Comparison

Collage Maker vs Popjoint

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

Popjoint

Transform your photos and videos with fun filters and effects. Turn yourself into an animal, see your future self, or create animated cartoon videos. Offers a variety of templates and editing tools for creative expression.

Highlights
  • Animal image transformation
  • Aging effects (younger and older)
  • Cartoon video generation
  • Multiple editing templates
  • Photo and video collage
  • Customizable layouts
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Simple but powerful! Popjoint will provides you with lots of amazing experiences. So joint your story with Popjoint and you will find the life more interesting. 【Key features】 Animal image - Immediately travel to the interesting animal world ·Which animal you look like most: A kitten? A Puppy? Or a wolf? ·One click to generate exclusive animal image Young Camera - easily experience the magic of time ·You can back to 18 in one tab ·You can foresee yourself in 30-50 years ·Let you feel the changes brought by time in advance Magic Video - easily get your own cartoon image ·Get amine videos by one-tap ·Let you see more diverse yourself ·Let you easily get the image of two-dimensional animation ·Generate multiple cartoon images at one time Multiple Templates - endless possibilities of creation ·Fancy filters can let you become a shining versatile person immediately ·Diversified cartoon templates allow you to unlock a variety of images ·A variety of collocations make you a protagonist smoothly Collage in a Snap - Relax your hands and brain ·You can edit pictures & Videos efficiently ·Customized layouts -make you can do what you want and what you like 【Subscription info】 ·Upgrade - weekly subscription: $1.49/ week with 3-day free trial; $1.49/week · Upgrade - Monthly Subscription: $19.99/month ·Upgrade - annual subscription: $49.99/ year ·Payment will be collected from your iTunes account after you confirm the purchase. ·The system will automatically renew the subscription for you, unless the automatic renewal setting is turned off 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. ·Your account will be charged the next renewal fee within 24 hours before the end of this subscription period and the renewal fee will be confirmed. ·Subscriptions will be controlled by you, and automatic renewal can be turned off in the user's account Settings after purchase. ·When you purchase a subscription to this version, you will lose any unused portion of the free trial period. Terms of service: https://sites.google.com/view/popjoint-terms-of-use Privacy agreement: https://sites.google.com/view/popjoint-privacy-policy If you have any other questions, please contact us through the following email: popjoint.feedback@yahoo.com

Screenshots

Collage Maker4 screens
Popjoint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Collage Maker at 62% against Popjoint's 20%. Collage Maker also leads on chart position (#100 vs unranked). Popjoint's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). 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 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Popjoint sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Collage Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, Popjoint monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Collage Maker versus Popjoint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCollage MakerPopjoint
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (177K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.4% of reviews — better20.5% of reviews
Number of ratings177K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#100 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size260 MB213 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVIDEO EDITOR PTE. LTD.PT. APPTIME TECHNOLOGY INDONESIA

Customer experience

Collage Maker

All ratings177,056 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews991 reviews
Positive62.4%
Neutral6.6%
Negative31.1%

Popjoint

Written reviews264 reviews
Positive20.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative78.0%

User reviews

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

Popjoint

From App Store reviews

What we love

  • 🎨 Cartoon filter and photo editing features
  • 👍 User-friendly interface and simple layout
  • 📸 Multiple templates and design options
  • 🎬 Video editing and collage capabilities
  • ✨ Professional-looking photo effects

Room to improve

  • 💰 Extremely expensive subscription pricing ($7.99-$15/week, $80-$150/year)
  • 🚫 Deceptive free-to-paid model with no free trial or preview
  • ⚠️ Automatic charges without explicit user consent
  • 🎭 Racist cartoon filter that whitewashes darker skin tones
  • ❌ No free features or functionality available

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

Popjoint

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Automatic subscription charges without user authorization
  • Inability to cancel subscriptions through the app
  • Cartoon filter produces inaccurate skin tone conversions
  • Hair color rendering incorrectly
  • App crashes or freezes during use
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  • Results differ significantly from preview images

Requested features

7 requests
  • Free trial or preview before requiring payment
  • Clear pricing disclosure before download
  • Easy in-app subscription cancellation option
  • Free tier with basic features
  • Improved cartoon filter accuracy for diverse skin tones
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  • Better color matching for hair and facial features
  • Transparent subscription terms and conditions

In-app purchases

12 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-time3
  • JointerFree
  • All in one$9.99
  • 1000 AI Credits$19.99
10 purchases

Popjoint

Subscriptions10
  • Weekly Pro$1.497 Days
  • Weekly Pro3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Popjoint Pro for One Week$7.997 Days
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  • Popjoint Pro-Week3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro$19.991 Month
  • Monthly Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Pro3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Popjoint Pro for One Year$79.991 Year
  • Popjoint Pro for One Year3 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Collage Maker free?
Collage Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Popjoint free?
Popjoint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Collage Maker or Popjoint have ads?
Both Collage Maker and Popjoint show ads.
Which is updated more often, Collage Maker or Popjoint?
Collage Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Popjoint monthly. Most recently, Collage Maker was updated on September 27, 2026 and Popjoint on September 26, 2026.

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