Chill Frame vs FrameSmoother
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chill Frame
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Chill Frame pulls the perfect still from any video on your iPhone. No desktop. No upload. No internet required. Shoot the moment, pick the frame later. SMART PICKS Chill Frame scans your clip on-device and surfaces the best moments — eyes open, sharp focus, real smiles. Tap a suggestion and you're there. (Pro) PRECISE SCRUBBING Real video playback with a thumbnail timeline. Tap to play, drag to scrub. Find any frame to the hundredth of a second. EXPORT WHAT YOU NEED Single frame, top Smart Picks, or a contact sheet of evenly spaced moments. PNG or JPEG. SD or HD. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything happens on your device. Your videos never leave your phone. No accounts, no cloud, no tracking. PRO UNLOCKS • Smart Picks — best-frame suggestions • Multi-frame export • Full HD output • No watermark SUBSCRIPTION Two options: monthly Explorer or yearly All Access. Cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Free tier is fully functional with SD export and a small watermark.
FrameSmoother
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AI Frame Interpolation, fully on-device — turn any video to silky 60fps. Batch up to 10 videos and let AI work while you sleep. 100% private: your videos never leave your iPhone. Features: - AI frame interpolation (2x / 4x, up to 120fps output) - 2 quality modes: Fast (blend) and High Quality (AI) - Batch queue, up to 10 videos - Before/After comparison slider with frame-precise scrubbing - Export mp4/mov, AirDrop, save to Photos - Fully on-device, no cloud upload, no tracking Who it's for: - Creators boosting TikTok / Reels / Shorts engagement - Anime and music video fans enjoying 60fps playback - Parents analyzing sports footage in slow motion Pricing: - One-time purchase, with every feature included from the start - No subscriptions, no recurring charges, no ads Device requirements: - iPhone running iOS 16 or later - Optimized for iPhone 12 and later. Older devices (iPhone XS / XR / 11 / SE 2-3) support up to 1080p input due to memory limits Privacy: We do not collect any data. All processing happens on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Chill Frame at Free against FrameSmoother's $1.99. FrameSmoother's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 14 months) and chart position (#187 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Chill Frame is free to download; FrameSmoother costs $1.99 up front. Chill Frame sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and FrameSmoother sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Chill Frame ships an update every 14 months, FrameSmoother weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chill Frame | FrameSmoother |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Best chart rank | — | #187 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rachid El Khayari | Kohei Omori |
In-app purchases
Chill Frame
- Explorer (1 Month)$0.991 Month
- All Access (1 Year)$8.991 Year
FrameSmoother
- Lifetime$6.99
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