Comparison

Pic Stitch vs Picsew

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

Head to head
About

Pic Stitch

Easily combine photos and videos into stunning collages with over 400 layouts. Enhance your creations with filters, borders, and powerful editing tools. Share your masterpieces directly to social media.

Highlights
  • 400+ collage layouts
  • 25 filter packs
  • 30+ border packs
  • Photo and video editing
  • Social media sharing
  • High resolution export
  • Stickers, text, and drawing tools
Features
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Transform your camera roll into stunning collages with Pic Stitch—the ultimate collage maker that easily stitches photos together for iPhone & iPad. With over 400 collage layouts, 25 filter packs, more than 30 border packs and robust photo & video editing tools, Pic Stitch offers a simple design with a powerful collage editor. Create a before-and-after sequence, combine multiple photos and videos into one beautifully framed collage, or produce a photographic series with music. Then share your masterpiece with friends & family on your favorite social media networks including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Pic Stitch is a must-have app for anyone looking to level-up their photography game, whether you're a social media influencer, blogger, content creator, or just looking to make unique collages to share with friends. Create professional-looking collages and make your photos pop with the same powerful tools and templates used by top photographers in the industry. If you have ever wondered how social media influencers combine several images into one glamorous frame, this is the secret tool they all use to make their content a masterpiece! * One of the Top 7 photo apps & Top 100 apps of ALL TIME according to Mashable * Overview: – Explore iOS Home Screen Widget Wallpapers featuring your most recent collages – Discover recent social media Trending Layouts – Browse 375+ different layouts – Explore 25 filter packs to enhance your photos – Design with 30+ border packs & customize layouts – Works with photos and videos – 15 different photo aspect ratios optimized for sharing (i.e. 9x16 format for social stories) – Customize photo borders – Easy to use UI – Amazing photo FX filters – Pan, rotate, flip, mirror and zoom – Share to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more – Save to your photo album – High resolution export Photo Editing Features: – Quick Enhance: hi-definition, scenery, food, portrait, night – Filter Packs: food, style, radiant, romance, noir, soleil, toy camera, wonderland, pop art, mystic, nostalgia, subtle, tital, wanderlust, jetset, spring, summer, beach, layer pro, cabin pro, grunge, brushes, visual fx, eeeeeats – Effects: exposure, brightness, contrast, structure, warmth, saturation, fade, highlights, shadows, vignette, sharpen – Stickers: decorate your photo collage with your favorite stickers powered by Giphy – Text Editor: insert text overlays and select your choice of font styles, colors, backgrounds, shadows and more – Drawing Editor: add your own touch to each photo by selecting a drawing tool of your choice – Meme Editor: turn your photo collage into a meme with a simple template that adds text where it matters most – Watermark Editor: add your own brand logos or create custom watermarks with text, date and time stamps – Frame Editor: white, black, vertical, horizontal, banners, bars – Overlay Editor: circles, pentagons, squares, rectangles, diamonds, grid lines – Rotate & Reflect: left, right, horizontal, vertical – Portrait Editors: blemish, blur, whiten, redeye, splash, sharpen, focus – Crop Tool: 1x1, 1x2, 2x1, 4x6, 6x4, 3x4, 4x3, 5x7, 7x5, 8x10, 10x8, 9x16, 16x9 View our Terms of Service at: https://maplemedia.io/terms-of-service/ View our Privacy Policy at: https://maplemedia.io/privacy/ Your feedback helps us make the app better! If you have comments or suggestions please email us at contact@maplemedia.io * Mashable Mentions * http://mashable.com/2015/12/13/best-iphone-photo-apps-of-all-time http://mashable.com/2015/12/08/100-best-iphone-apps

About

Picsew

Effortlessly combine multiple screenshots or photos into a single, long image. This app offers automatic and manual stitching, annotation tools, and various export options for creating clean, professional visuals.

Highlights
  • Scrollshot Recording
  • Smart and Manual Stitching
  • Photo Stitching
  • Batch Processing
  • High-Resolution Output
  • PDF and Image Export
  • Annotations and Editing
Features
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An App Store Editors’ Choice app, also recommended by MacStories and TidBITS. More than screenshot stitching. Picsew brings scrollshots and photo stitching together in one focused, flexible workspace. Turn chats, articles, receipts, webpages, notes, and comment threads into clean scrollshots. Then use the same app to arrange travel photos, recipes, outfits, tutorials, product comparisons, before-and-after stories, and social posts into polished vertical or horizontal images. Whether you are saving something for later or creating something worth sharing, Picsew helps you move from a folder full of images to one finished piece—without tedious cropping, manual alignment, or switching between several apps. SCROLLSHOTS WITHOUT THE BUSYWORK • Scroll through content in any app and Picsew turns it into one complete scrollshot. • Save an entire webpage in one step when you need the full article, guide, receipt, or order page. • Select existing screenshots and let Picsew detect the overlapping areas and stitch them automatically. • Fine-tune every join yourself when a complex layout needs a more precise result. • Keep long conversations, research, instructions, and reference material together instead of scattered across your photo library. TURN PHOTOS INTO A STORY • Arrange photos vertically for a long-form post, step-by-step tutorial, travel diary, recipe, or product showcase. • Join photos horizontally for comparisons, panoramas, timelines, and before-and-after presentations. • Combine screenshots and regular photos in the same project when your story needs both context and visuals. • Work with up to 300 images at once and keep the finished result in high resolution. MAKE EVERY IMAGE READY TO SHARE • Hide names, faces, account details, addresses, and other private information with blur or mosaic. • Add text, arrows, shapes, annotations, watermarks, and borders to explain what matters. • Place screenshots inside polished device mockups for presentations, portfolios, app updates, and social media. • Adjust the result before export so you can share a finished image instead of sending it through another editor. EXPORT IT YOUR WAY • Save a high-resolution image when quality matters. • Export as PDF for documents, instructions, archives, and easy sharing. • Split an extra-long image into neatly sized slices for social platforms and messaging apps. Picsew fits into the way you already work. Open it from the Share Sheet, jump in from a widget, and navigate with VoiceOver. From a quick scrollshot to a carefully arranged photo story, the tools you need stay together in one app.

Screenshots

Pic Stitch4 screens
Picsew4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pic Stitch and Picsew both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Picsew's written reviews are positive against 45% of Pic Stitch's. Picsew also leads on ads (none vs shown). Pic Stitch's advantage is ratings volume (66K vs 3.1K) and chart position (#132 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Pic Stitch sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Picsew sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Pic Stitch against 4.7 for Picsew. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pic Stitch has 66K ratings behind it against 3.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of Pic Stitch's written reviews are positive against 86% of Picsew's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pic Stitch ships an update weekly, Picsew fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Pic Stitch versus Picsew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPic StitchPicsew
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (66K ratings)4.7 (3.1K ratings)
Positive reviews44.8% of reviews86.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings66K — better3.1K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#132 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size403 MB72 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperMaple Media Apps, LLCYojio, Ltd.

Customer experience

Pic Stitch

All ratings65,631 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews634 reviews
Positive44.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative50.8%

Picsew

All ratings3,101 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral1.1%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews1,142 reviews
Positive86.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative11.5%

User reviews

Pic Stitch

From 66K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Great for creating collages
  • 🎨 Lots of customization options
  • 💡 Useful for business/professional use

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Paywall for basic features
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🚫 Removal of previously free features
  • 📢 Intrusive ads even after paying

Picsew

From 3.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 🔍 Useful features (scrollshot, stitching, editing)
  • 💰 Reasonable one-time fee
  • 🧹 Automatic cleanup of source images

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paywall for some features
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 🔒 Requires internet connection for some features

Bugs and requests

Pic Stitch

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to restore purchases
  • Frequent crashes
  • Editing tools not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Eye dropper tool
  • Ability to adjust border thickness and color
  • More free layout options
  • Restore previous free features

Picsew

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Stitching issues with fast scrolling
  • Crashes when trying to save images
  • Inconsistent behavior when deleting source images

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add PDF export option
  • Improve horizontal stitching capabilities
  • Implement more advanced editing tools
  • Allow adding custom watermarks or annotations

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Pic Stitch

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly Pro Subscription$3.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro Subscription$6.991 Month
  • Pic Stitch Pro$6.991 Month
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  • Annual Pro Subscription3 variants$34.991 Year
  • Annual Pro Subscription1 Year trial3 variants$34.991 Year
  • Pic Stitch Pro3 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Annual Pro Subscription1 Month trial$34.991 Year
One-time7
  • Borders Pack$3.99
  • Nostalgia Effects Pack$3.99
  • Grunge Effects Pack$3.99
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  • Viewfinder Effects Pack$3.99
  • Frames Pack$3.99
  • Toy Camera Effects Pack$3.99
  • Mustaches Sticker Pack$3.99
4 purchases

Picsew

One-time4
  • Upgrade to Picsew PlusFree
  • Picsew Plus$0.99
  • Upgrade to Picsew Pro$0.99
Show 1 more
  • Picsew Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Pic Stitch free?
Pic Stitch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Picsew free?
Picsew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pic Stitch or Picsew?
Pic Stitch and Picsew are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 66K and 3.1K ratings respectively.
Do Pic Stitch or Picsew have ads?
Pic Stitch shows ads; Picsew does not.
Which is updated more often, Pic Stitch or Picsew?
Pic Stitch ships an update weekly, and Picsew fortnightly. Most recently, Pic Stitch was updated on September 24, 2026 and Picsew on September 23, 2026.

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