Reframe vs Crosscut Cam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reframe
Easily create polished image layouts for social media posts, carousels, and multi-page spreads. Customize backgrounds, borders, and aspect ratios. Mix photo orientations without cropping issues and arrange your sequence before exporting.
- Multiple layout options (Single, Split, Rows, Grid)
- Customizable aspect ratios and frame sizes
- Background color and border options
- Seamlessly mix photo orientations
- Drag to fine-tune image crops
- Reorder photos and pages for carousels
- Export all pages at once in full resolution
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Reframe makes it easy to create polished image layouts for posts, carousels, and multi-page spreads in just a few taps. No subscriptions. No ads. CHOOSE A LAYOUT Start with a layout that matches your idea. Use Single to feature one standout image. Use Split to turn one image into a seamless multi-page spread that swipes across a carousel. Use Rows or Columns for before-and-after shots or to show multiple photos together. Use Grid to display a collection or photo series. CUSTOMISE THE PAGE Match your layout to any platform or style. Pick the aspect ratio you need so your post fits where you’re uploading. Adjust frame size for a bit of breathing room around your images. Choose a background color that complements your photos. Add a clean border for a polished, gallery-style finish. APPLY SETTINGS YOUR WAY Keep every page consistent with shared settings. Or customize individual pages when you need more control. FILL THE FRAME Mix vertical, horizontal, and square photos in one layout without worrying about cropping (unless you want to!). Toggle Fill Page so your images expand to use all available space. Tap any image to select it, then drag to fine-tune the crop so the focus is exactly where you want it. PREVIEW YOUR LAYOUT Minimise the controls with one swipe and let your layout fill the screen. Review the final look before you export and post. ARRANGE YOUR SEQUENCE Plan your story from first swipe to last. Reorder photos and pages in your carousel to plan the sequence before exporting. EASY EXPORT Export every page at once with a single tap. Smart sizing options select the best resolution to preserve the details in your photos, or go fully custom and set the exact long or short edge size you need. Optionally include your photo’s original metadata. Choose JPEG for best compatibility or HEIC for smaller files with excellent image quality. PRIVATE PHOTO PICKER Reframe uses the built-in iOS photo picker. Only the photos you explicitly select are shared with the app, keeping the rest of your library private. DESIGNED FOR iOS Reframe feels fast and responsive on iPhone, with smooth animations and subtle haptic feedback that makes editing layouts feel effortless and precise.
Crosscut Cam
Record simultaneously with both iPhone cameras to create professional-grade video projects. Automatically sync footage with timecode and generate Final Cut Pro multicam projects. Refine your edits and add markers during recording for seamless post-production.
- Simultaneous dual-camera recording
- Automatic timecode syncing
- Final Cut Pro multicam project generation
- Reframing and aspect ratio exports
- In-recording markers
- Native video file recording
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Crosscut records both of your iPhone's cameras at once and gives you a folder that's ready to cut. Most dual-camera apps stop at two clips in your camera roll. No timecode, no project file, and syncing them is your problem. Crosscut writes matching timecode into both files and builds the Final Cut project for you. WHAT CROSSCUT GIVES YOU Two clean video files, both recorded natively. Not one file with a crop applied. The same time-of-day timecode written into both, so Final Cut and Resolve sync them without you lifting a finger. A separate WAV of the audio. A Final Cut multicam project. One drag, both angles, markers already sitting on the timeline. TWO WAYS TO SHOOT Dual-Aspect runs both rear lenses at the same time. You pick which one is the master, the other rides along as a second angle. Front + Back records the rear camera and your face cam as two separate files. No burned-in picture-in-picture you can't undo later. REFRAME AFTER, NOT DURING Any take can export a vertical cut and a widescreen cut of either camera. Square and 4:5 as well. If you want the composite, there's a merged picture-in-picture render and you choose the corner and the size. MARK IT WHILE YOU SHOOT Tap Take, Flub, or Chapter mid-recording. Those markers show up on your timeline in Final Cut, and export as CSV and EDL for everything else. IT BEHAVES LIKE A CAMERA 4K, 2.5K, and 1080 tiers, and it tells you honestly what your particular phone can run before you hit record instead of failing halfway through. Tap to focus. AE/AF lock. Torch. Exposure bias per camera. Slide up and down to zoom, side to side for exposure. Works one-handed. If a call comes in or the phone gets hot, your take finalizes and saves. It doesn't just die on you. NO ACCOUNT, NO SUBSCRIPTION You pay once. Nothing is tracked, nothing is uploaded, there is no server. Your footage stays on your phone until you send it somewhere yourself. Requires iOS 17 or later. Dual-camera recording needs an iPhone XS or newer. Final Cut Pro import needs 10.6 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Reframe at Free against Crosscut Cam's $6.99. Crosscut Cam's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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
Reframe is free to download; Crosscut Cam costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Reframe against 5.0 for Crosscut Cam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Reframe | Crosscut Cam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Douglas Neish | SEAN VINCENT HIGHTOWER |
In-app purchases
Reframe
No in-app purchases
Crosscut Cam
No in-app purchases









