Photo Studio by Square vs Waypoint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Photo Studio by Square
Easily create professional product photos for e-commerce. Snap images, use AI to remove backgrounds and add styling, then seamlessly sell your items online. Offers a free tier with optional AI environment purchases.
- AI background removal
- Customizable backgrounds
- Realistic shadow effects
- Built-in camera stabilizer
- Sync with Square catalog
- Create Square Online Checkout links
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Just snap, style, and sell. That’s how remarkably easy the Square Photo Studio app is. Snap an ecommerce photo. Style your photo and remove the background. Sell your items instantly with Square. Plus, it’s free so you can start taking professional-looking photos instantly at no cost. New! You now have the ability to purchase AI Environment photos after 40 free images (or 10 free generations.) Pricing for this feature is as follows: 40 images / 10 generations- $8.00 100 images / 25 generations - $15.00 200 images/ 50 generations $20.00 Snap Open the app and you first walk through a set of simple photography tips for lighting, framing, and more. To ensure sharper photos, a built-in camera stabilizer keeps angles straight. The app even remembers your settings so you get consistent images every time. Style After you take and save your pictures, the app’s AI tool extracts the image background and adds a transparent one. Choose a preset or custom color background to help your items stand out and sell. The photo editing utility can add a realistic shadow to your item for depth on any background. Sell Seamlessly go from taking photos to selling online. Use your pictures to create Square items right in the app and sync them with your Square catalog. Or connect new photos to existing items. Even create Square Online Checkout links in the app so you can sell in just a few clicks—no website needed. Privacy Policy: https://squareup.com/legal/general/privacy Terms of Service: https://squareup.com/legal/general/ua
Waypoint
Transform your photos into travel memories by adding location, date, weather, music, and flight paths. This app preserves original photo data and creates AI-generated travelogues locally. Organize your adventures with an in-app travel album.
- Add location, date, weather, music, and flight paths to photos
- High-quality camera with 8 filters
- AI-generated travelogues (on-device)
- In-app travel album
- Preserves original photo metadata
- Supports 11 languages
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Waypoint は、あなたの写真を旅の思い出に変えるカメラアプリです。 撮影した一枚に(または写真ライブラリから読み込んだ一枚に)、場所・日付・天気・お気に入りの曲、そして世界地図上のフライト航路まで重ねられます。写真は高解像度のままカメラロールへ保存され、元の撮影日時・位置も保持されるので、アルバムの時系列が崩れません。 アカウント登録は不要。アップロードもなし。すべて端末内で完結します。 主な機能 • 高画質カメラ+8種のフィルター • 4スタイルのオーバーレイ(場所・日付・天気・音楽・航路) • フライトモード:航路(例 NRT → BKK)をベクター世界地図に描画 • 過去の写真を読み込み(元の撮影日時・GPSを引き継ぎ) • 音楽:膨大な楽曲を検索、プレイリスト作成、時間帯・天気に合うおすすめ • 元の撮影日時・位置を保持してカメラロールへ保存 • AI旅行記:撮った写真から旅の物語をオンデバイス生成(完全ローカル・費用0) • アプリ内 旅行アルバム:撮影を旅ごとに自動でまとめて見返せる • 11言語対応 · iPhone & iPad 旅を、写真に刻もう。 利用規約(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ プライバシーポリシー: https://1984agentoffice-eng.github.io/waypoint-legal/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Waypoint at every 4 days against Photo Studio by Square's monthly. Waypoint also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 72%). Photo Studio by Square's advantage is iOS requirement (14.1 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Photo Studio by Square sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Waypoint sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Photo Studio by Square ships an update monthly, Waypoint every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photo Studio by Square | Waypoint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 216 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Block, Inc. | Daisuke Iwamoto |
Customer experience
Photo Studio by Square
Waypoint
Bugs and requests
Photo Studio by Square
Reported bugs
3 issues- Scrolling issues when accessing photo library
- Inconsistent behavior when removing backgrounds
- Syncing problems with Square store
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to add custom backgrounds
- Option to upload and edit existing photos
- Functionality to add multiple photos per item
- More granular control over photo editing
- iPad compatibility
Waypoint
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Photo Studio by Square
- 40 Images$8.00
- 100 Images$15.00
- 200 Images$20.00
Waypoint
- Standard$1.991 Month
- Premium$2.991 Month
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