Comparison

Top Nine vs VIEWFINDR

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Top Nine

Generate a collage or video of your nine most popular Instagram posts from 2025. Analyze your fans' engagement by tracking likes and average likes per photo. Relive and share your favorite memories from the past year.

Highlights
  • Create top nine collages
  • Generate top nine videos
  • Analyze post likes
  • Calculate average likes
  • Share favorite memories
Features
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Let's find out your top nine Instagram posts of 2025 Create your collage and video with your best nine moments of 2025. Understand your fan's reaction by the number of likes and the average likes you got for each photos. Thank you for choosing us today. We couldn't be happier to help you share and collect all your favorite and amazing memories of 2025 from Instagram. From all of us, Wish you a happy holiday! PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION - Subscription start from USD 2.99. - a 1-week subscription - a 1-month subscription • Check in app for exact pricing in your region • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration/price selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable • You can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by going to your iTunes Account Settings, but refunds will not be given for any unused portion of the term. Terms of Service: https://www.maplelabs.co/policies/#terms Privacy: https://www.maplelabs.co/policies/#terms

About

VIEWFINDR

Get personalized weather alerts for your favorite photography locations. Receive notifications for optimal light and weather conditions, helping you save time, money, and reduce your environmental impact. Plan your shoots like a pro with detailed forecasts for fog, red skies, and more.

Highlights
  • Personalized weather alerts for photo spots
  • Forecasts for fog, red skies, golden hour, and more
  • Automatic GPS tracking for local alerts
  • 80% forecast accuracy
  • Drone weather safety checks
  • Hourly weather forecasts with subscription
Features
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Set up a detailed weather alert for your photo spots in 1min! Receive warnings when weather & light on your photo spots is favourable. The 80% forecast accuracy lowers your carbon footprint and saves your money & time. Our algorithm hides sensitive places to prevent destruction. Get the experience in location, weather & light planning of professional landscape photographers by your hands. Developed for the needs of those seeking the most favourable weather conditions on their photo spots. Yes, our subscription is not cheap. VIEWFINDR depends on high-resolution, not free accessible weather data. That’s why we get the forecast right in 80% of the time. Imagine the fuel prices. If we safe you from one trip with bad weather conditions per month, we save you more money than VIEWFINDR costs while also lowering your carbon footprint. In just 1min you will setup a personalized weather alert for your chosen photo spots. We also automatically track your GPS (in a data safe way) and send you weather alerts for your area so that you don’t miss out nice weather & light conditions. We forecast: - Veil of mist (flatlands) - Dense fog/high fog (Valleys and mountains) - Precise height of fog layer - Red Skies (Afterglow before sunrise, after sunset) - Golden clouds (While golden hour) - Clear Night Sky (For Milkyway, Aurora) - Blue Hour (Cloudless sky) - Water Reflections (On lakes and calm rivers) - Cloud Layers - Drone weather (is it safe to fly) The VIEWFINDR subscription gives you access to the following functions: - Details of active weather alerts - Hourly weather forecasts - More details about the photo spots such as the exact position Terms and conditions: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/90053319

Screenshots

Top Nine4 screens
VIEWFINDR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VIEWFINDR at 80% against Top Nine's 8%. VIEWFINDR also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 12 months). Top Nine's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (203 vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Top Nine sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and VIEWFINDR sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Top Nine holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Top Nine has 203 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 8% of Top Nine's written reviews are positive against 80% of VIEWFINDR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Top Nine ships an update every 12 months, VIEWFINDR every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Top Nine versus VIEWFINDR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTop NineVIEWFINDR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (203 ratings) — better3.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews7.7% of reviews80.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings203 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB169 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMaple Labs Co., LtdImagoTerra UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Customer experience

Top Nine

All ratings203 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative17.2%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive7.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative92.3%

VIEWFINDR

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive80.3%
Neutral4.9%
Negative14.8%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Top Nine

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$2.997 Days
  • Premium$6.991 Month
One-time1
  • Premium$19.99
6 purchases

VIEWFINDR

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription1 Month trial$4.991 Month
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  • Annual subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Annual subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Annual subscription1 Month trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Top Nine free?
Top Nine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VIEWFINDR free?
VIEWFINDR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Top Nine or VIEWFINDR?
Top Nine is rated higher. Top Nine averages 4.2 out of 5 from 203 ratings, while VIEWFINDR averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Top Nine or VIEWFINDR have ads?
Top Nine shows ads; VIEWFINDR does not.
Which is updated more often, Top Nine or VIEWFINDR?
Top Nine ships an update every 12 months, and VIEWFINDR every 9 days. Most recently, Top Nine was updated on October 22, 2026 and VIEWFINDR on October 25, 2026.

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