Side by Side Photo Editor Grid vs Drone Smooth Operator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Side by Side Photo Editor Grid
Easily combine multiple photos into a single pic collage. Select your images, choose a grid layout, and customize backgrounds and borders. Create unique photo grids to share your favorite moments.
- Pic collage creation
- Collage maker with grid layouts
- Customizable backgrounds and borders
- Join, merge, or split images
- Easy to use interface
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Side by Side Photo helps you to combine multiple photos into one single pic collage. Just select your pictures and design your photo collage. ► PIC COLLAGE You can easily create a pic collage with your favorite photos. This gives you new ways to share your pictures. ► COLLAGE MAKER Just select your photos and choose a grid divider layout for your collage. You can also change the background and the border of the collage. ► PHOTO GRID This collage app is really easy to use. You can join, merge or split your images into one single pic. ► SUPPORT Do you need support? Please write us to: support@1Dashcam.com
Drone Smooth Operator
Plan and create DJI waypoint missions for drone flights. Import, export, and edit missions on your iPhone or iPad, or plan on Mac and transfer via iCloud. Features include interactive map editing and detailed waypoint control.
- Create DJI waypoint missions
- Import/export KMZ mission files
- iCloud mission syncing
- Interactive map mission editing
- Waypoint and gimbal control
- Online elevation lookup
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Smooth Operator helps you create, edit, import, and export DJI waypoint missions for use with the DJI Fly app. Start a mission on iPhone or iPad, or create a mission with Smooth Operator for Mac and load it on iOS through the shared iCloud mission library or KMZ import/export workflow. Plan on the larger Mac workspace, then bring the mission to your mobile device to review, save, and prepare it for DJI Fly. Build missions from scratch, add waypoints and points of interest, adjust altitude, speed, heading, gimbal pitch, hover actions, and mission behavior, then export your mission as a DJI-compatible KMZ file. Use the map editor to place and move mission points visually, review the flight path, and fine-tune each waypoint before flying. Features include: - Create new DJI waypoint missions - Import and export DJI-compatible KMZ mission files - Open missions created with Smooth Operator for Mac - Save and load missions with iCloud - Edit waypoints, coordinates, altitude, speed, heading, turns, and gimbal settings - Add points of interest for waypoint heading and camera targeting - View and edit missions on an interactive map - Browse, rename, delete, and save missions in a DJI Fly mission database folder - Optional online elevation lookup for altitude planning Smooth Operator is designed for pilots who want to plan missions on Mac, continue on iPhone or iPad, and prepare waypoint files that can be flown with DJI Fly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Side by Side Photo Editor Grid at Free against Drone Smooth Operator's $4.99. Side by Side Photo Editor Grid also leads on ratings volume (8.1K vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.2). Drone Smooth Operator's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Side by Side Photo Editor Grid is free to download; Drone Smooth Operator costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Drone Smooth Operator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Side by Side Photo Editor Grid has 8.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Side by Side Photo Editor Grid ships an update monthly, Drone Smooth Operator every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Side by Side Photo Editor Grid | Drone Smooth Operator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (8.1K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8.1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hendrik Folkerts | Samuel Alaniz |
Bugs and requests
Side by Side Photo Editor Grid
Reported bugs
5 issues- No save button
- Can't delete or start over
- Difficult to use, no instructions
- Quality degrades after download
- Issues with zoom and skew
Requested features
8 requests- Black border option
- White border option
- More color options
- Ability to delete/remove photos
- Start over/clear option
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- Text addition
- More layout options (rectangular, circular)
- Background music options
Drone Smooth Operator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Side by Side Photo Editor Grid
No in-app purchases
Drone Smooth Operator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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