Comparison

Recolla vs ringFramer

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

Head to head
About

Recolla

Transform your photos with vintage effects inspired by historical photographic processes. Easily apply era-specific filters to images from your library or captured directly within the app. Share your creations instantly with friends and family.

Highlights
  • 12 vintage filters
  • Simple user interface
  • Capture new photos
  • Import from photo library
  • Built-in sharing
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We analysed an impressive number of old photos from the 1800s to the 1900s and packed the photographic processes into this easy to use mobile app. * 12 Superbly crafted filters - Give your photos dramatic vintage effects * Extremely simple UI - All you have to do is to apply which era you will apply. * Capture images or import from your photo library * Share your photos via built-in iOS sharing support Tag your photos on Instagram with #RecollaApp Got questions or comments? Email at support@mocadeco.com Your feedback helps us to constantly improve our apps.

About

ringFramer

Easily add unique, circular frames to your photos. The app automatically generates rings in colors matching your images, creating eye-catching and special visuals. Save your creations as high-resolution images or short, loopable videos.

Highlights
  • Randomly generated circular frames
  • Colors chosen from your picture
  • Adjustable image border width
  • Save animated frames as videos
  • Easy usability, no design skills needed
  • Save in original resolution
Features
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Make your pictures with unique, circular frames to something very special. ringFramer generates on fingertip randomly arranged rings in matching colors around your pictures. This not only looks extremely cool, but also gives your pictures a focus on the most important image area. And since ringFramer randomly chooses the colors from your pictures, you do not have to spend hours searching for matching color combinations. You just have to decide when you like it best. This leads to cool, surprising and sometimes even crazy results. All you have to do is to play around a bit, until the cool result is there. There is no limit to this with ready-made templates. So, make your pictures unique! Functions: • randomly generated rings as a frame around your pictures • colors are chosen at random from your picture • set the image area to choose colors from after import • infinite ring and color combinations • adjustable image border width • save animated frames as 12 second loopable videos at 1000 x 1000 pixel by tapping the record icon • extremely easy usability • no design skills necessary (just a little good taste ;-)) • save in original resolution plus frame without scaling And now go to the rings! Supports: iPhone 12, iPhone X, iPhone, iPad running iOS 12.0 or higher. Optimized for iOS 15+. Any problems or questions: send mail to support@mirlschnorr.de

Screenshots

Recolla4 screens
ringFramer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ringFramer at every 2 months against Recolla's every 7 months. ringFramer also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Recolla costs $1.99 and ringFramer $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recolla ships an update every 7 months, ringFramer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Recolla versus ringFramer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecollaringFramer
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating4.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeohyeon LeeIlja Schnorr

Customer experience

Recolla

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ringFramer

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Recolla

No in-app purchases

None

ringFramer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recolla free?
Recolla costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ringFramer free?
ringFramer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Recolla or ringFramer have ads?
Neither Recolla nor ringFramer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recolla or ringFramer?
Recolla ships an update every 7 months, and ringFramer every 2 months. Most recently, Recolla was updated on September 18, 2026 and ringFramer on August 19, 2026.

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