Comparison

Post Borders vs LucidFrame

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

Head to head
About

Post Borders

Easily add borders to your photos and videos without cropping, ensuring your full content fits any social media ratio. Customize border styles, colors, and sizes with live previews. Supports batch editing and direct sharing.

Highlights
  • No cropping for social media
  • Live preview of edits
  • Supports all social media ratios
  • Multiple border styles (color, blur, auto)
  • Video border support
  • Batch editing up to 10 photos
  • Full resolution export
Features
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Instagram crops your photos. Post Borders makes sure it can't. Add clean borders that fit any photo to any ratio — so your full photo posts exactly as you shot it. No trimming, no surprises, no lost edges. LIVE PREVIEW See every change instantly. Swipe between photos, switch ratios, and watch borders update in real time. No generate-and-wait. EVERY RATIO, EVERY PLATFORM Square (1:1), Portrait (4:5), Story (9:16), Wide (1.91:1) — plus sizes for TikTok, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Give every photo in a carousel the same ratio and multi-photo posts stay perfectly consistent. THREE BORDER STYLES • Color — quick swatches or any custom color • Blur — your photo becomes its own soft, seamless background • Auto — border color matched to each photo automatically NOW WITH VIDEO Add borders to videos too — Reels, TikTok, Stories. Same styles, same ratios, full resolution export. MAKE IT YOURS Margin slider, rounded corners, gradients, shadows — every adjustment previews live. BUILT FOR SPEED Edit up to 10 photos at once, save all in one tap at full resolution, share directly to any app. Beautiful in light and dark mode. No account. No watermark. No ads.

About

LucidFrame

Features
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LucidFrame — Photo & Video Framing Add clean, professional borders to your photos and videos — directly on your iPhone or iPad. No account. No ads. No subscription. LucidFrame is built for creators who care about presentation. Whether you're posting to Instagram, building a portfolio, or simply adding polish to your memories, LucidFrame delivers a premium framing experience with zero clutter. Free Features - Frame photos in 1:1, 4:5, and 9:16 aspect ratios - White and black border colors - Adjustable border thickness — use the slider or pinch to resize - Export in HEIC or JPEG format - Works entirely on-device — no uploads, no servers, no data collected - Export without watermark - Extract custom border colors directly from your photo - Smooth corner rounding (0–50 slider) - Frame videos with full audio and HEVC quality output - Batch edit up to 20 photos at once Privacy First LucidFrame processes everything on your device. No accounts, no tracking, no third-party SDKs. Photos and videos never leave your phone. Supported Languages English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Arabic, Turkish

Screenshots

Post Borders4 screens
LucidFrame4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Post Borders at none against LucidFrame's 2. On price, update cadence, ads 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. LucidFrame sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Post Borders asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Post Borders ships an update every 4 days, LucidFrame every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Post Borders versus LucidFrame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPost BordersLucidFrame
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSameer Bhutaniismail volkan gulum

In-app purchases

None

Post Borders

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

LucidFrame

One-time2
  • LucidFrame Pro Lifetime$4.99
  • PRO Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Post Borders free?
Post Borders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LucidFrame free?
LucidFrame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Post Borders or LucidFrame have ads?
Neither Post Borders nor LucidFrame shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Post Borders or LucidFrame?
Post Borders ships an update every 4 days, and LucidFrame every 3 days. Most recently, Post Borders was updated on November 4, 2026 and LucidFrame on October 25, 2026.

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