The Border App vs BlendMotion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Border App
Create exhibition-style borders for your photos without compromising original resolution or quality. This app preserves every pixel and metadata, offering precise control for professional presentation.
- Exhibition-style borders
- True original-resolution export
- Preserves EXIF and GPS metadata
- Web-friendly export option
- Multiple aspect ratios
- No watermarks or ads
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The Border App helps you create clean, exhibition-style borders for your photos. Many editors shrink your photo to fit a border. The Border App does the opposite: it keeps every original pixel and places the image on a larger canvas, so nothing is resampled down. Designed for photographers and creators who care about presentation, The Border App lets you add precise borders without resizing artifacts, quality loss, or metadata loss. Features: • Exhibition-style borders with precise control • True original-resolution export at maximum quality • Web-friendly export option • Preserves EXIF and GPS metadata • Multiple aspect ratios • Subtle depth without artificial shadows • Share photos straight from the Photos app No accounts. No watermarks. No ads. Your photos stay yours.
BlendMotion
Transform your iPhone into a wireless motion controller for Blender. Stream real-time 6DoF tracking data over Wi-Fi to animate your Blender cameras without cables or extra hardware. Requires a free desktop addon.
- Real-time 6DoF motion tracking
- Wireless Wi-Fi streaming
- Rotation Only mode
- Cinematic presets
- Adjustable keyframe recording
- Real-time sensitivity sliders
- Preflight checklist
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BlendMotion turns your iPhone into a wireless camera controller for Blender. It streams real-time 6DoF motion tracking data directly to Blender over your local Wi-Fi network — no cables, no extra hardware required. Simply install the free Blender addon, enter your computer's IP address in the app, and start moving. The Blender camera follows your iPhone's every movement in real time. This app requires the free BlendMotion Blender addon (a desktop plugin for Blender) to function. Download it for free at github.com/skettchdev/BlendMotion/releases. FEATURES • Full 6DoF tracking — position and rotation • Rotation Only mode for tripod-style shots • 5 Cinematic Presets: Handheld, Dolly, Crane, Cinematic, Raw • Record keyframes at 24, 25, 30, or 60 FPS • Real-time sliders: Sensitivity, Smoothing, Position Scale • Preflight Checklist — auto IP detection, camera, port, FPS verification • Smooth Keyframes and Bake to World post-processing tools • Artificial horizon indicator for real-time orientation feedback • Low latency UDP communication over local Wi-Fi REQUIREMENTS • Blender 4.0 or later with the free BlendMotion addon installed • iPhone XS or newer (devices with LiDAR recommended) • iOS 17.6 or later • Both devices on the same Wi-Fi network
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: The Border App at $1.99 against BlendMotion's $6.99. BlendMotion's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.1). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
The Border App costs $1.99 and BlendMotion $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Border App ships an update fortnightly, BlendMotion every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Border App | BlendMotion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pritam Mondal | Tamer KUMAS |
Customer experience
The Border App
BlendMotion
In-app purchases
The Border App
No in-app purchases
BlendMotion
No in-app purchases
