LifePrint Frames vs Hallmark Cards Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LifePrint Frames
Share photos and live memories with loved ones globally using this smart photo frame app. Easily upload snapshots and create slideshows from your phone or cloud storage. Receive notifications and manage frame settings remotely for a connected experience.
- Share photos with loved ones globally
- Upload snapshots and live photos
- Create custom slideshows
- Receive photo notifications
- Personalize frame settings remotely
- Secure photo sharing
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Simple to use and wonderful to view. Lifeprint Frames lets you stay connected and share your latest photos with loved ones around the world. Just invite your family and friends to your Lifeprint Smart Photo Frame and start sharing your favorite memories with each other! Gather snapshots and live photos from your phone or Google Photos™ and upload them directly to the frame in seconds. Create slideshows of weddings and birthdays, then view them on the display of your frame in gorgeous clarity. Receive notifications whenever photos come in from loved ones and personalize your frame settings directly from the app whether you’re at home or on the go. Lifeprint Frames preserves both your happiness and security. So when you're uploading family reunion or vacation photos, you can be sure your photos are safe. Pictures say a thousand words. Lifeprint Frames perfectly displays your photos so they say a thousand more.
Hallmark Cards Now
Send personalized eCards or paper cards instantly via text or email. Customize cards with your own photos and messages, and have them mailed with postage included. Manage rewards and set reminders for special occasions.
- Send eCards via text or email
- Personalize paper cards with photos and text
- Mail delivery with postage included
- Browse cards for all occasions
- Manage Hallmark Crown Rewards
- Set card sending reminders
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Want to send birthday wishes ASAP? Still getting around to sending that thank you card? Looking to brighten a friend’s day? Send a free eCard straight to their phone by text or email. Or surprise them with a paper card with a message and photos customized by you and delivered by mail. No stamp? No worries—we’ve got you covered. With Hallmark Cards Now, you can say what you want to say, your way, right away. Keep more in control of your rewards than ever before! Hallmark Crown Rewards members can use the app to manage and access their rewards—even in stores! Convert points, earn Hallmark rewards, enjoy exclusive savings and more, all on the Hallmark Cards Now app. Never miss a moment with Hallmark Reminders® in the app! Set reminders and get notified two weeks before so you can send your card on time. SEND CARDS INSTANTLY • Easily send eCards by text message or email • Personalize a paper card and send it from your phone to their mailbox—postage included CREATE PICTURE-PERFECT CARDS • Browse and personalize cards for all occasions, such as birthday, holidays, wedding, anniversary, sympathy and “just because” • Add your own photos and text for a one-of-a-kind card
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hallmark Cards Now at 64% against LifePrint Frames's 0%. Hallmark Cards Now also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.4) and ratings volume (10K vs 9). LifePrint Frames's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hallmark Cards Now holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hallmark Cards Now has 10K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of LifePrint Frames's written reviews are positive against 64% of Hallmark Cards Now's.
LifePrint Frames ships an update every 3 months, Hallmark Cards Now fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LifePrint Frames | Hallmark Cards Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (9 ratings) | 4.9 (10K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 10K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | C&A Marketing, Inc. | Hallmark Marketing Company, LLC |
Customer experience
LifePrint Frames
Hallmark Cards Now
Bugs and requests
LifePrint Frames
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hallmark Cards Now
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues causing white screen
- Inconsistent card editing functionality
- Syncing problems between app and website
- Incomplete address verification
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to copy/resend personalized cards
- More card design options
- Integration with contacts/address book
- Favorites feature to save preferred cards
- Expanded character count for messages
In-app purchases
LifePrint Frames
No in-app purchases
Hallmark Cards Now
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is LifePrint Frames free?
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