Comparison

Frame.io vs DaVinci Resolve for iPad

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

DaVinci Resolve for iPad

This professional video editing and color correction application combines powerful tools into a single interface. It offers fast editing workflows, advanced color grading, and collaborative features for seamless project management. Learn Hollywood-standard techniques within a single, intuitive app.

Highlights
  • Integrated editing and color correction
  • Fast cut page editing
  • Advanced color grading tools
  • Blackmagic Cloud collaboration
  • AI-powered tools
  • Multi-cam editing
Features
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DaVinci Resolve for iPad DaVinci Resolve for iPad is the world’s only solution that combines editing and color correction in one software tool! Its elegant, modern interface is fast to learn and easy for new users, yet powerful for professionals. DaVinci Resolve lets you work faster and at a higher quality because you don’t have to learn multiple apps or switch software for different tasks. That means you can work with camera original quality images throughout the entire process. It’s like having your own post production studio in a single app! Best of all, by learning DaVinci Resolve, you’re learning how to use the exact same tools used by Hollywood professionals in high end post production studios! Turn work around fast using cut page editing! The cut page is perfect for projects with tight deadlines that you have to turn around quickly. It’s also great for documentary work. The cut page has a streamlined interface that’s fast to learn and designed for speed. Features such as source tape for visual media browsing, fast review, and smart editing tools help you work faster than ever. The sync bin and source overwrite tools are the fastest way to edit multi-cam programs, with easy to create perfectly synchronized cut aways! With DaVinci Resolve you’ll spend more time editing and less time hunting for shots. Hollywood’s favorite color corrector! The DaVinci Resolve for iPad color page is Hollywood’s most advanced color corrector and has been used to color and finish more high end feature films and television shows than any other system! It’s also approachable with features designed to make it easier for new users to get great results while they continue to learn the advanced tools. For example, primary control sliders will be familiar to anyone who’s used image editing software, making it easy to adjust contrast, temperature, mid-tone detail, saturation and more. The color page has an incredible range of primary and secondary color grading features including PowerWindows™, qualifiers, 3D trackers, advanced HDR grading tools and more! Blackmagic Cloud Collaboration DaVinci Resolve for iPad supports the revolutionary Blackmagic Cloud, a whole new way of collaborating using cloud based workflows. Simply create a Blackmagic Cloud ID and set up a project library for your project. You can assign any number of collaborators to a project, using Blackmagic Cloud to share projects. Multiple people can work on the same timeline! When changes are made, you can see and accept them, changes are only applied when you accept updates. A single click can relink files, update timelines, or view changes. Built in timeline compare tools let you merge changes into a master timeline so others can continue with edits. AI Tools for Creativity with Studio In-App-Purchase Upgrade to DaVinci Resolve Studio to get cutting edge AI processing powered by the DaVinci AI Neural Engine. Tools such as magic mask need only a single stroke to locate and track people, features and objects in a shot. You can make characters stand out in an under lit shot, or invert the mask and stylize the background. Smart reframe repurposes footage to dramatically different aspect ratios by recognizing the action in a scene and panning within it so you can quickly create square or vertical versions for posting to social media. Voice isolation lets you easily remove loud, undesirable sounds from interviews and dialogue recordings from noisy locations. AI tools create quick, accurate results saving you hours of time! Compatibility Recommended for use with Apple iPad Pro M1 or newer models with a minimum of 8GB of RAM. Earlier iPad models may be restricted to HD, and memory limitations may limit some features. DaVinci Resolve projects (drp) and project archives (dra) are fully compatible with DaVinci Resolve 20 on desktop. Supported file formats include H.264, H.265, Apple ProRes and Blackmagic RAW. Supports the Magic Keyboard, Apple Pencil as well as Studio and PRO XDR Displays.

Screenshots

Frame.io4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Frame.io at none against DaVinci Resolve for iPad's 1. Frame.io also leads on device support (3 vs 1). DaVinci Resolve for iPad's advantage is ratings volume (3K vs 927). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. DaVinci Resolve for iPad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Frame.io asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Frame.io against 4.5 for DaVinci Resolve for iPad. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 927 and 3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Frame.io's written reviews are positive against 55% of DaVinci Resolve for iPad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frame.io ships an update fortnightly, DaVinci Resolve for iPad every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Frame.io versus DaVinci Resolve for iPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrame.ioDaVinci Resolve for iPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (927 ratings)4.5 (3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.3% of reviews54.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9273K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB3.6 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrame.ioBlackmagic Design Inc

Customer experience

Frame.io

All ratings925 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative13.4%
Written reviews302 reviews
Positive50.3%
Neutral12.6%
Negative37.1%

DaVinci Resolve for iPad

All ratings2,992 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews1,245 reviews
Positive54.8%
Neutral14.4%
Negative30.8%

User reviews

Frame.io

From 927 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Powerful video collaboration platform
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 📱 Convenient mobile app
  • 🤝 Great for client feedback and review
  • 💻 Seamless integration with desktop

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and glitchy mobile app
  • 🔍 Lack of search functionality
  • ⏱️ Slow upload and playback issues
  • 🔒 Login and authentication problems
  • 📺 Missing key features on mobile (playback speed, landscape mode, etc.)

DaVinci Resolve for iPad

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Powerful video editing capabilities
  • 👍 Familiar desktop-like interface
  • 💡 Cloud collaboration for seamless workflow
  • 🚀 Impressive performance on M1/M2 iPads
  • 👍 Comprehensive set of editing tools

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
  • 🔒 Restricted access to advanced features without Studio upgrade
  • 👎 Lack of support for older iPad models
  • 👎 Vertical video playback issues
  • 👎 Limited audio editing capabilities

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

DaVinci Resolve for iPad

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on startup for some users
  • Inability to open previously saved projects
  • Audio sync issues when working with large files
  • Inconsistent behavior when using external monitors
  • Glitches when working with stop-motion footage

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for more video/audio formats
  • Implement a dedicated help/tutorial section
  • Improve timeline scrubbing and scrolling experience
  • Introduce more customization options for the UI
  • Add ability to import media directly from Photos app

In-app purchases

None

Frame.io

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DaVinci Resolve for iPad

One-time1
  • DaVinci Resolve Studio$94.99

Questions

Is Frame.io free?
Frame.io is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DaVinci Resolve for iPad free?
DaVinci Resolve for iPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Frame.io or DaVinci Resolve for iPad?
DaVinci Resolve for iPad is rated higher. Frame.io averages 4.4 out of 5 from 927 ratings, while DaVinci Resolve for iPad averages 4.5 from 3K ratings.
Do Frame.io or DaVinci Resolve for iPad have ads?
Neither Frame.io nor DaVinci Resolve for iPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Frame.io or DaVinci Resolve for iPad?
Frame.io ships an update fortnightly, and DaVinci Resolve for iPad every 3 weeks. Most recently, Frame.io was updated on October 26, 2026 and DaVinci Resolve for iPad on October 27, 2026.

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