Collage Maker ▫ vs Side by Side Photos, Collages
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Collage Maker ▫
Easily combine your favorite photos into stunning collages with a wide variety of templates, backgrounds, and decorative elements. Add text, stickers, and doodles to personalize your creations and share them instantly on social media.
- Create collages with stylish layouts
- Edit layouts with frames, colors, and patterns
- Decorate with thousands of stickers and doodles
- Add expressive text with funky fonts
- Export and share instantly to social media
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The right Collage Maker app to create & share your best moments and memories! Select photos, decide your favorite template, and make your collage instantly. Just back from a vacation? Put your pics together easily and share the vacation spirit on your social media profiles! Pick from the best background & color to make your photos even more special. Collage Maker combines powerful options such as doodles & stickers to add awesome effects to wake up your creativity. Liven up your memories with hundreds of different Layouts, Patterns, Colors, Stickers, Doodles, and Fonts! Mix and match them in any way you want using the COOLEST LAYOUTS. You won’t believe the art pieces you will create with just a few taps! FEATURES: • Create your own collage choosing stylish LAYOUTS • EDIT your layout by adjusting the Frames, Colors, and Patterns • Decorate your collage with thousands of Stickers & Doodles. • Add colorful Texts with funky Fonts to make them even more expressive! • Export & share on your social app instantly - make sure all of your friends see your masterpieces! Tell YOUR story with ONE framed picture, start using Collage Maker! Privacy Policy: https://collagemaker.yolasite.com/Privacy.php Terms of Use: https://collagemaker.yolasite.com/Terms.php Have a feature request you would like to see in a future version of the app? Do not hesitate to contact us at collageasily@gmail.com.
Side by Side Photos, Collages
Easily create stunning photo collages and edit images for social media. Combine pictures vertically or horizontally, split them into grids, and add text or watermarks. Optimize images for Instagram with square-fit and giant square options.
- Create photo collages with templates
- Watermark and add text to photos
- Size pictures for Instagram (square-fit)
- Stitch and combine photos vertically/horizontally
- Split photos into multiple pictures/layouts
- Create Giant Square photos for profiles
- Remove photo backgrounds with AI (Premium)
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GridMatic has everything you need to edit, crop, and create beautiful photos for Instagram all in one place. Here's what you can do with GridMatic: ● Create photo collages with over 200+ easy to use built-in templates ● Watermark and add text to photos ● Size pictures perfectly for Instagram (perfect square-fit) ● Stitch and combine photos together (vertically and horizontally) ● Split photos into multiple pictures and layouts ● Create a Giant Square photo for your Instagram profile ● Save your images in High Resolution ● Use custom frames to make your collages unique ● Change the textures of your photo collage borders ● Customize the borders and shapes of your collages ● Add overlay text and emojis to your collages ———————————————————— GridMatic Premium policy: Once you sign up to GridMatic Premium, you will have full access to all of GridMatic's features. You can cancel your subscription any time and you will be sent a reminder before your GridMatic subscription begins after your trial. With GridMatic Premium, you get access to the full app: ● Create unlimited photo collages with 100+ layouts ● Stitch multiple photos together vertically or horizontally ● Splice photos into grids for your Instagram profile ● Remove the background on any photo with AI ● Add text and watermarks to photos ● No ads ● Cancel anytime GridMatic Premium options: ● GridMatic Weekly: $6.99/week ● GridMatic Yearly: 3 days free and then $69.99/year Terms of Service: https://andrewlee.ventures/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://andrewlee.ventures/privacy ———————————————————— Connect with us on Twitter and Instagram: @GridMaticApp Have any questions or recommendations? Feel free to reach out to me at: Andrew@AndrewLee.Ventures Privacy Policy: https://gridmaticapp.com/privacy Website: https://gridmaticapp.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Collage Maker ▫ at none against Side by Side Photos, Collages's shown. Collage Maker ▫ also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (5.3K vs 339). Side by Side Photos, Collages's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 64%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Collage Maker ▫ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Side by Side Photos, Collages sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Collage Maker ▫ against 4.6 for Side by Side Photos, Collages. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Collage Maker ▫ has 5.3K ratings behind it against 339, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Collage Maker ▫'s written reviews are positive against 78% of Side by Side Photos, Collages's.
Collage Maker ▫ ships an update every 3 weeks, Side by Side Photos, Collages every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Collage Maker ▫ | Side by Side Photos, Collages |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5.3K ratings) | 4.6 (339 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 78.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.3K — better | 339 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GREEN DYGITAL CONSULTING LLP | Andrew Lee |
Customer experience
Collage Maker ▫
Side by Side Photos, Collages
User reviews
Collage Maker ▫
From 5.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User-friendly
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 💡 Lots of free options
- 👍 Great for creating collages
- 👍 Helpful for before and after photos
Room to improve
- 🐛 App freezes and crashes
- 🔍 Difficult to control layout
- 💸 Excessive ads and review prompts
- 🔍 Limited customization options
- 🔍 Trouble loading additional photos
Side by Side Photos, Collages
From 339 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Simple and straightforward
- 💡 Useful for creating collages
- 🤩 Great for photo editing
- 🎨 Lots of layout options
Room to improve
- 🤑 Not actually free
- 🔒 Requires subscription
- 🙄 Deceptive about being free
- 😒 Useless free version
- 🤯 Bait and switch tactics
Bugs and requests
Collage Maker ▫
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezes on collage selection screen
- Can't exit ads to continue using the app
- Deleting photos from phone also deletes them from the app
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to zoom in/out on photos
- Improve layout control and positioning
- Reduce frequency of ads and review prompts
- Expand customization options for layouts and frames
Side by Side Photos, Collages
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Crashes occasionally
Requested features
3 requests- Allow access to photo albums
- Add dark mode option
- Improve free version functionality
In-app purchases
Collage Maker ▫
- Collage Maker - Remove Ads$2.99
Side by Side Photos, Collages
- GridMatic Premium: Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- GridMatic Premium: 1 Week3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- GridMatic Pro 1 Week7 Days trial2 variants$5.997 Days
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- GridMatic Pro 1 Week7 Days trial2 variants$8.997 Days
- GridMatic: Premium3 Days trial$34.991 Year
- GridMatic: Premium3 Days trial$44.991 Year
- GridMatic: Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- GridMatic Premium: 1 Year3 Days trial$69.991 Year
Questions
Is Collage Maker ▫ free?
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