Comparison

Frame.io vs Festoso

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

Festoso

Features
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Festoso turns every phone at your event into a single, live, shared camera. How it works • You make a Festoso event in the app (60 seconds). • Guests scan the QR card on the table — no app install needed on iPhone, thanks to App Clips, or join instantly in any web browser. • Everyone shoots photos, videos, and audio recordings through Festoso's camera. They land in the live feed instantly, on every phone and on the big-screen Slideshow. • You take the whole archive home as a single ZIP, organized by day. What makes Festoso different • 2-minute guest videos included on every tier — real toasts and dances, not 30-second clips. • Audio guestbook — record speeches, toasts, and voice notes straight into the shared feed. • Star the good ones, not just delete the bad ones — multi-select Featured + tag curation, so your highlight reel builds itself during the event. • AI auto-curate drafts a highlights set for you to accept or adjust — you keep the final say. • Your brand, your watermark — paid events carry custom branding and a server-side watermark on output. • Live Slideshow on any TV, projector, or cast-enabled display, and Cast to an external display on iPhone — the slideshow URL is yours, not a vendor login. • Clean photos at capture — adjust light, color, and crop before upload. Also included • Real-time shared feed with WebSocket-backed delivery • App Clip + web join — guests need zero installs on iPhone • Mission Control: live count, recent activity, lifecycle stages • Email broadcast to guests; bulk download to your Photos library • AI content moderation (opt-in for Event + Pro; bundled on Event Plus) • GDPR/CCPA in-app data export + delete • English, Spanish, and Portuguese Built for the way real events work -- weddings, receptions, conferences, family reunions, big-team holiday parties. No surprise ads, no targeted-ad reuse of your photos, and a 90-day retention you control. Your data, your night.

Screenshots

Frame.io4 screens
Festoso4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Frame.io at none against Festoso's 2. Festoso's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Festoso sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Frame.io asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frame.io ships an update every 2 weeks, Festoso fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Frame.io versus Festoso: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrame.ioFestoso
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (944 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings944 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrame.ioAndrew Bryan

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

Festoso

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Frame.io

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Festoso

One-time2
  • Event$34.99
  • Event Plus$59.99

Questions

Is Frame.io free?
Frame.io is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Festoso free?
Festoso is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Frame.io or Festoso have ads?
Neither Frame.io nor Festoso shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Frame.io or Festoso?
Frame.io ships an update every 2 weeks, and Festoso fortnightly. Most recently, Frame.io was updated on November 6, 2026 and Festoso on October 31, 2026.

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