Comparison

Frame.io vs Watch This App

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

Watch This App

Features
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Some reactions are too good to lose. Watch This makes it easy to capture your friend's genuine reaction to anything — a video, a photo, or big news — and save it as one shareable clip. HOW IT WORKS Pick something they have to see. Hand them your phone. They press Start, watch the content, and the front camera records their reaction. Get one video with the content and their reaction combined. NOT IN THE SAME ROOM? Send a reaction link instead. Your friend opens it in their browser — no app needed — presses Start, watches, and their reaction comes straight back to you already combined with the video. DUO MODE Use both cameras at once to capture your face and theirs in one shot. MAKE IT YOURS • Choose corner, split-screen, or picture-in-picture layouts • Trim the moment and balance the audio • Save the finished video to your camera roll or share it anywhere INVITE FRIENDS Share your invite code. You and your friends can earn free Duo Mode uses as more people join. WATCH THIS PRO Watch This Pro removes the watermark, unlocks premium layouts, and includes unlimited Duo Mode and Duo Format exports. Watch This Pro is available as auto-renewing monthly and annual subscriptions: • Watch This Pro Monthly — $3.99 / month • Watch This Pro Annual — $19.99 / year Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID subscription settings. Recording begins only after the person presses Start. Watch This does not record in the background. No account is required, and the app contains no ads or data selling. Terms of Use: https://watchthisapp.com/api/terms Privacy Policy: https://watchthisapp.com/api/privacy

Screenshots

Frame.io4 screens
Watch This App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Frame.io at none against Watch This App's 2. Watch This App's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 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. Watch This App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Frame.io asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frame.io ships an update fortnightly, Watch This App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Frame.io versus Watch This App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrame.ioWatch This App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (925 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings925 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrame.ioTrevin Peterson

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

Watch This App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Frame.io

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Watch This App

Subscriptions2
  • Watch This Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Watch This Pro Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Frame.io free?
Frame.io is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Watch This App free?
Watch This App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Frame.io or Watch This App have ads?
Neither Frame.io nor Watch This App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Frame.io or Watch This App?
Frame.io ships an update fortnightly, and Watch This App every 3 weeks. Most recently, Frame.io was updated on October 24, 2026 and Watch This App on October 9, 2026.

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