Comparison

PopFrame vs Frame Screenshots

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

Head to head
About

PopFrame

Easily transform screen recordings and screenshots into polished graphics for social media, presentations, or client sharing. This app streamlines the process, allowing you to add backgrounds and export in various sizes and formats, including GIFs, in seconds.

Highlights
  • Frame screen recordings and screenshots
  • Add curated or transparent backgrounds
  • Multiple export sizes (square, portrait, landscape)
  • Export as GIF
  • Works with photos, videos, screenshots, recordings
  • Streamlined framing process
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PopFrame helps you turn vanilla screen recordings & screenshots into a delightful graphic in just a few taps, right from your phone. So if looking professional and polished while sharing mobile screens and screen-recordings — in presentations, on Twitter, TikTok, Youtube, or with clients — is important to you, PopFrame will save you time, every single time. SAVE TIME EVERY TIME Framing & styling screen recordings and screenshots can be extremely tedious. PopFrame streamlines this to under 30 seconds. NOTEWORTHY, SHAREWORTHY Create elegant exports, ready for sharing in Twitter, Canva or Instagram, or for presentations in Keynote, PowerPoint or Google Slides. BACKGROUNDS Select from a range of curated backgrounds to match perfectly with your images and videos, or export with a transparent background for that extra bit of customization. MULTIPLE EXPORT SIZES Export in crisp square, sharp portrait, bright landscape or a focused zoomed-in formats for use across web, socials, or presentations. GIF EXPORT Convert your video recordings into eye-catching GIFs, perfect for social media and messaging apps. SCREENSHOTS, RECORDINGS, PHOTOS, VIDEOS PopFrame works with all media types in your photo library. If you have love or feedback to share, please drop us a line at hello@popframe.app. Terms of use: https://popframe.app/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://popframe.app/privacy-policy

About

Frame Screenshots

Enhance your screenshots by adding custom device frames, backgrounds, and lighting effects. Perfect for showcasing app designs, home screen layouts, or gaming captures with a professional touch. Automate the process with shortcuts and Siri integration.

Highlights
  • Add device frames (iPhone, iPad, Mac, etc.)
  • Apply custom backgrounds (gradients, patterns, images)
  • Adjust lighting and shadow effects
  • Automatic screenshot detection
  • Batch processing with Shortcuts and Siri
  • Custom frame support
Features
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“Shareshot does things that a shortcut can’t, and the results it produces look fantastic.” - MacStories “The first app that’s taken a spot on my main Control Center screen is Shareshot.” — Stephen Robles “One of the things I liked most about Shareshot is that it’s very intuitive.” — 9to5Mac ~~ Winner of MacStories Selects "Best Design" 2024 ~~ ~~ Upgradies 2024 Runner-up: Best Newcomer iOS App ~~ Create beautiful images for sharing screenshots, social posts, text, source code, podcasts and more so quickly it seems unreal. UNLIMITED FREE USE WITH NO WATERMARKS on single framed screenshots. WHAT YOU CAN DO * Add a perfectly fitted device frame to screenshots from iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and more. Perfect for sharing lock & home screen setups, promoting apps or adding device images to web content. Use batch mode to process many images instantly with consistent results. * Hide or blur personal information like names, faces and bank details with a single tap. * Instantly create images from social post links for reposting or adding to presentation slides, with option to include original links and QR Codes. (Supports X, BlueSky, Mastodon) * Add text or Markdown to post online as images using the supplied themes for announcements or promotions. * Paste source code fragments to get syntax-highlighted images for sharing online or in presentations. * Import links to automatically create attractive "card" images for sharing. All standard device bezels are included for free, always. A Pro subscription removes restrictions on more advanced features including: batch mode, custom background images, custom frame images, and Shortcuts. BACKGROUNDS * Add a pretty background — with thousands of gradient variations, striped patterns, and LGBTQ+ and solidarity flags to show off your screenshot. * Highlight your image with the light position control for shadow and lighting effects in the background. * Use any custom image as a background. (*) MAGIC IMPORT * Paste, Drop, Open or directly type in text that is automatically rendered as an attractive image. * Text and Markdown is converted to an image using themes provided. * Source Code is drawn with syntax highlighting. * Links to Social Posts produce social "cards" without having to crop a screenshot (X, BlueSky and Mastodon). * Apple Music, Apple Maps, App Store, YouTube and podcast links all create shareable card images. BATCH MODE (*) * Import many images in batch mode, apply the same style settings to all and see the changes instantly with automatic file naming. * Customize per-image settings like device frame, corner radius and privacy redactions. * Create framed or text-based image carousels by dropping/importing multiple files and drag out the resulting images directly into another app to post them. PRIVACY * Automatic detection of Identification, Financial information and Faces. * Always automatically hides Financial information. * Tap a button to hide a piece of information or show it. * Multiple redaction styles. THE PERFECT FRAME * Device frames always fit the resolution of the screenshot, no janky stretched or cropped images. * Add your own custom frame with a clear area where the screenshot should be — frame any images! * Use any image if no frame is required, or choose "No frame" if you prefer to go without. SHORTCUTS & SIRI * Automate batch processing with powerful Shortcuts actions to frame each screenshot in the input. * Many powerful Shortcut Intents: "Frame last screenshot", "Open Shareshot with most recent screenshot", "Frame Screenshots", "Frame Screenshots with a custom background", "Create Image from Text", "Create Image from Links" and "Create Image from Source Code". * Siri "App Shortcut" support for saying "New Shareshot" to frame the last screenshot, opens the app ready for you to tweak the background. (*) - Requires Pro For Terms of Use see: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PopFrame4 screens
Frame Screenshots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PopFrame at weekly against Frame Screenshots's every 3 weeks. Frame Screenshots's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (88 vs 21). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. PopFrame sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Frame Screenshots sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Frame Screenshots holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 88 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of PopFrame's written reviews are positive against 78% of Frame Screenshots's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PopFrame ships an update weekly, Frame Screenshots every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PopFrame versus Frame Screenshots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPopFrameFrame Screenshots
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (21 ratings)4.7 (88 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews — better77.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2188 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB248 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRamik SadanaMontana Floss Co.

Customer experience

PopFrame

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative13.0%

Frame Screenshots

All ratings88 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative10.0%

Bugs and requests

PopFrame

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Frame Screenshots

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App doesn't see screenshots taken with Shortcuts
  • Auto-detection fails for certain devices (e.g., MacBook Air)
  • Landscape screenshots cause errors
  • Frame packs not working unless metadata matches exactly

Requested features

11 requests
  • Ability to move the iPhone frame
  • One-time payment option
  • Option for video framing
  • Support for custom export sizes
  • Support for screen recordings
Show 6 more
  • Animated backgrounds
  • Copy and delete option for screenshots
  • Support for multiple screenshots on one canvas
  • Lifetime unlock option
  • Mac App Store version
  • Framing screen recordings

In-app purchases

5 purchases

PopFrame

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Photo$0.991 Month
  • Unlimited Video + Photo$2.991 Month
One-time3
  • 15 Credits$0.99
  • 30 Credits$1.99
  • 45 Credits$2.99
2 purchases

Frame Screenshots

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$14.991 Year

Questions

Is PopFrame free?
PopFrame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Frame Screenshots free?
Frame Screenshots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PopFrame or Frame Screenshots?
Frame Screenshots is rated higher. PopFrame averages 4.5 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Frame Screenshots averages 4.7 from 88 ratings.
Do PopFrame or Frame Screenshots have ads?
Neither PopFrame nor Frame Screenshots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PopFrame or Frame Screenshots?
PopFrame ships an update weekly, and Frame Screenshots every 3 weeks. Most recently, PopFrame was updated on September 20, 2026 and Frame Screenshots on September 22, 2026.

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