Comparison

Borderbox borders for pictures vs Magic Borders

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

Head to head
About

Borderbox borders for pictures

Easily add elegant borders, textures, and frames to your photos. Customize thickness, color, and styles, or use drawing tools and watermarks. Batch process images and remove backgrounds for a professional look.

Highlights
  • Customizable borders (thickness, color, styles)
  • Tactile textures and canvas colors
  • Frames and stickers
  • Drawing tools with undo
  • Watermarks for branding
  • Batch processing
  • Background removal
Features
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BorderBox transforms your digital library into a gallery. Elegant borders, tactile textures, and editorial precision. FEATURES • Aspect ratios for social, print, and classic formats • Border thickness, color, and styles (solid, inset, double) • Canvas color, gradients, and tactile textures • Frames and stickers • Drawing tools with undo • Watermarks for signature or branding • Batch processing—apply your look to multiple images at once • Background removal to isolate your subject • Rotate and fine-tune exports • Save to Photos or share in full quality FREE & PREMIUM Free: full editor with 3 exports included. Premium (one-time): unlimited exports, batch processing, and background removal. One simple lifetime purchase. No subscriptions. LICENSE This app is licensed under Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement (Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Copyright 2026 No-Code Venture

About

Magic Borders

Features
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Magic Borders puts a story around your photo. Instant frames, postage stamps, film strips, and collages — pick one and start. Grade the image, then set the frame. Export a still or a Live Photo at full size, and save the look as a template for next time. FRAMES THAT COMPOSE Give each picture a container that fits the moment: • Instant frames, postage stamps, bubble stamps • Film strips, classic borders, tickets, receipts • Photo calendars, train windows, glass palettes • Smart cards, collages (1–12 photos), hole punch, block swap Tune margins, ratio, paper, and type. Apply texture to the frame, the backing, or both — paper, linen, kraft, wood, washi, metal, hologram, and more. EDIT IN THE SAME PLACE You do not need a second app to finish the photo. Crop, filters, portrait retouch, curves, HSL, color wheels, and masks stay in one flow, then the frame goes on. STILL OR LIVE, FULL SIZE Edit and export Live Photos as well as stills. Choose the output size, keep original sound when you want it, save to the library, or share. YOUR LOOK, SAVED Keep favorite frames as templates. Browse looks on Discover, reuse them from Mine. The more you save, the faster the next export. MAGIC BORDERS PRO Optional Pro unlocks an ad-free experience, every texture, batch photo select, and template backup. Plans: • Monthly subscription • Yearly subscription • Lifetime (one-time purchase) Prices are shown in the app and may vary by region. Subscriptions automatically renew at the same price unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Lifetime is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://art.xiaojiays.workers.dev/privacy_policy_en Terms of Service: https://art.xiaojiays.workers.dev/terms_of_service_en

Screenshots

Borderbox borders for pictures4 screens
Magic Borders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Borderbox borders for pictures at none against Magic Borders's shown. Magic Borders's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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

Both are free to download. Borderbox borders for pictures sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Magic Borders sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Borderbox borders for pictures ships an update every 5 weeks, Magic Borders fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Borderbox borders for pictures versus Magic Borders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBorderbox borders for picturesMagic Borders
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB206 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMohamed El Mathari东 杨

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Borderbox borders for pictures

One-time1
  • Lifetime$1.99
3 purchases

Magic Borders

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$1.991 Month
  • Subscribe Annually$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime membership$14.99

Questions

Is Borderbox borders for pictures free?
Borderbox borders for pictures is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Borders free?
Magic Borders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Borderbox borders for pictures or Magic Borders have ads?
Magic Borders shows ads; Borderbox borders for pictures does not.
Which is updated more often, Borderbox borders for pictures or Magic Borders?
Borderbox borders for pictures ships an update every 5 weeks, and Magic Borders fortnightly. Most recently, Borderbox borders for pictures was updated on October 15, 2026 and Magic Borders on October 15, 2026.

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