Comparison

DigiFrame vs Pad Frame

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

Head to head
About

DigiFrame

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

Pad Frame

Features
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Old iPad. New Life. Pad Frame transforms any iPad into a beautiful digital photo frame. Instead of leaving your old tablet in a drawer, turn it into a stunning display for family memories, travel photos, favorite moments, and everyday inspiration. Simply plug it in, choose your photos, and let Pad Frame keep your memories alive all day, every day. FEATURES • Beautiful slideshow experience Display your photos with elegant transitions, including Fade, Slide, and cinematic Ken Burns effects. • Dynamic clock and weather Show time, date, and real-time weather information alongside your photos. • Fully customizable Adjust photo duration, slideshow speed, and shuffle settings to create your perfect display. • Works offline Your photos stay on your device. No cloud connection required. • Optimized for older iPads Give your unused iPad a second life instead of letting it collect dust. • Nordic-inspired design Clean, minimal, and distraction-free interface designed to blend naturally into any home. Perfect for: • Family photos • Travel memories • Children's milestones • Living rooms • Bedrooms • Offices • Digital photo displays Old iPad. New Life. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DigiFrame4 screens
Pad Frame3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DigiFrame at none against Pad Frame's 3. Pad Frame's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 23 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. Pad Frame sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. DigiFrame asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DigiFrame ships an update every 23 months, Pad Frame every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
DigiFrame versus Pad Frame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigiFramePad Frame
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarc AupontYuhai Lin

In-app purchases

None

DigiFrame

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Pad Frame

Subscriptions2
  • Pad Frame Pro – Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pad Frame Pro – Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pad Frame Pro$24.99

Questions

Is DigiFrame free?
DigiFrame is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pad Frame free?
Pad Frame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DigiFrame or Pad Frame have ads?
Neither DigiFrame nor Pad Frame shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DigiFrame or Pad Frame?
DigiFrame ships an update every 23 months, and Pad Frame every 10 days. Most recently, DigiFrame was updated on October 4, 2026 and Pad Frame on October 17, 2026.

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