Comparison

ALIGNED vs tincase

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

Head to head
About

ALIGNED

Features
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ALIGNED — get every page aligned. ALIGNED is a layout tool built for multi-page Instagram carousels. Place photos, text and video across pages like a magazine spread, align them precisely, preview, and export the whole set at once. ■ An alignment system you rarely see Three-level magnetic snapping, pull-out guides, multi-object align & distribute, and cross-page alignment. Every element lands exactly where it should. ■ Real typography, including CJK Vertical (top-to-bottom) text with proper punctuation forms, letter spacing, line height and optical centering that behave the same in every direction. Commercial-use fonts built in, and you can import your own. ■ Not just images — video too Drop video into your workspace and export a whole page (image + text + video) as an mp4. ■ Made for iPhone and iPad Same app, same projects. On iPad: a sidebar toolbar (switchable for left- or right-handed use), keyboard shortcuts and trackpad pointer support. Highlights • Up to 20 pages, edit across page boundaries • 8-point crop, straighten, shape masks & borders • Shapes, cut-out stickers, grid layouts • Text shadow, background, style presets • Carousel / continuous / Threads previews • Reverse-order save, so your IG upload order is right • Works fully offline — your work stays on your device Free, and genuinely usable The core is free forever with no watermark: multi-page editing, the alignment engine, guides, cropping, fonts and image export. ALIGNED Pro (subscription) Unlocks video export (including full-page mp4 compositing) and cross-project copy. Monthly or yearly (yearly ≈ 40% off), each with a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime in your App Store account settings; Pro stays active until the end of the paid period. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hilarious-aftershave-5aa.notion.site/ALIGN-3951b5c06b9a81b69736e9c7845fef0e

About

tincase

Features
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little tin for the things you love. tincase is a quiet corner of your phone where you keep what matters — a photo, a note, a charm, a flower. Fill your tin, decorate it, and save it as a picture. [HOW IT WORKS] 1. Pick a background — choose from eight patterns in any two colours you like, or use one of your own photos 2. Add photos from your camera roll 3. Cut a person or object out of a photo and place it in your tin 4. Decorate with stamps and text 5. Save to your camera roll [BACKGROUNDS] Eight patterns, including plain, stripes, gingham, dots, grid and lattice. Choose your own base and accent colours and see the design update instantly. Or use one of your own photos as the background. [PHOTOS] Tap a photo to change its shape: original, square, circle, star or 4:5. Drag with one finger to move it, or pinch with two fingers to resize and rotate. [CUT-OUTS] Lift a person or object out of a photo and place it in your tin with the background removed. [STAMPS] Hand-made stamps — pearls, ribbons, flowers, charms, music notes and more. Search by name or colour, or browse by category. New stamps are added every month and appear automatically without updating the app. [TEXT] Eight typefaces, from soft handwriting to retro dot matrix. Choose a colour, adjust the line spacing, then drag, pinch and rotate your text anywhere on the tin. [SAVING] Your tin is saved at 1080 × 1920 — perfect for Instagram Stories and TikTok. You can save for free by watching a short video ad. [SUPPORT THE DEVELOPER] tincase is made by one person. If you'd like to support its development, you can make a small one-time purchase from Settings. Any support option removes ads permanently. There is no subscription, and the price is always shown before you confirm. [LANGUAGES] English / 日本語 / 한국어 / 简体中文 / 繁體中文 / Español / Português / ไทย / Bahasa Indonesia Terms of Use: https://o-design-studio.com/apps/tincase/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://o-design-studio.com/apps/tincase/privacy/

Screenshots

ALIGNED3 screens
tincase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ALIGNED at none against tincase's shown. tincase's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. ALIGNED sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and tincase sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
ALIGNED versus tincase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterALIGNEDtincase
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWEI-MING KAOYua Adachi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ALIGNED

Subscriptions2
  • ALIGNED Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • ALIGNED Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
3 purchases

tincase

One-time3
  • Coffee Support - Remove Ads$1.99
  • Dessert Support - Remove Ads$3.99
  • Lunch Support - Remove Ads$7.99

Questions

Is ALIGNED free?
ALIGNED is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is tincase free?
tincase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ALIGNED or tincase have ads?
tincase shows ads; ALIGNED does not.

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