Comparison

SquareFrames vs CaptureDSLR

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
Features
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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!

About

CaptureDSLR

Control your DSLR or mirrorless camera remotely via USB. Monitor real-time images, adjust settings like exposure and white balance, and transfer photos directly to your phone. This app enables shooting without an SD card, saving images instantly to your mobile device.

Highlights
  • USB camera control
  • Real-time image monitoring
  • Exposure and white balance adjustment
  • Shooting mode control
  • Direct photo transfer to phone
  • SD card-free shooting
Features
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This is an App that controls the DSLR camera via USB. After connecting to the camera, you can monitor the camera's real-time image and control the camera's: exposure, file format, white balance, shooting mode, ratio, etc. It also supports transferring photos taken on the camera to the mobile phone, so that the camera can take pictures without inserting a SD card, and the photos will be saved to the mobile phone after taking them. This is the first version of the App. Currently it only supports Sony cameras. Canon and Nikon will also support it in the future, so stay tuned!

Screenshots

SquareFrames4 screens
CaptureDSLR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CaptureDSLR at 75% against SquareFrames's 0%. CaptureDSLR also leads on ads (none vs shown). SquareFrames's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and price ($2.99 vs $6.99). On in-app purchases, monetization model, device support 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

SquareFrames costs $2.99 and CaptureDSLR $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SquareFrames ships an update fortnightly, CaptureDSLR every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SquareFrames versus CaptureDSLR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquareFramesCaptureDSLR
Price$2.99 — better$6.99
Rating—2.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYiChing KuoHFS

Customer experience

SquareFrames

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

CaptureDSLR

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative20.8%

In-app purchases

None

SquareFrames

No in-app purchases

None

CaptureDSLR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SquareFrames free?
SquareFrames costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CaptureDSLR free?
CaptureDSLR costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do SquareFrames or CaptureDSLR have ads?
SquareFrames shows ads; CaptureDSLR does not.
Which is updated more often, SquareFrames or CaptureDSLR?
SquareFrames ships an update fortnightly, and CaptureDSLR every 2 months. Most recently, SquareFrames was updated on October 16, 2026 and CaptureDSLR on October 15, 2026.

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