# Photo Crop vs Square Sized

The clearest difference is rating: Square Sized at 4.2 against Photo Crop's 2.0. Square Sized also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 24%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 34 months). Photo Crop's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Square Sized sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Photo Crop asks for nothing beyond the download.

Square Sized holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Square Sized has 8.2K ratings behind it against 157, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Photo Crop's written reviews are positive against 61% of Square Sized's.

Photo Crop ships an update every 34 months, Square Sized every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Photo Crop | Square Sized |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [2.0 (157 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-crop/id431136934/reviews) | **[4.2 (8.2K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/square-sized/id822079075/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 157 | **8.2K** |
| Positive reviews | 23.9% of reviews | **60.6% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | **Every 2 months** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Subscription |
| Size | 6 MB | 81 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.0** | 12.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Limit Point Software](https://appshunter.io/developer/377981570) | [Daneco Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/418615960) |

## What reviewers say

### Photo Crop

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-crop/id431136934)

Easily crop, rotate, and flip your photos without compromising image quality. This application is designed to handle even very large image files efficiently.

**Highlights:** Lossless photo cropping, Photo rotation, Photo flipping, Handles large images

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Works as expected
- 🚀 Simple and easy to use
- 💡 Useful for cropping photos

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Freezes when loading photos
- 🐛 Loses image quality after cropping
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 💸 Intrusive ads

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes on launch
- Save button not working
- Cropping function not working as expected

**Requested features**

- Add ability to crop video
- Allow custom crop sizes
- Improve image quality after cropping


### Square Sized

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/square-sized/id822079075)

Easily post entire photos and videos to social media platforms without cropping. Enhance your images with filters, text, shapes, and backgrounds. Offers a free trial period for full access.

**Highlights:** Add borders for social media, Import from albums, Facebook, Instagram, Add filters, text, and shapes, Layering options for text, Variety of backgrounds, Post full-size photos and videos

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 year subscription | $19.99 | per year |
| ad free + remove watermark | $0.99 | one-time |
| Remove Watermark | $0.99 | one-time |
| SquareSized | $1.99 | one-time |
| Unlock all patterns + lines | $2.99 | one-time |
| Get 47 fonts | $2.99 | one-time |
| Unlock 96 Shapes | $2.99 | one-time |
| Upload longer video | $2.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Music | $2.99 | one-time |
| UnlockAll | $4.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 💻 Useful for editing photos and videos
- 🎨 Variety of editing features and filters
- 🌟 Great for Instagram and social media
- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Paywall for many features
- 📢 Excessive ads and pop-ups
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Limited access to camera roll

**Reported bugs**

- App freezes when trying to add text
- Inability to restore in-app purchases
- Incompatibility issues with newer devices
- Watermark reappearing after removal

**Requested features**

- More free editing tools and filters
- Ability to remove watermark permanently
- Improved video editing capabilities
- Better organization and management of edited photos


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Photo Crop free?

Photo Crop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Square Sized free?

Square Sized is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Photo Crop or Square Sized?

Square Sized is rated higher. Photo Crop averages 2.0 out of 5 from 157 ratings, while Square Sized averages 4.2 from 8.2K ratings.

### Do Photo Crop or Square Sized have ads?

Neither Photo Crop nor Square Sized shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Photo Crop or Square Sized?

Photo Crop ships an update every 34 months, and Square Sized every 2 months. Most recently, Photo Crop was updated on October 23, 2026 and Square Sized on October 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*