QUADRATO vs Carousel Split
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QUADRATO
Easily transform photos and videos into square formats with customizable backgrounds. Perfect for creating a cohesive and appealing look for social media content.
- Convert photos and videos to square format
- Add custom background colors
- Select from camera roll
- Supports multiple photos/videos
- Simple, intuitive interface
- Preview functionality
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QUADRATO adds borders to your photos and videos and turns them into squares. No cropping. Your whole picture stays in the frame. ■ Square photos and videos in a few taps □ Pick photos and videos from your library □ Select up to 10 photos and videos at once □ Swipe to choose a border and save ■ Choose your border □ Pick from S, M or L □ Fine-tune the width with a slider ■ Any background color □ Set any color you like □ Quickly reuse your recent colors ■ Simple design □ No complicated steps □ Preview before you save □ Dark mode support ■ QUADRATO PRO (one-time purchase) □ No ads □ Blurred background □ Gradient background - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This app displays ads to support ongoing development. Thank you for your understanding. (QUADRATO PRO removes all ads.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Carousel Split
Easily divide your photos into multiple slides for visually appealing carousels. This app focuses on precise splitting and seamless blending, with an AI feature for suggested captions and hashtags.
- Split photos into multiple slides
- Supports 4:5, 1:1, and 3:4 aspect ratios
- Adjustable slide position and blending
- Preview slides before saving
- On-device AI for story suggestions
- Edit directly from Photos share sheet
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Carousel Split makes it easy to cut your photos into pieces that post beautifully as a multi-image carousel. No templates, no text overlays, no collages. It does one thing: pick your photos, set the aspect ratio, split them into the number of slides you need, and save. Main features ・Select up to 5 photos at once ・Output ratios: 4:5, 1:1, and 3:4 ・Split each photo into 1 to 3 slides ・Switch between Fit (whole photo) and Fill (edge to edge) ・Adjust the position of each photo ・Preview the slides side by side before saving ・Saves in the order that makes them easy to pick when posting ・Start editing straight from the Photos share sheet ・Auto Story suggests an order, a caption and hashtags ・In Fill mode, blend the seams so photos flow smoothly into each other About Auto Story (on-device AI) Tap Auto Story on the edit screen to get a suggested story order, caption and hashtags based on your photos. You can edit everything afterwards. Auto Story runs entirely on your iPhone using on-device AI (Apple Intelligence). Your photos and the generated text are never sent to any external server or AI service. It even works without an internet connection. * Available on Apple Intelligence–capable devices running iOS 27 or later, with Apple Intelligence turned on. Handy when you want to ・Show a wide photo across several slides ・Make the seams line up naturally as people swipe ・Avoid getting the slide order wrong when you post ・Just split a photo quickly, without a heavy editing app Everything is kept simple, with only the steps that splitting actually needs. Your photos are processed on your device. Photo data is never sent to an external server. --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tatsuyakakamu.github.io/my_portfolio/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: QUADRATO at 83% against Carousel Split's 0%. QUADRATO also leads on price (Free vs $0.49). Carousel Split's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads, monetization model, 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
QUADRATO is free to download; Carousel Split costs $0.49 up front. QUADRATO sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Carousel Split asks for nothing beyond the download.
QUADRATO ships an update every 3 weeks, Carousel Split every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QUADRATO | Carousel Split |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.49 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | masanao matsui | tatsuya kakamu |
Customer experience
QUADRATO
Carousel Split
In-app purchases
QUADRATO
- Monthly subscription$1.991 Month
- Yearly subscription$19.991 Year
- QUADRATO PRO$6.99
Carousel Split
No in-app purchases









