Comparison

Frames vs Profile Picture Maker App

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

Head to head
About

Frames

Enhance your social media profile pictures with unique borders and stickers. Easily create a more remarkable and distinctive look for your online presence. The app guides you through selecting photos, applying frames, and saving your creations.

Highlights
  • Add circular borders
  • Apply stickers
  • Change sticker colors
  • Select photos from library
  • Save edited pictures
  • Monthly subscription for full access
Features
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Create awesome profile pictures and increase your social media followers with the Frames Application. Create a different profile picture than the other social media users profiles and be more remarkable. Add stickers and borders or circular for your social media profile picture. Also you can change the colors of your profile picture's stickers. How To Use: 1. Tap + button and select photo from your device's photo library 2. Select borders and see it. 3. Tap "Save" button to save your new profile picture into the your photo library. 4. Open Instagram application and change your profile picture. That's it! Disclaimer: This app is not affiliated with Instagram App. This app only helps you making circular profile picture with borders or frames. *** Unlock All Profile Picture Frames *** Monthly subscription: $2.99/month About Subscriptions: After the 3 days trial period, Monthly subscription automatically renews for $2.99 per month unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the trial period. Your Apple ID account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the trial period. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. You can be inform to cancel your subscription by entering the following address: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Privacy Policy: https://frames.esasmobile.com/privacy-policy Terms Of Services: https://frames.esasmobile.com/terms-of-service

About

Profile Picture Maker App

Transform your photos into unique cartoon avatars with a single tap. Easily add borders and backgrounds to create animated profile pictures that stand out. Keep up with trends and express yourself with custom animated avatars.

Highlights
  • Photo to cartoon conversion
  • Animated avatar creation
  • Customizable borders
  • Background selection
  • One-tap transformation
Features
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Want to have a unique profile picture, keeping up with the trend? With this app, Just one tap to turn your photo into cartoon in a snap. Just upload a photo from your gallery and then the app will turn your face into a cartoon. You just need to choose to add a border or background to have a beautiful animated avatar. Profile Picture Maker App Premium: Premium Weekly $1.99/weekly, auto-renewable Premium Yearly $19.99 per yearly, auto-renewable Premium Lifetime $29.99 Subscription auto-renew at the end of subscription period, unless cancelled 24-hours in advance prior to the end of the current period.The subscription fee is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Per Apple policy, no cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/profile-picture-editor/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://sites.google.com/view/profile-picture-editor/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Frames2 screens
Profile Picture Maker App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Frames at 4.6 against Profile Picture Maker App's 2.7. Frames also leads on ads (none vs shown). Profile Picture Maker App's advantage is ratings volume (177 vs 9) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Frames sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and Profile Picture Maker App sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Frames holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Profile Picture Maker App has 177 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frames ships an update every 2 months, Profile Picture Maker App every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Frames versus Profile Picture Maker App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFramesProfile Picture Maker App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better2.7 (177 ratings)
Positive reviews—70.5% of reviews
Number of ratings9177 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB268 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmre KayaDuong Pham Trieu

Customer experience

Frames

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

Profile Picture Maker App

All ratings177 ratings
Positive42.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.6%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral1.1%
Negative28.4%

Bugs and requests

Frames

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Profile Picture Maker App

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Constant server errors
  • Unable to upload/detect faces
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Support for animals and objects
  • More customization options
  • Free trial period
  • Improved face detection

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Frames

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
4 purchases

Profile Picture Maker App

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Life time$29.99

Questions

Is Frames free?
Frames is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Profile Picture Maker App free?
Profile Picture Maker App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Frames or Profile Picture Maker App?
Frames is rated higher. Frames averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Profile Picture Maker App averages 2.7 from 177 ratings.
Do Frames or Profile Picture Maker App have ads?
Profile Picture Maker App shows ads; Frames does not.
Which is updated more often, Frames or Profile Picture Maker App?
Frames ships an update every 2 months, and Profile Picture Maker App every 4 months. Most recently, Frames was updated on June 4, 2026 and Profile Picture Maker App on June 9, 2026.

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