Comparison

Frame Grab vs Deja View

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

Deja View

Features
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Deja View: Anchor & Relive Your World's Memories Ever wish your favorite places could hold onto your memories? With Deja View, they can. Transform your world into a living memory album by pinning digital notes, photos, and thoughts to the exact spots where they happened. Deja View is your personal augmented reality journal. It’s designed for anyone who cherishes moments, loves exploring, or simply needs a smart way to remember where they put that important note. How it Works: Anchor a Memory: When a moment strikes, open Deja View. Take a photo, type a note, or record a voice memo. Then, use your camera to physically "pin" that memory to the exact location—a park bench, a shelf, your desk, or a special monument. Discover & Relive: Revisit that spot, open Deja View, and watch as your hidden memory magically reappears in augmented reality, floating exactly where you left it. It's like a private conversation with your past self, brought to life in the real world. Personal & Private: Your memories are yours alone. All data is stored securely and locally on your device, ensuring complete privacy. Features You'll Love: Intuitive AR Anchoring: Easily place digital content into your physical environment with precise augmented reality. Rich Memory Types: Pin text notes, photos, or voice memos (coming soon!). Proximity Alerts: Get gentle notifications when you're near a hidden memory, hinting at discoveries awaiting. Memory Management: Organize, review, and delete your anchored memories with ease. Beautiful & Minimalist Design: A clean, user-friendly interface that lets your memories take center stage. Turn ordinary places into extraordinary canvases of your life. Download Deja View and start anchoring your world today!

Screenshots

Frame Grab4 screens
Deja View4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Deja View at none against Frame Grab's shown. Deja View also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frame Grab ships an update every 2 months, Deja View every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Frame Grab versus Deja View: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrame GrabDeja View
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (97 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings97 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.618.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTranquillity BaseArmando Jr Pagkalinawan

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)

Deja View

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Frame Grab

No in-app purchases

None

Deja View

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Frame Grab free?
Frame Grab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deja View free?
Deja View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Frame Grab or Deja View have ads?
Frame Grab shows ads; Deja View does not.
Which is updated more often, Frame Grab or Deja View?
Frame Grab ships an update every 2 months, and Deja View every 2 days. Most recently, Frame Grab was updated on October 22, 2026 and Deja View on October 25, 2026.

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