Comparison

ImmichFrame vs TraceBack

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

Head to head
About

ImmichFrame

Transform your devices into a dynamic digital photo frame using your personal Immich server. Easily display your cherished memories with this dedicated application.

Highlights
  • Display photos from Immich server
  • Digital photo frame functionality
  • Supports Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad
  • Requires ImmichFrame server
Features
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Disclaimer - This project is not affiliated with immich! An awesome way to display your photos as a digital photo frame. Requires ImmichFrame server, see: https://github.com/immichFrame/ImmichFrame

About

TraceBack

Features
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You have thousands of photos you will never scroll back far enough to see again. TraceBack puts them back on a map of where your life actually happened — and you never type a thing. Allow access to your photo library. Every photo already carries the date and the place it was taken, and that turns out to be enough to rebuild the rest. No check-ins. No trip forms. No account. THE MAP Every photo sits where it was taken. Zoom from the whole world down to a single street, tap a pin, and the photos from that spot come back. COUNTRIES AND REGIONS The places you have been fill in on their own, down to region and prefecture level. It counts the towns you passed through and how often you came back. THE FEED One photo at a time, with a line about what it was: the start of a trip, one from midnight, the first time you shot here. Tap the heart to keep it. REELS Swipe up and years of photos keep coming. FLYOVER Pick a photo and rise above the exact spot it was taken. Real aerial imagery, one angle after another, on its own. Streets you have walked a hundred times look nothing like you remember from up there. LIFE TIMELINE Your years laid out one after another. The photos remember what happened in each one. TODAY, YEARS AGO A daily notification brings back the same date from years past. CARD STUDIO Pick a photo, pick a template — map, film, print, retro — and share it as it is. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR IPHONE No email, no password, no sign-in, no upload. The map is built on your device out of photos that are already there. There is no server to send them to. TRACEBACK PRO - ONE-TIME PURCHASE - No ads in the feed or reels - Every card template - Export without the logo, at print size - Notifications up to 30 days ahead, plus seasonal memories - Family Sharing One purchase, not a subscription. Photo library access required. Photos without location data still appear in the feed and reels, but cannot be placed on the map.

Screenshots

ImmichFrame4 screens
TraceBack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TraceBack at Free against ImmichFrame's $2.99. ImmichFrame's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

TraceBack is free to download; ImmichFrame costs $2.99 up front. TraceBack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ImmichFrame asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
ImmichFrame versus TraceBack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImmichFrameTraceBack
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRob RogersShunya Mashiko

In-app purchases

None

ImmichFrame

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TraceBack

One-time1
  • TraceBack Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is ImmichFrame free?
ImmichFrame costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TraceBack free?
TraceBack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ImmichFrame or TraceBack have ads?
TraceBack shows ads; ImmichFrame does not.

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