Comparison

FrameMagic 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

FrameMagic

Create stunning photo and video collages with a vast array of layouts, filters, text options, and music. Enhance your images with intelligent editing tools like object removal, background blur, and color splash effects.

Highlights
  • Photo collage layouts
  • Video collage and slideshows
  • Intelligent photo editing
  • Object removal
  • Background blur
  • Color splash effects
  • Customizable text and stickers
Features
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[FrameMagic] enables you to create awesome photo collage, video collage and video slideshow within just a few seconds with tons of layouts, endless options, colors, patterns, powerful text editor, beautiful filter effects, flexible play options, musics and narrations. [FrameMagic] also supports powerful and intelligent photo editors including object removal, soft skin, dark light, bokeh, sticker, silhouette, outline, hole, background blur, motion blur and color splash. [FrameMagic] also supports magical funny photo editors including face morphing, crystal(refracted) text and pic warping effect. [Photo Collage] • The ultimate photo collage layouts. - Grid : Combine multiple photos with hundreds of rectangular and polygonal layouts. - Auto : Create fully automatic collage with a single tap. - Blended : Blend multiple photos and create stunning collage. - Free Style : No limitation on how you add and arrange your photos. - Vertical Stitch : Combine multiple photos into one long. storytelling collage. - Squared : Create squared photo and video optimized for Instagram. - Montage: Create montage photo collage with powerful object masking tool. - 3D Free Style : Free style collage with 3D perspective layouts. - 3D Mesh : 3D meshed collage with beautiful mesh layouts. • Load multiple photos at once. • Unique decoration with rounded corner, margin, border, shadow. • Background colors and patterns. • Gradient and shape background color. • Powerful text editor and beautiful stickers. • Download and install custom fonts from free font servers. • Edit photo with aviary photo editor. • Easy width and height ratio. • Portrait and landscape mode. • Save and share in HD (up to 3600x3600). [Intelligent Photo Editor] • Object Removal : Remove unncessary objects from your photo in single step. • Sticker Generation : Create sticker and montage with powerful object masking tool. • Silhouette Effect : Create beautiful silhouette effect. • Outline Effect : Create beautiful outline and edge effect. • Hole Generation : Create holed image and montage. • Background Blur : Create manual depth blur effect. (aka portrait photo) • Motion Blur : Create manual panning photography. • Color Splash : Create selective color and greyscale effect. • Soft Skin : Create soft skin effect. • Bokeh : Create circular and hexagonal background bokeh effect. • Dark light : Create selective light and darkness effect. [Video Collage & Slideshow] • 101 rectangular layouts with up to 9 videos • Photo slides with your own photos • Video in video with up to 5 videos (PIP) • Load multiple videos at once • Trim each video at any time and size • Apply beautiful filters to each video • Adjust audio volume of each video • Add your own song as background music • Adjust audio volume and start/end time of background music • Unique decoration with rounded corner, margin, border, shadow • Background colors and patterns • Gradient and shape background color • Powerful text editor and stickers • Easy width and height ratio • Portrait and landscape mode • Save and share in HD (up to 1080x1080) [Fun Photo Editors] • Create face morphing effect. • Add refracted text effect. • Create warp in/out effect. [Subscription for Unlocking all features] - You can subscribe for unlimited access to all features offered for purchase within FrameMagic. - Subscriptions are billed monthly or annually. Alternatively, you can purchase each item for the life time access. - Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/site/mobilabios/terms-of-use - Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/site/mobilabios/privacy-policy

About

Collage Maker

Create stunning photo and video collages with over 20,000 layouts, effects, and stickers. This all-in-one editor offers AI tools for background removal, image enhancement, and artistic filters. Design unique scrapbooks, animated collages, and personalized cards for any occasion.

Highlights
  • 20,000+ stylish layouts
  • AI tools (background removal, art generator)
  • Video collage and slideshow maker
  • Exclusive stickers and backgrounds
  • Freestyle scrapbook mode
  • Pro selfie editor
  • 3D and curve text design
Features
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#1 All-In-1 pic collage maker, photo editor, collage maker, photo collage, carousel collage, video collage and AI Tools for your best moments & memories! Make perfect collages, videos with 20000+ layouts, effects, stickers & tools. 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, slideshows and creative carousel collage for Instgram. Choose from trendy 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 - 20000+ STYLISH and FREE Layouts in different shapes, sizes, styles! Mix-match your photos, crop, rotate, move and set them up as you like - All in 1 AI tools: AI Remove background, AI Image Edit, AI Art Generator, AI Cartoon yourself, AI Remove Objects, and AI Enhance. - 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 - AI Background Eraser change photo background with one tap in seconds - Thousands of EXCLUSIVE and FREE stickers, backgrounds, patterns, frames to beautify your photos & stories - Use FREESTYLE to make a SCRAPBOOK of special moments & memories - DOODLE and write on your photos in your own unique handwriting - CUTOUT photos by tracing shapes with your finger - Beautify your portrait with PRO Selfie Editor! It include a collection of the best pro retouching tools - Typographic text design: Create beautiful text visuals - 3D & Curve Text: Create 3D effect & CURVE text to make fantastic artwork Features: - 20000+ STYLISH Layouts Choose from a wide variety of layouts, preset templates or use freestyle mode to create a photo collage in your own UNIQUE STYLE - 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 - Stickers & Decorations Decorate your photos with tons of exclusive and TRENDY stickers! Personalize your collages and add extra fun in your own style - Cards & Posters Choose from 5000+ preset layouts for every occasion such as Christmas, birthday, holidays, newborn babies, weddings, anniversaries and graduation - Backgrounds Choose & change any color, opacity, beautiful gradients and patterns - 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 - Effects Create a whole different photo mood with TRENDY filters - Blur Blur background to make STYLISH photo - Aspect Ratios for 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 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

FrameMagic4 screens
Collage Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FrameMagic at none against Collage Maker's shown. FrameMagic also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Collage Maker's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (177K vs 889). On price, review sentiment, 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. FrameMagic sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Collage Maker sells 11 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

Collage Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Collage Maker has 177K ratings behind it against 889, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 62% and 62% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FrameMagic ships an update every 5 days, Collage Maker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
FrameMagic versus Collage Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrameMagicCollage Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (889 ratings)4.8 (177K ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews62.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings889177K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#87 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB260 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDongwook ChoVIDEO EDITOR PTE. LTD.

Customer experience

FrameMagic

All ratings889 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral2.1%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews380 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative31.8%

Collage Maker

All ratings177,056 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews988 reviews
Positive62.2%
Neutral6.6%
Negative31.2%

User reviews

FrameMagic

From 889 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fantastic app
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • ⭐️ Great layouts and features
  • 💻 Wonderful for collages and editing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Restore purchases not working
  • 💰 Paid features now required for basic use
  • 🔒 Locked out of previously purchased content
  • 💸 Expensive subscription model

Collage Maker

From 177K 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

FrameMagic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Inability to access all photos
  • Restore purchases not functioning

Requested features

3 requests
  • Restore previously purchased content
  • Maintain free access to core features
  • Reasonable pricing for longtime users

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

18 purchases

FrameMagic

Subscriptions2
  • [Monthly Subscription]3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • [Annual Subscription]$29.991 Year
One-time16
  • [Use All Layouts]$1.99
  • [Unlock Add Song]$1.99
  • [Unlock Transition]$1.99
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  • [Vertical Stitch]$1.99
  • [Blended Collage]$1.99
  • [Auto Collage]$1.99
  • [Unlock 3D Mesh]$1.99
  • [Unlock Glitch]$1.99
  • [Pencil Sketch]$1.99
  • [Unlock Super Contrast]$1.99
  • [Unlock Face Morph]$1.99
  • [Unlock Crystal Text]$1.99
  • [Unlock Pic Warp]$1.99
  • [Unlock All Fun Items]$2.99
  • [Unlock All]$14.99
  • [Unlock All]$99.99
11 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-time2
  • JointerFree
  • All in one$9.99

Questions

Is FrameMagic free?
FrameMagic 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, FrameMagic or Collage Maker?
Collage Maker is rated higher. FrameMagic averages 4.4 out of 5 from 889 ratings, while Collage Maker averages 4.8 from 177K ratings.
Do FrameMagic or Collage Maker have ads?
Collage Maker shows ads; FrameMagic does not.
Which is updated more often, FrameMagic or Collage Maker?
FrameMagic ships an update every 5 days, and Collage Maker every 3 weeks. Most recently, FrameMagic was updated on September 20, 2026 and Collage Maker on September 24, 2026.

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