Comparison

PopFrame vs Cloud Gaze

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

Cloud Gaze

Transform the sky into your personal canvas for drawing and doodling. Capture your imagination by sketching directly onto moving clouds, then save your creations as still images or animated videos. Collaborate with friends in real-time using SharePlay.

Highlights
  • Draw on moving clouds
  • Save as image or video
  • Share editable drawings
  • Collaborate via SharePlay
  • Adjust sky speed and direction
  • Apple Pencil support
Features
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See a dragon in the clouds? Pause the sky and draw what you imagine. Cloud Gaze is a quiet place to sketch, doodle, and watch the clouds drift by. Find a face, trace a creature, or follow a shape wherever it takes you. MAKE THE SKY YOUR CANVAS Draw with your finger on iPhone or iPad, or use Apple Pencil on a compatible iPad. Choose your colors, adjust the sky's speed and direction, and move around your canvas with two fingers. Settle into a calm moment or let your imagination wander. SHARE A LITTLE WONDER Turn your drawing into a still image or an animated video. Choose the framing and timing, preview the result, and share it with friends. KEEP CREATING Save your favorites in your drawing library. Share an editable CloudGaze drawing through AirDrop, Messages, or Files, then open it in Cloud Gaze to keep drawing. DRAW TOGETHER Join friends and family over FaceTime SharePlay. Pick an animal avatar and see what everyone imagines in the same clouds. FIND YOUR FAVORITE BACKGROUND Start with two free backgrounds: Spring Afternoon and Mist at Dusk. Cloud Gaze Pro unlocks the premium background collection: Peachy Daydreams, Watercolor Wash, Graphite Drift, Wandering Nebula, and Dot Matrix. Choose monthly or yearly billing for the same premium background collection. Drawing, saving, image and video sharing, editable drawing files, SharePlay, and sky controls are available for free. Cloud Gaze Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription. Pricing is shown in the app for your region. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.cloudgaze.art/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PopFrame4 screens
Cloud Gaze4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cloud Gaze at 5.0 against PopFrame's 4.5. PopFrame's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Cloud Gaze 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

Cloud Gaze holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PopFrame has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PopFrame ships an update weekly, Cloud Gaze every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PopFrame versus Cloud Gaze: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPopFrameCloud Gaze
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Vision ProiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRamik SadanaAustin Emmons

Customer experience

PopFrame

All ratings22 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative13.0%

Cloud Gaze

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Cloud Gaze

Subscriptions2
  • Cloud Gaze Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Cloud Gaze Pro Yearly$7.991 Year

Questions

Is PopFrame free?
PopFrame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cloud Gaze free?
Cloud Gaze is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PopFrame or Cloud Gaze?
Cloud Gaze is rated higher. PopFrame averages 4.5 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Cloud Gaze averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PopFrame or Cloud Gaze have ads?
Neither PopFrame nor Cloud Gaze shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PopFrame or Cloud Gaze?
PopFrame ships an update weekly, and Cloud Gaze every 9 months. Most recently, PopFrame was updated on November 7, 2026 and Cloud Gaze on November 4, 2026.

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