Shared Albums Widget vs Dashframe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Shared Albums Widget
Display your shared photo albums directly on your device's home screen. Organize memories with mixed albums, collage layouts, and shuffle options. Access photos directly from the widget.
- Display shared albums on home screen
- Mix multiple albums
- Shuffle photos
- Collage layout options
- Show title and date
- Direct photo open
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See your Shared Albums on the Home Screen. Start free with one album. Plus unlocks mixed albums, collage layouts, and direct photo open. ā¢ Mix multiple albums ā¢ Shuffle ā¢ Collage layout ā¢ Show Title ā¢ Show Date ā¢ Direct photo open Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/macapps/stdeula/
Dashframe
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Turn an album from your iPhone's Photos app into a slideshow ā on CarPlay, and as a widget on your iPhone's Home Screen. Apple's built-in Photos widget shows a single photo that never changes. Dashframe keeps cycling through the album you choose. WHAT IT DOES ā¢ Prepare up to 3 albums, and show a different one in each widget ā¢ Works with folders from the Files app (iCloud Drive and more), not just Photos albums ā¢ "Memories of this season" ā automatically pulls photos taken around today's date from your whole library ā¢ Detects faces and crops photos so they aren't cut off ā¢ Automatically excludes screenshots ā¢ Add or remove photos, then just open the app to pick up the change ā¢ Optionally show the month and year each photo was taken ā¢ Choose an interval from 5 seconds to 2 minutes ā¢ "Daily" order reshuffles the sequence every day PRIVACY Dashframe makes no network connections at all. Your photos never leave your device ā only a resized copy of the album you choose is stored locally. WORKS WITH ā¢ CarPlay widgets ā¢ iPhone Home Screen widgets (small, medium, and large) ā¢ Japanese / English
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dashframe at none against Shared Albums Widget's 3. Dashframe also leads on ads (none vs shown). Shared Albums Widget's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Shared Albums Widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Dashframe asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shared Albums Widget ships an update every 5 days, Dashframe fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 4, 2026.
| Parameter | Shared Albums Widget | Dashframe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | ā |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days ā better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No ā better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | ā |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 ā better | 18.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Native | RYUZABU SAITO |
In-app purchases
Shared Albums Widget
- Plus Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Plus Annual3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Plus Lifetime$14.99
Dashframe
No in-app purchases
Questions
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