# Square Insta Pic vs No Crop

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: No Crop at none against Square Insta Pic's 1. No Crop also leads on ratings volume (11K vs 604). Square Insta Pic's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Square Insta Pic sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.49 per month. No Crop asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Square Insta Pic against 4.7 for No Crop. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: No Crop has 11K ratings behind it against 604, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Square Insta Pic's written reviews are positive against 40% of No Crop's.

Square Insta Pic ships an update every 3 weeks, No Crop every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Square Insta Pic | No Crop |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (604 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/square-insta-pic/id1071393707/reviews) | **[4.7 (11K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/no-crop-square-quick-sized/id1297106360/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 604 | **11K** |
| Positive reviews | **41.7% of reviews** | 40.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Every 8 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Ad-supported** |
| Size | 112 MB | 35 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 15.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [睿 刘](https://appshunter.io/developer/1071393706) | [HOANG PHAM](https://appshunter.io/developer/1246812054) |

## What reviewers say

### Square Insta Pic

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/square-insta-pic/id1071393707)

Easily create square photos and collages without cropping for social media. Enhance your images with filters, stickers, blur effects, and adjustable backgrounds. Share your creations instantly to popular platforms.

**Highlights:** No-crop square photo creation, Photo collage maker, Adjustable layouts, Photo filters and stickers, Blur effects, Background customization, Brightness/Contrast/Saturation adjustment

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Square InstaPic PRO | $4.49 | per month |

**What reviewers like**

- ✂️ Perfect photo cropping functionality
- 📱 Simple and easy-to-use interface
- 🆓 Free to use
- ⚡ Quick editing process
- 📸 Great for Instagram photo sizing

**What reviewers complain about**

- 📺 Excessive and intrusive ads
- ⏱️ Long ad durations (30+ seconds)
- 💰 Unexpected subscription charges
- 🚫 Difficult subscription cancellation process
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes during use
- App won't open on some devices
- Crashes while uploading pictures
- Lag and unresponsive taps
- App kicks users to home page

**Requested features**

- Back button for navigation
- Better iPhone compatibility
- Ability to export directly to Instagram
- Black border option
- Improved ad placement to not obstruct UI


### No Crop

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/no-crop-square-quick-sized/id1297106360)

Easily post full-size photos to social media without cropping. This app offers a quick way to square your images and includes a variety of editing tools like frames, effects, filters, and text overlays.

**Highlights:** Post full-size photos without cropping, Square photos quickly, Add frames, effects, and filters, Add text, captions, and stickers, Blur image background, Save and share high-quality photos

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 💯 Great app
- 🤩 Loving it
- 👍 Works great
- 🎨 Convenient and useful for cropping photos
- 🎉 Life saver

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💳 Asks for credit card details to download images
- 🎨 No option to choose a black background
- 📢 Ads everywhere
- 🔍 Ruins photo quality
- 📉 Bad quality

**Reported bugs**

- Save error when trying to save images
- App crashes unexpectedly

**Requested features**

- Allow selecting multiple images to edit
- Add option for plain black or white borders
- Improve quality of exported images
- Reduce number of ads


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Square Insta Pic free?

Square Insta Pic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is No Crop free?

No Crop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Square Insta Pic or No Crop?

No Crop is rated higher. Square Insta Pic averages 4.6 out of 5 from 604 ratings, while No Crop averages 4.7 from 11K ratings.

### Do Square Insta Pic or No Crop have ads?

No Crop shows ads; Square Insta Pic does not.

### Which is updated more often, Square Insta Pic or No Crop?

Square Insta Pic ships an update every 3 weeks, and No Crop every 8 months. Most recently, Square Insta Pic was updated on October 23, 2026 and No Crop on October 28, 2026.

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