Digital Frame vs Solvue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Digital Frame
Transform an old iPad or iPhone into a digital photo frame. Easily select an album from your photo library to start a random slideshow. Customize photo display times and set presentation start and end hours.
- Repurpose old iPads/iPhones
- Random photo slideshows
- Select photo albums
- Customizable photo display times
- Set presentation start/end times
- Swipe gestures for navigation
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Do you want to recycle an old iPad as a Digital Photo Frame? Digital Frame gives a new life to your old iPad or iPhone. A very easy to use app to show randomly all the photos in an album from your Photo Library. Simply select the shared album from the list and slideshow will start. The only thing you must configure are the presentation time of each photo and the start and end times of the presentation. To exit the slideshow, do a swipe (up or down) gesture. To load next or previous photo, do a swipe (left or right) gesture.
Solvue
Easily create dynamic slide shows from your photo and video albums. Select specific albums, choose the number of media items, and filter by images or videos. Adjust the slide show speed for a personalized viewing experience.
- Select media from any album
- Choose number of images/videos
- Filter by images, videos, or both
- Adjust slide show speed
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Solvue is the perfect app for creating slide shows from your favorite photo and video albums! You may do all of the following: - Choose from any album to display - Toggle how many images/videos to include in your slide show - Toggle between all images and videos or just images or just videos - Toggle the speed of your slide show Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Solvue at Free against Digital Frame's $2.99. Solvue also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Digital Frame's advantage is iOS requirement (12 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Solvue is free to download; Digital Frame costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Digital Frame ships an update every 2 months, Solvue every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digital Frame | Solvue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TheCoolBytes | BitBite LLC |
Customer experience
Digital Frame
Solvue
In-app purchases
Digital Frame
No in-app purchases
Solvue
No in-app purchases
