Saal Digital vs Templation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Saal Digital
Create high-quality photo books, calendars, wall decor, and more with extensive design freedom. Enjoy fast delivery directly from the manufacturer, with a focus on product quality and customer satisfaction.
- Unlimited design freedom for photo books
- Layflat binding for full double-page spreads
- Premium paper and cover options
- Customizable wall decor with floating look
- Individually designable calendar pages
- Hahnemühle artist papers for posters
- Pre-designed layouts and custom card designs
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▶ NEWS: Saal Digital is the 2025 CHIP test winner with an excellent grade. ▶ Top Quality High-quality and valuable photo products – that’s what Saal Digital stands for. Our goal is to always offer maximum product quality, which is why your pictures are in the best hands with us! ▶ Fast delivery Of course, you should be able to hold your much longed-for photo product in your hands as quickly as possible. With a production time of only a few working days, your delivery will be with you in a flash. ▶ Straight from the manufacturer Transparency is important to us: at Saal Digital, you receive all products directly from the manufacturer without detours. This guarantees a fast delivery and a smooth communication. ▶ No manufacturer logo We do not use a manufacturer’s logo on any of our photo products. Thus, you receive a completely neutral product in top quality, and can use the entire designing area without restrictions. ▶ Payment without risk We offer you various payment options for your orders: pay open amounts conveniently. ▶ Satisfaction Guaranteed You can order from Saal Digital risk-free, because your satisfaction is a central part of our company philosophy. We want you to be completely satisfied with your product. Should you have any reason for complaint, we will make sure to find you a satisfactory and quick solution. ▶ Photo products Photo Books: enjoy unlimited design freedom. Thanks to our layflat binding, you can place your images on an entire double page. We offer different types of paper and covers made of high-quality materials that give your Photo Book the desired touch. Professional Line Photo Books: choose our acrylic glass cover which offers an intense luminosity, colour brilliance and an impressive depth effect. The combination of acrylic glass and a high-quality cover in leatherette makes these Photo Books unique. Wall Decor: thanks to our individual format option, you will receive your Wall Decor in the desired format and with maximum image sharpness. Our tried and tested mounting solutions give your Wall Decor a floating look. Calendars: high-quality printing and premium papers as well as various formats let you present your most beautiful photos on 12 individually designable calendar pages. Poster/FineArt: discover our Hahnemühle artist papers and show off your photo as a poster with an impressive touch. Cards: take advantage of our many designed layouts, or create your own individual design. ▶ Support If you have any questions, you can always contact our support team: https://www.saal-digital.com/support. We are happy to help you! ▶ Social Media Are you already following us on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest? Thanks to the numerous pictures and customer messages that reach us every week, we have a collection of interesting photo projects and many creative ideas. Take a look and be inspired! ▶ About Saal Digital Saal Digital Fotoservice GmbH specializes in the production of professional photo products: our portfolio includes Photo Books, Posters, Calendars, Cards and Wall Decor. We sell these products online on our website at https://www.saal-digital.com.
Templation
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Finished designs that look like a studio made them – you only swap the text and the photos. Templation gives you 40 fully designed templates for your business and your celebrations, right on your iPhone. No design skills, no dragging things around, no layouts falling apart. TEMPLATES FOR YOUR FIELD • Restaurant & Café – menus, daily specials, food posts • Business – services, strategy, skyline, app idea • Beauty & Fashion – treatments, looks, moodboards • Fitness & Health – routines, goals, training plans • Travel & Adventure – travel journal, Amalfi, Santorini, city trips • Wedding – invitation, dinner, rooftop, concert night • Events & Parties – invitations from elegant to neon • Christmas & New Year – greeting cards for clients and partners • Sale & Offers – Black Friday, season sale, weekend deals HOW IT WORKS Tap a template, change the text, drop in your own photos – done. The layout stays locked so nothing can slip: spacing, sizes and composition are set by the designer. You decide on content, font, colour and images. Went too far? Undo takes you straight back. Export as an image for social media, or as a PDF for printing – posters, flyers and the menu on the counter. PHOTO FRAMES 16 elegant scenes – arch, wave, oval, marble and pool – that your photo fits into pixel-perfectly. Three of them are free. WHEN YOU WANT FULL FREEDOM • Collages: 170+ layouts – grids, waves, zigzags, sun rays, honeycombs, hearts and more. Drag the dividers with your finger. Magic Fill drops your photos into every frame with one tap. • Carousel: one background flowing seamlessly across up to 10 pages. • Storyline: tell your story along a flowing line – perfect for trips, recaps and tutorials. • Flex: the free canvas. Photos in custom shapes, frames, depth blur, text in 17 fonts, stickers and finger drawing. • Photo layouts: six ready-made arrangements for your pictures – polaroid wall, film strip, honeycomb and more. Tap, drop in your photos, done. • Dashboard: numbers and goals as a clean chart sheet. EVERY FORMAT, ONE DESIGN Square for the feed, portrait for Instagram, 9:16 for Stories and Reels, 16:9 for YouTube, 4:1 for LinkedIn banners. Every format is labelled and exports at native resolution. YOUR BRAND, EVERYWHERE (STUDIO) Set your brand colours, font and logo or text watermark once – Templation applies them everywhere. Made for freelancers, restaurants, studios and small brands. THOUGHTFUL DETAILS • Automatic subject cut-out – on device, no cloud • Projects save themselves: keep working, rename, undo and redo • iCloud backup: your designs are backed up to your private iCloud automatically – no account needed • Your photos stay yours: on your device and in your iCloud. No tracking, no ads. START FOR FREE Browse every template before you decide. Designing is free right away: collages, carousels up to 4 pages, export with a watermark. Try Templation Pro free for 3 days – cancel anytime. BUY ONCE INSTEAD OF SUBSCRIBING Only need the templates for your field? Buy your category pack once for €8.99 (Sale & Offers €4.49, Christmas & New Year €4.99) – every template in that category is yours for good. No subscription, no renewal. TEMPLATION PRO (subscription) Personalise all 40 templates and every photo frame, plus all layouts and styles, Storyline, carousels up to 10 pages, all of Flex, exports and PDFs without a watermark. €4.99/month or €49.99/year, 3 days free. TEMPLATION STUDIO (subscription) Everything in Pro plus the Brand Kit: brand colours, font, your own watermark and "Your Style". All style packs and photo layouts included. €9.99/month or €99.99/year. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period via your App Store account. Individual style packs are available as one-time purchases. Terms: https://templation.netlify.app/#agb Privacy: https://templation.netlify.app/#datenschutz Questions or ideas? Write to us in the app under Profile → Support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Saal Digital at none against Templation's 10. Templation's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Templation sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Saal Digital asks for nothing beyond the download.
Saal Digital ships an update fortnightly, Templation every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Saal Digital | Templation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (239 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 59.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 239 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 344 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Saal Digital Fotoservice GmbH | Marek Stadler |
Bugs and requests
Saal Digital
Reported bugs
19 issues- App crashes when adjusting product sizes
- App crashes when adding text to covers
- App crashes when importing large numbers of photos
- App crashes when changing page layouts
- App freezes on title/cover page and won't progress
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- Buffering screen that never loads on website editor
- Photos change positions unexpectedly when adding text
- Duplicate photos created when changing layouts
- Photos deleted when attempting to replace duplicates
- Text formatting resets when adding/removing photos
- Layout changes when adding text boxes
- Offline error messages despite active connection
- Voucher codes not working or showing incorrect values
- iPad app won't load or initialize
- macOS software file missing for download
- Website editor stuck in buffering loop
- No state restoration after app crash
- Photo quality degradation when enlarged to A4/A5 size
- Tracking number validation errors with DHL shipments
Requested features
13 requests- Multi-language/portal support (EU app for different regions)
- Ability to add pages in the middle of a book, not just at the end
- Custom color selection for backgrounds and text boxes
- Favorites or template saving for consistent page designs
- Better photo quality guidelines before uploading
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- Preview feature before purchasing
- Automatic state/progress saving on app crash
- Drag-and-drop photo placement system
- Support for multiple image sources (Google Drive, Facebook, Instagram)
- More flexible text layout options independent of photo placement
- Desktop and mobile app synchronization
- Product weight information for different book sizes
- Better tutorials and in-app guidance for design features
Templation
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Saal Digital
No in-app purchases
Templation
- Coffee$4.99
- Californication$4.99
- Photo Templates$4.99
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- Restaurant & Café$8.99
- Business$8.99
- Beauty & Fashion$8.99
- Travel & Adventure$8.99
- Wedding$8.99
- Fitness & Health$8.99
- Events & Parties$8.99
Questions
Is Saal Digital free?
Is Templation free?
Do Saal Digital or Templation have ads?
Which is updated more often, Saal Digital or Templation?
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