Comparison

PicFrame vs Pic Stitch

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

Pic Stitch

Easily combine photos and videos into stunning collages with over 400 layouts. Enhance your creations with filters, borders, and powerful editing tools. Share your masterpieces directly to social media.

Highlights
  • 400+ collage layouts
  • 25 filter packs
  • 30+ border packs
  • Photo and video editing
  • Social media sharing
  • High resolution export
  • Stickers, text, and drawing tools
Features
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Transform your camera roll into stunning collages with Pic Stitch—the ultimate collage maker that easily stitches photos together for iPhone & iPad. With over 400 collage layouts, 25 filter packs, more than 30 border packs and robust photo & video editing tools, Pic Stitch offers a simple design with a powerful collage editor. Create a before-and-after sequence, combine multiple photos and videos into one beautifully framed collage, or produce a photographic series with music. Then share your masterpiece with friends & family on your favorite social media networks including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Pic Stitch is a must-have app for anyone looking to level-up their photography game, whether you're a social media influencer, blogger, content creator, or just looking to make unique collages to share with friends. Create professional-looking collages and make your photos pop with the same powerful tools and templates used by top photographers in the industry. If you have ever wondered how social media influencers combine several images into one glamorous frame, this is the secret tool they all use to make their content a masterpiece! * One of the Top 7 photo apps & Top 100 apps of ALL TIME according to Mashable * Overview: – Explore iOS Home Screen Widget Wallpapers featuring your most recent collages – Discover recent social media Trending Layouts – Browse 375+ different layouts – Explore 25 filter packs to enhance your photos – Design with 30+ border packs & customize layouts – Works with photos and videos – 15 different photo aspect ratios optimized for sharing (i.e. 9x16 format for social stories) – Customize photo borders – Easy to use UI – Amazing photo FX filters – Pan, rotate, flip, mirror and zoom – Share to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more – Save to your photo album – High resolution export Photo Editing Features: – Quick Enhance: hi-definition, scenery, food, portrait, night – Filter Packs: food, style, radiant, romance, noir, soleil, toy camera, wonderland, pop art, mystic, nostalgia, subtle, tital, wanderlust, jetset, spring, summer, beach, layer pro, cabin pro, grunge, brushes, visual fx, eeeeeats – Effects: exposure, brightness, contrast, structure, warmth, saturation, fade, highlights, shadows, vignette, sharpen – Stickers: decorate your photo collage with your favorite stickers powered by Giphy – Text Editor: insert text overlays and select your choice of font styles, colors, backgrounds, shadows and more – Drawing Editor: add your own touch to each photo by selecting a drawing tool of your choice – Meme Editor: turn your photo collage into a meme with a simple template that adds text where it matters most – Watermark Editor: add your own brand logos or create custom watermarks with text, date and time stamps – Frame Editor: white, black, vertical, horizontal, banners, bars – Overlay Editor: circles, pentagons, squares, rectangles, diamonds, grid lines – Rotate & Reflect: left, right, horizontal, vertical – Portrait Editors: blemish, blur, whiten, redeye, splash, sharpen, focus – Crop Tool: 1x1, 1x2, 2x1, 4x6, 6x4, 3x4, 4x3, 5x7, 7x5, 8x10, 10x8, 9x16, 16x9 View our Terms of Service at: https://maplemedia.io/terms-of-service/ View our Privacy Policy at: https://maplemedia.io/privacy/ Your feedback helps us make the app better! If you have comments or suggestions please email us at contact@maplemedia.io * Mashable Mentions * http://mashable.com/2015/12/13/best-iphone-photo-apps-of-all-time http://mashable.com/2015/12/08/100-best-iphone-apps

Screenshots

PicFrame4 screens
Pic Stitch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PicFrame at none against Pic Stitch's shown. PicFrame also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 45%). Pic Stitch's advantage is chart position (#138 vs unranked) and ratings volume (66K vs 17K). On price, rating, update cadence 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. PicFrame sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Pic Stitch sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for PicFrame against 4.7 for Pic Stitch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17K and 66K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of PicFrame's written reviews are positive against 45% of Pic Stitch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PicFrame ships an update every 9 days, Pic Stitch weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
PicFrame versus Pic Stitch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicFramePic Stitch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (17K ratings) — better4.7 (66K ratings)
Positive reviews77.9% of reviews — better44.8% of reviews
Number of ratings17K66K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#138 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB403 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperActive Development LimitedMaple Media Apps, LLC

Customer experience

PicFrame

All ratings17,103 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews417 reviews
Positive77.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative17.3%

Pic Stitch

All ratings65,631 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews634 reviews
Positive44.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative50.8%

User reviews

PicFrame

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Reliable and consistent
  • 💡 Useful for various purposes (collages, before/after, etc.)
  • 🎨 Lots of customization options (frames, layouts, etc.)

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Locked features behind paywall
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🤔 Confusing UI changes after updates
  • 🔍 Missing key features (e.g. image resizing)

Pic Stitch

From 66K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Great for creating collages
  • 🎨 Lots of customization options
  • 💡 Useful for business/professional use

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Paywall for basic features
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🚫 Removal of previously free features
  • 📢 Intrusive ads even after paying

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

Pic Stitch

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to restore purchases
  • Frequent crashes
  • Editing tools not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Eye dropper tool
  • Ability to adjust border thickness and color
  • More free layout options
  • Restore previous free features

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
14 purchases

Pic Stitch

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly Pro Subscription$3.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro Subscription$6.991 Month
  • Pic Stitch Pro$6.991 Month
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  • Annual Pro Subscription3 variants$34.991 Year
  • Annual Pro Subscription1 Year trial3 variants$34.991 Year
  • Pic Stitch Pro3 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Annual Pro Subscription1 Month trial$34.991 Year
One-time7
  • Borders Pack$3.99
  • Nostalgia Effects Pack$3.99
  • Grunge Effects Pack$3.99
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  • Viewfinder Effects Pack$3.99
  • Frames Pack$3.99
  • Toy Camera Effects Pack$3.99
  • Mustaches Sticker Pack$3.99

Questions

Is PicFrame free?
PicFrame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pic Stitch free?
Pic Stitch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PicFrame or Pic Stitch?
PicFrame is rated higher. PicFrame averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Pic Stitch averages 4.7 from 66K ratings.
Do PicFrame or Pic Stitch have ads?
Pic Stitch shows ads; PicFrame does not.
Which is updated more often, PicFrame or Pic Stitch?
PicFrame ships an update every 9 days, and Pic Stitch weekly. Most recently, PicFrame was updated on September 24, 2026 and Pic Stitch on September 25, 2026.

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