Flickr vs Toolbox for Instagram
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flickr
This app lets you search Flickr for images and then use them in various creative displays. You can create collages, slideshows, carousels, puzzles, or export them as PDFs and emails. It also supports printing directly to your iPhone-compatible printer.
- Search Flickr for images
- Create photo collages
- Build slideshows with music
- Display photos in various carousel styles
- Generate PDF files from photos
- Print photos to supported printers
- Create photo puzzles
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Flickr Pix allows you to search Flickr for photos. The photos retrieved can then be used in a collage display, slideshow, carousel, puzzle, an email, display as a pdf file, scroll photos, printed to an iphone supported printer or saved to your photo album. There are 11 functions: Search - Enter details of your search using keywords eg. Dogs, Cats, Koala, etc. A maximum of 50 photos retrieved from Flickr will be displayed in a table along with the title of the photo based on the search criteria. When you touch any photo in the table, a larger image will be displayed. Touch the larger image on the screen and the image will disappear. Start/Stop - This option allows you to select multiple photos from the table. Press the 'Start' button to start selecting. Press the 'Stop' button when you have finished selecting the photos. Collage - Display selected photos in a collage display format. Slideshow - Display a slide show in automatic or manual mode with Fade or Slide effects. You have the option to add music to play during the slideshow. Carousel - Display photos in a carousel. Carousel styles include linear, rotary, inverted rotary, cylinder, inverted cylinder, wheel, inverted wheel, overflow, coverflow2, time machine, inverted time machine, or custom. Display mode can be vertical or horizontal. You have the option to add music to play. Scroll Photos - Scroll through selected photos. Email - You can email the selected photos. PDF File - Selected photos will be displayed as a pdf file. Printer - You can print the selected photos to an iphone supported printer. The print option will allow you to print a single copy or multiple copies. Puzzle - You can select a photo to use in the puzzle. Puzzle selection include 3x3, 4x4 or 5x5. Save To Photo Album - Selected photos can be saved to the photo album. There is also a 'Help' button to assist you in using this app.
Toolbox for Instagram
Plan, preview, and arrange your Instagram feed with custom creations. This app helps you design visually appealing grids, panoramas, and formatted photos. It offers a seamless user experience with a dark mode and cross-device transfer.
- Feed preview and planning
- Automatic feed arrangement
- Waiting list for custom arrangements
- Export feed as JPEG or ZIP
- Cross-device feed transfer
- Grid and panorama creation
- Photo formatting for feed
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My Toolbox is an application developed for creative Instagramers. Personalize your feed with original creations and beautify your feed! Among others, here are the main features : • Preview your feed and plan ahead • Automatically arrange your feed • Use a waiting list to facilitate your custom arrangements • Export your feed into a JPEG photo, or .ZIP compressed file • Transfer your feed on another iOS or macOS compatible device • Create grids for Instagram • Create panorama posts • Format photos to make them fit in your feed Enjoy a beautiful dark mode, an optimized macOS application and a sweet user interface. The application has been optimized for a smooth and enjoyable user experience. My Toolbox respects your privacy like no other app. No ad tracking, no personal information uploaded to our servers, nothing related to you gets out of your device. Only a few userful anonymous metrics are gathered to improve the application. We listen to your feedback to add more and more features in the application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Toolbox for Instagram at 4.3 against Flickr's 2.0. Toolbox for Instagram also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 0%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). Flickr's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Flickr costs $2.99 and Toolbox for Instagram $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Toolbox for Instagram holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Toolbox for Instagram has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Flickr's written reviews are positive against 38% of Toolbox for Instagram's.
Flickr ships an update every 7 months, Toolbox for Instagram fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flickr | Toolbox for Instagram |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 38.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jessica Tunnicliffe | Creastel |
Customer experience
Flickr
Toolbox for Instagram
In-app purchases
Flickr
No in-app purchases
Toolbox for Instagram
No in-app purchases
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