AirChord vs Frame Art Tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AirChord
Stream audio wirelessly to AirPlay and Bluetooth speakers. This app also introduces internet streaming, allowing you to save and replay audio sessions on demand, creating a personal audio station.
- Wireless audio streaming
- AirPlay and Bluetooth speaker support
- Internet streaming
- Save and replay audio sessions
- Personal audio station
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Everything's new in AirChord 3. The app has been rebuilt to be faster, smoother, and more powerful. Stream to AirPlay and Bluetooth speakers like before, plus a brand new feature: Internet streaming. Now you can save your turntable sessions and replay them on-demand. It's your personal vinyl radio station.
Frame Art Tool
Easily crop and resize your photos to perfectly fit Samsung The Frame TV's Art Mode. Supports all available sizes and matte styles for a seamless display. Unlock unlimited resizes with an in-app purchase.
- Crop photos
- Resize photos
- Fit Samsung The Frame TV
- Art Mode compatibility
- Multiple sizes and mattes
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Get your own photos onto Samsung The Frame in Art Mode, perfectly fitted. Pick a photo, crop it to the Frame's landscape or portrait shape, and the app resizes it to the TV's full 4K resolution (3840 × 2160). Because the image fits exactly, every size and matte style is available in Art Mode, without stretching or black bars. Then send it straight to your TV over Wi-Fi. The app finds the Frame TVs on your network by itself and remembers the one you used last. The first time, your TV asks you to allow the connection; that's all the setup there is. You can also save the image to your Photos and upload it later with SmartThings or a USB stick. • Crop to landscape or portrait in one step • Resize to full 4K for a sharp result • Send directly to your Frame over Wi-Fi • Or save to the "The Frame Resized" album Your first 5 resizes are free. I've received a lot of love and thanks from The Frame community, and if the app is useful to you, the unlimited package keeps it going. Thanks! Works with The Frame TVs from 2018 onwards. Older models may need a recent firmware update to receive images directly. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by Samsung.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AirChord at 4.6 against Frame Art Tool's 3.1. AirChord also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 48%). Frame Art Tool's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). 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
Both are free to download. AirChord sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Frame Art Tool sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AirChord holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 98 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of AirChord's written reviews are positive against 48% of Frame Art Tool's.
AirChord ships an update every 5 months, Frame Art Tool weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AirChord | Frame Art Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (98 ratings) — better | 3.1 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.6% of reviews — better | 48.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 98 — better | 36 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Kelly | iMakeStuff |
Customer experience
AirChord
Frame Art Tool
Bugs and requests
AirChord
Reported bugs
24 issues- Sound drops since last update
- App crashes frequently
- Audio connection sometimes fails
- Does not work with Sonos USB-C adapter
- No input selection available
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- Only picks up microphone audio
- Limited to Airplay 1
- Can only select one HomePod
- Voiceover audio is passed through to output
- Does not work on multiple Airplay speakers
- Lowest volume setting is still loud
- Only streams a single channel of audio
- 3 to 4 seconds delay between sound and image
- Requires additional adapters
- Stereo not supported unless using tricks
- Missing Airplay 2 support
- Not good for watching TV or playing video games
- Setup can be tricky
- Requires external ADC
- No input select
- Doesn't switch from mic to 1/8” Jack automatically
- Seems this no longer works with a turntable that has USB B
- Stuttering sound since last update
- Sound drops
Requested features
10 requests- Expand album art to full screen
- Album art visualiser
- Improve Siri integration for output selection
- Support for multi-speaker Airplay 2
- Add Airplay 2 support for stereo pairs
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- Add input meter
- Large portrait volume control with output levels
- Support stereo pairs for HomePods
- Full Airplay 2 support
- Update for stereo pairs
Frame Art Tool
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AirChord
- $0.99 tip$0.99
- $9.99 tip$9.99
Frame Art Tool
- Buy me a Beer$1.99
- Buy Me a Pint$3.99
- Unlimited Resizes$3.99
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- Buy Me a Pack$5.99
Questions
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