Comparison

Minimal Folio vs LumaFrame

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

Head to head
About

Minimal Folio

Create and showcase your professional portfolio of images, videos, and PDFs on your mobile devices. This unbranded app allows for easy presentation with intuitive controls and external display support. Organize multiple projects and sync them across devices.

Highlights
  • Image, video, and PDF support
  • Minimal user interface
  • Pinch and zoom gestures
  • External display support
  • Multiple portfolio management
  • Cloud sync via Dropbox
  • File transfer via iTunes
Features
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Minimal Folio shows your portfolio of images, PDF and video full screen on iPad and iPhone. The toolbar hides while you present, and the app puts no name or logo over your work. Demo videos and more: https://mfl.io/ PRESENT - Swipe sideways between columns and down through the items in a column - Pinch to look closer at an image or a PDF page - Show JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF and BMP images, PDF pages, and MOV, M4V and MP4 video - Choose whether video plays by itself, loops, shows controls, and fits or fills the screen - Move between items with the arrow keys on a hardware keyboard - Hide editing, thumbnail view, folio switching and the user guide before you hand the device over ORGANISE - Keep separate folios and switch between them - Drag items, or whole columns, into order in thumbnail view - Import several photos and videos from your albums at once - Copy and paste items between folios and between apps - Arrange newly added files into columns from their filenames - Email selected items as optimised copies or as the originals TRANSFER - Sync folios with Dropbox in both directions, or replace one side with the other - Copy files to and from a Mac in the Finder, or a Windows PC in Apple Devices MORE - Open the Settings app and choose Minimal Folio for launch, lock, video, sync, import and cache options

About

LumaFrame

Transform your iPad into a dynamic photo frame with various display styles and customization options. Effortlessly select photos or albums and control transition speeds, appearance, and optional metadata display. Adapts to light modes and offers energy-efficient performance.

Highlights
  • Select photos/albums from library or files
  • Five display styles: Grid Flip, Puzzle, Crossfade, Slide In, Photo Wall
  • Customizable transition speeds and shuffle
  • Optional metadata display (date, location, camera settings)
  • Automatic iOS Light/Dark Mode support
  • Energy-efficient performance
Features
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Transform your iPad into a stunning photo frame with LumaFrame! • Effortlessly select photos or entire albums from your library or files, and have your frame ready in seconds without any hassle. • Choose from five exquisite styles: Grid Flip, Puzzle, Crossfade, Slide In, and Photo Wall, to perfectly showcase your memories. • Take full control of your display with customizable transition speeds, shuffle options, image scaling, and personalized appearance settings. • Enhance your experience by optionally displaying capture date and time, photo location, camera and exposure settings, and photographer name. • Adapt to your environment with automatic iOS Light/Dark Mode, or lock your frame to your preferred lighting. • Enjoy smooth, energy-efficient performance for hours on end. Revitalize your old iPad and turn it into a dedicated living photo frame with LumaFrame. LumaFrame is a privacy first app. Your photos stay yours. No photo will ever leave the device. Photos are only shown on your iPad's display.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Minimal Folio at Free against LumaFrame's $1.99. Minimal Folio also leads on ratings volume (201 vs 1). LumaFrame's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (100% vs 60%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Minimal Folio is free to download; LumaFrame costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LumaFrame holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minimal Folio has 201 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Minimal Folio's written reviews are positive against 100% of LumaFrame's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minimal Folio ships an update every 7 months, LumaFrame every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Minimal Folio versus LumaFrame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinimal FolioLumaFrame
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.4 (201 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings201 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudio Heys LimitedJohan van der Vyver

Customer experience

Minimal Folio

All ratings201 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews184 reviews
Positive59.8%
Neutral10.3%
Negative29.9%

LumaFrame

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

Bugs and requests

Minimal Folio

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Images disappearing or rearranging unexpectedly
  • Crashes when importing/loading images
  • Dropbox sync issues causing data loss
  • Video playback problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add captions or titles to images
  • Improved video playback controls
  • Support for more file formats (e.g. RAW, GIFs)
  • Sync options beyond just Dropbox
  • Kiosk mode to disable home button

LumaFrame

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Minimal Folio

No in-app purchases

None

LumaFrame

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minimal Folio free?
Minimal Folio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LumaFrame free?
LumaFrame costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Minimal Folio or LumaFrame?
LumaFrame is rated higher. Minimal Folio averages 4.4 out of 5 from 201 ratings, while LumaFrame averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Minimal Folio or LumaFrame have ads?
Neither Minimal Folio nor LumaFrame shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Minimal Folio or LumaFrame?
Minimal Folio ships an update every 7 months, and LumaFrame every 3 months. Most recently, Minimal Folio was updated on September 22, 2026 and LumaFrame on September 20, 2026.

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