PowerUp Camera vs Collage Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PowerUp Camera
Apply retro video game console filters to your photos in real-time. Choose from multiple classic systems, adjust contrast and saturation, and share your creations. Unlock additional systems to expand your retro aesthetic.
- Real-time retro video game console filters
- Multiple system filter options
- Adjustable contrast and saturation
- Apply filters to existing photos
- In-app photo sharing
- Unlockable secret systems
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** NOW YOU'RE PLAYING WITH POWERUP! ** Featuring the latest in Blast Processing Technology, PowerUp filters your camera in real-time so that you can take photos using the same resolution and color palette as your favorite retro video game systems! Choose from 2 initial systems with the option to buy 6 more! It doesn't stop there! You can also share your PowerUp photos on using the share dialog right from the app. Have an already existing photo? Go ahead and filter using any one of the systems available! Adjust the contrast and saturation to get your photo just right! Are you bad enough to unlock the secret systems?
Collage Maker
Easily create beautiful photo collages using pre-designed templates or custom layouts. Drag and drop your photos, adjust spacing, and export your creations in high quality. Design stunning visual stories quickly and effortlessly.
- Ready-to-use templates
- Customizable layouts
- Drag & drop editing
- High-quality export
- Fast and minimal design
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Create beautiful photo collages with Collage Buddy. Turn birthdays, weekend adventures, family memories, and everyday moments into something worth sharing. Start with one of 94 templates or build your own layout. Explore classic grids, hearts, circles, film strips, polaroids, and decorated scrapbook designs, then make each collage your own. MAKE EVERY MEMORY YOURS * Browse collections for birthdays, love, summer, weekends, and more * Find layouts by style and number of photos * Crop, rotate, and arrange your pictures * Personalize spacing, borders, corners, and backgrounds * Add text, stickers, and photo filters * Choose formats for social posts, stories, wallpapers, and more * Save your creations and share them with friends * Reopen saved collage images to create something new From a simple photo grid to a colorful celebration, Collage Buddy helps you bring your favorite moments together. Privacy policy: https://digitalhole.github.io/CollageBuddy%20.html Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Collage Maker at none against PowerUp Camera's 10. Collage Maker also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 77%). PowerUp Camera's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (32 vs 6). On price, rating, update cadence and 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
Both are free to download. PowerUp Camera sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Collage Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for PowerUp Camera against 4.5 for Collage Maker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PowerUp Camera has 32 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of PowerUp Camera's written reviews are positive against 100% of Collage Maker's.
PowerUp Camera ships an update every 2 weeks, Collage Maker monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PowerUp Camera | Collage Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (32 ratings) | 4.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | sushiGrass | Digital Hole Pvt. Ltd. |
Customer experience
PowerUp Camera
Collage Maker
Bugs and requests
PowerUp Camera
Reported bugs
9 issues- Cannot restore purchases
- Restore button does nothing
- Photos not saving
- App not saving photos to camera roll
- App not saving settings
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- Sounds keep turning back on
- Converting existing pictures doesn't work
- Not compatible with iOS 7
- App is buggy
Requested features
7 requests- Add video support
- Add more filters
- Provide samples of additional filters before buying
- Add different levels of pixelization
- Add system-specific resolutions/ratios
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- Allow saving settings between relaunches
- Bundle all extensions for a lower price
Collage Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PowerUp Camera
- System Pack 2Free
- SuperFree
- GamemanFree
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- GGearFree
- TG-16Free
- AtaryFree
- MstrsysFree
- Super/MstrSysFree
- Gameman/GGearFree
- Atary/TG-16Free
Collage Maker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PowerUp Camera free?
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