Comparison

Insta Templates vs Frames

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

Head to head
About

Insta Templates

Craft stunning social media content using pre-designed templates. Enhance your photos with filters and effects, add custom text with unique fonts, and select background colors. Share your creations instantly to social platforms.

Highlights
  • Handcrafted social media templates
  • Photo filters and effects
  • Unique fonts for text
  • Free stock photo library
  • Seamless social media sharing
  • Template organization and albums
Features
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Create beautiful content for social media with handcrafted templates. Add filters and effects to your photos directly within the template. Write your text with unique fonts, select a background color. Then share your story with the world! TEMPLATES Choose from standard layouts: story, portrait, square and landscape. The choice is yours. CAROUSELS With Tell you can layer your pictures across multiple frames for a seamless Instagram layout. FREE STOCK PHOTOS Unsplash stock photo library with 1,000,000+ images to choose from. POST TO SOCIAL INSTANTLY When you’re ready SCRL will take you directly to Instagram to share your work. ORGANIZE Every edited template is automatically saved. You can create albums and add templates to it to easily plan your publishing work. Start Premium with a free 7-day trial. Once the trial is over, you’ll be charged a monthly subscription fee. Premium will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can go to your Settings > iTunes Account & App Store > Apple ID > Subscriptions to manage your subscription and turn auto-renew off. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Terms of Use: http://support.wiseapps.pl/tell_tou.html Privacy Policy: http://support.wiseapps.pl/tell_pp.html

About

Frames

Effortlessly transform your ideas into stunning videos using advanced AI. Describe your vision and let the app generate cinematic masterpieces from text prompts. Explore a new dimension of movie creation powered by cutting-edge AI technology.

Highlights
  • Text to video generation
  • AI movie maker
  • Powered by Luma Dream Machine
  • Create from imagination
  • High-quality visuals
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Welcome to Frames. A new way to make movies entirely with AI. Frames is the AI movie maker that brings your imagination to life! With Frames, you can effortlessly transform your ideas into never before possible videos, powered by cutting-edge technology from Luma Dream Machine and Flux Pro. Create: - Text to Video: Simply describe your vision, and Frames will generate a breathtaking video in minutes. No editing skills required—just pure imagination. - Powered by Luma Dream Machine: Experience vivid, high-quality visuals created by one of the most advanced AI models in the industry. - Create Anything You Can Imagine: From fantasy worlds to real-life scenarios, if you can think it, Frames can bring it to life. Your imagination is the only limit. Turn your ideas into cinematic masterpieces—start creating with Frames today! Have questions, problems, or feedback? Reach out to us at support@frames.ai. The Frames Pro Membership Experience Frames Pro is a weekly subscription that provides access to advanced AI tools. Subscription auto-renews at the end of each term (weekly, monthly or yearly depending on subscription), unless cancelled 24-hours in advance. The subscription fee is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active period. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms and conditions: https://frames.ai/terms Privacy policy: https://frames.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Insta Templates3 screens
Frames3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Insta Templates at 100% against Frames's 29%. Insta Templates also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). Frames's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Insta Templates sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Frames sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Insta Templates ships an update every 4 days, Frames every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Insta Templates versus Frames: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInsta TemplatesFrames
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (624 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better29.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—624 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrzegorz WojcikPixelcut Inc.

Customer experience

Insta Templates

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Frames

All ratings620 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive29.3%
Neutral2.4%
Negative68.3%

Bugs and requests

Insta Templates

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Frames

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to export/save projects
  • Incorrect credit deductions during trial
  • Errors with prompts over a certain length

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save unfinished projects
  • More customization options
  • Restore old features
  • Wider range of templates and layouts
  • Support for various aspect ratios

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Insta Templates

Subscriptions1
  • Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
10 purchases

Frames

Subscriptions5
  • Frames Pro7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Frames Pro$4.997 Days
  • Frames Pro$5.997 Days
Show 2 more
  • Frames Pro$39.991 Year
  • Frames Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time5
  • 500 Credits$9.99
  • 1,000 Credits$19.99
  • 1,500 Credits$29.99
Show 2 more
  • 2,500 Credits$49.99
  • 5,000 Credits$99.99

Questions

Is Insta Templates free?
Insta Templates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Frames free?
Frames is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Insta Templates or Frames have ads?
Insta Templates shows ads; Frames does not.
Which is updated more often, Insta Templates or Frames?
Insta Templates ships an update every 4 days, and Frames every 5 days. Most recently, Insta Templates was updated on October 11, 2026 and Frames on October 20, 2026.

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