Comparison

Frame Grab vs Save Frame

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

Save Frame

Extract high-quality HDR photos from videos with pro-level metadata. This tool allows frame-accurate selection and batch processing without needing full photo library access, ensuring your media stays on your device.

Highlights
  • Extract HDR stills from videos
  • Retain original metadata (date, GPS, lens)
  • Frame-accurate scrubbing
  • Batch extraction
  • Export in HEIC, AVIF, JPEG
  • On-device processing
Features
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Turn your videos into photos and Live Photos. Save Frame combines precise frame controls with batch extraction, helping you capture favorite memories and create thumbnails, covers, and social posts from footage you already have. FIND THE EXACT MOMENT Open a video from Photos or Files, slow down playback, and zoom in to inspect expressions and details. Step forward or backward one frame at a time to find your favorite moment. Saved-frame markers help you keep track of the photos you’ve already captured. CREATE LIVE PHOTOS Keep the movement around your chosen frame by saving it as a Live Photo. Capture the smile, the celebration, or the little moment that deserves more than a still image. You can also extract still photos from existing Live Photos. SAVE A SERIES AUTOMATICALLY Create more from footage you’ve already shot. Built for content creators, batch extraction helps you pull thumbnail candidates, video covers, and images for social posts from a single video. • Save frames at regular time intervals • Extract every nth frame • Choose a total number of images spread across the video Review the results in Photos and pick your favorites. CHOOSE HOW YOU EXPORT Save frames at the video’s original resolution, including from 4K footage. Choose JPEG or HEIC, with AVIF available on supported devices, and adjust compression quality to balance image detail and file size. Preserve HDR color and brightness with compatible videos, devices, and export settings. Keep capture dates, times, and location information when available. YOUR VIDEOS STAY PRIVATE Choose a video using Apple’s photo picker or open one directly from Files. No full photo library access required. Save Frame processes your video directly on your device, with no video uploads required. No ads. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. You already captured the moment. Save the frame.

Screenshots

Frame Grab4 screens
Save Frame4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Save Frame at 5.0 against Frame Grab's 4.4. Save Frame also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Save Frame holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 93 and 72 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Frame Grab's written reviews are positive against 100% of Save Frame's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frame Grab ships an update every 2 months, Save Frame fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Frame Grab versus Save Frame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrame GrabSave Frame
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (93 ratings)5.0 (72 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings93 — better72
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.516.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTranquillity BaseGeospike Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Frame Grab

All ratings93 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral1.1%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative25.0%

Save Frame

All ratings72 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Frame Grab

No in-app purchases

None

Save Frame

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Frame Grab free?
Frame Grab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Save Frame free?
Save Frame is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Frame Grab or Save Frame?
Save Frame is rated higher. Frame Grab averages 4.4 out of 5 from 93 ratings, while Save Frame averages 5.0 from 72 ratings.
Do Frame Grab or Save Frame have ads?
Frame Grab shows ads; Save Frame does not.
Which is updated more often, Frame Grab or Save Frame?
Frame Grab ships an update every 2 months, and Save Frame fortnightly. Most recently, Frame Grab was updated on October 14, 2026 and Save Frame on October 17, 2026.

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