Comparison

Collage Maker vs Photo Grid

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
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

About

Photo Grid

Easily divide your photos into multiple squares for Instagram posts. Choose from various grid layouts and maintain high resolution. The app suggests the correct upload order to create impressive split-grid visuals.

Highlights
  • Split photos into 2, 3, 6, 9, 12 squares
  • Multiple grid layouts (3x1 to 3x5)
  • High-resolution image support
  • Zoom and move photo functionality
  • Suggested upload order
  • Direct sharing to Instagram
  • Save to gallery
Features
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Photo Grid app allows you to crop you photo into 2, 3, 6, 9 & 12 square and upload them to Instagram, and impress your friends and followers! Photo Grid - just upload photos to Instagram with this new style and you will get more and more followers. Features: 1. 5 types of grids: 3X1, 3X2, 3X3, 3X4 and 3*5 2. Keeps images in high resolution 3. Zoom and move your photo 4. The app suggested you the correct upload order 5. Share images directly to Instagram, and other apps 6. Save images to gallery 7. Easy to use and powerful CONTACTS: mediaiosapps@gmail.com Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: https://nurlanispaew6.wixsite.com/appsi-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Collage Maker4 screens
Photo Grid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Photo Grid at 100% against Collage Maker's 62%. Photo Grid also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Collage Maker's advantage is ratings volume (177K vs 4) and chart position (#89 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Collage Maker sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Photo Grid sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Photo Grid holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Collage Maker has 177K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Collage Maker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Photo Grid's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Collage Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, Photo Grid monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Collage Maker versus Photo Grid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCollage MakerPhoto Grid
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (177K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings177K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#89 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1515.0
Further details — not scored
Size260 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVIDEO EDITOR PTE. LTD.Nurlan Ispayev

Customer experience

Collage Maker

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

Photo Grid

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

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

Photo Grid

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
1 purchases

Photo Grid

Subscriptions1
  • Photo Grid Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Collage Maker free?
Collage Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo Grid free?
Photo Grid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Collage Maker or Photo Grid?
Photo Grid is rated higher. Collage Maker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 177K ratings, while Photo Grid averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Collage Maker or Photo Grid have ads?
Both Collage Maker and Photo Grid show ads.
Which is updated more often, Collage Maker or Photo Grid?
Collage Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Photo Grid monthly. Most recently, Collage Maker was updated on September 24, 2026 and Photo Grid on June 4, 2026.

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