Comparison

Kakou Photo Frame vs GridFix

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

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About

Kakou Photo Frame

Features
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Frame your photos, on screen and on your wall. Kakou is a photo framing app from Japan, with washi textures and traditional colors. Pick a color and a ratio, tap Export, and a photo is ready to post in as few as three taps. Look back at the photos you took, and size a real frame before you order. ◆ See it large, and look back Touch and hold a photo to see it large, right in the list. Flip it for the camera, lens and capture data. Filter by camera or lens. ◆ Adjust with the preview Change the color or the ratio and the preview follows. Videos work the same way: trim, mute, and save a framed MP4 of any length. Try three video exports; more need Kazari, a one-time purchase. ◆ Border color and style Eleven traditional colors, from sumi ink to ai indigo. Kazari adds a custom color picker and rounded corners. It also adds five more styles: double, film rebate, washi edge, mat V-cut and glass (photos only). ◆ Ratio 1:1, 3:4, 4:5, 3:2, 16:9 and 1.91:1, flipped too, and Original, your photo's ratio. ◆ Title and shooting record Put the title above, below, split, or in Bottom Wide. Sign with your name from Settings. Kazari adds the camera, lens and film you used, from EXIF, typed in, or from your gear library. Kazari also lets you adjust text size, weight and letter spacing, use Sides, and add a caption plate (photos only). ◆ Sizes before you order In Frame and Print Sizes, pick the frame's inner size and a print size. The window, mats and outer size come out as approximate numbers. Wood or metal frames, and dry mounting too. Share as text or a dimensioned image. Any still except Kakou exports and wall photos. ◆ See on Your Wall See a photo framed in Kakou, or a frame from Frame and Print Sizes, on your wall through the camera. Swap wood and metal, colors and edge widths, and take a photo to keep. It needs a Kazari trial or purchase, and an iPhone with a LiDAR Scanner (12 Pro and later Pro models). Other iPhones don't show it. Wall photos need iOS 26. ◇ Free features - 11 frame colors, solid border, every ratio and Original - Title in four placements, and a signature - EXIF kept on export (date, camera, lens; location opt-in, off by default) - 2 presets, the gear library, the Share Extension - Gallery: large view, gear filter, finished-photo marks - Unlimited photo exports; 3 trial video exports - Frame and Print Sizes (all devices; uses no trial) ◇ Kakou 飾 (Kazari, one-time purchase) unlocks - Custom colors, five more border styles with texture and Clarity (glass: photos only), rounded corners - Gear text, styling, Sides, caption plate (photos only; choose capture data) - Signature margin on a V-cut white border - Original-resolution export, up to device limits - Unlimited presets and video exports (any length; trim, mute, cover frame) - See on Your Wall and wall photos (LiDAR iPhone; during and after the trial; photos need iOS 26) - All future updates included Kazari photo exports: 5 free trials; video framing: 3, separate. Exports using only free features never use a trial. Entering the wall from Frame and Print Sizes uses one photo trial per visit (you are asked first). The AR view of a framed photo and wall photos use none. Privacy Policy: https://www.twddl.net/en/kakou/privacy/ Support: https://www.twddl.net/en/kakou/support/ Terms of Use: https://www.twddl.net/en/kakou/terms/ Contact: https://www.twddl.net/contact?type=Kakou

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GridFix

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Tilt your camera up at a building and the verticals lean inward. Let your hand tip and the horizon goes crooked. GridFix fixes this the most intuitive way possible: draw guide lines along the edges that should be straight, and the app computes the perspective correction that makes them truly vertical and horizontal. And now, you can get it right at the moment you shoot. LIVE-CORRECTED CAMERA - The corrected image shows live in the viewfinder. What you see is what you get, no guesswork afterwards - A tilt readout shows your pitch and roll at all times - Correct verticals only, or auto-level the horizon as well - Pinch to zoom, EV compensation scale, long-press AE/AF lock, self-timer, volume-button shutter - Level sensor calibration: a fixed offset from your case or sensor tolerance is measured once and subtracted from then on - The session gallery lets you review shots, compare with the original, or send one straight into the editor EDIT IMPORTED PHOTOS - Guide-line correction: no blind slider fiddling, just show the app which lines should be straight - Double-tap to zoom: magnify right where you are working and trace window frames and beams precisely - A loupe keeps the edge visible while you drag, positioned for right- or left-handed use - Lens distortion correction: fixes the outward bow of ultra-wide edges, which perspective correction alone cannot fix - Fine-tuning: adjust every axis manually after the correction - Crop, rotate, flip, and auto-trim the blank edges correction leaves behind - Edit history: every session is saved automatically, so you can reopen and continue any time IMPORT AND EXPORT - Import from Photos, Files and iCloud Drive, or share into GridFix from any other app - Export JPEG, HEIF, PNG or TIFF, at original resolution or a custom size - Everything runs on your device: no account, no network, your photos never leave your phone FREE AND SUBSCRIPTION Every correction tool is free: guide lines, lens distortion, fine-tune sliders, cropping and the live-corrected camera are all fully usable, with unlimited viewfinder time. The limits are only on output: 3 editor exports a day, 10 camera saves a day, both at up to 2048px on the long edge, JPEG, without capture info or location (the capture date and orientation are kept). Subscribing unlocks: - Unlimited exports and unlimited camera saves - Original-resolution export (up to 48MP; the free tier caps the long edge at 2048px) - RAW import (ProRAW, DNG); PNG, TIFF and HEIF export at maximum encoder quality - Full EXIF kept on exports and captures (lens, exposure, location) - Live-corrected video recording (high-bitrate HEVC) GridFix does one thing well: it makes crooked lines straight. No color grading, no filters, no object removal. Available in English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, French and Spanish. Privacy Policy: https://gridfixapp.com/policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Kakou Photo Frame4 screens
GridFix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GridFix at every 4 days against Kakou Photo Frame's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Kakou Photo Frame sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GridFix sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kakou Photo Frame ships an update fortnightly, GridFix every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Kakou Photo Frame versus GridFix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKakou Photo FrameGridFix
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuki TakahashiPEI-CHUN CHAO

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Kakou Photo Frame

One-time1
  • Kakou Kazari$5.99
3 purchases

GridFix

Subscriptions2
  • GridFix 訂閱(月繳)$2.991 Month
  • GridFix 訂閱(年繳)$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • GridFix 終身買斷$39.99

Questions

Is Kakou Photo Frame free?
Kakou Photo Frame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GridFix free?
GridFix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kakou Photo Frame or GridFix have ads?
Neither Kakou Photo Frame nor GridFix shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kakou Photo Frame or GridFix?
Kakou Photo Frame ships an update fortnightly, and GridFix every 4 days. Most recently, Kakou Photo Frame was updated on October 24, 2026 and GridFix on October 10, 2026.

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