Comparison

Collage Frame Widget vs Mantel

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

Head to head
About

Collage Frame Widget

Display your favorite photos directly on your iPhone Home Screen with customizable widgets. Create collages with multiple pictures and easily arrange them to keep cherished memories visible at all times. Step-by-step video tutorials are included to guide you through the process.

Highlights
  • Home Screen widgets for photo collages
  • Mix and match photos in widgets
  • Multiple widget sizes available
  • Combine widgets for more photos
  • Step-by-step video tutorials
  • Supports photos from Apple Photos library
Features
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Collage Frame is like having a collage picture frame on your iPhone Home Screen! Create photo collages with your favorite photos of your loved ones. Mix and match photos on a small, medium, or large widget. By combining widgets, you can have up to 11 photos on one home screen. Your iPhone Home Screen will always have your cherished photos on it. Collage Frame provides easy-to-follow step-by-step video tutorials, so it's easy to create and display your photo collages quickly. Collage Frame is entirely FREE! There is no monthly cost, subscription, or membership required. + Collage Frame uses iOS Widgets to display photos + Create a small widget with 4 photos + Create a medium widget with 5 photos + Create a large widget with 6 photos + By combining widgets, you can have 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, or 11 photos on one screen + Includes easy-to-follow step-by-step how-to videos SUPPORT: For support, go to https://www.digiguys.com FAQ: Q: Is the Collage Frame app FREE? A: Yes, the app is free! We will keep it free forever! Q: I don't know how to use widgets. Does the app provide help? A: Yes, we have helpful video tutorials explaining widgets and how to display them. Q: What photos can I add to my iPhone Home Screen? A: You can add any photos in your Apple Photos library. Q: Can I use the Collage Frame app on my iPad? A: Yes, you can use the app on your iPad. As the iPad has more screen real estate, you have more room for widgets. Q: Will the Collage Frame app work on any iPhone? A: The app will work on any iPhone running iOS 14 and newer. Note that iOS 14 was released in 2020. MORE APPS: Check out all our apps at https://digiguys.com FACEBOOK PAGE: Join our Facebook Page for tips, ideas, support, and much more... be part of the community! https://www.facebook.com/digiguysapps

About

Mantel

Features
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Put your own photos on your Home Screen. Mantel is a photo widget with no subscription: pick a few photos, and they rotate in a widget — your dog, your friends, last summer — right where you already look. No ads, no account, and nothing leaves your phone — except that Pro syncs your sets through your own iCloud (you can turn it off). Use it as a vision board, too: pick the photos of what you're working toward — the trip, the house, the finish line — and keep them on your Home Screen. ■ What it does (free) ・Pick photos with the system picker — Mantel never asks for access to your whole library ・One set of up to 12 photos ・A Small widget on your Home Screen that changes photo every hour ・Choose whether each photo fills the frame or fits inside it ・Add and remove photos any time ■ Mantel Pro (a one-time purchase, not a subscription) ・Medium, Large, and Extra Large widgets, as many as you like ・Unlimited sets — family, travel, pets — one set per widget ・Unlimited photos per set ・Rotation interval: every 15 minutes, hourly, every 6 hours, or daily ・Shuffle Reaching a limit never removes anything you already added. Only adding more stops. ■ Privacy Only the photos you pick are copied into the app. Your originals in Photos are untouched, and your photos are never uploaded anywhere. To improve the app, only anonymous usage (the app was opened, a widget was displayed) is sent — never your photos, and never your name, email or advertising ID. You can turn it off under Privacy in Settings. No ads. No subscription. No account.

Screenshots

Collage Frame Widget4 screens
Mantel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Collage Frame Widget at none against Mantel's 1. Collage Frame Widget also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Mantel's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 12 months). On price, ads 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. Mantel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Collage Frame Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Collage Frame Widget ships an update every 12 months, Mantel every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Collage Frame Widget versus Mantel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCollage Frame WidgetMantel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigiguys, IncMinari Taniguchi

In-app purchases

None

Collage Frame Widget

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mantel

One-time1
  • Mantel Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Collage Frame Widget free?
Collage Frame Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mantel free?
Mantel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Collage Frame Widget or Mantel have ads?
Neither Collage Frame Widget nor Mantel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Collage Frame Widget or Mantel?
Collage Frame Widget ships an update every 12 months, and Mantel every 2 days. Most recently, Collage Frame Widget was updated on November 3, 2026 and Mantel on October 31, 2026.

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