Comparison

Frame Builder PRO Framing vs Paintin

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

Head to head
About

Frame Builder PRO Framing

Easily showcase photos, documents, or artwork with customizable frames. Enhance creativity with a full suite of framing tools, including virtual frames, mats, and text. Create personalized greeting cards and share your designs.

Highlights
  • Customizable virtual frames and mats
  • Import photos from album or camera
  • Add text, drawings, and effects
  • Create personalized greeting cards
  • Measurement tool and supplies list
  • Custom libraries for frames and watermarks
  • Color Assistant for color choices
Features
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Frame Builder PRO is a creative photo frame application. It’s possible to showcase easily and quickly your photos and different documents or artwork with quality frames which are totally customizable. • All tools of a complete framing application are available to enhance your creativity. • Import one or several photos from your album or taken with the camera. You can use those ones given with the software, too. • Combine your photos and rearrange-it. • Choose among a lot of different items : virtual frames, moldings, american boxes, plain or patterned mats, fillets, V-Groove, etc. • Draw something with your finger, or add an included drawing. • Modify every element as you want : style, thickness, color, texture, pattern, etc. • Add elements, text and effects to create unique and personalized greeting cards for every occasion: Birthday, Christmas, Valentine's day, etc. • Various styles of templates for a quick use. Save your own templates. • Add it to your bookmarks and compare 4 different drafts. • Share your work by email and social networks. • It respects the size, the orientation and the proportions of your images. • This application is self-sufficient in itself for a complete use. It also incorporates : - Measurement tool : display sizes and supplies list. - Extra picker tool : get pictures directly from web (for example from private storage). - Custom libraries tool : include your own frames, mats and watermarks from photos. - Color Assistant : help you with color choice. - Festivities libraries : 48 extra elements. • Every presented element is included into the current version, except some photos (people, deck-chairs on the beach, baby-bottle).

About

Paintin

Features
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Present your art in the fully interactive 3D environment Introducing a new way to present your paintings in a fully interactive 3D interiors. Reveal your art from stunning perspectives like never before. Personalize the interior to your taste In each room, you can customize the colors of the walls, ceiling and floor. Customize each interior to your liking. Dynamic day and night cycle Discover how different times of day transform the mood of your painting. Capture photos and videos Take advantage of the 3D environment to capture not only photos, but also stunning video clips. Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Frame Builder PRO Framing4 screens
Paintin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Paintin at Free against Frame Builder PRO Framing's $7.99. Paintin also leads on iOS requirement (14.5 vs 17.6). Frame Builder PRO Framing's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Paintin is free to download; Frame Builder PRO Framing costs $7.99 up front. Frame Builder PRO Framing sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Paintin sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frame Builder PRO Framing ships an update every 3 weeks, Paintin every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Frame Builder PRO Framing versus Paintin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrame Builder PRO FramingPaintin
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB93 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCBF SoftsDenis Dovganich

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Frame Builder PRO Framing

One-time4
  • Extra drawingsFree
  • Extra wood frames libraryFree
  • Festivities content$0.99
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  • Ethnic content$0.99
3 purchases

Paintin

Subscriptions3
  • Premium access for 1 month$3.991 Month
  • Premium access for 3 months$9.993 Months
  • Premium access for 1 year$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Frame Builder PRO Framing free?
Frame Builder PRO Framing costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Paintin free?
Paintin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Frame Builder PRO Framing or Paintin have ads?
Neither Frame Builder PRO Framing nor Paintin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Frame Builder PRO Framing or Paintin?
Frame Builder PRO Framing ships an update every 3 weeks, and Paintin every 10 months. Most recently, Frame Builder PRO Framing was updated on October 29, 2026 and Paintin on October 27, 2026.

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