PicFrame vs Photo Collage Layout Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 100+ adjustable layouts
- Custom frame design
- Combine photos and videos
- Text, filters, and stickers
- Drawing and shape tools
- Multiple aspect ratios
- High-resolution export
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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/
Photo Collage Layout Maker
Create stunning photo collages with over 1000 free layouts, backgrounds, stickers, and drawing tools. Easily combine up to 20 photos and enhance them with filters, borders, and text for social media or marketing.
- Over 1000 free layout combinations
- Scrapbook-style collage templates
- 150+ pattern and color borders
- Themed stickers and custom sticker creation
- Drawing and advanced text editing tools
- 30+ photo filters
- Various canvas sizes for social media
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Discover the ultimate collage app with over 1000 free layouts! Edit and combine up to 20 photos with adorable backgrounds, stickers and drawing tools. Capture precious moments and share them on Facebook, Instagram and more. Perfect for creating flyers or online marketing with advanced photo editing, filters, borders and fonts. iTunes Reviews (US) **** Easy to use. Lots of great items to choose from when putting together special memories! This makes it so easy for me to get my photo books together. Love it! Colorful and Easy to Use This app is easy to use and provides a lot of choices in shapes, colors, patterns and backgrounds. I used it to collage photos for pages in books I make. Try it! **** FEATURES - Over 1000 free layout combinations - Scrapbook-style collage templates - 150+ beautiful pattern and color borders, including shadow - Pattern adjustments: scale, lighten/darken, blur, hue - Themed stickers: birthday, Christmas, Easter, etc. - Create custom stickers by cutting out photos - Draw on collages - 30+ photo filters - Various canvas sizes for social media - Powerful Text Editor with numerous fonts - Advanced Background Pattern Maker - Comprehensive Photo Editor with adjustments PREMIUM Subscribe to PREMIUM for unlimited access to premium content including: All Stickers, 50+ Pro Patterns, Pro Fonts, Custom Photo Backgrounds, No Ads and more. - Annual subscription with a 3-day free trial - Unlimited features during the subscription period - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off for at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription Terms of use: http://cushwayapps.com/app-privacy/scrapbook/terms.html Privacy policy: http://cushwayapps.com/app-privacy/scrapbook/privacy.html Contact us: support@honkhonkpunch.com. Your feedback and suggestions are important to us!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PicFrame at none against Photo Collage Layout Maker's shown. PicFrame also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Photo Collage Layout Maker's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. PicFrame sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Photo Collage Layout Maker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for PicFrame against 4.8 for Photo Collage Layout Maker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17K and 6.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of PicFrame's written reviews are positive against 87% of Photo Collage Layout Maker's.
PicFrame ships an update every 9 days, Photo Collage Layout Maker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PicFrame | Photo Collage Layout Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (17K ratings) | 4.8 (6.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.9% of reviews | 86.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 6.1K |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Active Development Limited | Alan Cushway |
Customer experience
PicFrame
Photo Collage Layout Maker
User reviews
PicFrame
From 17K App Store ratingsWhat 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)
Photo Collage Layout Maker
From 6.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎨 Lots of customization options
- 💡 Great for creating scrapbooks and collages
- 🎨 Versatile design tools
- 👍 User-friendly interface
Room to improve
- 💰 Subscription model can be expensive
- 🔒 Limited free features, need to pay for premium
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
- 🎨 Limited selection of stickers and frames
- 🎨 Could use more design options and updates
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 Collage Layout Maker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Borders disappearing when saving photos
- Text formatting issues
- Occasional freezing or lagging
Requested features
5 requests- More free design elements and templates
- Ability to edit existing collages
- Alignment tools for precise layout
- More background and border options
- Integration with other photo apps and services
In-app purchases
PicFrame
- 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
- Food Stickers$0.99
- Text Stickers$0.99
- Custom Watermarks$1.99
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- Templates$2.99
- PicFrame Create Lifetime$49.99
Photo Collage Layout Maker
- Premium3 Days trial$11.991 Year
- Valentine's$0.99
- Easter$0.99
- Fun Stickers$0.99
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- Ransom Note$0.99
- Halloween$0.99
- Vintage Elements$0.99
- Words$0.99
- Unlock All Stickers$2.99
- Pro Upgrade$3.99
Questions
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