Comparison

Scrollpic vs Tessera

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

Head to head
About

Scrollpic

Features
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The simplest way to combine photos from your library into one โ€” Scrollpic. Stitch your travel photos into a single scrolling story, merge chat screenshots without seams, or arrange your favorite shots into a clean grid. Pick the mode that fits. โ–ธ Vertical (Long Image) Stack photos vertically into one continuous image โ€” perfect for Instagram Stories, blog recaps, or long screenshot collections. โ–ธ Horizontal (Panorama) Stitch photos side by side into a wide panoramic image. โ–ธ Grid (Collage) Arrange your photos into a clean grid layout. Adjust columns, spacing, and background color to match your style. Features - Pick photos directly from your library - Drag to reorder freely - Export in full resolution โ€” no quality loss - No sign-up or login required - Everything is processed on your device โ€” your photos are never uploaded to a server No complicated editing tools. Just pick, stitch, and save.

About

Tessera

Features
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Tessera is a mosaic maker for iPhone that does the job properly and then gets out of the way. Free. No in-app purchases, no subscription, no paid tier holding features back. Pick a layout, drop in photos, adjust the grout, export at full resolution. That's the whole app. NO WATERMARK, EVER There is no free tier and no paid tier โ€” just the app. Your mosaic is your mosaic. FULL RESOLUTION EXPORT Export up to 4096 x 4096, and see the actual pixel size and file weight before you commit. Most collage apps quietly cap you at 1080px unless you pay. Tessera has nothing to sell you. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR PHONE There is no account to create, no cloud to sync to, and no networking code in the app at all. No ads, no analytics, no tracking. YOUR MOSAICS STAY EDITABLE Tessera saves which photos you used and what you did to them, never a flattened image. A mosaic you made in March is still fully editable in December. Most apps flatten on export, so re-editing means starting again. WHAT'S IN IT - Forty layouts, from two photos up to nine - Canvas shapes: square, 4:5, 3:4, 9:16, 16:9 โ€” change shape and the photos re-flow - Pinch to zoom and drag to reposition any tile; rotate in quarter turns; swap two tiles by dragging one onto the other - Grout, corner radius and outer margin, all adjustable - Field colour behind the tiles, solid or drawn from one of your photos - Six filters with a strength slider, per tile or across the whole mosaic - Export as JPEG, HEIC or PNG; save to Photos or send to the share sheet Built with Apple frameworks only. No third-party SDKs.

Screenshots

Scrollpic3 screens
Tessera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tessera at none against Scrollpic's shown. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 4 level
Scrollpic versus Tessera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrollpicTessera
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSanghoon BaeOcuNecu

In-app purchases

None

Scrollpic

No in-app purchases

None

Tessera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scrollpic free?
Scrollpic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tessera free?
Tessera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scrollpic or Tessera have ads?
Scrollpic shows ads; Tessera does not.

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