Comparison

Frames vs FrameWink

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 photo collages, Polaroid frames, and seamless Instagram carousels with a powerful editor. Offers aesthetic templates, AI background removal, and professional export tools to make your photos stand out. Start free and upgrade for unlimited access.

Highlights
  • Polaroid frames
  • Instagram carousel creation
  • Aesthetic collage templates
  • AI background removal
  • Transparent background export
  • Full layout customization
  • Stickers, fonts, and overlays
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

FrameWink

Transform your device into a private photo frame with smart curation and automatic layouts. Enjoy a watermark-free, ad-free experience with options for local recommendations and advanced features via a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Private photo frame functionality
  • Smart Reel with local recommendations
  • Automatic photo curation and layout
  • No watermarks, ads, or accounts
  • One-time purchase for advanced features
  • Supports Family Sharing
Features
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Turn an iPhone or iPad into a calm, private photo frame in a few taps. On iPhone Duo, use the outer or fully open inner display. Book and Tabletop layouts place photos and controls around the fold, while opening, closing, rotating, and resizing keep your current photo and playback state. FrameWink starts with clearly labelled sample photos, so you can see the experience before granting access to anything. When you are ready, choose your own photos with Apple's system photo picker. FrameWink prepares a Smart Reel entirely on your device and keeps display-sized copies inside the app. FREE SMART REEL • Import up to 500 photo candidates across sessions • Get up to 100 locally curated recommendations • Review the reel before it plays • Remove an unwanted photo with Never Show Again and undo mistakes • Let automatic layouts protect faces, pair compatible portraits, and fit each screen • Swipe, pause, share, and choose 10-second, 30-second, 1-minute, or 5-minute timing • Replay without a watermark, ads, an account, or a trial countdown FRAMEWINK LIFETIME A single $4.99 purchase unlocks automatic refresh from one Photos album you explicitly choose, an unlimited supported-album candidate pool, fresher recommendations with longer-term repeat avoidance, additional automatic multi-photo layouts, optional night schedules, foreground Auto-Lock prevention while the frame plays, and practical mounted-display guidance. Family Sharing is supported where available from Apple. PRIVATE BY DESIGN FrameWink has no developer server, account, advertising, analytics SDK, or tracking. Photos and analysis stay on your device. FrameWink never edits, hides, favorites, or deletes originals in your Photos library. You can free unused downloads or delete all FrameWink photo data from the app at any time. Automatic album updates request full Photos access only after you choose that paid feature. FrameWink excludes hidden photos and screenshots from automatic selection. Guided Access setup remains a manual Apple system feature, and scheduled display behavior works only while FrameWink remains open. Requires iOS or iPadOS 15 or later.

Screenshots

Frames4 screens
FrameWink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FrameWink at none against Frames's shown. Frames's advantage is ratings volume (404 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 and FrameWink sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FrameWink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Frames has 404 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Frames's written reviews are positive against 100% of FrameWink's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frames ships an update every 2 weeks, FrameWink weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Frames versus FrameWink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFramesFrameWink
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (404 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings404 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerumer nawazJenny Media LLC

Customer experience

Frames

All ratings403 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews624 reviews
Positive93.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.4%

FrameWink

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

FrameWink

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Frames

Subscriptions9
  • Plus: Frames & HD Export$4.991 Month
  • Starter$4.997 Days
  • Starter - Trial$4.997 Days
Show 6 more
  • Access Weekly$5.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Pro: Templates & Style Kits$7.991 Month
  • Plus Yearly: Frames & Layouts7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Frames Pro$39.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly: Every Template7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads + Pro Features$149.99
1 purchases

FrameWink

One-time1
  • FrameWink Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Frames free?
Frames is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FrameWink free?
FrameWink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Frames or FrameWink?
FrameWink is rated higher. Frames averages 4.8 out of 5 from 404 ratings, while FrameWink averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Frames or FrameWink have ads?
Frames shows ads; FrameWink does not.
Which is updated more often, Frames or FrameWink?
Frames ships an update every 2 weeks, and FrameWink weekly. Most recently, Frames was updated on November 3, 2026 and FrameWink on October 31, 2026.

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