Comparison

CaptionEdit vs JamPhotos

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

Head to head
About

CaptionEdit

Easily add captions and enhance old photos without obscuring the image. Preserve important details and context for family history with simple, fast editing tools. Captions are saved directly into photo metadata for seamless organization.

Highlights
  • Add captions without covering the photo
  • Multi-line captions
  • Captions saved into metadata
  • Improve brightness, contrast, and clarity
  • Works with scanned and born-digital photos
  • Permanent license
Features
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Add captions without obscuring any of your photo Write names, dates, places, or notes using a clean two‑part caption layout with auto-sizing. Captions are saved into metadata so your photos stay organised across devices and apps. Fix and enhance old photos Improve brightness, contrast, and clarity with simple adjustments designed for scanned or historical images. Perfect for family history and genealogy Add context to old photos, label people, and preserve important details for future generations. Designed for speed and simplicity CaptionEdit focuses on the essentials — no clutter, no complex tools, just fast, reliable editing. Features - Add captions without covering the photo - Multi-line captions - Captions saved into metadata - Improve brightness, contrast, and clarity - Works with scanned and born-digital photos - Permanent license - no account required

About

JamPhotos

Features
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A product shoot. A weekend away. Your next photo carousel. Edit the photos as a set, then get them ready to share. JamPhotos brings batch editing and photo layouts into one workspace on iPhone and iPad. Match a photo series from one reference, refine individual shots, and turn the result into separate files, a collage, or a carousel. MAKE THE SET CONSISTENT • Choose a reference photo and give the series a consistent look • Adjust strength and optionally keep each photo’s original light while transferring colors • Find the shots that stand out with a consistency map • Adjust exposure, contrast, color, and HSL with a live histogram • Apply edits to one photo, selected photos, or the whole batch FINISH EVERY FRAME • Crop, straighten, resize, rotate, and add frames • Remove backgrounds automatically, inspect edges on light and dark backdrops, and refine the mask with a brush • Retouch details • Add text, photos, drawings, logos, and watermarks as layers • Move, resize, and rotate objects directly on the image BUILD MORE THAN A BATCH • Create collages and contact sheets • Make social carousels with precisely aligned page edges • Build before-and-after layouts and reusable export recipes • Export JPEG, HEIC, or PNG with controls for size, color profile, transparency, and metadata For product shoots, social posts, travel albums, and client photo selections. No account is required. Your selected photos and edits are processed on your device. JamPhotos does not upload your photo content to our server. One full-resolution photo export per day is free. Pro removes the daily export limit and supports up to 50 photos per batch. Eligible subscribers get a 3-day free trial. Prices and renewal terms are shown before purchase. Terms of Use: https://kamnevapps.com/jamphotos/en-US/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://kamnevapps.com/jamphotos/en-US/privacy/

Screenshots

CaptionEdit3 screens
JamPhotos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CaptionEdit at 15.6 against JamPhotos's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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. CaptionEdit sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and JamPhotos sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CaptionEdit ships an update every 6 days, JamPhotos every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CaptionEdit versus JamPhotos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaptionEditJamPhotos
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleka Consulting Pty LtdVladimir Kamnev

In-app purchases

4 purchases

CaptionEdit

Subscriptions2
  • CaptionEdit 1 Month7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • CaptionEdity 1 Year7 Days trial$2.991 Year
One-time2
  • CaptionEdit Permanent License$19.99
  • Caption Edit2 variants$19.99
3 purchases

JamPhotos

Subscriptions2
  • JamPhotos Pro Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • JamPhotos Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • JamPhotos Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is CaptionEdit free?
CaptionEdit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JamPhotos free?
JamPhotos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CaptionEdit or JamPhotos have ads?
Neither CaptionEdit nor JamPhotos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CaptionEdit or JamPhotos?
CaptionEdit ships an update every 6 days, and JamPhotos every 5 days. Most recently, CaptionEdit was updated on October 6, 2026 and JamPhotos on October 10, 2026.

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