LucidFrame vs Nocrop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
LucidFrame
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LucidFrame โ Photo & Video Framing Add clean, professional borders to your photos and videos โ directly on your iPhone or iPad. No account. No ads. No subscription. LucidFrame is built for creators who care about presentation. Whether you're posting to Instagram, building a portfolio, or simply adding polish to your memories, LucidFrame delivers a premium framing experience with zero clutter. Free Features - Frame photos in 1:1, 4:5, and 9:16 aspect ratios - White and black border colors - Adjustable border thickness โ use the slider or pinch to resize - Export in HEIC or JPEG format - Works entirely on-device โ no uploads, no servers, no data collected - Export without watermark - Extract custom border colors directly from your photo - Smooth corner rounding (0โ50 slider) - Frame videos with full audio and HEVC quality output - Batch edit up to 20 photos at once Privacy First LucidFrame processes everything on your device. No accounts, no tracking, no third-party SDKs. Photos and videos never leave your phone. Supported Languages English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Arabic, Turkish
Nocrop
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Post your whole photo โ no crop. Social feeds squeeze your photos into a square and cut off the best part. Square Photo fixes that: it fits your full photo inside a square (or 4:5, 16:9, 9:16) and fills the edges with a clean border, so the entire picture shows. Nothing cropped, nothing zoomed, nothing cut off. No ads. No subscription. Pay once and fit forever. โข NEVER CROP AGAIN โ your whole photo fits edge to edge, exactly as you shot it. โข EVERY SIZE โ 1:1 square, 4:5 portrait, 16:9 landscape, 9:16 story. Made for posts and stories. โข PICK YOUR BORDER โ white, black, any color, a soft blur of your own photo, or a transparent PNG. โข FULL QUALITY โ exports at full resolution. No watermark, ever. โข 100% ON DEVICE โ your photos never leave your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no uploads. โข NO ADS, NO SUBSCRIPTION โ square-fit apps love to charge a weekly fee just to skip the crop. This one is a single purchase. Pay once, keep it forever. Tap Select Photo, choose your size and border, and your full photo is ready to post. $4.99 one-time unlocks unlimited photos. No subscription, no ads, no catch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LucidFrame at every 3 days against Nocrop's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. LucidFrame sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Nocrop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LucidFrame ships an update every 3 days, Nocrop weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LucidFrame | Nocrop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days โ better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | ismail volkan gulum | Jhomar Maravillas |
In-app purchases
LucidFrame
- LucidFrame Pro Lifetime$4.99
- PRO Lifetime$4.99
Nocrop
- Unlock Unlimited$4.99









