Post Borders vs LucidFrame
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
LucidFrame
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. LucidFrame sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Post Borders asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Post Borders | LucidFrame |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sameer Bhutani | ismail volkan gulum |
In-app purchases
Post Borders
No in-app purchases
LucidFrame
- LucidFrame Pro Lifetime$4.99
- PRO Lifetime$4.99









