Side by Side Photo Editor Grid vs Split Photos
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
Split Photos
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Turn your photos and clips into beautiful collages in seconds. Pick a layout, drop in your photos, and Split Photo does the rest — portraits land in tall slots, landscapes in wide ones, and faces are framed automatically. Then make it yours with Looks, text, stickers, frames and backgrounds, and export at the perfect size for wherever you're sharing. LAYOUTS FOR EVERY MOMENT • Grids, diagonals and hero layouts for 1 to 9 photos • Drag the dividers to reshape any layout, or tilt them for angled splits • Magic Layout picks the template that fits your shots best • Hearts, stars, circles and more for something special FAST TO FILL • Add up to 9 photos at once — each one placed where it fits • Browse your library beside the canvas and drag photos straight into slots • Make a collage right from the Photos share sheet, or ask Siri MAKE IT YOURS • Colour Looks — Vivid, Warm, Mono, Film and more — on one photo or the whole collage • Text, emoji, editorial stickers, frames, textures and date stamps • Solid, gradient and photo-blur backgrounds, borders and rounded corners • Every aspect ratio, from square to Story VIDEO COLLAGES • Mix video clips and Live Photos with your stills • Trim each clip, play them together or in order, and export as MP4 AT HOME ON EVERY SCREEN • iPhone, iPad and Mac — including iPhone Duo, with your collage and tools side by side when it's open • On Mac: menu bar commands, keyboard shortcuts, and save straight to a file • Available in English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese and Italian SPLIT PRO — ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION, NO ADS Free includes every standard layout, overlay and background. Split Pro is a single lifetime unlock that adds: no watermark, video collages, 4K and print export, special shapes, every Look, unlimited drafts synced through iCloud, and your own saved layouts. Buy once, use it on all your devices. Create, customise and share your favourite moments with Split Photo.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Side by Side Photo Editor Grid at none against Split Photos's 1. Side by Side Photo Editor Grid also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Split Photos sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Side by Side Photo Editor Grid asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Side by Side Photo Editor Grid | Split Photos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hendrik Folkerts | Peter Gray |
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
Split Photos
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Side by Side Photo Editor Grid
No in-app purchases
Split Photos
- Split Pro$7.99
Questions
Is Side by Side Photo Editor Grid free?
Is Split Photos free?
Do Side by Side Photo Editor Grid or Split Photos have ads?
Which is updated more often, Side by Side Photo Editor Grid or Split Photos?
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