Comparison

Appstead vs Frames

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

Head to head
About

Appstead

This app provides indie developers with a private dashboard to track app performance, including downloads, revenue, subscriptions, and reviews. It connects directly to App Store Connect, keeping your data secure and accessible from your iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • Track downloads, proceeds, and subscriptions
  • Monitor reviews and ratings
  • Manage multiple App Store Connect accounts
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Multi-currency support
  • Direct App Store Connect API integration
Features
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Appstead is a private App Store dashboard for indie developers. Track downloads, proceeds, subscriptions, reviews, trends, payouts, and widgets for every app you ship, right from your iPhone and iPad. Connect your App Store Connect API key and see your whole business in one place. No Appstead account. No third-party server holding your sales data. BUILT FOR INDIE DEVELOPERS • Track one app or your full portfolio • Manage multiple App Store Connect accounts with isolated workspaces • Keep client accounts separate from your own apps • Try every screen first with the built-in demo workspace TODAY DASHBOARD • Yesterday’s downloads, proceeds, and revenue movement • 7-day and 30-day performance summaries • Top apps, top markets, and portfolio snapshots • What Changed feed for new reviews, rating shifts, and sales movement TRENDS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS • Track downloads, proceeds, subscriptions, MRR, trials, and churn • Compare apps side by side • Break results down by country and device • Scrub charts for exact daily values • View 12-month app history REVIEWS INBOX • Read every App Store review in one place • Filter by app, star rating, country, or date • Translate reviews on device • Share polished review cards MULTI-CURRENCY SUPPORT • View proceeds in your preferred currency • See country and market performance clearly • Keep international sales easier to understand WIDGETS AND DIGESTS • Home Screen widgets for portfolio and app performance • Daily downloads digest • Weekly app summaries • Payday reminders for estimated Apple payout dates • Siri and Spotlight shortcuts PRIVACY FIRST • Connects directly to App Store Connect • No Appstead server stores your business data • API credentials stay in Keychain • Credentials can sync with iCloud Keychain • Export your data to CSV anytime TO GET STARTED 1. Create an App Store Connect API key with the Sales and Reports role 2. Enter your API key details in Appstead 3. Save your workspace and start tracking your apps with Appstead Pro APPSTEAD PRO Appstead Pro unlocks live workspaces and refreshing real App Store data. The annual plan includes a free trial. Built for indie developers by an indie developer. Also useful for small studios, client work, and anyone who manages App Store apps without wanting to live in App Store Connect. Appstead is not an ASO or keyword-ranking tool. It is your private App Store business dashboard. Appstead requires an App Store Connect API key and is not affiliated with Apple. Need support or have feedback? https://tally.so/r/2EkrgA Privacy Policy https://appstead.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Frames

Easily create professional device mockups for your screenshots and screen recordings. Choose from hundreds of device frames, customize backgrounds, and export in high resolution for app stores, presentations, and social media.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of device frames
  • Customizable backgrounds and finishes
  • Full-resolution exports
  • Screen recording support
  • Preset saving
  • App Store canvas presets
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Your screenshots deserve a frame. Frames turns screenshots and screen recordings into device mockups, ready for the App Store, social media, presentations, websites and more. Drop in a screenshot and Frames matches it to the right device. Then make it yours with real device finishes, backgrounds, shadows, custom layouts and more. FRAME EVERY SCREEN Choose from 265 device frames across 51 models, including iPhone, iPad, MacBook, iMac, Apple Watch and Studio Display. Pick from real hardware finishes, Watch sizes, materials, bands and colors. MAKE IT YOURS Go beyond putting a bezel around a screenshot. Choose solid colors, built-in gradients, macOS wallpapers or your own images for the background. Blur your screenshot behind itself, add and fine-tune shadows, adjust corner radius, reposition your device, change its scale or create a transparent canvas. BUILT FOR FULL RESOLUTION Frames sizes the canvas around the device instead of squeezing every project into the same fixed resolution. With Frames Pro, export at each device frame’s full native resolution, up to 3450px for iPhone 17 Pro Max. FRAME SCREEN RECORDINGS Screen recordings work just like screenshots. Play them back inside the device frame, then export with Frames Pro as video, an animated GIF or even HEVC video with a real alpha channel for transparent backgrounds. SAVE YOUR FAVORITE LOOKS Turn your setup into a preset and reuse it whenever you want. Presets remember your frame, background, shadow, corners, canvas and placement. Quick Frame makes things even faster. Frame your latest screenshot from Frames, Control Center or your Lock Screen without going through the editor. You can also frame images from the Share Sheet or build Frames into your own workflows with Shortcuts. MADE FOR APP STORE SCREENSHOTS Choose canvas presets matching Apple’s accepted App Store sizes for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. App Store canvas sizes always export at their exact pixels, even without Frames Pro. KEEP PROJECTS TOGETHER Organize related projects into Groups, carry a style across the entire set and, with Frames Pro, import or export them in batches. Need more than one device? Frames Pro can put two, three or four devices side by side on a single canvas. IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC Frames is built for all three. Projects, Groups and presets sync through your iCloud account, so you can start on iPhone and pick up on iPad or Mac. And the Mac version is a real native Mac app, complete with its own windows, menu bar, file panels, sharing and undo and redo. A LOT OF FRAMES IS FREE All 265 device frames and finishes are free, along with backgrounds, shadows, presets, Groups, App Store canvas sizes, Quick Frame, iCloud sync, the Share extension and Shortcuts actions. Frames Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks: • Full-resolution exports • Video and GIF exports • Batch importing and Group exports • Multi-device layouts You also get 3 free Pro exports before you buy. They never expire. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No third-party analytics. No advertising or tracking. Your screenshots are processed on your device, and iCloud sync uses your own iCloud account.

Screenshots

Appstead4 screens
Frames4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Frames at none against Appstead's 3. Appstead's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Appstead sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Frames asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Appstead against 5.0 for Frames. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Appstead ships an update every 2 days, Frames fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Appstead versus Frames: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppsteadFrames
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB194 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSEOU B HOUNKANRINImmanuel Sabwami

Customer experience

Appstead

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Frames

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Appstead

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$59.99
None

Frames

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Appstead free?
Appstead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Frames free?
Frames is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Appstead or Frames?
Appstead and Frames are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Appstead or Frames have ads?
Neither Appstead nor Frames shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Appstead or Frames?
Appstead ships an update every 2 days, and Frames fortnightly. Most recently, Appstead was updated on October 25, 2026 and Frames on October 24, 2026.

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