Comparison

PicCollage vs Photo Frames

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

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About

PicCollage

Create personalized photo collages, cards, and video slideshows. Easily edit photos and videos with filters, cutouts, and animations. Personalize your designs with fonts, stickers, and backgrounds for any occasion.

Highlights
  • Create collages and cards
  • Edit photos and videos
  • Use ready-to-use layouts and templates
  • Personalize with fonts and stickers
  • Add videos to collages
  • AI-powered background removal
  • Curved text editor
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

Photo Frames

Enhance your photos with a wide array of filters, effects, and editing tools. Create stunning collages, add text and stickers, and easily crop images for social media.

Highlights
  • Photo filters
  • Photo effects
  • Borders and backgrounds
  • Collage maker
  • Crop and resize
  • Add stickers
  • Add text
Features
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Simpla is the fast, powerful and simple photo editor toolkit for bloggers, influencers, photographers, designers and amateurs. With our photo editor your photo gallery will be better, and your posts in social networks will attract more attention. FEATURES • Perfect photo filters; • Amazing photo effects; • Photo borders and backgrounds; • Collage maker; • Crop and resize photo; • Add sticker; • Add text on photo. PHOTO FILTERS More than 30+ professional photo filters will make your photo much better. PHOTO EFFECTS More than 60 free amazing effect are collected in one place. Bokeh, VHS, Shadows, Glitch, TV, Camera effect and other. BORDERS and BACKGROUNDS Over 50 background patterns, 40+ gradients, unlimited background colours. A huge variety of backgrounds, border thicknesses, patterns and gradients help you turn your photo into a work of art. COLLAGE MAKER You can combine different numbers of photos. The app has layouts for all occasions. From simple to complex with a large number of photos. CROP AND RESIZE In one tap you can choose the desired format that is suitable for all social networks. STICKERS More than 60+ stylish, aesthetic, funny and beautiful stickers for your photos. ADD TEXT ON PHOTO More than 20 unique fonts specially selected for all occasions. Would you like to add some kind of message to a photo? No problem:) Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://scep.neocities.org/collages/apple/privacy/

Screenshots

PicCollage4 screens
Photo Frames4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PicCollage at 91% against Photo Frames's 0%. PicCollage also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (1.8M vs 57). Photo Frames's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Photo Frames asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PicCollage holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PicCollage has 1.8M ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of PicCollage's written reviews are positive against 0% of Photo Frames's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PicCollage ships an update every 3 weeks, Photo Frames every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
PicCollage versus Photo Frames: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicCollagePhoto Frames
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.8M ratings) — better4.2 (57 ratings)
Positive reviews91.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8M — better57
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#28 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB281 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCardinal BlueScep Group LLC

Customer experience

PicCollage

All ratings1,832,918 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews7,226 reviews
Positive91.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative6.5%

Photo Frames

All ratings57 ratings
Positive80.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Photo Frames

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

PicCollage

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Annual1 Year trial$35.991 Year
  • Annual VIP for Collage Makers7 Days trial$35.991 Year
One-time8
  • Party$0.99
  • Christmas Pattern Backgrounds$0.99
  • Words$0.99
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  • Accessories$0.99
  • XOXO shape pack$0.99
  • *Bling Bling*$1.99
  • Remove Watermark and Ads$1.99
  • Glitter Party Backgrounds$1.99
None

Photo Frames

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PicCollage free?
PicCollage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo Frames free?
Photo Frames is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PicCollage or Photo Frames?
PicCollage is rated higher. PicCollage averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.8M ratings, while Photo Frames averages 4.2 from 57 ratings.
Do PicCollage or Photo Frames have ads?
Neither PicCollage nor Photo Frames shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PicCollage or Photo Frames?
PicCollage ships an update every 3 weeks, and Photo Frames every 10 days. Most recently, PicCollage was updated on September 25, 2026 and Photo Frames on September 24, 2026.

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