Comparison

PhotoGrid vs Photo Frames

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

Head to head
About

PhotoGrid

Create stunning social media content with a versatile collage maker. Combine photos and videos, add text and stickers, and design custom layouts for platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Offers powerful editing tools and marketing features.

Highlights
  • Video collage creation
  • Social media marketing tools
  • 20,000+ collage templates
  • Freestyle photo stitching
  • Powerful photo editing tools
  • Customizable watermarks and text
Features
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This is the best Collage App to create stunning images for social media, like Instagram, TikTok posts and stories, Facebook posts, banners and covers, YouTube thumbnails, and Pinterest collections. •Create memory collages with ease •Create amazing social media content •Grow a new business Feature Highlights Video Editor & Video Grid Maker • Combine photos and videos to make video grids, trim your video easily! • Best Instagram video and photo editor, add blurred backgrounds without cropping them or adding unexpected watermarks! •You can synchronize your video clips so that they are all aligned to the same moment in time. •Up to 9 Videos. Social-Media Marketing Tool • Watermark: Customize your own logo and Watermark, add Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp logo easily with your name. • Ratio: Tons of popular ratios including Facebook cover, Apple Watch, A4, A3 sizes, and more which allows you slay on social media! • Text: Add any font you want and add beautiful curved texts on your photo. The most complete collage app •20000+ different collage templates. Re-mix up to 16 of your photos at a time to create fun, personalized layouts, and collages. • Design your own photo creations! Make beautiful filmstrip and cool photo stitches! • You can also personalize your own scrapbook with freestyle pic stitches! Happy scrapbooking! Powerful photo editor •Crop, rotate, resize, blur, and beautify your photos easily, you can even frame your images in Instagram's 1:1 aspect ratio! • Add stickers, text, backgrounds, graffiti, boarders, and mosaic, or adjust the brightness, contrast, saturation, and layout of your photos! • Convert a raw photo into a powerful image all in one app. You can also customize templates to suit your needs! = Contact Us = • Email: photogridapp.feedback@gmail.com PHOTOGRID PREMIUM PLAN Functions • Access to 20000+ Elements • Create VideoGrids up to 15 minutes long. High-quality full HD 4K VideoGrid. • Freely decide aspect ratio for your photo • Enjoy an ads-free experience • Share with friends without any watermarks Billing • Payment: - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - All premium plans will be auto-renewed at the end of each period. - Cancellation must be made at least 24 hours before the end of the valid period to avoid a nonrefundable auto-renewal. - Cancellation requests made prior to the end of the period will become effective at the end of that period term. - You can manage and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account Settings. • Premium Plan Choices - Initiation or termination of a premium plan must be done through the iTunes App Store, which may be subject to a sales tax in your area. Note: you are responsible for checking the Terms of Service of your app store for detail and applicability of sales tax. • Refund Please be aware that refund is NOT available after purchase. Other • 2025 PhotoGrid.app reserves the right to adjust the pricing for its products and services in the future. • Terms of Use: https://media.grid.plus/doc/grid_plus_terms_of_service • Privacy Policy: https://media.grid.plus/doc/grid_plus_privacy_policy

About

Photo Frames

Enhance your photos with a wide array of filters, effects, and editing tools. Create stunning collages, add text and stickers, and easily crop images for social media.

Highlights
  • Photo filters
  • Photo effects
  • Borders and backgrounds
  • Collage maker
  • Crop and resize
  • Add stickers
  • Add text
Features
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Simpla is the fast, powerful and simple photo editor toolkit for bloggers, influencers, photographers, designers and amateurs. With our photo editor your photo gallery will be better, and your posts in social networks will attract more attention. FEATURES • Perfect photo filters; • Amazing photo effects; • Photo borders and backgrounds; • Collage maker; • Crop and resize photo; • Add sticker; • Add text on photo. PHOTO FILTERS More than 30+ professional photo filters will make your photo much better. PHOTO EFFECTS More than 60 free amazing effect are collected in one place. Bokeh, VHS, Shadows, Glitch, TV, Camera effect and other. BORDERS and BACKGROUNDS Over 50 background patterns, 40+ gradients, unlimited background colours. A huge variety of backgrounds, border thicknesses, patterns and gradients help you turn your photo into a work of art. COLLAGE MAKER You can combine different numbers of photos. The app has layouts for all occasions. From simple to complex with a large number of photos. CROP AND RESIZE In one tap you can choose the desired format that is suitable for all social networks. STICKERS More than 60+ stylish, aesthetic, funny and beautiful stickers for your photos. ADD TEXT ON PHOTO More than 20 unique fonts specially selected for all occasions. Would you like to add some kind of message to a photo? No problem:) Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://scep.neocities.org/collages/apple/privacy/

Screenshots

PhotoGrid4 screens
Photo Frames4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PhotoGrid at 90% against Photo Frames's 0%. PhotoGrid also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (118K vs 57). Photo Frames's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PhotoGrid sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Photo Frames asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PhotoGrid holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PhotoGrid has 118K ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of PhotoGrid's written reviews are positive against 0% of Photo Frames's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhotoGrid ships an update weekly, Photo Frames every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
PhotoGrid versus Photo Frames: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhotoGridPhoto Frames
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (118K ratings) — better4.2 (57 ratings)
Positive reviews90.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings118K — better57
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#67 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size376 MB281 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJUPITER PALACE PTE. LTD.Scep Group LLC

Customer experience

PhotoGrid

All ratings117,699 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews3,861 reviews
Positive90.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative7.6%

Photo Frames

All ratings57 ratings
Positive80.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PhotoGrid

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Photos get blurry when uploaded to the app
  • Editing tools like eraser are glitchy and unreliable
  • Saved projects sometimes lose formatting and layouts
  • Login issues and inability to restore purchases

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add search function for stickers and backgrounds
  • Allow custom watermark uploads
  • Improve video editing and syncing capabilities
  • Provide one-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Restore previously free features that are now paywalled

Photo Frames

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

PhotoGrid

Subscriptions10
  • Remove Watermark$0.997 Days
  • Perfect Grid Experience7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • PhotoGrid weekly2.99$2.997 Days
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  • PhotoGrid Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • PhotoGrid Plus$4.991 Month
  • Perfect Grid Experience7 Days trial$23.991 Year
  • PhotoGrid Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • PhotoGrid VIP$33.991 Year
  • PhotoGrid VIP3 Days trial$33.991 Year
  • PhotoGrid Premium3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Layout Package$0.99
  • AI Vidoe$2.99
None

Photo Frames

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PhotoGrid free?
PhotoGrid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo Frames free?
Photo Frames is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PhotoGrid or Photo Frames?
PhotoGrid is rated higher. PhotoGrid averages 4.9 out of 5 from 118K ratings, while Photo Frames averages 4.2 from 57 ratings.
Do PhotoGrid or Photo Frames have ads?
PhotoGrid shows ads; Photo Frames does not.
Which is updated more often, PhotoGrid or Photo Frames?
PhotoGrid ships an update weekly, and Photo Frames every 10 days. Most recently, PhotoGrid was updated on September 25, 2026 and Photo Frames on September 24, 2026.

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