SquareFrames vs Trichromatic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SquareFrames
Easily add custom frames to your photos in batches. Save time by applying the same border effect to multiple images simultaneously before exporting them to your social media accounts.
- Add frames to images
- Batch export up to 10 images
- Apply same effect to multiple photos
- Save edited images to album
- Simple selection and export process
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Editing images always drives every person crazy. With SquareFrames, you can now save a lot of time on adding a frame to images! SquareFrames can export images with the same effect at a time. With this powerful feature, you can edit more and more images and post them to your social account! Special Features: - Enable you to add a frame to your images - Export up to 10 images at once Download SquareFrames and you may now enjoy your time by just simply selecting your favorite images and clicking "Export". All the edited images will be automatically saved into your album!
Trichromatic
This app captures three distinct monochrome images using red, green, and blue filters, then merges them into a single creative photograph. Users can adjust various image parameters and share their unique creations.
- Capture RGB monochrome photos
- Combine into one image
- Adjust intervals between shots
- Zoom and reframe options
- Enable flash
- Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, sharpness
- Save and share final image
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Trichromatic takes three separate monochrome photos (one red, one green, and one blue) and combines them into one image. Achieve creative effects: - different intervals - zoom in or out - enable flash - reframe between shots Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation and sharpness of the final image and share it or save it in your photo album.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trichromatic at 100% against SquareFrames's 0%. Trichromatic also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and ads (none vs shown). SquareFrames's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On 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
Trichromatic is free to download; SquareFrames costs $2.99 up front. Trichromatic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SquareFrames asks for nothing beyond the download.
SquareFrames ships an update fortnightly, Trichromatic every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SquareFrames | Trichromatic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YiChing Kuo | Christian Lobach |
Customer experience
SquareFrames
Trichromatic
In-app purchases
SquareFrames
No in-app purchases
Trichromatic
- Remove Watermark$1.99
