Comparison

Pad Frame vs Scenes Photo Frame

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

Head to head
About

Pad Frame

Features
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Old iPad. New Life. Pad Frame transforms any iPad into a beautiful digital photo frame. Instead of leaving your old tablet in a drawer, turn it into a stunning display for family memories, travel photos, favorite moments, and everyday inspiration. Simply plug it in, choose your photos, and let Pad Frame keep your memories alive all day, every day. FEATURES • Beautiful slideshow experience Display your photos with elegant transitions, including Fade, Slide, and cinematic Ken Burns effects. • Dynamic clock and weather Show time, date, and real-time weather information alongside your photos. • Fully customizable Adjust photo duration, slideshow speed, and shuffle settings to create your perfect display. • Works offline Your photos stay on your device. No cloud connection required. • Optimized for older iPads Give your unused iPad a second life instead of letting it collect dust. • Nordic-inspired design Clean, minimal, and distraction-free interface designed to blend naturally into any home. Perfect for: • Family photos • Travel memories • Children's milestones • Living rooms • Bedrooms • Offices • Digital photo displays Old iPad. New Life. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Scenes Photo Frame

Transform your device into a beautiful, private digital photo frame with five distinct display modes. Enjoy your memories with customizable transitions, layouts, and optional widgets like weather and a clock. Your photos remain on your device, ensuring complete privacy.

Highlights
  • Five distinct frame modes
  • Customizable transitions and layouts
  • Optional clock, weather, and calendar widgets
  • EXIF data display for photos
  • Video and Live Photo support
  • Private, no account or tracking
  • Adaptive brightness and auto sleep/wake
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Give your device a day job — five distinct Frame Modes turn it into a beautiful, fully private photo frame. No accounts, no tracking, no subscription. Your photos never leave the device. PhotoFrame is the perfect nightstand companion, kitchen display, or desk frame. Pick a mode, pick your albums, and you're done — or dive into the settings and tune every detail yourself. FIVE FRAME MODES, EACH ITS OWN EXPERIENCE ◆ Default — A balanced, full-bleed slideshow with subtle transitions. The everyday frame. ◆ Photography — A fine-art gallery look. Each photo gets a museum-style matte and EXIF details (camera, lens, aperture, shutter, ISO) sit alongside the shot. Built for a serious photo display. ◆ Social — A dual-photo split layout with a clean white border, styled like prints on a fridge. Perfect for casual snapshots, kids' photos, vacation rolls. ◆ Smart Frame — Weather, calendar and a clock stay visible at a glance over your photos. Turns it into a genuinely useful nightstand or kitchen display, not just a slideshow. ◆ Map — A cinematic globe-zoom intro for each photo and a mini-map overlay showing exactly where it was taken. A travel diary that plays itself. Switch modes any time. Each one ships with curated transitions, layouts, mattes, overlays and timing — but every setting underneath is still yours to override. EVERYTHING IS CUSTOMIZABLE Supported Media: Photos, Live Photos, and Video Pick any combination of albums, including Favorites, Recents, smart albums and Shared Albums Adjust playback interval from 1 second to hours, with a separate dwell multiplier for portrait shots Shuffle or play in order Five transition styles: fade, cross dissolve, Ken Burns, slide, push Matte styles: none, black, white, blurred photo, or auto-color matched to the image Photo-info overlay with date, location, caption and album name — placed in any of six on-screen positions Optional clock, weather and calendar widgets, each independently positionable Date, orientation and smart filters (favorites only, "on this day", exclude screenshots / videos / Live Photos / hidden) BUILT FOR ALWAYS-ON Adaptive brightness clamps auto-brightness to your own min/max range so it never goes blinding or pitch black at night Auto sleep/wake schedule by time of day — perfect for a nightstand frame that quiets down when you do "Closer Look" pinch-to-zoom on any photo, snaps back when you release Configurable gestures: swipe to navigate, double-tap to pause, long-press to favorite, tap for the info HUD Works in every orientation, on every screen size Dark mode by default, with light and system options Apple Watch companion for quick control PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No tracking. Your photos never leave the device. Pay once. Yours forever. EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pad Frame3 screens
Scenes Photo Frame4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Scenes Photo Frame at every 3 days against Pad Frame's every 10 days. Pad Frame's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Pad Frame sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Scenes Photo Frame sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pad Frame ships an update every 10 days, Scenes Photo Frame every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Pad Frame versus Scenes Photo Frame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPad FrameScenes Photo Frame
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuhai LinTIMOTHY M HERDINA

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pad Frame

Subscriptions2
  • Pad Frame Pro – Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pad Frame Pro – Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pad Frame Pro$24.99
2 purchases

Scenes Photo Frame

Subscriptions1
  • Scenes Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Scenes Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Pad Frame free?
Pad Frame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scenes Photo Frame free?
Scenes Photo Frame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pad Frame or Scenes Photo Frame have ads?
Neither Pad Frame nor Scenes Photo Frame shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pad Frame or Scenes Photo Frame?
Pad Frame ships an update every 10 days, and Scenes Photo Frame every 3 days. Most recently, Pad Frame was updated on October 25, 2026 and Scenes Photo Frame on October 28, 2026.

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