Comparison

Vanishing Frame vs Shared Album Saver

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

Head to head
About

Vanishing Frame

Features
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Vanishing Frame is a focused iPhone photo editor for creating motion-smear and vanishing-frame images from photos in your library. Choose a photo, place the guide over the subject, then stretch the image in a direction to create a long exposure style blur. Keep part of the image readable with a protected center point, adjust where the blur begins, and shape the final result with tone, contrast, noise, vignette, and blur controls. Use Vanishing Frame for portraits, architecture, street photos, abstract images, album-art style edits, and graphic photo experiments. Features: - Import a photo from your library - Directional motion-smear effect - Draggable protected point for keeping a subject readable - Adjustable stretch, angle, size, falloff, fade, blur, contrast, noise, and vignette - Black-and-white or color processing mode - Compact bottom control ribbon - Full-resolution export when saving or sharing - Save to Photos - Share through the iOS share sheet - On-device image processing Vanishing Frame keeps the workflow direct: choose a photo, place the guide, tune the controls, save the final image. No AI is used. Vanishing Frame processes selected photos on your device and does not upload images to a server.

About

Shared Album Saver

Features
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Shared Album Saver is a local-first photo utility for checking whether photos and videos from shared albums have already been saved to your personal photo library. It is useful when: - A family, travel, event, or baby album contains many shared memories and you want to make sure important items are saved locally. - You are preparing to leave a shared album, switch devices, or clean up old albums without comparing every item by hand. - You want to save missing shared photos and videos into your personal library while keeping a clear import record. Key features: - Scan shared albums and your personal photo library on device to identify saved, missing, possible duplicate, and failed items. - Save selected missing photos and videos into your personal library, with a local destination album created for each shared album. - Review import logs and summaries so each import, skip, or failure has a clear reason. - Use the app without an account, cloud upload, or third-party analytics. Try it free: Scan every shared album and complete your first 10 syncs free. Each sync can include all selected photos and videos. A single lifetime purchase unlocks unlimited syncing. There is no subscription. Privacy and photo access: Shared Album Saver needs Full Photos Access to compare shared albums with your personal photo library accurately. If you allow only limited photo access, scan results may be incomplete. Important note: Shared album photos and videos may be shared copies and may be lower quality than the original files. Shared Album Saver saves the currently available shared copies. It does not claim to recover deleted photos or restore original-quality backups.

Screenshots

Vanishing Frame4 screens
Shared Album Saver4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Shared Album Saver at Free against Vanishing Frame's $0.99. Shared Album Saver also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Vanishing Frame's advantage is chart position (#195 vs unranked). 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

Shared Album Saver is free to download; Vanishing Frame costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vanishing Frame ships an update every 3 months, Shared Album Saver every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 4 level
Vanishing Frame versus Shared Album Saver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVanishing FrameShared Album Saver
Price$0.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Best chart rank#195 โ€” betterโ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreg AndersonๅฎๅŽ ่ƒก

In-app purchases

None

Vanishing Frame

No in-app purchases

None

Shared Album Saver

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vanishing Frame free?
Vanishing Frame costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shared Album Saver free?
Shared Album Saver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vanishing Frame or Shared Album Saver have ads?
Neither Vanishing Frame nor Shared Album Saver shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vanishing Frame or Shared Album Saver?
Vanishing Frame ships an update every 3 months, and Shared Album Saver every 3 weeks. Most recently, Vanishing Frame was updated on October 28, 2026 and Shared Album Saver on October 25, 2026.

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