Digital Frame Lite vs ProFocus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Digital Frame Lite
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Do you want to recycle an old iPad as a Digital Photo Frame? Digital Frame Lite gives a new life to your old iPad or iPhone. A very easy to use app to show randomly all the photos in an album from your Photo Library. Simply select the shared album from the list and slideshow will start. The only thing you must configure are the presentation time of each photo and the start and end times of the presentation. To exit the slideshow, do a swipe (up or down) gesture. To load next or previous photo, do a swipe (left or right) gesture. In the main window you can select the album to show. You must have at least one album created fo that. This free version is limited to 50 photos and not allow to change presentation time and don't have auto off feature.
ProFocus
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Turn any screen you already own into a digital photo frame — an old tablet in a drawer, a desktop, a TV, even a $10 DIY frame. Send photos from your phone; they appear on the frame instantly over your home WiFi. No cloud, no account. Your photos never leave your network. HOME HUB • One home screen for everything: send photos, receive, albums, remote and clock • Pick a role on first launch: main phone (sender) or photo frame (receiver) PHONE → FRAME IN 3 MINUTES • Open "Receive" on the frame — a QR code appears • Scan it with your phone — paired for good • Pick photos and send; they show up instantly ALBUMS & SLIDESHOWS — FREE • Group photos into albums • Slideshow templates: Classic, Ken Burns, Slide, Collage • All clock faces free: flip cards, circle, analog StandBy FRAME BY DAY, CLOCK BY NIGHT • A calm StandBy-style clock for your bedside • Focus timer with Pomodoro presets built in 100% PRIVATE • LAN-only: photos go device-to-device over your WiFi • No account. No ads. No third-party tracking. Works fully offline. DIY & TV • Works on Apple TV as a receiver • Makers: build a $10 ESP32 WiFi frame with our open hardware guide PRO (one-time lifetime purchase, or a monthly / quarterly subscription) • Send whole albums to another device in one tap • Remote-control any frame (next/prev/pause, change clock) SUBSCRIPTION INFO • ProFocus Pro Monthly and ProFocus Pro Quarterly are auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://profocus.fighttech.vn/privacy Six languages: English, Tiếng Việt, 한êµì–´, 日本語, العربية, 䏿–‡. ProFocus is small on purpose — quiet software for a calmer home.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ProFocus at every 9 days against Digital Frame Lite's every 4 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Digital Frame Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ProFocus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Digital Frame Lite ships an update every 4 weeks, ProFocus every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digital Frame Lite | ProFocus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TheCoolBytes | Tran Trung Hieu |
In-app purchases
Digital Frame Lite
- Unlock Pro$2.99
ProFocus
- ProFocus Pro Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- ProFocus Pro Quarterly$8.993 Months
- ProFocus Pro$39.99
Questions
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