Analog7x vs PolarGrid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Analog7x
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Bring the power of the most sought-after digital camera to the one already in your pocket. Just point and shoot—no complex editing, no secret settings, and no endless filter scrolling. Capture stunning photos with the compact flash-camera aesthetic you love, straight from your phone. With meticulously recreated color profiles, dynamic tone curves, and optimized flash lighting, Analog7x gives your photos that distinctive, film-like temperature and premium texture, all with zero manual editing. Whether you're an influencer looking for the perfect night-out aesthetic or just want better-looking pictures, elevate your photography effortlessly with Analog7x. Capture the mood. Feel the texture. Download Analog7x and bring the emotion back to your photography. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
PolarGrid
Easily add clean borders to photos, create collages with multiple images, and design flowing carousels. Process your images privately on your device with no uploads or tracking. Offers extensive editing tools and customisable layouts for your visual content.
- Adjustable white or custom photo borders
- Create multi-photo collages and carousels
- Full photo editing suite (exposure, contrast, etc.)
- Batch export up to 15 photos (Pro)
- Private, on-device processing with no uploads
- Multiple aspect ratio options
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PolarGrid does what photographers keep needing: a clean border around a photo, several photos laid out into one image, and carousels that flow from one post into the next — in full quality, with nothing uploaded anywhere. WHITE BORDER • Adjustable border, in white or any colour • Aspect ratios: Original, 1:1, 4:5, 5:6, 3:4, 9:16 — vertical or horizontal • Crop to fill, or show the whole photo uncropped • Rotate and flip, drag to reposition, pinch to zoom • Batch mode: set it once, export up to 5 photos together (15 with Pro) • Write a line of text under the photo, in the bottom border (Pro) • Export on a 9:16 background — a colour, or the photo itself, sharp or blurred — ready for Stories and Reels (Pro) EDIT AND RETRO • Edit each photo, free: exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks, saturation, vibrance, temperature and tint • Colour mix by hue, vignette and sharpness, free • Curves and film grain (Pro) • Healing brush: paint over a small distraction and it’s filled in from around it (Pro) • Retro: eleven original film looks with adjustable intensity (Pro) • Press and hold to compare with the original CAROUSEL • A strip of 2 to 5 posts, with photos running across from one post into the next • Layouts built for the number of photos you pick, or place them freely, with a border or an instant-photo frame • Each post exports as its own photo, ready to upload in order — free • Your photo behind the whole carousel, sharp or blurred (Pro) COLLAGE • 2 to 9 photos in one image • Template grids, including creative layouts • Resize cells by dragging their edges; rotate and flip each photo • Free mode: place, resize and rotate each photo by hand • Control outer border and spacing, square or rounded cells PRIVATE BY DESIGN Every photo is processed on your device. No account, no uploads, no tracking. Works with no internet connection, on iPhone and iPad. POLARGRID PRO Free to use, with no watermark. PolarGrid Pro is a one-time purchase — no subscription — that adds maximum-quality export, unlimited border colours (including any custom colour), curves, film grain, Retro, the Healing brush, text under the photo, the 9:16 background export, your photo behind carousels, and batches of up to 15 photos with one edit synced to all.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PolarGrid at none against Analog7x's 3. PolarGrid also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Analog7x sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. PolarGrid asks for nothing beyond the download.
Analog7x ships an update every 3 weeks, PolarGrid weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Analog7x | PolarGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 茵 吕 | Frangell Vasquez |
In-app purchases
Analog7x
- Weekly Plan$0.997 Days
- Yearly Plan$6.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$9.99
PolarGrid
No in-app purchases








