Black Frame vs Stego
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Black Frame
Easily create professional slideshow presentations from your photos. Arrange images, apply transitions, and add music for dynamic visual stories. Supports unlimited slideshows and pictures.
- Unlimited slideshows and pictures
- Drag-and-drop arrangement
- 40 transition effects
- Adjustable display duration
- Add music and titles
- Portrait and landscape modes
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Compose great slideshows from your most beautiful pictures simply and quickly. Create professional presentations on your iPad™. Features • unlimited number of slideshows and pictures • use pictures from your photo album, use iTunes file sharing or pictures from the clipboard • arrange slideshows and pictures easily by dragging them • portrait and landscape mode • display duration can be adjusted between 1 second and 1 hour, loop mode available • choose from 40 distinct transition effects • display the title of a slideshow or image, font and size are adjustable • add music, RSS feed, time display (7 different designs available) What features do you wish to see in the next version? Do you have suggestions for improvement? Found a bug? Send us an email to support@endlesstape.com.
Stego
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Stego-Lab labels AI images under the EU AI Act (Art. 50) and adds steganography, EXIF editing, watermarking and batch processing for iPhone, iPad and Mac. It is made for people who want to handle sensitive material locally on their own device, without relying on external servers or cloud services. On the iPhone while travelling, at the desk on the Mac, or flexibly on the iPad — Stego-Lab offers the same capabilities on every platform. Steganography — embed content invisibly With Stego-Lab you can hide text, images or files inside photos and decode them again later. Embedded content can optionally be encrypted with a password. That makes the app suitable for private archiving, protected notes, hidden image information, documented evidence or the controlled handover of content — discreet, secure and entirely offline. Watermarking — visible and invisible Beyond invisible steganography, Stego-Lab also does visible and invisible watermarks. Single images or whole series can be marked with text or image watermarks. In batch mode, many photos are processed in one run — ideal for applying visible, invisible or combined watermarks to entire collections. On the Mac you additionally get comfortable drag-and-drop support and a larger working area. EXIF and metadata editing A second focus is thorough EXIF and metadata editing. Stego-Lab reads, displays and selectively edits image metadata — description, creator, copyright, software, camera make and model, lens data, capture date and GPS information. Metadata can be adjusted and exported under the same or a changed file name. This makes Stego-Lab useful for photographers, archivists, content creators and privacy-minded users who want to stay in full control of their image data. Supported formats Stego-Lab handles the common image formats PNG, TIFF, JPG/JPEG and HEIC, plus many RAW formats. For invisible content and lossless further processing, PNG and TIFF are the formats of choice. On iOS and iPadOS, files come from the photo library or the Files app; on the Mac, the familiar Finder access is available as well. Exported results can be shared, saved directly or fed into existing workflows. Local processing — no cloud, no compromises Stego-Lab works exclusively on your device. Content is never transmitted to external servers. That makes the app particularly attractive wherever privacy, control over your data and offline availability matter. A clear interface for every level of experience The app is organised into Encode, Decode, EXIF, Batch and Info. Newcomers and advanced users alike can run complex image workflows straight on iPhone, iPad or Mac — no extra desktop software required. Free and Pro Included for free: • Visible text or logo watermark for a single image • Label AI images under the EU AI Act (Art. 50): visible label and metadata • Delete all metadata with one click • Simple text decoding • Read EXIF and edit the core fields • Import from Photos and Files Stego-Lab Pro – a one-time in-app purchase, no subscription – unlocks: • Invisible embedding of text, images and files, optionally password-protected (AES-256-GCM) • Image and file decoding and password-protected content • Batch processing of multiple images, including metadata deletion • Robust invisible AI labelling and batch labelling • Visible and invisible watermarks combined • The full EXIF editor including camera and GPS fields • Direct camera capture Stego-Lab brings privacy, creative image editing and technical image analysis together in a single app — across the whole Apple ecosystem. Whether you protect content, control metadata, mark series of images or manage hidden information: Stego-Lab gives you a focused, capable toolbox — right on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Stego at Free against Black Frame's $4.99. Stego also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Black Frame's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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
Stego is free to download; Black Frame costs $4.99 up front. Stego sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Black Frame asks for nothing beyond the download.
Black Frame ships an update every 3 months, Stego every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Black Frame | Stego |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Gasche | Christian Raith |
In-app purchases
Black Frame
No in-app purchases
Stego
- Stego-Lab Pro$12.99









