REDLIGHT vs Frames
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
REDLIGHT
This app uses AI to interpret your text descriptions and create unique photo edits, going beyond simple filters. It offers intelligent corrections, scene reimagining, and photo merging, alongside a comprehensive set of manual editing tools and effects.
- AI-powered editing based on text prompts
- Intelligent image enhancement and correction
- Customizable look and scene transformations
- Photo merging and compositing
- Extensive library of filters and textures
- GPU-accelerated visual effects
- Cloud sync for custom presets
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Your phone has a camera. Every app has filters. REDLIGHT has a darkroom. Tell it what you want. "Make this look like expired Kodak film shot in Tokyo at 2am." "Put me on the moon." "Turn this into a movie poster." REDLIGHT's AI doesn't apply a preset — it interprets your words and builds the edit from scratch. Three AI tools, zero guesswork: ▸ AI ENHANCE — Fix blown highlights, recover shadow detail, and correct color in one tap. Not a filter. Actual intelligent correction that reads the image and knows what's wrong. ▸ AI TRANSFORM — Describe any look, scene, or style in plain English. REDLIGHT reimagines your photo to match. This is the tool that makes people say "wait, how did you make that?" ▸ AI COMBINE — Merge two photos into something new. Face swaps that actually look right. Style transfers that keep your subject intact. Composites that feel like they were shot that way. But AI is only half the story. REDLIGHT was built for people who actually care about the edit — not just the trend. Under the hood: ◆ 60+ FILTERS — Not the same 12 filters renamed 5 times. Professional color science with full manual control over every parameter. Dial in exactly what you want. ◆ 48 TEXTURE OVERLAYS — Real film grain, light leaks, dust, scratches, and atmospheric effects. Layer them. Blend them. Make digital photos feel like they were pulled from a shoebox. ◆ 13 GPU EFFECTS — Bloom, halation, chromatic aberration, vignette, and more. Hardware-accelerated and buttery smooth, even on older devices. ◆ TEMPLATES — One-tap looks built from real edit combinations. Not presets — full editable recipes you can tear apart and rebuild. ◆ SYNC — Save your custom presets to iCloud. They follow you across every device. PRIVACY, NOT PERFORMANCE ART: Sign in with Apple. No account required for local edits. No tracking pixels. No analytics SDK watching how you crop your photos. Your images stay on your device unless you choose to use AI features. We don't sell data because we don't collect it. REDLIGHT is free to download. You get 5 AI edits to try everything. All filters, textures, effects, and templates are included free — no paywall on the manual tools. AI credits are $9.99/month or $99.99/year (100 credits/month). We built REDLIGHT because every photo editor either drowns you in complexity or dumbs everything down to one slider. There's a middle: powerful tools that stay out of your way, and AI that actually understands what you're going for. ------ REDLIGHT is free to use with the basic listed features. REDLIGHT Pro is an optional auto-renewable subscription ($3999/month or $99.99/year) the grants you 100 credits to use on the AI photo editing features within the app. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://redlight.photo/privacy Terms of Use: https://redlight.photo/terms
Frames
Organize your entire photo library with intelligent tagging and powerful editing tools that work directly on your device. Find any image instantly using smart search and enhance your photos with professional-grade adjustments and film-like effects. Your privacy is protected as all processing happens locally.
- On-device photo tagging and organization
- Smart search by subject, color, and people
- Advanced editing tools (exposure, color, curves, HSL)
- AI-powered masking
- RAW photo development
- Film look and framing options
- Privacy-focused, no cloud processing
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Frames turns your camera roll into a library you can actually search, and an editor you can actually work in. Everything happens on your device. Your photos never leave your phone. ORGANIZED THE MOMENT YOU OPEN IT Frames reads your library and tags what's in your photos, so you can finally find things: • Search by place, color, subject, and the people in the shot • Faces are recognized on device and gathered into albums you name • Smart, synonym-aware search: look for "dog" and find the labradoodle • Filter by date, location, camera, and more A REAL EDITOR, RIGHT ON TOP OF YOUR LIBRARY No importing, no round-trips. Open any photo and go: • Exposure, color, curves, and HSL with granular control • AI masks: select the subject, the sky, or any color or luminance range • RAW develop with highlight recovery and extended dynamic range • Film look, grain, color grade, and clean white-border framing • Save in-place in your library, or export as a new copy PRIVATE BY DESIGN All tagging, face grouping, and editing runs on your device. There's no cloud, no account, and no tracking. Your library stays yours. TRY EVERYTHING FREE Start with a 14-day free trial of the full editor — no card, no subscription required to try it. After that, Frames Pro unlocks the complete toolset: • Monthly subscription, or • A lifetime license - yours forever with no strings attached Frames is built for people who care how their photos look and where they live. Shoot it, find it, finish it. All in one place. — Frames Pro is a monthly auto-renewing subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. The monthly subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tyhaven.github.io/frames-privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: REDLIGHT at 3 against Frames's 1. REDLIGHT also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. REDLIGHT sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Frames sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for REDLIGHT against 5.0 for Frames. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
REDLIGHT ships an update every 3 days, Frames every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | REDLIGHT | Frames |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 226 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Red Collar Company | TYLER ANDREW HAVEN |
Customer experience
REDLIGHT
Frames
In-app purchases
REDLIGHT
- REDLIGHT AI - Monthly$9.991 Month
- REDLIGHT AI - Yearly$99.991 Year
Frames
- 1 month subscription$3.991 Month
- Lifetime license$19.99









