll, scrub, zoom, and comment with incredible precision and responsiveness. Pinch-and-zoom videos and images up to 400% to inspect fine details. Navigate quickly between assets by swiping left or right. Control your playback speed and resolution, and double-tap to skip backwards and forwards. Comment more effectively Leave anchored comments, include links and attachments for reference — even include emojis. Or draw annotations using the new full-screen experience. Over a dozen new commenting features help you get the point across faster. Customize your Shares Curate and send professional-looking shares from your iPhone or iPad. All the settings and controls are right there at your fingertips — title, description, appearance, visibility, and more. See everything the way you’d like to see it Customize your view including List and Grid options, thumbnail size, and aspect ratio. Reorder visible fields like Status and Rating, or easily sort by fields for more control over your browsing experience. Enhanced file and folder management Manage files and folders as easily as using Frame.io on your desktop. Rename, move, copy, export, and delete files and folders, modify files in bulk, or navigate through all your assets with full folder path support. Reduce notification fatigue Get more granular control over which notifications you get and where you get them. Terms & Conditions: Your use of this application is governed by the Frame.io Terms of Service https://frame.io/terms-linkfree and the Frame.io Privacy Policy https://frame.io/privacy-linkfree and any successor versions thereto. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information: https://www.adobe.com/go/ca-rights-linkfree

About

SwitchTake

Streamline your video editing process by making edits and organizing footage as you film. This app allows for intuitive swipe gestures to set in/out points, cut unwanted takes, and create blooper reels. It also helps manage and sequence clips for seamless import into professional editing software.

Highlights
  • Live video editing with swipe gestures
  • Set in/out points and cut bad takes
  • Create blooper reels
  • Organize and rename video clips
  • Multi-clip scene director for sequencing
  • Generate import files for professional editors
Features
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Join the Video Pre-Editing Revolution. SwitchTake is the ultimate video pre-editing system. Save time and optimize your workflow by making edits and organizing footage as you film. It's natural and easy. With simple swipe gestures, set in/out points, cut bad takes, create a blooper reel, set markers, and much more. EDIT VIDEO SwitchTake is perfect for editing any long take videos such as interviews, talking head shots, events, and much more. MANAGE CLIPS Rename clips, organize media by date/camera, set timeline markers and clip metadata. MULTI-CLIP SCENE DIRECTOR The SwitchTake Scene Director is a powerful tool to order and sequence all of your video clips. While filming give each clip a sequence name, scene number, and other context information. SwitchTake will order your clips and create rough-cut sequences with all the clips cut and combined into unified timelines. VIDEO EDITOR IMPORT Open SwitchTake Timeline on your PC/Mac to easily generate import files to get your videos directly into Premiere Pro, Final Cut, or Davinci Resolve. LIVE VIDEO EDITING * Auto Sync * No Look / Swipe to Edit * Sequence Import * Auto Cut on Silence * Markers * Clip Colors * Blooper Reel * Pause/Resume MANAGE VIDEO CLIPS * Rename Clips * Organize Media by Date/Camera * Set Timeline Markers * Clip Notes/Metadata MULTI-CLIP SCENE DIRECTOR * Multi-Clip Timelines * Tag Clips

Screenshots

Frame.io4 screens
SwitchTake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SwitchTake at 5.0 against Frame.io's 4.4. SwitchTake also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). Frame.io's advantage is ratings volume (908 vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SwitchTake holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Frame.io has 908 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frame.io ships an update fortnightly, SwitchTake monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Frame.io versus SwitchTake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrame.ioSwitchTake
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (908 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings908 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrame.ioEZOT, Inc.

Customer experience

Frame.io

All ratings908 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews302 reviews
Positive50.3%
Neutral12.6%
Negative37.1%

SwitchTake

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Frame.io

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Comments disappearing or not saving properly
  • App freezing or crashing frequently
  • Playback issues (buffering, out of sync audio/video)
  • Login loop and authentication failures

Requested features

5 requests
  • iPad app
  • Ability to sort and filter files/comments
  • Offline mode with reliable sync
  • Improved notification and comment management
  • Integration with more video editing software

SwitchTake

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Frame.io

No in-app purchases

None

SwitchTake

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Frame.io free?
Frame.io is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SwitchTake free?
SwitchTake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Frame.io or SwitchTake?
SwitchTake is rated higher. Frame.io averages 4.4 out of 5 from 908 ratings, while SwitchTake averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Frame.io or SwitchTake have ads?
Neither Frame.io nor SwitchTake shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Frame.io or SwitchTake?
Frame.io ships an update fortnightly, and SwitchTake monthly. Most recently, Frame.io was updated on October 11, 2026 and SwitchTake on October 6, 2026.

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