Comparison

DigiFrame vs VistaDash

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

Head to head
About

DigiFrame

Transform your old iPad or iPhone into a dynamic digital photo frame. Display your photos with customizable layouts, and add widgets for time, weather, and calendar events. Keep your memories and information beautifully presented on your device.

Highlights
  • Customizable screen layouts
  • Photo slideshow with adjustable settings
  • Clock and date widgets
  • Weather forecasts
  • Calendar event display
  • Local and iCloud photo syncing
  • Face-aware photo cropping
Features
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Give an old iPad a second life. DigiFrame turns the iPad or iPhone you stopped carrying into a digital photo frame that also shows the time, the weather and what is next on your calendar, arranged the way you want them. Stand it on a shelf, plug it in, and let your photos play. The screen stays awake while the frame is showing. WHY A FRAME APP INSTEAD OF A FRAME • No hardware to buy. The device in the drawer is the frame. • No account to create and nothing to upload. Your photos stay in your Photos library, on your device. • Works on the iPhone too, standing on a nightstand or a desk. BUILD THE SCREEN YOU WANT Standby mode lets you design what the frame shows. Choose a layout — Full Screen, Split, or Full Screen with Sidebar — then fill each pane with widgets. Build as many screens as you like and swipe between them. Swipe up and down inside a pane to move through the widgets stacked there. Free widgets: • Photo — your album, edge to edge • Minimal Clock • Date • Greeting With PRO: • Digital, Analog and Flip clocks, in four themes • Weather — current conditions and the days ahead • Calendar — what's next, from the calendars you choose PHOTOS ON YOUR TERMS Every album keeps its own playback settings: • Order — drag photos into any order, sort by the date each was taken, or shuffle • Fit — fill the screen, or show the whole photo without cropping • Zoom — a slow drift across each photo: subtle, standard, or off • Transition — crossfade, slide, or none • Speed — how long each photo holds When a photo is cropped to fill the screen, DigiFrame crops around the people in it rather than the centre, so faces near an edge stay in frame. LOCAL AND CLOUD ALBUMS Keep albums on the device, or make them cloud albums and they sync across your devices through iCloud: set up the frame once, then add photos from the phone in your pocket. Cloud albums stay readable even when iCloud is briefly unreachable. IN TWELVE LANGUAGES English, Arabic, French, German, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified Chinese and Spanish. Choose one in Settings, whatever your device is set to. DIGIFRAME PRO PRO unlocks the Digital, Analog and Flip clocks, the Weather and Calendar widgets, the grid photo layout, and photo overlays that put the clock, date and your next event over your pictures. DigiFrame PRO is an auto-renewing subscription, available monthly or annually. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://digiframe.netlify.app/privacy-policy Weather data provided by Apple Weather.

About

VistaDash

Features
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Tired of your smart display showing you ads instead of your memories? VistaDash was born out of that exact frustration. I wanted a beautiful digital photo frame, but my home display kept pushing ads. I built VistaDash to be the solution: a simple, elegant, and ad-free display for your photos, time, and weather. It puts you in control of your screen. Transform your iPhone or iPad into the smart display you've always wanted. VistaDash showcases your favorite photos from any album, alongside the current time and live weather conditions, all in one beautiful interface. Key Features: 100% Ad-Free: Your screen, your photos. No ads, ever. Your Personal Photo Frame: Select any album from your library to display in a beautiful slideshow. Customizable Slideshow: You decide how often photos change—every 15 seconds, 1 minute, 10 minutes, or 1 hour. At-a-Glance Info: Instantly see the current time and live weather. Smart Low-Light Mode: In low light, the app automatically switches to a full-screen clock. Advanced Screen Protection: To protect your display, VistaDash features two anti-burn-in systems: a "Pixel Shift" that subtly moves the clock and weather, and a periodic full-screen 4-day weather forecast to ensure your screen stays healthy. Upgrade to Premium: The free version gives you a preview of the app with a 1-minute display timeout. With a single one-time purchase, you can unlock the Premium version for a true "Always-On" experience, removing all time limits. Supports 9 Languages: Available in English, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, and Italian.

Screenshots

DigiFrame4 screens
VistaDash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DigiFrame at monthly against VistaDash's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. DigiFrame sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and VistaDash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DigiFrame ships an update monthly, VistaDash every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
DigiFrame versus VistaDash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigiFrameVistaDash
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarc AupontJianheng Zhang

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DigiFrame

Subscriptions2
  • DigiFrame Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • DigiFrame Pro Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
1 purchases

VistaDash

One-time1
  • VistaDash - Premium$1.99

Questions

Is DigiFrame free?
DigiFrame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VistaDash free?
VistaDash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DigiFrame or VistaDash have ads?
Neither DigiFrame nor VistaDash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DigiFrame or VistaDash?
DigiFrame ships an update monthly, and VistaDash every 2 months. Most recently, DigiFrame was updated on October 30, 2026 and VistaDash on October 25, 2026.

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