SMPRO vs Pure Collages
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SMPRO
Easily add realistic iPhone, iPad, and Mac frames to your images and videos. Showcase prototypes, designs, and educational content with over 1,000 available mockups. Enhance your visuals with customizable backgrounds and animated elements.
- Add iPhone, iPad, Mac frames
- Combine multiple mockups
- Customizable backgrounds
- Animated elements
- Over 1,000 mockups
- Supports videos
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SMPRO creates iPhone frames on your images and videos. There is a limit of 3 saved images per day, but all functions are free. Downloaded over 400,000! SMPRO has a long history, with the first release in August 2013. Since then, now contains over 1,000 mocks! [Combine Multiple Mockups into a Single Image] Utilize mockups to showcase prototypes and demonstrations of websites and mobile apps. Combine multiple devices to emphasize the real user experience. Enhance the business context by adding office imagery and professional decorations. [Apple Watch and Mac Mockups Available] Create an appealing portfolio by incorporating your artwork into mockups, designed especially for artists and designers. Use Mac frames to highlight your designs and illustrations. Add creative elements to the background to enhance the overall atmosphere of your artwork. [Seamlessly Blend Images and Videos, Customize Backgrounds] Develop educational content by capturing screenshots of educational materials and tutorials using mockups. Visually represent app interfaces or online learning platforms using device frames. Enhance the learning atmosphere by adding backgrounds such as schools or libraries. [Add Life to Your Frames with Moving or CG Elements] Produce social media advertisements using mockups for apps and websites. Capture users' attention by adding vibrant backgrounds and captivating decorations. [Supported mocks] Over 1,000 frames in total for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, MacBook, iPod, etc. [Supported OS] iOS 14 and above [Disclaimer] While we take utmost care in app development, we cannot be held responsible for any damages or losses incurred from the use of this app, including any unexpected bugs. Please understand and acknowledge this disclaimer before using the app. SMPRO charges for the following two types of items. 1. "Unlimited Daily Saving" removes the limit of 3 saves per day. 2. You can save some "paying mockups" without seeing the ads.
Pure Collages
Easily create stunning photo collages with intuitive tools. Select photos, adjust layouts with smart templates or full customization, and share instantly. Perfect for quick edits or detailed designs.
- Effortless ease of use
- Seamless iOS integration (Action Extension, iMessage App)
- Total freedom in layout customization
- Versatile for various occasions
- Direct access from photo library
- Smart layout suggestions
- Fully customizable with drag & drop
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Even a slick collage can be created easily. Choose format, layout, style with just a tap or fine tune anything to your needs. Create a Pure Collage form within Photos or iMassage or wherever your photos are. Pure Collage is the Goldilocks of collage apps, not to0 simple - not too complicated, it’s juuuuuust right - and a joy to use. THE 1-2-3 OF PURE COLLAGES 1. Pick Photos – Choose directly from your library, easy as pie. 2. Adjust Layout – Use smart templates or customize everything yourself. 3. Share – Done! WHY PURE COLLAGES IS DIFFERENT: * Effortless Ease of Use: Don’t press a single button more than necessary. Everything is exactly where you need it. * Seamlessly Integrated (iOS): You don’t even have to open the app! Thanks to our Action Extension, you can create collages directly from your Photos app. Plus, our iMessage App lets you build and send layouts without leaving your chat. * Total Freedom: Templates are just the beginning. Manually adjust size, arrangement, and zoom for every single image. * Versatile: Perfect for a quick vacation snap, but precise enough for formal invitations, certificates, or thank-you cards. * From Mac to iPhone: Use it across all your devices – intuitive and optimized for every system. KEY FEATURES: * Direct Access: Quick selection from your photo library or the app you are currently in. * Smart Suggestions: Automatically generates the best layouts for your chosen photos. * Perfect Formats: Ready-made sizes for Social Media, iPhone wallpapers, and more. * Fully Customizable: Adjust photos or spaces or rearrange photos instantly with Drag & Drop. * Style to the Detail: Use beautiful presets or pick your own background colors and images for that personal touch. * Extensions included: Create on the fly with the Action Extension and iMessage integration. Our products are born from the needs of our own daily family life. That’s how we create apps that actually help people in the real world. We hope you enjoy using them as much as we do! By choosing Pure Collages, you are supporting our small family business – and for that, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts! We use the standard terms and conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SMPRO at Free against Pure Collages's $2.99. SMPRO also leads on ratings volume (386 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Pure Collages's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 65%). On 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
SMPRO is free to download; Pure Collages costs $2.99 up front. SMPRO sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Pure Collages asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pure Collages holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMPRO has 386 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of SMPRO's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pure Collages's.
SMPRO ships an update every 2 months, Pure Collages weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMPRO | Pure Collages |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (386 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 386 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 287 MB | 290 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takahiko Hatano | Vogelbusch & Co |
Customer experience
SMPRO
Pure Collages
Bugs and requests
SMPRO
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when uploading iPhone X screenshots
- Inability to restore in-app purchases
- Incorrect device frame sizes for App Store
Requested features
5 requests- Support for new iPad Pro M4
- Support for iPhone 13 series
- Support for more Mac and iMac models
- Transparent video background option
- Matte design scheme
Pure Collages
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SMPRO
- Saving iPhone X$4.99
- Saving iPhone XS Max$4.99
- Saving iPhone XS$4.99
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- Saving iPhone XR$4.99
- Saving iPad Pro$4.99
- Saving iPhone 11 Pro$4.99
- Saving iPhone 11 Pro Max$4.99
- Saving Watch Ultra$4.99
- Saving iPhone 14 Pro CGTOP$4.99
- Unlimited Daily Saving$12.99
Pure Collages
No in-app purchases









