Comparison

PhotoBorder+ vs Redact Shield

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

Head to head
About

PhotoBorder+

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PhotoBorder+ is fast, focused, and private. Frame your photos for Instagram posts or stories, or spread a panoramic shot across a swipeable carousel. Just open, frame, and save. Two frame sizes. Two backgrounds. Done. Choose POST (4:5) or STORY (9:16), pick white or black, and save. Your bordered photo exports at full 1080px width with original EXIF metadata preserved for social media. Panorama Carousels Spread a panoramic photo across up to 10 Instagram carousel slides. Each slide exports at 1080 x 1350 โ€” perfectly aligned so your photo flows seamlessly as viewers swipe. Photos save in order, ready to upload. Add borders right from the Photos app Select a photo, tap Share, choose PhotoBorder+. Pick your frame and background, then save โ€” all without leaving the Photos app. No app switching needed. Tiny app. Big results. PhotoBorder+ is under 1 MB. It loads instantly, does its job, and gets out of the way. Built for photographers No bloated feature lists. No color wheels, stickers, or text tools. Just clean, consistent borders for photographers who want their work presented simply. 100% private. No exceptions. PhotoBorder+ runs entirely on your device. No cloud, no uploads, no accounts, no analytics, no tracking. Your photos never leave your phone. Buy once. Own forever. No subscriptions. No ads. No in-app purchases. One payment, every feature, every update. Universal app One purchase works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The interface adapts to each screen โ€” thumb-friendly on iPhone, spacious on iPad and Mac.

About

Redact Shield

Features
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Solid Shield Delivery makes a separate lossless PNG with every selected mask filled black, then lets you review and share the exact image alongside its checksum record. HOW IT WORKS 1. Import an image or open Demo. Draw masks over private areas and inspect the full image. 2. Tap the shield and mask count, or choose Solid Shield Delivery from Export. Build the solid copy. 3. Review the complete preview, confirm that you checked for visible private details, and share the PNG with its delivery record. Separate Brush, Rectangle and Move controls prevent drawing from competing with panning. Blur and pixelation, opaque styles, on-device detection, keyword masking, profiles, batch tools and metadata inspection remain available. Standard sharing now sends the exact PNG used for its checksum record. Failed metadata encoding no longer falls back to an unverified export. WHAT TO KNOW Only selected areas are masked. Detection can miss details, and the checksum does not certify completeness, authenticity or legal compliance. Images are limited to 40 million pixels and 2,000 masks for Solid Delivery. Receiving services may re-encode the image and change its checksum. Save the files you need before closing the temporary delivery. iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

PhotoBorder+4 screens
Redact Shield3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PhotoBorder+ at Free against Redact Shield's $3.99. Redact Shield's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

PhotoBorder+ is free to download; Redact Shield costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhotoBorder+ ships an update monthly, Redact Shield every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
PhotoBorder+ versus Redact Shield: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhotoBorder+Redact Shield
PriceFree โ€” better$3.99
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCraig StubingRobert Corbin

In-app purchases

None

PhotoBorder+

No in-app purchases

None

Redact Shield

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PhotoBorder+ free?
PhotoBorder+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Redact Shield free?
Redact Shield costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do PhotoBorder+ or Redact Shield have ads?
Neither PhotoBorder+ nor Redact Shield shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PhotoBorder+ or Redact Shield?
PhotoBorder+ ships an update monthly, and Redact Shield every 9 days. Most recently, PhotoBorder+ was updated on October 31, 2026 and Redact Shield on October 31, 2026.

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