Comparison

Pic Stitch vs Photostrip

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

Photostrip

Features
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Photostrip brengt de magie van de klassieke fotohokje-ervaring naar je iPhone. Kies hoeveel foto's je wilt maken, typ een persoonlijk berichtje op de strip en laat de camera het werk doen. Binnen enkele seconden heb je een prachtige fotostrip klaarstaan — om te bewaren, te delen of af te drukken. Geen abonnement. Eén keer betalen, voor altijd van genieten.

Screenshots

Pic Stitch4 screens
Photostrip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pic Stitch at Free against Photostrip's $2.99. Pic Stitch also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and chart position (#108 vs unranked). Photostrip's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Pic Stitch is free to download; Photostrip costs $2.99 up front. Pic Stitch sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Photostrip asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pic Stitch ships an update weekly, Photostrip every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Pic Stitch versus Photostrip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPic StitchPhotostrip
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.7 (66K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings66K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#108 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size403 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMaple Media Apps, LLCRogier van den Brink

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

Photostrip

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Photostrip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pic Stitch free?
Pic Stitch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photostrip free?
Photostrip costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pic Stitch or Photostrip have ads?
Pic Stitch shows ads; Photostrip does not.
Which is updated more often, Pic Stitch or Photostrip?
Pic Stitch ships an update weekly, and Photostrip every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pic Stitch was updated on November 1, 2026 and Photostrip on October 25, 2026.

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