Comparison

Ditherable vs Frames

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

Head to head
About

Ditherable

Transform your photos into retro pixel art using classic computer and console color palettes. Explore various dithering techniques to achieve unique visual styles and share your vintage-inspired creations.

Highlights
  • Apply classic color palettes
  • Multiple dithering methods
  • Create custom palettes
  • Save and share creations
  • Retro image transformation
Features
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Ditherable enables you see how your image would look like with the colors of an old IBM PC, an Apple II, or even a monochrome Game Boy. Get yourself lost in trying out palettes, and learn about different kinds of dithering methods. Share your creations with friends and family. Supported dither methods are: - Floyd-Steinberg - Atkinson - Jarvis-Judice-Ninke - Bayer (Ordered dithering) - White noise (Ordered dithering) - Blue noise (Ordered dithering) - Threshold (No dithering) Built-in palettes are: - Black & White - Grayscale - Quantized Color - CGA - Apple II - Game Boy - Intellivision - Reduce colors - Light colors - Dark colors You can also make your own palettes and save them.

About

Frames

Organize your entire photo library with intelligent tagging and powerful editing tools. All processing happens directly on your device, ensuring your privacy. Discover, edit, and perfect your images without leaving the app.

Highlights
  • AI-powered photo tagging
  • On-device face recognition
  • Smart, synonym-aware search
  • Advanced photo editing tools
  • RAW image development
  • Film looks and framing
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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Frames turns your camera roll into a library you can actually search, and an editor you can actually work in. Everything happens on your device. Your photos never leave your phone. ORGANIZED THE MOMENT YOU OPEN IT Frames reads your library and tags what's in your photos, so you can finally find things: • Search by place, color, subject, and the people in the shot • Faces are recognized on device and gathered into albums you name • Smart, synonym-aware search: look for "dog" and find the labradoodle • Filter by date, location, camera, and more A REAL EDITOR, RIGHT ON TOP OF YOUR LIBRARY No importing, no round-trips. Open any photo and go: • Exposure, color, curves, and HSL with granular control • AI masks: select the subject, the sky, or any color or luminance range • RAW develop with highlight recovery and extended dynamic range • Film look, grain, color grade, and clean white-border framing • Save in-place in your library, or export as a new copy PRIVATE BY DESIGN All tagging, face grouping, and editing runs on your device. There's no cloud, no account, and no tracking. Your library stays yours. TRY EVERYTHING FREE Start with a 14-day free trial of the full editor — no card, no subscription required to try it. After that, Frames Pro unlocks the complete toolset: • Monthly subscription, or • A lifetime license - yours forever with no strings attached Frames is built for people who care how their photos look and where they live. Shoot it, find it, finish it. All in one place. — Frames Pro is a monthly auto-renewing subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. The monthly subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tyhaven.github.io/frames-privacy/

Screenshots

Ditherable4 screens
Frames4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ditherable at none against Frames's 2. Ditherable also leads on ratings volume (82 vs 9) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). Frames's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). On price, rating, 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. Frames sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Ditherable asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ditherable holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ditherable has 82 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Ditherable's written reviews are positive against 100% of Frames's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ditherable ships an update every 2 months, Frames weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ditherable versus Frames: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDitherableFrames
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (82 ratings) — better4.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings82 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB226 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEskil Gjerde SviggumTYLER ANDREW HAVEN

Customer experience

Ditherable

All ratings80 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative5.0%

Frames

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ditherable

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Frames

Subscriptions1
  • 1 month subscription$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime license$19.99

Questions

Is Ditherable free?
Ditherable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Frames free?
Frames is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ditherable or Frames?
Ditherable is rated higher. Ditherable averages 4.9 out of 5 from 82 ratings, while Frames averages 4.7 from 9 ratings.
Do Ditherable or Frames have ads?
Neither Ditherable nor Frames shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ditherable or Frames?
Ditherable ships an update every 2 months, and Frames weekly. Most recently, Ditherable was updated on November 7, 2026 and Frames on November 10, 2026.

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