Comparison

Panostory Pro vs Like A Frame

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

Head to head
About

Panostory Pro

Create personalized photo collages, widgets, and wallpapers with various layout styles. Stitch multiple images together, cut pictures with shape masks, and even take video screenshots. Share your creations easily to social media platforms.

Highlights
  • Photo widget for home screen
  • Multiple collage layout styles
  • Stitch photos horizontally, vertically, or in a grid
  • Cut pictures with shape masks
  • Take frame screenshots from videos
  • Create custom wallpapers
Features
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Stitch screenshots into one long image, build photo collages and grids, and make home screen widgets — all on your device, with nothing ever uploaded. SCREENSHOT STITCHING - Merge multiple screenshots into a single long image — chat threads, articles, receipts, order histories. - Trim, reorder, and adjust each screenshot before exporting. - Control spacing, borders, and corner radius between pieces. LONG PHOTO STITCH - Combine any number of photos into one long image — horizontal, vertical, or a nine-square grid. - Free stitch mode: place, scale, and layer photos anywhere on the canvas with no fixed layout. COLLAGE MAKER - Grid layouts for 1 to 9 photos, plus templates for weddings and baby albums. - Text with custom fonts, colors, gradients, strokes, shadows, and masks. - Solid, gradient, or image-sampled backgrounds. - Frames, stickers, filters, blur, and shape masks. DEPTH TEXT - Place text behind the subject of a photo for a layered, three-dimensional look. PHOTO WIDGETS - Small, medium, and large home screen widgets from your own photos. - Single photo, blurred, or 2–4 photo collage styles. - Calendar widget with your photo as the background. WALLPAPER MAKER - Turn any collage into a wallpaper sized for your device. - Solid color and gradient wallpapers. PHOTO CUT - Slice one photo into a nine-square grid in a single tap — ready to post as a carousel. - Shape masks for non-rectangular cuts. BATCH TOOLS - Watermark many photos at once, including "Shot on" device text pulled from each photo's EXIF data. - Add borders to a whole batch in one pass. - Position, size, and opacity are yours to set. VIDEO FRAME CAPTURE - Pull still frames from any video at the interval you choose. - Stitch the extracted frames into a single storyboard image. DEVICE MOCKUPS - Drop a screenshot into an iPhone frame for app showcases and product shots. DUAL CAMERA - Shoot with the front and rear cameras at the same time. - Four-shot burst mode, laid out automatically. EXPORT - Choose your export resolution and quality. - Save to Photos or Files, or share anywhere. VIP MEMBERSHIP - VIP includes every feature from the earlier paid version, plus Curator: it goes through your library on its own and builds collages for you. - Curator modes: long-screenshot stitching, Color Flow (grouped by color tone), Shot On (grouped by the camera that took them), and 9-Photo Fit (picks nine photos that belong together and fits them into a nine-square grid). - Monthly — $3.99 per month, auto-renewing. - Yearly — $29.99 per year, auto-renewing. - Lifetime — $39.99, one-time purchase, never renews. - Payment is charged to your Apple ID account once you confirm the purchase. - A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. - Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription. - Prices are in US dollars and may differ by region. PRIVACY Panostory Pro never uploads your photos. Every edit happens on your device. Photo library access is used only to read the images you pick and to save the results. I'm an independent developer and I read every message. If something is broken or missing, email wrzxnx@gmail.com and I'll take a look. Privacy Policy: https://wangruiapk.github.io/panostorypro/?lang=en Terms of Use: https://wangruiapk.github.io/terms/?lang=en

About

Like A Frame

Easily add professional frames, text, and effects to your photos for social media. This app offers a variety of editing tools to enhance your images and create stunning visual content without complex software. Export your creations in high resolution for both online sharing and print.

Highlights
  • Add photo frame borders and mattes
  • Incorporate text and emoji layers
  • Adjust cropping ratios and corners
  • Apply 3D bevels and shadows
  • Split panoramic photos for carousels
  • Resize photos for sharing
  • Save custom presets
Features
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Edit your photographs into lifelike frames with text layers and share them on social media effortlessly. Like A Frame is crafted by a photographer for photographers and digital artists. Try Like A Frame FREE for 7 days before deciding to purchase a lifetime license. This is required to continue using the app after the trial periods ends. Whether you're adding a photo frame border, matte, rounded corners, 3D bevel, internal and external shadows, or adjusting cropping ratios, with layers and color choices, Like A Frame 4 makes it simple to present your work professionally online without needing additional editing. Incorporate text layers and emojis to design marketing or promotional materials. Transform your photographs into a stunning photo gallery, generate images for multimedia projects, or unleash your creativity. Save your presets and export your compositions at up to 8K resolution for print. Other Features: • Split Panorama: Easily divide your panoramic photos into multiple images to post to social media platforms as scrolling carousels. • Resize Photo: Quickly resize photos for sharing at lower resolutions or to save bandwidth.

Screenshots

Panostory Pro4 screens
Like A Frame4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Like A Frame at 4.6 against Panostory Pro's 4.0. Like A Frame also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 71%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). Panostory Pro's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. Panostory Pro sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Like A Frame sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Like A Frame holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 41 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Panostory Pro's written reviews are positive against 94% of Like A Frame's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Panostory Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, Like A Frame every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Panostory Pro versus Like A Frame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanostory ProLike A Frame
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (21 ratings)4.6 (41 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.8% of reviews93.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2141 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer锐 王Nicholas Bedford

Customer experience

Panostory Pro

All ratings21 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.8%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive70.8%
Neutral14.6%
Negative14.6%

Like A Frame

All ratings41 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.2%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Panostory Pro

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly VIP$1.991 Month
  • Monthly VIP$3.991 Month
  • Yearly VIP$12.991 Year
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  • Yearly VIP$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime VIP$29.99
2 purchases

Like A Frame

One-time2
  • 7-Day Free TrialFree
  • Lifetime Purchase$1.99

Questions

Is Panostory Pro free?
Panostory Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Like A Frame free?
Like A Frame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Panostory Pro or Like A Frame?
Like A Frame is rated higher. Panostory Pro averages 4.0 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Like A Frame averages 4.6 from 41 ratings.
Do Panostory Pro or Like A Frame have ads?
Neither Panostory Pro nor Like A Frame shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Panostory Pro or Like A Frame?
Panostory Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and Like A Frame every 6 days. Most recently, Panostory Pro was updated on October 20, 2026 and Like A Frame on October 22, 2026.

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