Comparison

Split Pic Collage Maker Layout vs A Design Kit

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

Head to head
About

Split Pic Collage Maker Layout

Create unique photo collages and special effects by dividing your camera into sections. Blend or contrast images, apply filters, and edit with various tools. Collaborate with friends and save your projects.

Highlights
  • Multiple free layouts
  • Blend or contrast images
  • Import from Camera Roll
  • Photo editing tools (crop, rotate, color)
  • Custom photo filters
  • Collaborate with friends
  • In-app library for unfinished projects
Features
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The (new and improved) Original Collage & Cloning App with over 50 MILLION satisfied users! Split Pic divides your camera into several sections with several free layouts to choose from. You can choose to blend these images together creating a flawless looking special effect or make a sharp contrast between the photos to collage multiple images. The possibilities are limitless! HOW IT WORKS: • Select a layout • Take photos or import images from your Camera Roll. You can now choose the order you take your images and if you’re not feeling the layout no problem just press the random button to check out more layout options! • To blend or not to blend, it’s up to you! You can blend the images together to look like one photo and fool all your friends or keep the sharp contrast and show off your artistic side. The blend bar is now available immediately so you can test it before moving on to the editing process! • Adjust your images. Zoom-in or out, move the split bars, move your images around, and choose from various photo editing options like crop, rotate, color adjustments, etc! • Choose from 14 custom photo filters to get your Split Pic looking fly. You can filter each section separately to switch it up or make the each frame the same filter! • Save it to your Camera Roll or share it with friends! With our integrated social media posting to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr, Email, or SMS is just a click away. FEATURES: • COLLABORATE with friends anywhere in the world (heck even Mars if they have wifi)! Just take part of a Split Pic and select which of your Facebook friends you want to complete it. Way better than a postcard! •Beautiful, Exclusive Artwork and Stickers to apply over your edits. • Any unfinished Split Pics get automatically saved to your in-app LIBRARY! You can save your projects to easily come back and work on it over time or make several combinations and choose your favorite. • Need some Split Pic-spiration? Check out the HALL OF FAME section to see what amazing images users are creating all around the world...your photo can be featured too just post your creations to Instagram with the hashtag #splitpic to enter your photo! • Having trouble or want to give us feedback? Go to SETTINGS to send us feedback, ask for help, or to just say Hi! SUBSCRIPTION INFO: Subscribe to take advantage of the features described above. • Subscription length: weekly • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. • Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Terms of service: https://support.bendingspoons.com/tos?app=570748340 Privacy policy: https://bendingspoons.com/privacy.html?app=570748340 Have a feature request you would like to see in a future version of the app? Do not hesitate to contact us at splitpic@bendingspoons.com

About

A Design Kit

Create visually appealing social media content with a wide array of design tools. Add unique textures, fonts, stickers, and collage elements to enhance your stories and feed posts.

Highlights
  • 200+ collage scans
  • Realistic drawing brushes
  • 60+ modern fonts
  • 200+ pre-made designs
  • Large sticker library
  • Textured backgrounds
Features
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Make Instagram fun with A Design Kit! Create cute designs for stories or feed using collage scans, colorful stickers, realistic brushes, modern fonts, and so much more. A Design Kit features: • 200+ collage scans (like scrapbooking, but on your phone) • Realistic brushes that can draw in textures or color (metallics! speckles! glitter!!!) • 60+ modern fonts • 200+ designs • A TON of stickers (too many to count) • Textured backgrounds (did we already say glitter??) Featured by Apple, PopSugar, A Beautiful Mess, and more. We can't wait to see what you make with ADK Get complete access with ADK+ monthly or yearly Membership, which includes- • unlimited access to all our brushes, textures, texts, designs, stickers, and collages MEMBERSHIP PRICING, TERMS, & CONDITIONS The ADK+ membership is $23.99 USD per year or $3.99 USD per month. Pricing in other countries may vary, and charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country you live in. ADK+ YEARLY: ADK+ Yearly Membership enables access to all app features. After 3-day free trial, a recurring billing period of $23.99 per year automatically begins. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. 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 will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription during free trial. ADK+ MONTHLY: ADK+ Monthly Membership enables access to all app features. A recurring billing period of $3.99 per month automatically begins upon subscription. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. TERMS OF USE https://acolorstory.com/terms-conditions/ PRIVACY POLICY https://acolorstory.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Split Pic Collage Maker Layout4 screens
A Design Kit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Split Pic Collage Maker Layout at free with in-app purchases against A Design Kit's subscription. Split Pic Collage Maker Layout also leads on chart position (#51 vs unranked). A Design Kit's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Split Pic Collage Maker Layout sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and A Design Kit sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. 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 — 4.6 for Split Pic Collage Maker Layout against 4.7 for A Design Kit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16K and 5.7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Split Pic Collage Maker Layout's written reviews are positive against 85% of A Design Kit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Split Pic Collage Maker Layout ships an update every 2 months, A Design Kit every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Split Pic Collage Maker Layout versus A Design Kit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplit Pic Collage Maker LayoutA Design Kit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (16K ratings)4.7 (5.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.4% of reviews — better84.8% of reviews
Number of ratings16K — better5.7K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#51 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.Midtone LLC

Customer experience

Split Pic Collage Maker Layout

All ratings15,676 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.6%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews2,172 reviews
Positive87.4%
Neutral5.8%
Negative6.8%

A Design Kit

All ratings5,673 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews802 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral6.7%
Negative8.5%

User reviews

Split Pic Collage Maker Layout

From 16K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient photo editing
  • 💡 Unique photo blending effects
  • 🎨 Lots of creative options
  • ⭐ Excellent photo collage features

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paywall for many features
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and freezes
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🙄 Intrusive ads

A Design Kit

From 5.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💫 Fun and creative features
  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
  • 🎨 Wide variety of fonts, brushes, and design elements
  • 🔗 Seamless integration with A Color Story app
  • 🤩 Excellent for making visually appealing social media content

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and loss of work
  • 💰 Many features and design elements locked behind paywall
  • 🔀 Cumbersome navigation between editing tools
  • 🔍 Lack of zoom functionality for precise editing
  • 📏 Issues with cropping for Instagram stories

Bugs and requests

Split Pic Collage Maker Layout

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Difficulty uploading photos from camera roll
  • Blending issues when using certain layouts
  • Watermark removal not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add video support
  • Improve photo alignment tools
  • Provide more free editing options
  • Implement an undo/redo function
  • Allow saving custom layouts

A Design Kit

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashing and losing work in progress
  • Inconsistent behavior when toggling between apps
  • Text resizing causing displacement of elements
  • Brush tools not responding as expected
  • Incorrect cropping for Instagram story dimensions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save and re-edit designs
  • More free design elements and fonts
  • Option to add custom photos as layers
  • Smoother brush stroke functionality
  • Improved stability and auto-save feature

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Split Pic Collage Maker Layout

Subscriptions7
  • Pro Subscription3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Pro Subscription7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly with Free Trial7 Days trial$3.997 Days
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  • Weekly Subscription$3.997 Days
  • Weekly Sub with Free Trial7 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium Subscription$5.997 Days
  • Yearly with Free Trial7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time7
  • No ads$0.99
  • Censored Artwork$0.99
  • 4 Splits & No Ads!$0.99
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  • Remove Watermark$0.99
  • Vintage Filters$1.99
  • Pro Layouts$1.99
  • Pro Bundle Pack$3.99
10 purchases

A Design Kit

Subscriptions2
  • ADK+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • ADK+ Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time8
  • Valley CruiseFree
  • More Food$0.99
  • Painted$1.99
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  • Feelings$1.99
  • Hobbies$1.99
  • Editorial$2.99
  • Notebook$2.99
  • Lettering$3.99

Questions

Is Split Pic Collage Maker Layout free?
Split Pic Collage Maker Layout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is A Design Kit free?
A Design Kit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Split Pic Collage Maker Layout or A Design Kit?
A Design Kit is rated higher. Split Pic Collage Maker Layout averages 4.6 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while A Design Kit averages 4.7 from 5.7K ratings.
Do Split Pic Collage Maker Layout or A Design Kit have ads?
Split Pic Collage Maker Layout shows ads; A Design Kit does not.
Which is updated more often, Split Pic Collage Maker Layout or A Design Kit?
Split Pic Collage Maker Layout ships an update every 2 months, and A Design Kit every 6 weeks. Most recently, Split Pic Collage Maker Layout was updated on September 29, 2026 and A Design Kit on September 28, 2026.

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