Comparison

Simple Passe 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

Simple Passe

Easily add custom borders to your photos. Select border color and width, then apply to any image. The app saves a new image with borders, perfect for enhancing your social media galleries with an elegant look.

Highlights
  • Add custom borders
  • Select border color
  • Adjust border width
  • Save bordered images
  • Enhance social media photos
Features
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Simple Passe allows you to effortlessly add beautiful borders to your images. Simply select the border color and width, choose an image, and a new image with borders will be saved to your Photos. With the default settings, this application creates images that enhance your Instagram gallery with an elegant sense of air and space.

About

Max Photo Frames

Features
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Frame it. Caption it. Keep it. Max Photo Frames turns your photos into keepsakes with clean borders, retro looks and captions in one tap. Free. No subscription. Nothing to unlock. NEW IN 3.3 • Print sizes with no white borders: 4x6, 5x7, 8x10, A4 and more, saved at the paper's real size • Drag or pinch to fit the photo • Your PNG logo as a watermark: add it once, use it on every photo • Your camera settings as a caption: shutter, aperture, ISO and focal length, read from the photo • Shot Data presets, with three film looks • Film and Retro Wide borders • Choose export quality and see the file size before you save • A rebuilt iPad landscape editor • Hub pages that open in place, with swipe back • Every section explains itself under its heading ALSO IN THE BOX • Retro and instant film looks, now in landscape too • One-tap Studio looks, and presets you can save, group and search • Seasonal presets, like Father Figures for Father's Day • Captions, dates, birthdays and countdowns • More than thirty fonts • Background blur, cutouts and 3D Pop • Face-aware 3D Props and playful decorations • White Balance with an Auto setting • Save as a photo, a Live Photo or a GIF • Share a preset with a friend as a file • iCloud Sync, and one backup file for your presets, captions and settings • Light and dark themes on iPhone and iPad IN-APP PURCHASES The only in-app purchases are optional tips to support the app. A tip unlocks nothing, because every feature is already yours. YOUR PHOTOS STAY YOURS No ads. No tracking. No account. Everything runs on your device, and your photos are never uploaded. We never touch your metadata. iCloud Sync stays off until you switch it on, and it carries your presets, captions and logos, never your photos.

Screenshots

Simple Passe3 screens
Max Photo Frames4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Passe at none against Max Photo Frames's 4. Max Photo Frames's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Max Photo Frames sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Simple Passe asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Passe ships an update every 12 months, Max Photo Frames every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Simple Passe versus Max Photo Frames: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple PasseMax Photo Frames
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAri JaaksiOscar Lim

In-app purchases

None

Simple Passe

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 Simple Passe free?
Simple Passe 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 Simple Passe or Max Photo Frames have ads?
Neither Simple Passe nor Max Photo Frames shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Passe or Max Photo Frames?
Simple Passe ships an update every 12 months, and Max Photo Frames every 3 weeks. Most recently, Simple Passe was updated on October 8, 2026 and Max Photo Frames on October 9, 2026.

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