# Squaready vs White Border

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Squaready at none against White Border's 1. Squaready also leads on ratings volume (700 vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). White Border's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. White Border sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Squaready asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Squaready against 4.2 for White Border. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Squaready has 700 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 55% and 55% positive.

Squaready ships an update every 3 months, White Border every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Squaready | White Border |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.2 (700 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/squaready/id440279995/reviews) | [4.2 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/white-border/id1232787087/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **700** | 5 |
| Positive reviews | **55.4% of reviews** | 54.7% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 176 MB | 9 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.6** | 18.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [FANG Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/412624975) | [Tao Zhang](https://appshunter.io/developer/320590307) |

## What reviewers say

### Squaready

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/squaready/id440279995)

Easily post full photos to Instagram without cropping. This free app transforms rectangle images into square "Insta-size" formats and offers a powerful photo editor with filters, color splash, and tilt-shift blur.

**Highlights:** Post entire photos without cropping, Create square "Insta-size" photos, Support for Instagram's rectangle format, Colorful background options, Built-in photo editor with filters, Direct sharing to Instagram

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### White Border

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/white-border/id1232787087)

Easily add borders to photos and videos for social media without cropping. This utility offers one-tap framing, batch editing for multiple images, and full color control. Preserve your content's quality with high-fidelity exports.

**Highlights:** One-tap framing for various aspect ratios, Batch editing for up to 20 photos, Video border support for Reels and TikTok, Customizable color backgrounds, Adjustable rounded corners, High-fidelity image and video exports

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

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime Pro | $5.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Simple and straightforward
- 🚀 Quick and easy to use
- 💡 Useful for adding borders to photos and videos
- 🔒 No watermarks or quality loss
- 👍 Remembers previous settings

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes or issues with recent updates
- 💰 Paywall for additional features like color borders
- 🔍 Limited color/border options in free version
- 🔍 Batch editing limited to 10 photos
- 🔍 Inability to customize border size/position

**Reported bugs**

- Borders not appearing correctly
- Exported photos/videos have quality issues
- Restore purchases not working
- Ads still appearing after paid upgrade

**Requested features**

- Add more aspect ratio options
- Allow custom color selection
- Improve batch editing functionality
- Add ability to reposition/resize borders
- Support for iOS native photo picker


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Squaready free?

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

### Is White Border free?

White Border is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Squaready or White Border?

Squaready and White Border are both rated 4.2 out of 5 on the App Store, from 700 and 5 ratings respectively.

### Do Squaready or White Border have ads?

Both Squaready and White Border show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Squaready or White Border?

Squaready ships an update every 3 months, and White Border every 2 weeks. Most recently, Squaready was updated on September 27, 2026 and White Border on September 26, 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.*