Creative Book Builder vs PicCollage EDU Collage Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Creative Book Builder
This app empowers users to create professional ebooks from scratch or existing content. It offers a wide range of layout options, powerful widgets for interactive elements, and multiple output formats including EPUB, HTML5, and PDF. Easily import content from various sources and utilize robust editing and sharing tools.
- Multiple EPUB layout options (Classic, Fixed Layout)
- Extensive widget library (Read Aloud, Quiz, Chart, etc.)
- Export to EPUB, HTML5, PDF, Audio, Photo & Video
- Import content from Blogger, WordPress, Google Docs, and cloud storage
- Direct image editing and element manipulation
- Cloud synchronization and backup features
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Creative Book Builder is a powerful, flexible, and professional ebook generation tool. No matter you create book from scratch or existing content, no matter your content is simple or complex, CBB enables you to build your own content in an efficient way. Comprehensive EPUB Generation * Create different kinds of layout for EPUB: Classic (re-flowable), Fixed Layout (WYSIWYG), Landscape, Portrait, and Square books. * All generated books should pass EPUB validation with EpubCheck and should be read in any EPUB readers. * Edit cover image and configure book information including book title, author, publisher, etc. * Change book style including font, indentation, direction (left-to-right, right-to-left or vertical text). * Add soundtrack, your own font, and custom stylesheet to the book. * Customize page size of fixed layout books. Powerful & Flexible Widgets * Besides title, paragraph, photos, videos, audio recording, markdown, and other basic elements, CBB offers a lot of powerful widgets: Read Aloud, Quiz, Slideshow, Table, Chart, Question, Equation (LaTeX), Drawing, Shapes, Checklist, Expandable Content, Screen Recording, Panorama, 360 Degree Image, QR Code, Online Image, Online Video, YouTube Video. * Popup footnotes and glossary can be defined and linked from content. * All widgets can be customizable. Multiple Output Format * Besides EPUB, CBB offers other types of output to maximize your content usage: HTML5, PDF, Audio, Photo & Video. * HTML5 books can be read in any browser on any platform without EPUB limitation, e.g. embed html code and iframe. HTML5 books can be hosted on Google Drive and exported as zip file for offline reading. Reuse Your Existing Content * Import your great content from Blogger, WordPress or RSS/Atom feed directly. * Convert your web apps generated by TouchAppCreator into books. * Specifically, Google Documents, Slides, Sheets, and Drawings can be imported into CBB as easy as possible. * Import any files from iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive & FTP Server. * Smart Merge: define place holder and merge with different values. Editing Tools * Edit image directly (filters, add text, etc). * Cut, copy, and paste elements from page to page. * Lock element to avoid movement. * Find and replace string for elements. * Mark pages as draft version. * All paragraph, title, markdown & HTML elements are saved automatically. * Backup book to Dropbox automatically after generating book. * Synchronize books with iCloud. * Deleted books can be restored until the books are deleted permanently. * Navigate whole book while recording audio. * Edit two books at the same time by using multiple windows (iOS 13). Sharing Tools * Share page or whole book via iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, FTP Server & WebDAV Server. * Share book between devices via browser by using QR code. * Transfer book to desktop via iTunes File Sharing (USB without WiFi). * Batch upload your books to cloud services.
PicCollage EDU Collage Maker
This app provides a safe and user-friendly platform for creating photo collages, ideal for young children and educational settings. It offers a variety of design elements like backgrounds, stickers, and fonts, with options to save or print creations.
- Safe for all ages and classrooms
- Import photos from library
- Clip photos with finger outlining
- Doodle drawings on collages
- Hundreds of free stickers and backgrounds
- Variety of fun frames
- Square and portrait layouts
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From the creators of PicCollage, the hugely popular photo app with over 200 million downloads, PicCollage EDU is the SAFEST and most user-friendly collage app available. With no account required to use the app and no social sharing features, it's perfect for young children and for classroom use. PicCollage EDU also offers hundreds of free backgrounds, fun stickers, and fonts. Easily create amazing collages with PicCollage EDU and save them to your device or print them out! "PicCollage EDU is by far one of the easiest and safest apps I have run across for elementary learners. I love the option to turn off the image search in the settings and how social media sharing is not allowed. Everything is safe and secure!" Julie S., Elementary Instructional Technology Consultant Highlighted features: * Safe and fun for all ages and perfect for classrooms. * Import photos from your photo library. * Rotate, resize, and delete scraps with simple touch gestures. * Easily "clip" photos by outlining the area you want with your finger. * Doodle drawings on your collage with our new "Doodle" tool. * Access hundreds of stickers and backgrounds for FREE. * Choose from a variety of fun frames to create an instant collage. * Over 100 colorful backgrounds and fun stickers. * Square and portrait layouts. Privacy Policy: https://cardinalblue.com/privacy/piccollageedu Terms of Service: https://picc.co/tos/piccollageedu/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PicCollage EDU Collage Maker at 4.5 against Creative Book Builder's 3.9. PicCollage EDU Collage Maker also leads on price ($1.99 vs $5.99) and review sentiment (79% vs 62%). Creative Book Builder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On update cadence and ads 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
Creative Book Builder costs $5.99 and PicCollage EDU Collage Maker $1.99 up front. PicCollage EDU Collage Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Creative Book Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.
PicCollage EDU Collage Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PicCollage EDU Collage Maker has 155 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Creative Book Builder's written reviews are positive against 79% of PicCollage EDU Collage Maker's.
Creative Book Builder ships an update every 3 months, PicCollage EDU Collage Maker every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Creative Book Builder | PicCollage EDU Collage Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (16 ratings) | 4.5 (155 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.3% of reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 155 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 218 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tiger Ng | Cardinal Blue |
Customer experience
Creative Book Builder
PicCollage EDU Collage Maker
Bugs and requests
Creative Book Builder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PicCollage EDU Collage Maker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Collages and data being lost or reset
- Drawing/editing tools not working properly
- Web search functionality not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Add more backgrounds and stickers
- Improve web search functionality with better filters
- Restore camera access within the app
- Provide more customization options
In-app purchases
Creative Book Builder
No in-app purchases
PicCollage EDU Collage Maker
- "Remove watermark" feature$1.99
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