Comparison

Tether Co vs Beyond the Frame

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

Head to head
About

Tether Co

This app offers a private space to store and share photos of cherished people and moments. It helps curate your camera roll, allowing you to select keepers and share them exclusively with approved individuals. You can also create physical printed books of your favorite memories.

Highlights
  • Private photo storage
  • Curated camera roll selection
  • Invite-only sharing
  • Physical book printing
  • Quick moment saving
Features
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The private place for the photos of your favorite people and moments Group chats bury them. The camera roll never ends. Social feels like too much. Tether is just for your people — the people you invite, the moments worth keeping, and a real printed book when you want one. • Save a moment in seconds • Tether picks the keepers from your camera roll. You decide if it stays. • Share only with people you approve. Print the ones that matter. Live your life, let Tether help you remember it www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Beyond the Frame

Features
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Beyond the Frame is a simple photo journal for saving a picture together with the story behind it. Choose a photo or take one on the spot, add a short title, date, and a few words about what happened beyond the frame. Tap or swipe the photo like a card to reveal the memory on the back. Features: • Choose photos from your library or take a new one • Polaroid-inspired photo cards • Color and gently styled monochrome finishes • Add a title, date, and short back story • Flip cards to revisit the memory behind each photo • Change background colors and handwriting styles • Export your photo cards as images • Automatically sync your memories across devices with iCloud Beyond the Frame is not about managing thousands of photos. It is about keeping the part of a memory that a photo alone cannot capture.

Screenshots

Tether Co4 screens
Beyond the Frame4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Beyond the Frame at every 2 days against Tether Co's every 5 days. Tether Co's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tether Co ships an update every 5 days, Beyond the Frame every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tether Co versus Beyond the Frame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTether CoBeyond the Frame
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Developer Studio LLCTAKASHI ISHIKAWA

In-app purchases

None

Tether Co

No in-app purchases

None

Beyond the Frame

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tether Co free?
Tether Co is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beyond the Frame free?
Beyond the Frame is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tether Co or Beyond the Frame have ads?
Neither Tether Co nor Beyond the Frame shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tether Co or Beyond the Frame?
Tether Co ships an update every 5 days, and Beyond the Frame every 2 days. Most recently, Tether Co was updated on November 13, 2026 and Beyond the Frame on October 31, 2026.

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