Comparison

Panols vs Second Photo Library・PicsFold

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

Head to head
About

Panols

Easily split any photo from your library into multiple squares for seamless posting on Instagram. Showcase your panoramic shots or other images across your profile grid. Organize and edit your photos with metadata, tags, and personal branding.

Highlights
  • Split photos into multiple squares
  • Post panoramas to Instagram
  • Edit and organize photos
  • Add personal branding
  • View photo metadata
  • Sync edits with Photo Library
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Your story. Beyond the frame. Turn one photo into a seamless, swipeable story. Panols gives every detail room—and every frame your personal touch. CREATE Choose a photo and a layout. Make a single-image post or spread your story across 2–5 tiles. Or ask Siri: “Create a new Panol.” MAKE IT YOURS Refine the crop and rotation. Add borders, rounded corners, colors, and watermarks. Find the words with optional title and description suggestions from Apple Intelligence—or write your own. SHARE Export your images in order, ready to share. Your original stays untouched. Revisit saved Panols or explore your geotagged moments on the Globe. YOUR LANGUAGE. YOUR WAY. More languages. Layouts for larger text and right-to-left reading. Clearer accessibility labels and support for your motion and transparency settings. On iOS 27, bring supported RAW and ProRAW photos into your editing workflow with Apple’s new RAW 9 processing. The frame is limited. Your story isn’t. For iPhone and iPad running iOS/iPadOS 18 or later. AI suggestions require iOS 27 and supported Apple Intelligence capabilities. RAW processing requires iOS 27 and supported, local, unadjusted photos. Some layouts and branding tools require Panols+. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Second Photo Library・PicsFold

Organize your photos into separate folders with this app. It allows you to take pictures directly into specific folders or import existing ones, keeping them separate from your main camera roll for easier management and retrieval.

Highlights
  • Create custom folders for organization
  • Take photos directly into folders
  • Import existing photos separately
  • Browse a dedicated photo gallery
  • Manage multiple photos and folders
  • Export photos easily
  • Create backups and restore library
Features
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Your camera roll was never meant to be a filing cabinet. Receipts, class notes, work pictures, screenshots, reference images, and photos you only need to remember something all end up beside the pictures you actually want to see. PicsFold gives them a place of their own. PicsFold is a second photo gallery built around folders. Take photos directly into the folder where they belong, or import pictures you already have. Everything stored in PicsFold stays separate from your main Photos library, making it easier to organize and easier to find. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH PICSFOLD • Create separate folders for work, school, receipts, projects, hobbies, or anything else. • Choose a folder while taking photos. • Take photos directly into PicsFold without adding them to your main Photos library. • Copy existing photos into PicsFold while keeping the originals in Photos. • Import photos and remove the originals from your main Photos library after confirmation. • Browse everything in a separate gallery, grouped by date. • Select and manage multiple photos or folders at once. • Export photos whenever you need them elsewhere. • Create backups and restore your PicsFold library later. HOW PICSFOLD WORKS 1. Create a folder for the photos you want to keep together. 2. Use the PicsFold camera to take photos directly into that folder, or add existing photos from your library. 3. Find them later by opening the folder or browsing your separate PicsFold gallery. When importing a photo, you can keep the original in your main Photos library or choose to remove it after it has been copied into PicsFold. A system confirmation appears before deletion. USE PICSFOLD FOR • Receipts, documents, and IDs • Class notes, presentation slides, and whiteboards • Work and project photos • Before-and-after pictures • Screenshots and reference images • Hobby collections and visual ideas • Photos you need to keep but do not want mixed into your main library PRIVACY BY DESIGN No account is required. Your photos are stored locally on your device and are never uploaded to a PicsFold server. If you choose to enable optional crash reporting, technical diagnostic information may be sent to help identify problems and improve app stability. Because your PicsFold library is stored locally, remember to create a backup before deleting the app or moving to another device. PICSFOLD PRO PicsFold includes optional Pro features available through in-app purchase. If you choose a subscription, it renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription from your Apple Account subscription settings. Keep your main library for the photos you want to see. Let PicsFold organize the rest. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://onurardaoz.com/projects/picsfold/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://onurardaoz.com/projects/picsfold/privacy-policy/ Email: onurardaozdev@gmail.com

Screenshots

Panols4 screens
Second Photo Library・PicsFold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Panols at 4.4 against Second Photo Library・PicsFold's 3.6. Panols also leads on ratings volume (122 vs 5). Second Photo Library・PicsFold's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Panols sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Second Photo Library・PicsFold sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Panols holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Panols has 122 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of Panols's written reviews are positive against 50% of Second Photo Library・PicsFold's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Panols ships an update every 5 days, Second Photo Library・PicsFold every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Panols versus Second Photo Library・PicsFold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanolsSecond Photo Library・PicsFold
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (122 ratings) — better3.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews48.1% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings122 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuan ArreguinONUR ARDA OZ

Customer experience

Panols

All ratings120 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral3.3%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive48.1%
Neutral9.3%
Negative42.6%

Second Photo Library・PicsFold

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Panols

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App freezes during image creation
  • App crashes when loading images
  • App crashes on high-resolution photos
  • App crashes on iPhone X
  • App crashes upon choosing a photo
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  • App stalls or does nothing when clicking split button
  • App doesn't export photos
  • Photos not saved to library
  • In-app purchases not restoring
  • App adds a vignette effect
  • Seams visible in split photos
  • Lower quality in one half of split photo
  • App doesn't start or respond to input
  • App freezes or shows black screen
  • Unable to restore purchases

Requested features

7 requests
  • Option to choose number of parts to split into
  • Support for more than 3 parts/squares
  • Ability to split into portrait orientation
  • Add spaces between generated images
  • Support for 3x2, 3x3, 4x1, or more grid sizes
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  • Option to make pictures over more than one row
  • Add vignette effect removal option

Second Photo Library・PicsFold

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Panols

Subscriptions2
  • Panols+ Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Panols+ Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time5
  • Portrait Formats$0.99
  • Watermarks$1.99
  • Multi-grid Formats$2.99
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  • Unlock All Features$4.99
  • Panols+ Lifetime$24.99
6 purchases

Second Photo Library・PicsFold

Subscriptions4
  • PicsFold Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • PicsFold Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • PicsFold Pro Yearly$7.991 Year
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  • PicsFold Pro - Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • PicsFold Pro$12.99
  • PicsFold Pro - Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Panols free?
Panols is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Second Photo Library・PicsFold free?
Second Photo Library・PicsFold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Panols or Second Photo Library・PicsFold?
Panols is rated higher. Panols averages 4.4 out of 5 from 122 ratings, while Second Photo Library・PicsFold averages 3.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Panols or Second Photo Library・PicsFold have ads?
Neither Panols nor Second Photo Library・PicsFold shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Panols or Second Photo Library・PicsFold?
Panols ships an update every 5 days, and Second Photo Library・PicsFold every 4 days. Most recently, Panols was updated on November 2, 2026 and Second Photo Library・PicsFold on November 9, 2026.

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