Collage Maker vs Before/After
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Collage Maker
Create stunning photo and video collages with a powerful, all-in-one editor. Features AI tools for editing, sticker creation, and background removal, plus a vast library of layouts, effects, and text options.
- AI Edit Assistant
- Animated Stickers & GIFs
- Remove Video Background
- 20000+ Stylish Layouts
- Free Layer Stacking
- Mini Me Stickers
- AI Text Effects
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#1 All-In-1 pic collage maker, photo editor, collage maker, photo collage, video collage, AI sticker maker, AI Edit Assistant and AI Tools for your best moments & memories! 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 for birthdays & holidays, slideshows, photo dumps and creative carousel collages for Instagram. Choose from trendy collage 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 - AI Edit Assistant: just ask - it edits, retouches and edits your collage - Animated Stickers & GIFs: photos into cute GIFs - Remove Video Background: drop the background - 20000+ STYLISH and FREE Layouts in different shapes, sizes, styles! Mix-match your photos, crop, rotate, move and set them up as you like - NEW Free Layer Stacking: Make a FREESTYLE COLLAGE! Unlock the grid and stack photos, stickers & text in any order - perfect for scrapbooks of special moments & memories - NEW Mini Me Stickers: AI turns your photos into cute Mini Me characters & fun stickers in seconds, in different art styles - share them or add them to WhatsApp - NEW AI Text Effects: Bring your words to life with AI-powered text effects - All in 1 AI tools: AI Remove background, AI Image Edit, AI Enhance and AI Art Generator. - 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 - NEW Background Adjustments: Fine-tune scale, opacity, blur, brightness & saturation of any background so your photos stand out - Thousands of EXCLUSIVE and FREE stickers, backgrounds, patterns, frames to beautify your photos & stories - DOODLE and write on your photos in your own unique handwriting - CUTOUT photos by tracing shapes with your finger - NEW Text Styles: Make words pop with rich fonts, strokes, textures, 3D & CURVE text, plus tag, torn or slice label backgrounds Features: - 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 - Cards & Posters Choose from 5000+ preset layouts for every occasion such as Christmas, birthday, holidays, newborn babies, weddings, anniversaries and graduation - 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 - Aspect Ratios for Instagram post & story, 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 Download LiveCollage and turn your best moments into collages worth sharing! 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
Before/After
Easily create before-and-after slider videos and collages from two photos. Ideal for professionals in aesthetics, construction, and fitness to showcase transformations with automatic alignment and customizable formats. Offers privacy features like eye hiding.
- Slider and crossfade videos
- Side-by-side and top-and-bottom collages
- Automatic alignment for faces, bodies, and rooms
- Progress camera with ghost overlay
- Client and visit tracking
- Logo branding
- Eye privacy options
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Before/After turns two photos into a before-and-after slider video or a side-by-side collage in every social format, and keeps each client's progress in one place. FOR CLINICS AND SALONS Aesthetic and cosmetology clinics, med spas, dental practices, lash, brow, nail and hair artists: photograph every client with the same framing at each visit, add your logo and post the result the same day. Hide the eyes with one tap when a client prefers privacy. FOR CONTRACTORS AND CLEANERS Renovation, painting, landscaping and cleaning crews: shoot the after photo over a ghost of the before, and Before/After lines up the room, including rotation and perspective. FOR FITNESS AND PERSONAL PROGRESS Coaches and anyone tracking their body: the progress camera and full-body alignment make week 12 match week 1. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose two photos, or take the next one with the progress camera. 2. Before/After lines them up automatically. 3. Pick a style and a format, and save. FEATURES • Slider and crossfade videos, side-by-side and top-and-bottom collages • Every format: square, 4:5 posts, 9:16 Reels and Stories • Auto-align for faces, full bodies and rooms, with rotation and perspective • Progress camera: before photo as a ghost overlay, match meter, grid, level, exposure lock • Manual framing: two-finger rotate, zoom out, flip, straighten, vertical and horizontal perspective • Clients and visits: take the next photo, reminders, compare any two visits, search • Projects saved automatically • Your logo on every video and collage • Hide or pixelate eyes for privacy • Filters, animation curve and slide direction • "Also save as": the same result in another format in one tap • Siri and Shortcuts: "Take a progress photo" Photos taken with the progress camera stay inside the app and are not added to your Photos library. SUBSCRIPTION Before/After is free to try. Saving videos and collages requires Before/After Premium, an auto-renewing weekly, monthly or annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://fancygames.net/beforeafter/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://fancygames.net/beforeafter/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Before/After at none against Collage Maker's shown. Collage Maker's advantage is ratings volume (180K vs 209) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Collage Maker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Before/After sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Collage Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Collage Maker has 180K ratings behind it against 209, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Collage Maker's written reviews are positive against 64% of Before/After's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Collage Maker ships an update fortnightly, Before/After weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Collage Maker | Before/After |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (180K ratings) — better | 4.6 (209 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.3% of reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 180K — better | 209 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #94 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 260 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VIDEO EDITOR PTE. LTD. | Fancygames, Ltd. |
Customer experience
Collage Maker
Before/After
User reviews
Collage Maker
From 180K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Before/After
From 209 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Cool and quick
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Awesome features
- 👍 Free options available
Room to improve
- ❌ No free option initially
- ❌ Cannot save projects
- ❌ Unexpected fees
- ❌ Cannot cancel subscription
- ❌ Difficult file access
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
Before/After
Reported bugs
6 issues- Cannot save projects
- App doesn't work (black screen, photos not loading)
- Unexpected fees charged
- Cannot cancel subscription
- Editing not as advertised
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- Saved work shows as black screen
Requested features
3 requests- Aspect adjustment
- Ability to go to files easily
- Saving projects
In-app purchases
Collage Maker
- 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
- 200 AI Credits$4.99
Before/After
- Premium Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Premium Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Premium Annual1 Year trial$19.991 Year
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- Premium Annual3 Days trial$44.991 Year
Questions
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