Comparison

PicCollage vs Magic Crop

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

Magic Crop

This AI-powered photo editor allows you to easily select subjects and apply creative effects, filters, and overlays. Enhance images with over 40 AI effects, 120+ filters, and 160+ overlays. Save and share your creations in various formats.

Highlights
  • AI-powered selective editing
  • Over 40 AI enhanced effects
  • 120+ filters and blurs
  • 350+ curated background photos
  • Styled text overlays
  • Save and order projects
  • Multiple export formats (PNG, JPG)
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Discover the amazing hybrid camera editor: Magic Crop! Powered by AI, you can highlight any subject in a photo and apply amazing AI-enhanced effects! Go sunbathing on an alien world, become a cartoon, or swim in a lake a fire. With over 20 tools including Heal, Erase, Filters, Text overlays and over 350 backgrounds, you have everything you need to create amazing photos for social media or product showcasing. The finished crop/image can be exported as a PNG or JPG image to your library, or shared directly to other apps. Use cut-outs to make logos, stickers, or place them in documents, presentations, and much more. ◀ AI Powered Selective Editing ▶ Tap on anything in an image to select it! Our powerful deep learning technology indicates which objects you can select for quick and easy editing ◀ Modern Camera ▶ Inspired by social media apps the camera has a minimal design that fills the entire phone’s screen. This lets you precisely focus and zoom the lens onto the desired subject with no obstructions. ◀ AI Enhanced Effects ▶ Over 40 crazy effects to apply. Become a crystal statue, cartoon or even transform your dog into a pile of noodles! ◀ 120+ Filters & Blurs ▶ Make your photo pop with a huge selection of more than 80 filters and 40 blurs. Mix and match to create the perfect effect! ◀ Image Overlays ▶ Enhance your aesthetic with a huge selection of 160+ image overlays! ◀ Eraser Brush Refinement ▶ Refine an existing cut-out with eraser and restore brush controls which allow you to add and remove parts of the cut-out before final selection. ◀ Curated Background Photos ▶ Easily remove cut-outs and paste them onto one of 350+ carefully selected background images. ◀ Styled Text Overlays ▶ Place text over your image and style it however you want with 60+ fonts and many ways to customize your message. ◀ Save and Order Projects ▶ In a rush to edit? You can save the current crop or project, and load them for future editing and export. ◀ App Icons and Themes ▶ Over 9 different app icons and themes including amethyst, emerald, and gold themes to tailor your cropping and editing experience. ◀ Multiple Export Formats ▶ Export pics as PNG to support transparent images, or in various JPG qualities for an opaque result. ◀ Share to Social Media ▶ Crops and images can be easily and directly shared to your preferred social media platforms. Unleash the creative power of Magic Crop! Unlock all the features by becoming a Premium member. Our Subscription Plans are: * 1 Year Subscription with a 3-day Trial * 1 Month Subscription * 1 Year Subscription Subscription payments will be charged to your App Store account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew and you will be charged unless auto-renew is turned off or unless you cancel at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription or trial period. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription during the free trial period. The cost of renewal depends on the subscription plan you choose. When you cancel the auto-renewal, access to premium features will not expire immediately, you will have access until the end of the current payment period.
 Subscriptions and auto-renewal may be managed by going to Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use - https://nuotrix.com/Magic-Crop/Terms-of-Use.html Privacy - https://nuotrix.com/Magic-Crop/Privacy-Policy.html

Screenshots

PicCollage4 screens
Magic Crop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PicCollage at 4.8 against Magic Crop's 3.8. PicCollage also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.8M vs 12). Magic Crop's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 92%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PicCollage sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Magic Crop sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PicCollage holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PicCollage has 1.8M ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of PicCollage's written reviews are positive against 100% of Magic Crop's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
PicCollage versus Magic Crop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicCollageMagic Crop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.8M ratings) — better3.8 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews91.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8M — better12
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#24 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB193 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCardinal BlueTetravoxel Limited

Customer experience

PicCollage

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

Magic Crop

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

Magic Crop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
4 purchases

Magic Crop

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Annual$19.991 Year
  • 3 Day Free Trial then Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Annual1 Year trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is PicCollage free?
PicCollage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Crop free?
Magic Crop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PicCollage or Magic Crop?
PicCollage is rated higher. PicCollage averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.8M ratings, while Magic Crop averages 3.8 from 12 ratings.
Do PicCollage or Magic Crop have ads?
Magic Crop shows ads; PicCollage does not.
Which is updated more often, PicCollage or Magic Crop?
PicCollage ships an update every 3 weeks, and Magic Crop every 3 weeks. Most recently, PicCollage was updated on November 9, 2026 and Magic Crop on November 3, 2026.

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