Comparison

SmartLab35 vs Max Photo Frames

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

Head to head
About

SmartLab35

Features
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With the innovative photo enlarger, you can create prints from your film negatives in a completely new way. This is possible for colour and black and white photos. In black and white mode, you can set an exposure time of up to 999 seconds. You can set the intensity of the enlarger to up to -4.0 f-stops. For multi-grade paper, you can select the gradation from 00.0 to 5.0. Use the function buttons to control the enlarger. Use the FOCUS light to adjust the sharpness of your image. Use the SAFE light to insert the paper. Start and pause the exposure with the centre button. In colour mode, you can set an exposure time of up to 999 seconds. You can control the colour gradation of your image by setting the intensity of the individual colour channels. In the options menu, you can choose between CMY and RGB colour systems. Control the enlarger with the function buttons. You can use the FOCUS light to adjust the sharpness of your image. Start and pause the exposure with the centre button.

About

Max Photo Frames

Features
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Max Photo Frames makes your photos shine with clean borders, retro looks, beautiful frames and free to use. Create your own style with: • Frame presets, custom borders, gradients, shadows and canvas shapes for square, portrait and story • Retro and instant-film inspired designs • Filters and Layer Magic for blur, cutout and original backgrounds • White Balance with Temperature and Tint, an Auto setting and a Pick Grey loupe • Captions, dates, watermarks and memory trackers • More than thirty fonts, including Avenir Next, Futura, Gill Sans, Palatino and Didot • Face-aware 3D Props and playful decorations • Rotate, reorder and lock any caption or emoji, with a Layers panel for the fine work • Full-resolution or optimized export sizes • Save a Live Photo back out as a Live Photo, or as a GIF • Fast saving and sharing • Light and dark themes • A focused iPhone and iPad editing experience Keep the looks you build: • Save a look as a preset and apply it to any photo in a tap • Organize your presets into groups you name and search them when the list grows • Share a favourite preset with a friend as a file • Back up your presets, captions and settings to a single file you keep • Optional iCloud Sync carries your presets and captions between iPhone and iPad Max Photo Frames is private by design. There are no ads and no tracking. Your photos stay on your device. iCloud Sync is off until you switch it on and it carries your presets and captions only, never your photos. Simple, elegant and free to use.

Screenshots

SmartLab354 screens
Max Photo Frames4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SmartLab35 at none against Max Photo Frames's 4. SmartLab35 also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Max Photo Frames's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Max Photo Frames sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. SmartLab35 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartLab35 ships an update every 5 weeks, Max Photo Frames fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
SmartLab35 versus Max Photo Frames: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartLab35Max Photo Frames
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSANTIAGO FRANCISCO RAMIREZ SONNTAGOscar Lim

In-app purchases

None

SmartLab35

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Max Photo Frames

One-time4
  • A small tip$0.99
  • A coffee$3.99
  • A bubble tea$7.99
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  • A round of drinks$29.99

Questions

Is SmartLab35 free?
SmartLab35 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Max Photo Frames free?
Max Photo Frames is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SmartLab35 or Max Photo Frames have ads?
Neither SmartLab35 nor Max Photo Frames shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartLab35 or Max Photo Frames?
SmartLab35 ships an update every 5 weeks, and Max Photo Frames fortnightly. Most recently, SmartLab35 was updated on September 23, 2026 and Max Photo Frames on September 23, 2026.

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