PicFrame vs PicFrame
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/
PicFrame
Easily combine multiple photos into a single, creative collage. Share your masterpieces directly to social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr. Perfect for showcasing collections of memories.
- Combine multiple photos
- Create photo collages
- Share to social media
- Facebook sharing
- Twitter sharing
- Tumblr sharing
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Stitch multiple photos into single one. Share it via Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PicFrame at none against PicFrame's shown. PicFrame also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (79% vs 55%). PicFrame's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. PicFrame sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and PicFrame sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 4.7 for PicFrame. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PicFrame has 17K ratings behind it against 1.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of PicFrame's written reviews are positive against 55% of PicFrame's.
PicFrame ships an update every 9 days, PicFrame every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PicFrame | PicFrame |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (17K ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.1% of reviews — better | 55.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 1.3K |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Active Development Limited | 益 李 |
Customer experience
PicFrame
PicFrame
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)
PicFrame
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🚀 Efficient for creating photo collages
- 💡 Useful for scrapbooking and photo projects
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs with saving and loading photos
- 🔍 Limited functionality and customization options
- 💸 Intrusive ads that can't be easily dismissed
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
PicFrame
Reported bugs
3 issues- Photos not displaying correctly in frames
- App crashing or freezing during use
- Inability to save or export created collages
Requested features
3 requests- More frame and layout options
- Ability to upload photos from device library
- Improved performance and reliability
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
PicFrame
- Remove Ads$2.99
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