Comparison

Frames vs FrameUp

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

Head to head
About

Frames

Create stunning collages and film-inspired photo designs with a variety of templates and customization options. Effortlessly design scrollable stories, remove backgrounds, and export your creations with professional quality. Save your unique style for consistent branding.

Highlights
  • Aesthetic collage templates
  • Film-inspired frames
  • Seamless carousel posts
  • One-tap background removal
  • Style Kits for branding
  • Transparent background export
  • Curated creative library
Features
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Create aesthetic collages, film-inspired frames, and scrollable stories in seconds. Design your signature style with powerful templates, seamless layouts, and effortless editing, all in one place. Frames is a complete photo collage maker and storytelling studio, blending aesthetic design, deep customization, and professional export tools to help your photos stand out. WHY CREATORS CHOOSE FRAMES Style Kits Save your colors, fonts, and logo once, then bring your look to any design in a tap. Pull a palette straight from your own photos. Film-Inspired Frames Modern, vintage, analog, minimal, and retro. Every frame is fully customizable. Seamless Carousels Build swipeable carousel posts and long scrolling designs that flow perfectly across your feed. Transparent Background Export Export frames with no background for professional-level edits and layering. Aesthetic Collage Templates Minimal, scrapbook, vintage, and film-inspired layouts. New designs added regularly. One-Tap Background Removal Lift your subject out of any photo instantly, with no manual tracing. Full Layout Customization Adjust spacing, ratios, borders, colors, textures, shadows, and more with precision. Stickers, Fonts, and Overlays A curated creative library that grows with every release. Story and Highlight Covers Polished story and highlight cover templates, ready to use. Your Designs, Organized Everything you export is saved automatically. Search, favorite, and group your work into collections. PERFECT FOR - Creators and influencers - Aesthetic photo editors - Scrapbook and collage artists - Content creators and designers - Anyone who wants beautiful, professional-looking photos Start free, no account required. Upgrade to Frames Pro anytime to unlock every template and frame, watermark-free exports, premium fonts and accent themes, up to five Style Kits, and an ad-free app. Create your next scroll-stopping collage with Frames. SUBSCRIPTION Frames Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription: - Frames Pro Monthly, $6.99 per month - Frames Pro Yearly, $39.99 per year (about $3.33 per month) Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period, at the price of the plan you chose. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew at any time in Settings, your name, Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial, where one is offered, is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://bilalnawaz.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://bilalnawaz.com/privacy.html Got feedback? We would love to hear from you at frames@viorastudio.com

About

FrameUp

Features
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FrameUp is a thinking camera for people who want their photos to look intentional. Point your Phone at a scene and FrameUp analyses what's in front of you in real time. It finds the strongest framing — based on saliency, leading lines, and classical composition rules — and shows you exactly how to move, zoom, or recompose to nail it. You're still the photographer. FrameUp just stops you from missing the better shot. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Most camera apps stack filters on after the fact. FrameUp helps you before you press the shutter, while the moment is still in front of you. A live coach overlay dims everything outside the suggested frame and turns green when you're locked on, so you can shoot with confidence instead of cropping with regret. KEY FEATURES • Live framing suggestions powered by on-device computer vision • Coach overlay that guides you toward the recommended composition • Full-resolution capture saved straight to your Photos library • Saliency, leading-line, and opportunity detection running in real time • Works completely offline — no network, no account, no sign-in • Portrait-first interface designed for one-handed shooting PRIVACY BY DEFAULT Every frame is processed on your device. Nothing is uploaded, recorded between captures, or shared with anyone. FrameUp contains no analytics SDKs, no advertising SDKs, and no crash trackers. The only permissions it asks for are Camera (to see what you're pointing at) and Add to Photos (to save the shots you actually want to keep). WHO IT'S FOR • Enthusiasts who want their phone photos to feel more deliberate • Travellers and street photographers working fast in unfamiliar scenes • Anyone learning composition who wants live, contextual feedback • Pros looking for a quick second opinion before pressing the shutter REQUIREMENTS • iOS 17 or later • Rear camera FrameUp is built and maintained by an independent developer in Australia. Questions, requests, or bug reports are welcome — see the support link for contact details.

Screenshots

Frames4 screens
FrameUp3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FrameUp at none against Frames's 10. FrameUp also leads on ads (none vs shown). Frames's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Frames sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. FrameUp asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Frames versus FrameUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFramesFrameUp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (404 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings404 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size189 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerumer nawazRowlytics

Bugs and requests

Frames

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Glitching/lines on carousel
  • Sudden app crashes
  • Freezing on login screen
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Unexpected charges/subscription issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • More frame options
  • Filters and editing tools
  • Camera integration
  • Ability to save without watermark
  • Dark mode

FrameUp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Frames

Subscriptions10
  • Plus: Frames & HD Export$4.991 Month
  • Starter$4.997 Days
  • Starter - Trial$4.997 Days
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  • Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Access Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Pro: Templates & Style Kits$7.991 Month
  • Plus Yearly: Frames & Layouts7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Holiday Special – Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Frames Pro$39.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly: Every Template7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

FrameUp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Frames free?
Frames is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FrameUp free?
FrameUp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Frames or FrameUp have ads?
Frames shows ads; FrameUp does not.

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