Comparison

Half Frame vs Firstgram

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

Head to head
About

Half Frame

Features
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One shutter. Two frames. Both directions at once. Half Frame fires your front and back cameras at the same instant and lays the two images side by side — two vertical frames divided by the black gap of film, the way a half-frame camera exposes two pictures onto a single 35mm frame. HOW YOU HOLD IT DECIDES WHAT YOU GET Hold it out at arm's length and the two lenses face opposite directions — the mountain and the sea, both ends of a bridge, the street coming and going. Lay it flat and you get the sky and the ground. Hold it normally and you get what's in front of you, and whoever pressed the shutter. WHAT'S INSIDE Ā· True simultaneous capture — both cameras fire together, not one after the other Ā· 3:2 output, the classic 35mm proportion Ā· A level that lives inside the film gap, so nothing covers your frame Ā· Volume button shutter, and a self-timer with an audible countdown Ā· Your roll stays in the app — 72 frames, numbered like film. Export only the ones worth keeping. NO ACCOUNT. NO ADS. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR PHONE. Half Frame collects nothing. No analytics, no tracking, no sign-in, no servers. Your photos stay on your device until you choose to export them. Requires a device that supports simultaneous front and back capture — iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later. Made in London by 2B Studio.

About

Firstgram

Features
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Saw a perfect shot and can't recreate it? Drop in any photo. AI traces the pose and overlays it on your camera. Match the outline, tap, done • Use any photo as your reference • AI lights up when you're lined up (Analyzed on your phone. No one can't see it unless you post) • See how others shot the same spot on the map Stop guessing. Start Firstgram-ing.

Screenshots

Half Frame4 screens
Firstgram4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Half Frame at none against Firstgram's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Firstgram sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Half Frame asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Half Frame ships an update every 9 days, Firstgram every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Half Frame versus Firstgram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHalf FrameFirstgram
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKUAN HUANGCHEN-NING YU

In-app purchases

None

Half Frame

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Firstgram

One-time3
  • 30 F Coins$0.99
  • 160 F Coins$4.99
  • 330 F Coins$8.99

Questions

Is Half Frame free?
Half Frame is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Firstgram free?
Firstgram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Half Frame or Firstgram have ads?
Neither Half Frame nor Firstgram shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Half Frame or Firstgram?
Half Frame ships an update every 9 days, and Firstgram every 5 days. Most recently, Half Frame was updated on October 29, 2026 and Firstgram on October 31, 2026.

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