Comparison

Pic Stitch vs Collage Maker

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 create stunning photo and video collages with over 400 layouts, filters, and editing tools. Combine multiple images and videos, add text, stickers, and music to craft unique visual stories. Share your creations instantly on social media.

Highlights
  • Over 400 collage layouts
  • 25 filter packs
  • 30+ border packs
  • Photo and video editing tools
  • Text, stickers, and drawing editors
  • High-resolution export
  • Social media sharing
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

Collage Maker

Create stunning photo and video collages with a powerful, all-in-one editor. Features AI tools for editing, sticker creation, and background removal, plus a vast library of layouts, effects, and text options.

Highlights
  • AI Edit Assistant
  • Animated Stickers & GIFs
  • Remove Video Background
  • 20000+ Stylish Layouts
  • Free Layer Stacking
  • Mini Me Stickers
  • AI Text Effects
Features
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#1 All-In-1 pic collage maker, photo editor, collage maker, photo collage, video collage, AI sticker maker, AI Edit Assistant and AI Tools for your best moments & memories! 100 million+ installs, Collage Maker - LiveCollage is the #1 photo collage maker & photo editor app. Download the best, the easiest app for editing photos and videos, making perfect free cards for birthdays & holidays, slideshows, photo dumps and creative carousel collages for Instagram. Choose from trendy collage grid layouts, collage styles and sizes, awesome effects, exclusive stickers, background patterns, gradients and doodle on collages to TELL YOUR STORY with one framed picture, video! And edit & touch up your pics, videos with powerful editing tools, filters, beauty retouch essentials. Awesome Features - AI Edit Assistant: just ask - it edits, retouches and edits your collage - Animated Stickers & GIFs: photos into cute GIFs - Remove Video Background: drop the background - 20000+ STYLISH and FREE Layouts in different shapes, sizes, styles! Mix-match your photos, crop, rotate, move and set them up as you like - NEW Free Layer Stacking: Make a FREESTYLE COLLAGE! Unlock the grid and stack photos, stickers & text in any order - perfect for scrapbooks of special moments & memories - NEW Mini Me Stickers: AI turns your photos into cute Mini Me characters & fun stickers in seconds, in different art styles - share them or add them to WhatsApp - NEW AI Text Effects: Bring your words to life with AI-powered text effects - All in 1 AI tools: AI Remove background, AI Image Edit, AI Enhance and AI Art Generator. - Carousel Collage: Create unique and creative photo collages by layer photos and videos across multiple frames for a seamless Instagram layout. - Powerful & Easy to use Video Editor, Video Collage, SLIDESHOW Maker. Including Trim,Crop,Reverse,Split,Adjust video speed, volume, Add animations, Music tools. - Make animated collages with one tap - Stunning AI ARTISTIC FILTERS turn photos into artworks in styles of famous artists: Picasso, Van Gogh, etc - NEW Background Adjustments: Fine-tune scale, opacity, blur, brightness & saturation of any background so your photos stand out - Thousands of EXCLUSIVE and FREE stickers, backgrounds, patterns, frames to beautify your photos & stories - DOODLE and write on your photos in your own unique handwriting - CUTOUT photos by tracing shapes with your finger - NEW Text Styles: Make words pop with rich fonts, strokes, textures, 3D & CURVE text, plus tag, torn or slice label backgrounds Features: - Adjustable Layout Fully ADJUSTABLE basic layout by adjusting the FRAME,COLORS and PATTERNS. - Remix more than 64 Shots Combine 2 ~ 64+ photos into a single awesome pic and video - Stitches Combine more than 16 photos into a long story picture - Cards & Posters Choose from 5000+ preset layouts for every occasion such as Christmas, birthday, holidays, newborn babies, weddings, anniversaries and graduation - 100+ Fonts Add colorful TEXT & next trending MEME with funky FONTS to make them even more expressive! - Photo Frames Beautify your photos into framed artwork with CREATIVE photo borders - Aspect Ratios for Instagram post & story, fb cover/post, twitter post, iPhone wallpaper - Photo Editor Trendy filters, touch-up tools(CROP, DRAW, REDEYE, BLEMISH...) and more - Selfie Editor Smooth out skin, reshape face, whiten teeth, remove blemishes & pimples and more - Video Editor Create MUSIC VIDEO, Add text on Videos and make photos into stunning SLIDESHOW with free musics. Trim, speed, crop, rotate, move, flip, apply filter, add COOL effect Download LiveCollage and turn your best moments into collages worth sharing! VIP LiveCollage VIP is a subscription that provides access to all templates, layouts, effects, backgrounds and more! And to access our exclusive set of Features. With the 3-day trial, you can try it for free! Terms & Privacy: https://bit.ly/term_privacy EULA: https://bit.ly/appleeula

Screenshots

Pic Stitch4 screens
Collage Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pic Stitch and Collage Maker are too close to call on the numbers: across 11 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Collage Maker sells 10 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Pic Stitch against 4.8 for Collage Maker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 66K and 180K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Pic Stitch's written reviews are positive against 62% of Collage Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pic Stitch ships an update weekly, Collage Maker fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pic Stitch versus Collage Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPic StitchCollage Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (66K ratings)4.8 (180K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.5% of reviews — better62.2% of reviews
Number of ratings66K180K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#127#88 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015
Further details — not scored
Size448 MB260 MB
Age rating+174+
DeveloperMaple Media Apps, LLCVIDEO EDITOR PTE. LTD.

Customer experience

Pic Stitch

All ratings66,412 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews1,547 reviews
Positive66.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative29.2%

Collage Maker

All ratings179,109 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews1,033 reviews
Positive62.2%
Neutral7.0%
Negative30.8%

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

Collage Maker

From 180K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Lots of features
  • 💡 Versatile for photos, videos, and collages
  • 😊 Great app overall

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Paywall for many features
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🤔 Watermark issues

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

Collage Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Saving issues and lost work
  • Compatibility problems with older devices
  • Unreliable performance and frequent crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free templates and layouts
  • Improved text editing capabilities
  • Better video editing features
  • Ability to use own fonts and backgrounds

In-app purchases

7 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 trial2 variants$34.991 Year
  • Pic Stitch Pro3 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Annual Pro Subscription1 Month trial$34.991 Year
10 purchases

Collage Maker

Subscriptions9
  • Collage Maker$4.991 Month
  • Collage Maker ▣7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Photo Collage Maker$4.991 Month
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  • The Best Photo Collage Maker ◈$4.997 Days
  • Photo Collage Maker AI$12.991 Month
  • Collage Maker ◧3 Days trial$35.991 Year
  • Collage Maker$39.991 Year
  • Collage Maker ◈$47.991 Year
  • The Best Collage Maker AI3 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • 200 AI Credits$4.99

Questions

Is Pic Stitch free?
Pic Stitch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Collage Maker free?
Collage Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pic Stitch or Collage Maker?
Collage Maker is rated higher. Pic Stitch averages 4.7 out of 5 from 66K ratings, while Collage Maker averages 4.8 from 180K ratings.
Do Pic Stitch or Collage Maker have ads?
Both Pic Stitch and Collage Maker show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pic Stitch or Collage Maker?
Pic Stitch ships an update weekly, and Collage Maker fortnightly. Most recently, Pic Stitch was updated on November 12, 2026 and Collage Maker on November 12, 2026.
Which is more popular, Pic Stitch or Collage Maker?
Pic Stitch currently peaks at #127 in the App Store charts, and Collage Maker at #88. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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