Comparison

Collage Maker vs Photo Collage Maker & Creator

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 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.

Highlights
  • AI Edit Assistant
  • Animated Stickers & GIFs
  • Remove Video Background
  • 20000+ Stylish Layouts
  • Free Layer Stacking
  • Mini Me Stickers
  • AI Text Effects
Features
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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

About

Photo Collage Maker & Creator

Easily combine multiple photos into a single, framed picture. Offers over 1000 free layouts, extensive customization options with stickers, text, and borders, and seamless sharing to social media. Create stunning visual stories or product displays.

Highlights
  • Over 1000 free layouts
  • Combine up to 20 photos
  • Extensive stickers, text, and frames
  • Customizable borders and patterns
  • Photo effects and filters
  • High-resolution saving and sharing
Features
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Quickly combine multiple photos into one beautifully framed picture. Join over 3 million users who love to tell their story with collage and share with friends & family via social media or email! Photo Collage Creator packs a simple design with a powerful editor to give you everything you could possibly want to make your photo's simply amazing. All 1000+ layouts are FREE!!! In fact almost all the features are FREE! You'll really love the creativity with endless combinations of patterns, stickers, text, borders, filters, shapes,frames and more. Save to Camera Roll or share your masterpiece on your favorite social media networks including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Support for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, plus High Resolution up to 3264 x 3264 for newer devices. Create a before-and-after sequence, combine up to 20 great photos of each of your kids, or produce a photographic series. Also super useful for online businesses to display product! Heres what our users had to say: Fantastic love it! Having lots of fun with this app it makes my photo's look beautiful. Its a free app which is a bonus because it is so full of fun stuff, frames and colors and its cool. Awesome Really great! The best of it's kind! Well done... Love the background/frame and text choices! FEATURES: LAYOUTS (ALL FREE) - Over 1000 layouts - Choose photos first - Combine up to 20 photos - Regular and Irregular Layouts (Funky) BORDERS & DECORATION - 150 Patterns(96 FREE) - Unsplash and Pixabay for image search - Blur, Scale, Lighten & Darken Patterns *Super Creative (ALL FREE) - Full spectrum color picker for borders (ALL FREE) - Set photo as background (FREE) - Blur Background (FREE) - Shadow bordrs (ALL FREE) - Rounded corners (FREE) - Background, Inner and Border all adjustable (ALL FREE) - Over 400 stickers (80 FREE) - Over 40 Frames (ALL FREE) TEXT (All FREE) - Over 80 fonts - Full spectrum color picker - Move, resize and rotate easily - Snap to 90 degree PHOTO EDITOR (ALL FREE) -Apply amazing photo effects to individual photos - Zoom, pan, pinch, rotate for better control - Mirror each photo - Apply filters - Apply Shapes - Shadow each photo SAVE & SHARE - Save to Camera Roll - Export to Facebook, Instagram, Dropbox, Twitter, Evernote or any other installed application that will accept JPEG images. - Email - High resolution export up to 3264 x 3264 for newer devices PREMIUM You can subscribe to PREMIUM for unlimited access to premium content, including: Unlocking all Stickers, Over 50 Pro Patterns, Pro Fonts, Custom Photo Backgrounds, No Ads, and much more - The subscription is with a 3 day free trial, then charged yearly - You'll be able to use unlimited features for the duration of your subscription - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off for at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription Terms of use: http://cushwayapps.com/app-privacy/collagecreator/terms.html Privacy policy: http://cushwayapps.com/app-privacy/collagecreator/privacy.html Have you found a bug, got a suggestion, or want a new feature? Email us at: support@honkhonkpunch.com

Screenshots

Collage Maker4 screens
Photo Collage Maker & Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

Collage Maker and Photo Collage Maker & Creator both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Photo Collage Maker & Creator's written reviews are positive against 62% of Collage Maker's. Collage Maker's advantage is chart position (#92 vs unranked) and ratings volume (180K vs 56K). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Collage Maker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Photo Collage Maker & Creator sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Collage Maker against 4.8 for Photo Collage Maker & Creator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 180K and 56K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Collage Maker's written reviews are positive against 86% of Photo Collage Maker & Creator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Collage Maker ships an update fortnightly, Photo Collage Maker & Creator every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Collage Maker versus Photo Collage Maker & Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCollage MakerPhoto Collage Maker & Creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (180K ratings)4.8 (56K ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.3% of reviews85.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings180K — better56K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#92 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1515.0
Further details — not scored
Size260 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVIDEO EDITOR PTE. LTD.Alan Cushway

Customer experience

Collage Maker

All ratings179,109 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews1,027 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral7.0%
Negative30.7%

Photo Collage Maker & Creator

All ratings56,252 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews791 reviews
Positive85.6%
Neutral4.9%
Negative9.5%

User reviews

Collage Maker

From 180K 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

Photo Collage Maker & Creator

From 56K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Lots of collage options
  • 🚀 Efficient photo editing
  • 🎨 Customizable designs
  • 💕 Great for creating memories

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paid features can be limiting
  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes
  • 🔒 Lack of privacy/security controls
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

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 Collage Maker & Creator

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Photos become blurry or pixelated in collages
  • Difficulty finding and selecting photos

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to overlap/angle photos
  • More free stickers and fonts
  • Option to save collages for later editing
  • Filters and advanced editing tools

In-app purchases

10 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-time1
  • 200 AI Credits$4.99
10 purchases

Photo Collage Maker & Creator

Subscriptions1
  • Premium3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time9
  • Easter$0.99
  • Fun Stickers$0.99
  • Halloween Stickers$0.99
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  • Ransom Note Letters$0.99
  • Valentines Day Stickers$0.99
  • Vintage Elements$0.99
  • Words$0.99
  • All Stickers$2.99
  • Pro Upgrade$49.99

Questions

Is Collage Maker free?
Collage Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo Collage Maker & Creator free?
Photo Collage Maker & Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Collage Maker or Photo Collage Maker & Creator?
Photo Collage Maker & Creator is rated higher. Collage Maker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 180K ratings, while Photo Collage Maker & Creator averages 4.8 from 56K ratings.
Do Collage Maker or Photo Collage Maker & Creator have ads?
Both Collage Maker and Photo Collage Maker & Creator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Collage Maker or Photo Collage Maker & Creator?
Collage Maker ships an update fortnightly, and Photo Collage Maker & Creator every 3 weeks. Most recently, Collage Maker was updated on November 8, 2026 and Photo Collage Maker & Creator on November 8, 2026.

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