Chatbooks vs RoccosPhotoFrames
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chatbooks
Easily create personalized photo books and prints from your phone's camera roll. Turn everyday moments or special milestones into beautifully printed keepsakes, delivered to your door with free shipping. Customize sizes, covers, and add captions for a truly unique gift or personal collection.
- Create photo books from phone camera roll
- Order photo prints
- Monthly photo book subscription
- Customizable book sizes and covers
- Add captions and collages
- Free standard shipping on orders
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Your memories deserve to be enjoyed, not trapped on your phone! The Chatbooks app makes it easy (like 10-minutes-or-less easy!) to turn them into personalized photo books and photo prints, delivered right to your door with free standard shipping. Our bestselling Monthbooks photo book subscription makes it easier than ever to turn your everyday moments into a stunning photo book collection. Simply choose your delivery schedule, cover style, and photo book size to get started. The best part? It only takes 5 minutes to print each 30-60 page photo book. Add photos right from your phone camera roll in the Chatbooks app, edit, and send to print in just a few taps. Cancel anytime and always enjoy free shipping on any Chatbooks photo book subscription. Need to print life’s big milestones, or give a meaningful personalized gift? Our Classic Photo Books are the perfect custom photo books. Simply select your size (6x6", 8x8", or 10x10"), cover type (softcover or hardcover), and chic cover color, or browse hundreds of designer covers. Add up to 366 pages of memories by uploading photos from your phone, then edit your book by easily adding collages, captions, and more. We’ve got you covered with our Love Chatbooks Guarantee and Toddler Insurance—so whether it’s a printing issue or a juice spill, we’ll make it right. You make the memories. We’ll help you print them. Millions of Chatbookers use the Chatbooks app to print their photos—join them today!
RoccosPhotoFrames
Easily add elegant frames, customizable mats, and personalized engraved plates to your photos. Create unique, artistic framed images in seconds with a variety of professional templates.
- Elegant frame presets
- Customizable matting
- Personalized engraved plates
- Diverse frame templates
- Easy-to-use interface
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Instantly frame your photos with our elegant presets. Then, add a personal touch with customizable mats and engraved plates for a truly unique finish. Create stunning, framed photos in seconds with our easy-to-use app. Get started with a diverse collection of professional, pre-made frame templates. Our unique features let you go beyond simple filters to craft a work of art that’s truly your own. Ready-to-use Frames: A wide variety of beautiful, curated frame designs for every occasion, from elegant and modern to vintage and festive. Customizable Matting: Easily adjust the color and texture of the inner mat to perfectly complement your photo. Personalized Plates: Add a custom engraved text plate to any frame. Choose your font and message for a personal touch—perfect for gifts or commemorating special moments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: RoccosPhotoFrames at free against Chatbooks's free with in-app purchases. RoccosPhotoFrames also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). Chatbooks's advantage is ratings volume (250K vs 1) and chart position (#197 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RoccosPhotoFrames holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chatbooks has 250K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Chatbooks ships an update every 9 days, RoccosPhotoFrames every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chatbooks | RoccosPhotoFrames |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (250K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 250K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #197 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 232 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chatbooks, Inc. | David Anderson |
Bugs and requests
Chatbooks
Reported bugs
4 issues- Photos not uploading correctly
- Locked books being edited unexpectedly
- Inconsistent app behavior across devices
- Incorrect shipping information
Requested features
4 requests- More layout and customization options
- Ability to select photos from different albums
- Option to change book title/cover
- Improved in-app navigation
RoccosPhotoFrames
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chatbooks
No in-app purchases
RoccosPhotoFrames
No in-app purchases
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