Comparison

Frame Grab vs Frame Grabber

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

Head to head
About

Frame Grab

Easily extract still images from videos stored on your device. Select any frame, adjust playback speed, and save images in JPEG format. Supports videos from Photos, Music, Podcasts, and TV apps.

Highlights
  • Extract frames from videos
  • Save as JPEG
  • Adjust playback speed
  • Save single or multiple frames
  • Embed Exif metadata
  • Continuous frame grabbing
Features
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Frame Grab makes it easy to capture and share any moment from videos stored on your device as still images in JPEG format. It supports not only videos stored in the Photos app, but also those in the Music, Podcasts, and TV apps, as long as they are downloaded to your device. ◇◇◇ How to Use ◇◇◇ ◆When you launch the app, a list of video categories appears: Photos, Live Photos, Music Videos, Home Videos, Movies, TV Shows, and Podcasts. ◆Tap a category to view its videos, then tap a video to open the player view. ◆Move the playhead to the desired frame. Use the buttons on either side of the play button to step forward or backward one frame at a time. ◆Save Option 1: Tap the Share button to save the displayed frame to the Photos app, or share it with other apps and services. ◆Save Option 2: Tap the gray circle button to temporarily save the displayed frame to the Queue. Repeat this for other frames as needed. When you’re ready, tap the red badge showing the number of queued items to open the Queue and save multiple frames at once to the Photos app, or share them with other apps and services. ◇◇◇ Settings ◇◇◇ ◆Live Photos: Choose whether to show Live Photos videos. ◆Quality: Low, Low-Mid, Hi-Mid, High ◆Size: Actual size of original video Half size of original video Maximum 1920, 960 or 640 pixels ◆Location Info: Choose whether to embed location data as Exif metadata in the extracted photos. Applies only if the video contains location information. ◆Date-Time Info: Choose whether to embed the shooting date and time as Exif metadata in the extracted photos. ◇◇◇ Other Features ◇◇◇ ◆Playback Speed: 0.5x, 1.0x, 1.25x, 1.5x, 2x ◆Continuous Grabbing: Extract multiple frames at user-defined intervals and save them to the Queue. ◇◇◇ Note ◇◇◇ ◆No recording feature included. ◆Protected videos — such as movies downloaded from the Apple TV Store — cannot be displayed. ◆Images in the Queue may be cleared when either the app or the OS is updated. ◆Videos recorded on iPhone or iPad store only the location where the recording started. Images extracted from the same video will contain the same location information.

About

Frame Grabber

Easily export high-quality still images from your videos. Save favorite moments, analyze form, create thumbnails, or print photos from HD and 4K footage. Offers a simple way to capture perfect shots without resorting to screenshots.

Highlights
  • Export HD video frames to pictures
  • Save favorite moments from videos
  • Analyze gym form
  • Create video thumbnails
  • Print photos from holiday videos
  • Export in original resolution (HD/4K)
Features
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Frame Grabber is the easiest app to export HD video frames to pictures. Save your favorite moments from any of your videos: - Grab your cutest pose from a selfie video - Analyze your gym form - Create video thumbnails for social media - Print a photo album from your 4K holiday videos - Or just share the perfect moment with your friends Frame Grabber's users use it for all kinds of cool things from dancing to scuba diving to bird watching. Frames are exported in best quality and original resolution whether it be HD or 4K. Say goodbye to screenshotting your videos. To access all features, content, and functionality you can subscribe to an annual auto-renewable subscription. This is a recurring transaction that will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of your subscription. Renewals will be charged the same cost within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and auto-renewal can be turned off by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://appcano.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://appcano.io/terms

Screenshots

Frame Grab4 screens
Frame Grabber4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Frame Grab at none against Frame Grabber's 4. Frame Grabber's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Frame Grabber sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Frame Grab asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Frame Grabber holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Frame Grabber has 3.1K ratings behind it against 93, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frame Grab ships an update every 2 months, Frame Grabber every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Frame Grab versus Frame Grabber: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrame GrabFrame Grabber
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (93 ratings)4.6 (3.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—72.1% of reviews
Number of ratings933.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTranquillity BaseAppcano LLC

Customer experience

Frame Grab

All ratings93 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral1.1%
Negative12.9%

Frame Grabber

All ratings3,114 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral1.3%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews599 reviews
Positive72.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative23.7%

Bugs and requests

Frame Grab

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Frame Grabber

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to save frames from certain videos
  • Thumbnails and timestamps no longer displayed after update
  • Unable to restore purchases or access paid features

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to batch export all frames from a video
  • Implement a one-time purchase model instead of subscription
  • Improve video scrubbing and frame selection experience
  • Add support for more file formats and export options

In-app purchases

None

Frame Grab

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Frame Grabber

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock All Features3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • Donation$1.99
  • Donation$4.69
  • Donation$4.99

Questions

Is Frame Grab free?
Frame Grab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Frame Grabber free?
Frame Grabber is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Frame Grab or Frame Grabber?
Frame Grabber is rated higher. Frame Grab averages 4.4 out of 5 from 93 ratings, while Frame Grabber averages 4.6 from 3.1K ratings.
Do Frame Grab or Frame Grabber have ads?
Frame Grab shows ads; Frame Grabber does not.
Which is updated more often, Frame Grab or Frame Grabber?
Frame Grab ships an update every 2 months, and Frame Grabber every 10 days. Most recently, Frame Grab was updated on September 22, 2026 and Frame Grabber on September 25, 2026.

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