Comparison

PicCollage vs Frame.io

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

Head to head
About

PicCollage

Create stunning photo and video collages, cards, and slideshows with a wide range of editing tools, templates, and creative assets. Easily personalize your designs with text, stickers, and AI-powered features for unique and memorable creations.

Highlights
  • Create photo and video collages
  • Edit photos and videos with filters and cutouts
  • Use ready-to-use layouts and animated templates
  • Personalize with fonts, stickers, and doodles
  • AI-powered background removal
  • Curved text editor
  • Thousands of exclusive backgrounds and stickers
Features
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PicCollage - the app that lets you create anything to celebrate everything! With PicCollage, you can turn your photos and videos into memories you want to save and share. Whether you’re looking to flex your creativity with a freestyle collage, stitch together a photo dump of your adventures, or create a quick card for a birthday. PicCollage is the perfect app for the job. Plus, you can even add videos to your collages and create video collages and slideshows that will make your friends and family say, “OMG, where’d you get that?” It's easy, fun, and completely free. Start right now and create your first collage or card! PicCollage at a glance - Create collages, cards and much more - Edit photos and videos easily - filter, cutout, retouch - Use ready-to-use layouts, grids & animated templates - Personalize with fonts, stickers and doodles - Get VIP access for unlimited creativity Try PicCollage now! Our free starter pack is full of new stickers to help you edit photos and videos, create collages and design cards instantly. CREATE COLLAGES, DESIGN CARDS AND MORE You can let your creativity run wild! Whether you want to make a freestyle collage, create a picture collection, or design a card for a birthday, PicCollage offers you the perfect solution! EDIT VIDEOS AND PHOTOS - CUT, FILTER, RETOUCH You can personalize any creations to make your photo and video fit perfectly into your collages with features like cutouts, doodles and animations, and even add videos to your collages to create stunning video collages and slideshows. Enhance your creations by adding pages and save them as a video or slideshow. USE TEMPLATES OR CREATE FREESTYLE You can use a grid, or animated template to create unique cards for any occasion. Add frames around your photos and spice up your collage with fun animations. Our new AI-powered highlight detection keeps the focus of the photo front and center. Of course, you can also design in freestyle mode. REMOVE BACKGROUNDS WITH AI With our cutout tool, you can easily remove the background from a photo to isolate people and pets! But our cutout tool isn’t just a background eraser, it also has fun designs that let you cut photos into stars, hearts, squares and more. We’re always updating this feature to give you the sharpest finish possible. CHOOSE FROM A VARIETY OF FONTS Add more fun to your collage with text! We offer a variety of fonts for you to choose from, from handwritten to formal. If you want something special, explore our curved text editor to effortlessly display your text in a rounded arc, circle, around your photos, or in other creative ways. AI-powered font pairing in our speedy suggested layouts mode will take your designs to the next level. ADD BACKGROUNDS AND STICKERS Thanks to our worldwide collaboration with famous artists and illustrators, PicCollage offers you thousands of exclusive backgrounds and stickers. Add a background to your photos and collages and embellish everything with trendy stickers! PERSONALIZE WITH DOODLES To add a personal touch to your collage, card or slideshow, you can create your own drawings and doodles. This is the perfect way to add the finishing touch to your creation. USE TEMPLATES FOR YOUR INSTAGRAM STORY Whenever you're on Insta and want to create impressive posts, try our templates. Create an Instagram story or reel and share it directly with your followers! PICCOLLAGE VIP PicCollage VIP is a subscription that offers advanced features and removes watermarks and ads. With the 7-day trial version, you can test it for free! As a VIP, you get access to thousands of stickers and backgrounds, as well as exclusive fonts and layouts. Get the PicCollage photo and video editor and let your memories shine! PicCollage(TM) and “Pic Collage” are trademarks of Cardinal Blue Software. Terms of Service: http://cardinalblue.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://cardinalblue.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Frame.io

This app enables seamless video review and collaboration on mobile devices. It offers precise commenting, asset management, and customizable sharing features for teams and clients, anywhere in the world.

Highlights
  • Precise video scrubbing and commenting
  • Asset search and organization
  • Customizable share links
  • File and folder management
  • Annotated comments
  • Granular notification controls
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Supercharge your mobile workflow with the Frame.io experience on the smaller screen. Now it’s easier than ever to collaborate, review, and manage work with your team, clients, and other stakeholders from anywhere in the world using the Frame.io app for iPhone and iPad. Rebuilt from the ground up Customize how you view your assets — then scroll, scrub, zoom, and comment with incredible precision and responsiveness. Built natively in Swift, the Frame.io iOS and iPadOS apps allow you to bring the Frame.io experience with you anywhere. Find what you need faster Search comes to the Frame.io iPhone and iPad apps for the first time. Quickly find the assets, folders, or projects you need on the go. Experience a faster workflow Group, tag, and sort assets by out-of-the-box and custom metadata. Edit those fields right in the player — like Status or Rating, when you need to quickly approve on-the-go. Review more accurately Scroll, scrub, zoom, and comment with incredible precision and responsiveness. Pinch-and-zoom videos and images up to 400% to inspect fine details. Navigate quickly between assets by swiping left or right. Control your playback speed and resolution, and double-tap to skip backwards and forwards. Comment more effectively Leave anchored comments, include links and attachments for reference — even include emojis. Or draw annotations using the new full-screen experience. Over a dozen new commenting features help you get the point across faster. Customize your Shares Curate and send professional-looking shares from your iPhone or iPad. All the settings and controls are right there at your fingertips — title, description, appearance, visibility, and more. See everything the way you’d like to see it Customize your view including List and Grid options, thumbnail size, and aspect ratio. Reorder visible fields like Status and Rating, or easily sort by fields for more control over your browsing experience. Enhanced file and folder management Manage files and folders as easily as using Frame.io on your desktop. Rename, move, copy, export, and delete files and folders, modify files in bulk, or navigate through all your assets with full folder path support. Reduce notification fatigue Get more granular control over which notifications you get and where you get them. Terms & Conditions: Your use of this application is governed by the Frame.io Terms of Service https://frame.io/terms-linkfree and the Frame.io Privacy Policy https://frame.io/privacy-linkfree and any successor versions thereto. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information: https://www.adobe.com/go/ca-rights-linkfree

Screenshots

PicCollage4 screens
Frame.io4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PicCollage at 92% against Frame.io's 50%. PicCollage also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (1.8M vs 934). Frame.io's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. PicCollage sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Frame.io asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PicCollage holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PicCollage has 1.8M ratings behind it against 934, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of PicCollage's written reviews are positive against 50% of Frame.io's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PicCollage ships an update every 3 weeks, Frame.io every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
PicCollage versus Frame.io: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicCollageFrame.io
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.8M ratings) — better4.4 (934 ratings)
Positive reviews91.5% of reviews — better50.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8M — better934
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#24 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCardinal BlueFrame.io

Customer experience

PicCollage

All ratings1,848,205 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews9,449 reviews
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative6.1%

Frame.io

All ratings932 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews302 reviews
Positive50.3%
Neutral12.6%
Negative37.1%

User reviews

PicCollage

From 1.8M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Lots of creative features
  • 🤳 Great for making collages and cards
  • 🌟 Awesome app overall
  • 🎉 Fun and inspiring

Room to improve

  • 💰 Too many premium features
  • 🔒 Frustrating to be limited by VIP access
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
  • 🔍 Difficult to find specific stickers/backgrounds
  • 🙄 Annoying pop-ups about VIP subscription

Frame.io

From 934 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Powerful video collaboration platform
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 📱 Convenient mobile app
  • 🤝 Great for client feedback and review
  • 💻 Seamless integration with desktop

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and glitchy mobile app
  • 🔍 Lack of search functionality
  • ⏱️ Slow upload and playback issues
  • 🔒 Login and authentication problems
  • 📺 Missing key features on mobile (playback speed, landscape mode, etc.)

Bugs and requests

PicCollage

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Collages randomly disappearing or getting deleted
  • Layered text elements getting hidden
  • Slow performance and crashes on certain devices
  • Issues with restoring in-app purchases

Requested features

10 requests
  • More free stickers and backgrounds
  • Ability to change text outline color
  • Underline text option
  • In-app camera with filters
  • Easier layer management
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  • Option to toggle seeing premium items
  • Ability to make your own stickers
  • Sync collages across devices
  • Folder organization for collages
  • Improved search functionality

Frame.io

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Comments disappearing or not saving properly
  • App freezing or crashing frequently
  • Playback issues (buffering, out of sync audio/video)
  • Login loop and authentication failures

Requested features

5 requests
  • iPad app
  • Ability to sort and filter files/comments
  • Offline mode with reliable sync
  • Improved notification and comment management
  • Integration with more video editing software

In-app purchases

10 purchases

PicCollage

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Annual1 Year trial$35.991 Year
  • Annual VIP for Collage Makers7 Days trial$35.991 Year
One-time7
  • Christmas Pattern Backgrounds$0.99
  • Words$0.99
  • Accessories$0.99
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  • XOXO shape pack$0.99
  • *Bling Bling*$1.99
  • Remove Watermark and Ads$1.99
  • Glitter Party Backgrounds$1.99
None

Frame.io

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PicCollage free?
PicCollage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Frame.io free?
Frame.io is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PicCollage or Frame.io?
PicCollage is rated higher. PicCollage averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.8M ratings, while Frame.io averages 4.4 from 934 ratings.
Do PicCollage or Frame.io have ads?
Neither PicCollage nor Frame.io shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PicCollage or Frame.io?
PicCollage ships an update every 3 weeks, and Frame.io every 2 weeks. Most recently, PicCollage was updated on November 4, 2026 and Frame.io on November 2, 2026.

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