Comparison

Frame.io vs TripTails

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

TripTails

This app creates a fun, competitive photo-sharing experience for group trips. Users upload their best travel photos, and the group votes on daily winners. Earn badges for participation and relive memories through a photo archive.

Highlights
  • Group photo uploading
  • Daily photo voting
  • Live leaderboard updates
  • Picture of the Day awards
  • Achievement badges
  • Private, invitation-only groups
  • Photo archive
Features
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TripTails turns your group travel photos into a friendly competition everyone will love. Whether you're on a family vacation, a friends' getaway, or a destination celebration, TripTails gives every traveler a beautiful shared space to upload their best shots — and lets the group vote on the winner each day. SHARE YOUR BEST SHOTS Upload photos straight from your camera roll. TripTails automatically optimizes them for fast sharing so the group sees your masterpiece in seconds, not minutes. RATE & BE RATED Every member of your group can rate each other's photos with up to 5 stars. Ratings update live throughout the day — watch the leaderboard shift as votes come in. PICTURE OF THE DAY At midnight each night, the highest-rated photo is crowned Picture of the Day. Miss a day? Browse back through every daily winner to relive the whole trip. EARN BADGES Get recognized for your contributions. Badges are awarded for uploading first, posting every day, and earning top ratings from the group. Who will be the trip's star photographer? YOUR PRIVATE GROUP TripTails is invitation-only. Your photos stay within your group — no public feeds, no strangers, no ads. Just your people and your memories. BUILT FOR THE MOMENT The beautiful sunset interface is designed to feel as good as the trips you're taking. Whether you're on the beach or at dinner, TripTails looks stunning on any iPhone. After the trip ends, your photos don't disappear. Browse the full archive, revisit daily winners, and remember every moment of the journey together. TripTails — because the best part of any trip is sharing it.

Screenshots

Frame.io4 screens
TripTails4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TripTails at 5.0 against Frame.io's 4.4. TripTails also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Frame.io's advantage is ratings volume (908 vs 1). 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

TripTails 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, TripTails every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Frame.io versus TripTails: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrame.ioTripTails
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (908 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings908 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB98 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFrame.ioGlen Bucher

Customer experience

Frame.io

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

TripTails

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

TripTails

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Frame.io

No in-app purchases

None

TripTails

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Frame.io free?
Frame.io is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TripTails free?
TripTails is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Frame.io or TripTails?
TripTails is rated higher. Frame.io averages 4.4 out of 5 from 908 ratings, while TripTails averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Frame.io or TripTails have ads?
Neither Frame.io nor TripTails shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Frame.io or TripTails?
Frame.io ships an update fortnightly, and TripTails every 3 days. Most recently, Frame.io was updated on October 11, 2026 and TripTails on October 7, 2026.

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