Comparison

SquareFrames vs No Crop

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Read full description

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!

About

No Crop

Easily frame your photos and videos without cropping, maintaining their original resolution. Customize borders with various colors and ratios to perfectly fit platforms like Instagram. Share your creations directly to other apps with a simplified workflow.

Highlights
  • Frame photos and videos without cropping
  • Maintain original image resolution with borders
  • Support for square, 4:5, and other ratios
  • Customizable border colors
  • Direct sharing to Instagram and other apps
  • Preserves photo location and camera details
Features
Read full description

The app is simple, but has some important features: - Frame photos and videos in square, 4:5 and many other ratios, so there will be no crop. - Image quality - keeps image resolution by adding borders around it. - Easy-to-use interface for quick framing. - Native photo picker and share menu to send photos directly to Instagram and other apps. - Choose a border color to match your image. - Soft blurred border: fill the border around your photo or video with a soft blur instead of a solid color. - Preserves photo location and camera details. - Simplified workflow: share images directly from any app to Simple Border using the share button. - Use Siri to frame and share your latest photo, or use Shortcuts, the Action Button, and automations to process selected photos with your last border style. - Adds photos to "Simple Border" album in Photos app. - Keeps last used settings. - Experimental: Add text or a watermark to your photo’s border. - Premium Subscription: share up to 10 images or videos at once, no save limits. Privacy Policy: https://sneawo.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of use: https://sneawo.com/terms.html If you encounter any problems or have any suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me at support+simpleborder@sneawo.com

Screenshots

SquareFrames4 screens
No Crop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: No Crop at 73% against SquareFrames's 0%. No Crop also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and ads (none vs shown). SquareFrames's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 16) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence 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

No Crop is free to download; SquareFrames costs $2.99 up front. No Crop sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. SquareFrames asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SquareFrames ships an update fortnightly, No Crop every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SquareFrames versus No Crop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquareFramesNo Crop
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—4.5 (127 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews73.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—127 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYiChing KuoAndrey Zhukov

Customer experience

SquareFrames

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

No Crop

All ratings127 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

None

SquareFrames

No in-app purchases

14 purchases

No Crop

Subscriptions11
  • Premium3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$1.497 Days
  • Premium3 Days trial2 variants$1.497 Days
Show 8 more
  • Premium3 Days trial2 variants$1.997 Days
  • Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium3 Days trial$3.497 Days
  • Premium3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium$4.991 Year
  • Premium3 Days trial$6.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • Premium Lifetime FreeFree
  • Premium Lifetime$9.99
  • Premium Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is SquareFrames free?
SquareFrames costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is No Crop free?
No Crop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SquareFrames or No Crop have ads?
SquareFrames shows ads; No Crop does not.
Which is updated more often, SquareFrames or No Crop?
SquareFrames ships an update fortnightly, and No Crop every 3 weeks. Most recently, SquareFrames was updated on July 7, 2026 and No Crop on September 26, 2026.

Other comparisons