Comparison

PicFrame vs Photo Frames & Collage Editor

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

Head to head
About

PicFrame

Create stunning photo and video collages with over 100 adjustable templates or design your own. Easily combine multiple images and videos, add text, filters, and stickers for social media or print. Offers full creative control and high-resolution exports.

Highlights
  • 100+ adjustable layouts
  • Custom frame design
  • Combine photos and videos
  • Text, filters, and stickers
  • Drawing and shape tools
  • Multiple aspect ratios
  • High-resolution export
Features
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Turn your photos and videos into collages and grids with PicFrame, the free photo collage maker. Create beautiful layouts, digital scrapbooks, and before-after comparisons in seconds. With over 100 adjustable templates and the ability to design your own custom frames and layouts, your photos will always look their best. Whether you're scrapbooking memories, crafting a photo book, printing layouts, or designing grid posts for Instagram and TikTok, PicFrame makes every collage simple, fun, and professional-looking. Why creators love PicFrame • 100+ fully adjustable layouts, or design your own custom frames • Combine up to 16 photos or videos in one collage • Make before-after comparisons or side-by-side photo grids • Resize, rotate, zoom, and mirror each element • Add text labels with custom fonts, colors, outlines, and tape effects • Draw directly on your design using touch or Apple Pencil • Apply filters, shadows, rounded corners, and borders • Use shapes like circles, hearts, and hexagons • Add stickers and comic-style details • Include music in video collages • Choose any aspect ratio (square, 16:9, 4:5, and more) • Advanced print layout preview for perfect results • High-resolution exports and easy sharing to social apps • Drag & drop photos on iPad for fast editing • Works on iPhone and iPad, with Dark and Light Mode Perfect for • Photo collages, video grids & digital scrapbooks • Instagram, TikTok, and Threads posts • DIY crafts & creative projects • Before/after photo comparisons • Comics, photo stories, and cards • Print layouts, grids, and picture frames Rated 9/10 in the Wired App Guide. Download PicFrame, the free photo collage editor that makes your pictures and videos stand out! Terms of use: https://activedevelopment.co.nz/terms-conditions/

About

Photo Frames & Collage Editor

Easily create personalized photo collages and frames for any occasion. Choose from a wide variety of categories, add text, stickers, and effects to design unique picture arrangements. Share your creations instantly with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Personalized photo frames by category
  • Photo collage creation
  • Add text with custom fonts
  • Apply photo effects and stickers
  • Share creations via messaging and social media
  • Ad-free premium experience
Features
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Photo Frames Collage is the best app to create you own personalized collages with your own photos. You can use a great variety of collage photo frames to design creative, funny and professional photo frames for pictures within a few seconds. How do I use the app “Photo Frames Collage”? We have developed a simple photo collage maker, which will guide you step by step so that you can quickly and easily design your own picture collages. 1.- First of all, you'll have to choose the kind of photo frame you like. We have created different categories so that you can find frames for every occasion: Birthday photo frames, love photo frames, family, baby, happy birthday, anniversary, valentine and wedding photo frames, flower and nature photo frames, Christmas photo frames, glass photo frames, etc. 2.- Once you have picked the category, you will have to choose the frame. You can change the frame using the arrow buttons (left and right). As soon as you have found the one you like, you'll have to press the accept button at the top right of the screen. 3.- In the next step you will design your photo collage. You will have to choose a photo of your image gallery or use your camera to add the photo to the frame and create a collage or photo collage with it. Remember that you can zoom in, rotate the image, etc. using your fingers so that it fits in perfectly into the frame you have chosen. 4.- In the next step of the process you can add a personalized text, choose the font type, text size and color you wish to add. 5.- Finally, you can add some photo effects with very funny and creative stickers or badges. This will allow you to decorate your photos very quickly. At this point, you will have finished your photo collage and you can download and share it with whoever you like via messaging apps, email, social networks, SMS, etc. You'll be the envy of all your friends and your family with these photo frames. Main characteristics of the app “Photo Frames Collage”: - Personalized photo frames with background, organized by category. Find your perfect frame for every occasion. - Complete editor for photo frames online with which you can make photo collages with pretty frames and your photos. Add texts, badges or stickers, filters, etc. - Share your love collages with your friends and family. Premium Features: - With no ads, you can focus on designing beautiful photo frames without interruptions. - Remove watermarks and export clean, high-quality images ready to share or keep as memories. - Access exclusive photo frames not available in the free version, perfect for birthdays, family moments, weddings, holidays, and nature-themed designs. - Unlock advanced text customization with multiple font styles to personalize your designs with messages, quotes, or captions. - Enjoy a collection of premium stickers and decorative elements to add fun, creative, or elegant details to your photo frames. We hope that you like this beautiful photo frame app. If you liked our photo collage app, we would appreciate if you could give this app a positive review. This will help us to keep maintaining the app and add new improvements and features. Legal notice/Disclaimer: All designs used on this app have been created by exclusive designers for Reticode, therefore the commercial use of any image included in the program is prohibited without the previous authorization of Reticode. For some designs we have used images from public domain since they are not identified in any way that indicates the existence of exploitation rights reserved thereon. Any natural or legal person who was the owner of any images contained herein, may accredit through reticode@gmail.com, committing to the immediate withdrawal of the image after verification, if necessary, ownership of the image or protected sentence. Terms: https://reticode.com/terms/terms-of-service-photo-frames.html Privacy Policy: https://reticode.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

PicFrame4 screens
Photo Frames & Collage Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PicFrame at none against Photo Frames & Collage Editor's shown. PicFrame also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 32 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, 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. PicFrame sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Photo Frames & Collage Editor sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PicFrame holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PicFrame has 17K ratings behind it against 2.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of PicFrame's written reviews are positive against 86% of Photo Frames & Collage Editor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PicFrame ships an update every 9 days, Photo Frames & Collage Editor every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PicFrame versus Photo Frames & Collage Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicFramePhoto Frames & Collage Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (17K ratings) — better4.5 (2.5K ratings)
Positive reviews79.1% of reviews86.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17K — better2.5K
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 32 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB60 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperActive Development LimitedReticode

Customer experience

PicFrame

All ratings17,108 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews470 reviews
Positive79.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative16.2%

Photo Frames & Collage Editor

All ratings2,501 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.6%

Bugs and requests

PicFrame

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Saved photos not matching the on-screen layout
  • Inability to delete cells in a layout
  • Inconsistent behavior when adding text

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free layout and frame options
  • Ability to edit individual frame sizes
  • Improved Instagram integration
  • Ability to save and reuse custom layouts

Photo Frames & Collage Editor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

PicFrame

Subscriptions5
  • PicFrame Create Monthly$1.491 Month
  • PicFrame Create Monthly$1.991 Month
  • PicFrame Create Yearly3 Days trial$12.991 Year
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  • PicFrame Create Yearly1 Year trial$12.991 Year
  • PicFrame Create Yearly3 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time5
  • Food Stickers$0.99
  • Text Stickers$0.99
  • Custom Watermarks$1.99
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  • Templates$2.99
  • PicFrame Create Lifetime$49.99
5 purchases

Photo Frames & Collage Editor

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Annual3 Days trial$22.991 Year
One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Lifetime$6.99

Questions

Is PicFrame free?
PicFrame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo Frames & Collage Editor free?
Photo Frames & Collage Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PicFrame or Photo Frames & Collage Editor?
PicFrame is rated higher. PicFrame averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Photo Frames & Collage Editor averages 4.5 from 2.5K ratings.
Do PicFrame or Photo Frames & Collage Editor have ads?
Photo Frames & Collage Editor shows ads; PicFrame does not.
Which is updated more often, PicFrame or Photo Frames & Collage Editor?
PicFrame ships an update every 9 days, and Photo Frames & Collage Editor every 32 months. Most recently, PicFrame was updated on October 21, 2026 and Photo Frames & Collage Editor on October 22, 2026.

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