Comparison

Frame Grab vs Projector Stream

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 or HEIF 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. ◆Choose an image format: Choose JPEG or HEIF in “Settings” > “Image Export Settings” > “Format”. ◇◇◇ 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

Projector Stream

Easily stream your personal home movies and videos directly to your TV. Upload content from your phone's library to relive your memories on the big screen, just like a professional streaming service.

Highlights
  • Stream home movies to TV
  • Upload videos from phone
  • Personal video streaming service
  • Access content on TV
  • Relive memories on big screen
Features
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Projector is a streaming service that allows users to watch their own home movies & videos on a TV. Imagine watching your own family videos on your TV as easily as you would watch a movie on your favourite video streaming app. You can then use this mobile app to upload additional content to your account directly phone your phone’s library. Welcome to Projector! https://projector.app/settings/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Frame Grab4 screens
Projector Stream3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Frame Grab at 4.4 against Projector Stream's 3.6. Frame Grab also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (70% vs 53%). Projector Stream's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price and ratings volume 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. Projector Stream sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Frame Grab asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Frame Grab holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 97 and 71 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Frame Grab's written reviews are positive against 53% of Projector Stream's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frame Grab ships an update every 2 months, Projector Stream fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Frame Grab versus Projector Stream: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrame GrabProjector Stream
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (97 ratings) — better3.6 (71 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better53.2% of reviews
Number of ratings97 — better71
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTranquillity BaseProjector LLC

Customer experience

Frame Grab

All ratings96 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral1.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative25.0%

Projector Stream

All ratings71 ratings
Positive59.2%
Neutral8.5%
Negative32.4%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive53.2%
Neutral6.4%
Negative40.4%

User reviews

Frame Grab

From 97 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast and lightweight operation
  • 💡 Ability to queue multiple grabs
  • 💡 Selectable trash/save options
  • 💡 Turn date/time encoding on/off

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Freezes on launch with large libraries
  • 🐛 Slow video loading
  • 🐛 Quality degradation upon extraction
  • 🐛 Black frame overlay during frame selection
  • 🐛 App crashes when scrolling home videos

Projector Stream

From 71 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 👍 Effortless sharing of memories
  • 👍 Great for older generations
  • 👍 Relive memories on big screen
  • 👍 Like Netflix for personal videos

Room to improve

  • 👎 Misleading name (not a projector)
  • 👎 Requires payment for TV use
  • 🐛 Buffering issues
  • 🐛 App gets stuck on download screen
  • 🐛 Laggy performance

Bugs and requests

Frame Grab

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • App freezes on launch with large photo libraries
  • Slow to load videos
  • Black frame displayed in the center of the screen during frame-by-frame selection
  • App crashes when scrolling through home videos
  • Screen grab doesn't always work
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  • App crashes when reaching a certain number of frames, losing images
  • Error message: 'Cannot load this video. PHAsset. PlaybackStyle:video'
  • App crashes on start
  • App crashes randomly, freezes
  • Does not load any videos
  • Has not worked since the update
  • Won't open videos on iPhoneX / iOS13
  • App crashes when I get a certain number of frames and I lose all my images
  • The scree grab doesn’t always take, and I paid for this app, but I’m still getting ads
  • The app freezes on launch on phones with huge photo libraries (huge = 100k+ items)
  • The screenshot will grab the frame directly before the one I’m trying to capture
  • App crashes when scrolling through home videos
  • Quality degradation upon extraction
  • Cannot load this video. PHAsset. PlaybackStyle:video

Requested features

10 requests
  • One-time purchase option to remove ads
  • Ability to pay to remove ads
  • Integration with file sharing for video import
  • Support for more video codecs (TS, MKV)
  • Apple shortcut integration for automatic frame export
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  • Zoom in while video is playing
  • More speed options for frame selection
  • Auto-capture all slides
  • Improvement for small subjects/brightness correction
  • Automatic photo extraction at intervals (e.g., every 3 seconds, 10 photos in 0.5 seconds)

Projector Stream

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Movies keep stopping and buffering
  • App gets stuck when asking to download for streaming device
  • App is super laggy
  • App exits unexpectedly after publishing a video
  • App gets stuck in the same place after closing and reopening
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  • Cannot log in
  • Password is never strong enough
  • App says "oops something went wrong" when entering phone number
  • App spins and does nothing when trying to view/project
  • App is trash doesn't work
  • Exceeded login attempts, try again later

Requested features

10 requests
  • Clarify app functionality (not a projector)
  • Improve streaming stability
  • Simplify sign-up process
  • Address password strength issues
  • Fix app crashing/exiting
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  • Offer alternative to premium storage
  • Investigate account harvesting concerns
  • Resolve login attempt limits
  • Ensure app works as advertised
  • Allow projection onto walls

In-app purchases

None

Frame Grab

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Projector Stream

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Plan$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium Membership$39.99
  • Premium Plan$129.99

Questions

Is Frame Grab free?
Frame Grab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Projector Stream free?
Projector Stream is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Frame Grab or Projector Stream?
Frame Grab is rated higher. Frame Grab averages 4.4 out of 5 from 97 ratings, while Projector Stream averages 3.6 from 71 ratings.
Do Frame Grab or Projector Stream have ads?
Frame Grab shows ads; Projector Stream does not.
Which is updated more often, Frame Grab or Projector Stream?
Frame Grab ships an update every 2 months, and Projector Stream fortnightly. Most recently, Frame Grab was updated on October 22, 2026 and Projector Stream on October 24, 2026.

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