Comparison

Colette vs Fotario

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

Head to head
About

Colette

Features
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Make carousel posts that look like hours of work. It takes minutes. Colette is for anyone who wants a feed with a point of view — no design school, no software that needs a tutorial. Pick a template made by actual designers, drop in your photos, add a few words, and an ordinary day turns into something worth swiping through. TEMPLATES BY ACTUAL DESIGNERS Travel dumps, outfit selections, intro posts, photo diaries — whatever you're posting this week, there's a layout for it. Frames and templates that follow what's happening in visual trends right now, not three years ago. CAROUSELS AND STORIES, ONE APP Build a multi-slide carousel or a single story without switching apps midway. A trip, a mood, a month of small moments, or a way to introduce yourself to the people who follow you. FRAMES, STICKERS AND FONTS Curated sticker sets, frames you won't see on every profile, fonts worth the caption. Move, resize, rotate, layer — nothing locks into a grid you can't escape. TOOLS THAT DON'T NEED A TUTORIAL Remove the background automatically, tidy the edges with the eraser, doodle by hand, leave a note in your own handwriting. The point is your story, not figuring out an app. FREE, AND WE MEAN IT • Carousels up to 9 slides • Carousel posts and stories • Export your slides as images • No watermark, ever • The templates and tools you actually need COLETTE PRO ADDS • Video in your projects, exported as slideshows • Carousels up to 20 slides • The lasso tool, for cutouts that behave • Premium templates, frames and stickers Made for storytellers, creators, bloggers, brands — and anyone who'd rather share life a little more beautifully. Your life already has a story. Colette just gives it a visual language. Colette Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, available weekly or annually. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account, and the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://colette-app.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://colette-app.com/privacy

About

Fotario

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Fotario is an all-in-one photo editor, seamless carousel maker, AI background remover, and graphic design app for creating social posts, carousels, scrapbooks, and visual content. Designed for creators wanting freedom, Fotario provides a blank canvas to edit photos and design layouts without restrictive templates. With desktop-style layers, AI cutout tools, GPU-powered effects, and rich assets, Fotario turns your device into a powerful design studio. SEAMLESS CAROUSEL MAKER FOR SOCIAL MEDIA • Create multi-page swipeable carousels with up to 20 pages for Instagram and social storytelling • Mix photos and graphics effortlessly across pages to build continuous, engaging layouts • Design seamless panoramas where images, stickers, and text span perfectly across multiple slides • Export heavy multi-page projects instantly with our optimized, crash-free engine AI BACKGROUND REMOVER & PHOTO CUTOUT • Automatically remove backgrounds in one tap with smart AI precision • Create transparent PNG cutouts for stickers, scrapbooks, and photo collages • Replace backgrounds instantly with aesthetic gradients, blur effects, solid colors, or textures • Ideal for clean portraits, product photos, and modern social media designs FREESTYLE COLLAGE MAKER & SCRAPBOOK EDITOR • Create freestyle collages, photo layouts, scrapbooks, and mood boards with complete creative control • Start with a blank canvas and build without locked grids or preset boundaries • Drag, drop, rotate, scale, and arrange multiple photos anywhere on the canvas • Crop images into hearts, stars, abstract shapes, and custom SVG masks • Manage layers like pro desktop software — move, lock, hide, duplicate, and reorder PRO PHOTO EDITOR & TRENDY EFFECTS • Edit photos with powerful tools for brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, vibrance, and shadows • Apply trendy effects like RGB split, VHS, blur, wave, distortion, and glitch filters • Use premium LUT presets with cinematic, retro, vintage, and aesthetic looks • Paint with neon doodle brushes, glow brushes, mosaic blur, and creative filters TEXT ON PHOTO, STICKERS & CREATIVE ASSETS • Add text on photo with stylish fonts, curved text, neon shadows, outlines, and 3D typography • Access premium stickers, aesthetic elements, emojis, and text art • Customize backgrounds with solid colors, gradients, blur, textures, and patterns • Add frames, borders, overlays, mirrors, and stylish design elements POSTER MAKER & VISUAL DESIGN STUDIO • Design posters, flyers, banners, invitations, ads, and promotional graphics • Create swipeable Instagram carousels, IG stories, and feed layouts without cropping • Perfect for product promotions, business posts, fashion edits, and marketing creatives • Beginner friendly, fast, and built for professional visual design AUTO SAVE & HD / 4K EXPORT • Never lose your work with smart auto save, draft history, and undo / redo tools • Export carousels, collages, posters, and designs in crisp HD and stunning 4K quality • Save every edit with sharp details, vibrant colors, and zero pixelation Whether you're editing photos, removing backgrounds, creating collages, designing swipeable carousels, or crafting marketing graphics, Fotario gives you everything you need to create without limits. Download Fotario today to edit photos, erase backgrounds, design swipeable carousels, and create stunning visual content! Terms of Use (EULA): [https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)

Screenshots

Colette4 screens
Fotario4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Colette at none against Fotario's shown. Colette also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). Fotario's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Colette sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Fotario sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colette ships an update every 6 days, Fotario fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
Colette versus Fotario: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColetteFotario
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIgor KrivorotovKrushit Gabani

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Colette

Subscriptions2
  • Colette Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Colette Pro Yearly$29.951 Year
3 purchases

Fotario

Subscriptions2
  • Fotario Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Fotario Premium Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Fotario Premium Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Colette free?
Colette is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fotario free?
Fotario is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Colette or Fotario have ads?
Fotario shows ads; Colette does not.
Which is updated more often, Colette or Fotario?
Colette ships an update every 6 days, and Fotario fortnightly. Most recently, Colette was updated on October 31, 2026 and Fotario on October 31, 2026.

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