PhotoTiling vs CarsonCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PhotoTiling
This app allows you to crop photos into multiple squares and arrange them to create unique banners and grids for your social media profile. It offers flexibility in tiling, easy uploading, and the option to save your creations as a single image.
- Crop photos into multiple squares
- Arrange photos into banners and grids
- Add tags and captions
- Upload directly to Instagram
- Save creations as a single photo
- Automatic photo fitting
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"The well-known InstaTiling app is now PhotoTiling" ** Tile banners and photo grids on your Instagram profile ** New: The app was previously named "InstaTiling". It has been renamed to "PhotoTiling" for meeting Instagram's brand policy. PhotoTiling is an app that enables you to crop your photos into multiple squares (tiles), then arrange them on your Instagram profile page to create Banners and Photo Grids. PhotoTiling not only enables you to easily and quickly make banners, but also provides you the maximum flexibility to tile your photos into any grid pattern you want. Besides uploading to Instagram, you can also save your Banner/PhotoGrid as a single photo. ** Features : 1. Load multiple photos, crop your input photos into multiple squares, then arrange and post them on Instagram as banner or any grid pattern you want. (see Screenshot 1,2,5), 2. Add tags, captions, and comments to the cropped photos within the app, and you can copy the tags to all other cropped photos with just one button tap (see Screenshot 3). 3. The UI is optimized for you to quickly and easily make banners. The "Fit" function can automatically fit your loaded photo into the squares you have selected. 4. Upload the cropped photos to Instagram in the correct order from within the app. The app will track which cropped photos have been uploaded so that you won't forget what should be the next one to upload (see Screenshot 4,5) 5. You can also save the cropped photos to your camera roll, then upload them later in Instagram. 6. You can save the created Banner/PhotoGrid as one single photo to Camera Roll. ** Tips: 1. To make large banners (e.g. 4x3 banner), you can use two-finger tap to quickly select multiple squares. 2. You can use the "Fit" function to quickly fit your loaded photo into the squares that you have selected. 3. Use "Save Grid" function to save the created Banner/PhotoGrid as one single photo to Camera Roll. ** Note: 1. Due to the constraints of Instagram API, currently you can only upload the cropped photos one at a time during "upload". 2. The tags or comments added within the app are only effective when you use the "upload" function. If you use the "save Tiles" function and use Instagram to upload from camera roll, you can only add tags within the Instagram app. ***** Visit @Instatiling on Instagram for featured user profiles (upcoming), update info, and samples etc. Visit #InstaTilingApp to see other users' InstaTilings Visit our website : www.eyetapsoft.com
CarsonCam
This app enhances your mobile device's camera functionality for use with specific digiscoping equipment. It automatically selects the wide-angle lens, optimizing the experience for capturing detailed images and videos through compatible optical products.
- Wide-angle camera pre-selection
- Optimized for digiscoping
- Video and camera functionality
- Seamless integration with Carson products
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CarsonCam lets you use the video and camera with the wide angle camera pre-selected so it works with our Carson digiscoping products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CarsonCam at Free against PhotoTiling's $0.99. CarsonCam also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and review sentiment (100% vs 62%). PhotoTiling's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 12) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.4). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
CarsonCam is free to download; PhotoTiling costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CarsonCam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of PhotoTiling's written reviews are positive against 100% of CarsonCam's.
PhotoTiling ships an update every 3 weeks, CarsonCam monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PhotoTiling | CarsonCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.1 (47 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EyeTap Soft | Carson Optical, Inc. |
Customer experience
PhotoTiling
CarsonCam
In-app purchases
PhotoTiling
No in-app purchases
CarsonCam
No in-app purchases









