Comparison

iDigiFrame vs Digital Frame Lite

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

Head to head
About

iDigiFrame

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a dynamic digital picture frame. Display photos from your synced albums, including shared ones that update live. Customize rotation, transitions, and display options for a personalized viewing experience.

Highlights
  • Uses synced photo albums
  • Live updates for shared albums
  • Customizable rotation speed
  • Multiple transition effects
  • Aspect fit or fill display
  • Portrait and landscape orientation
  • Plays Live Photos and videos (subscription)
Features
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TURN YOUR IDEVICE INTO A DIGITAL PICTURE FRAME. *************************************************** This app uses the synced albums in your Photos app, including your shared photo albums. You can select one or more albums or moments to turn your iPad, iPhone, or iPod into a digital picture frame. >>>>>>GREAT USE FOR THAT OLD iPAD 2<<<<<< If you use shared photo albums, your digital picture frame will even update live! UTILITY ******** Your old, unloved iPad could be the smartest picture frame ever. Let it sit in the kitchen and display pictures until you need to surf the web for a recipe. Then pop up iDigiFrame again. Use your plus-sized iPhone as a digital picture frame at work. ROTATION *********** You can select continuous or random rotation. TIME ***** You can select from rotation times of 15sec, 30sec, 1min, 5min, 15min, 30min, or 1hr. TRANSITIONS ***************** You can select from four different transitions or have them apply randomly. DISPLAY OPTIONS *********************** You can show your pictures in aspect fit or aspect fill. ORIENTATION ************** Display your digital picture frame in landscape or portrait orientation. Your pictures will adjust automatically. MOVING PICTURES! ****************** The Full Access auto-renewing annual subscription lets you see your Live Photos in motion and plays videos in your albums with the same rotation time as your pictures. If you don't have Full Access, you'll still see your Live Photos, they just won't move. See the subscription fine print information at the bottom. SUPPORTED DEVICES ********************* Any iDevice that can run iOS 9. I'm not sure you'd really want to use an iPhone 4s, but you could. FEEDBACK *********** This is a one-person operation, so I'm very receptive to your feedback. Let me know what other features you would like to see at: www.mandevilprogramming.com SUBSCRIPTION FINE PRINT ************************* At confirmation of purchase, payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off no less than 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current subscription period. Automatic renewals are at full price. You can manage your subscriptions or turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings on the App Store. Terms of use and privacy policy are at www.mandevilprogramming.com.

About

Digital Frame Lite

Features
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Do you want to recycle an old iPad as a Digital Photo Frame? Digital Frame Lite gives a new life to your old iPad or iPhone. A very easy to use app to show randomly all the photos in an album from your Photo Library. Simply select the shared album from the list and slideshow will start. The only thing you must configure are the presentation time of each photo and the start and end times of the presentation. To exit the slideshow, do a swipe (up or down) gesture. To load next or previous photo, do a swipe (left or right) gesture. In the main window you can select the album to show. You must have at least one album created fo that. This free version is limited to 50 photos and not allow to change presentation time and don't have auto off feature.

Screenshots

iDigiFrame3 screens
Digital Frame Lite2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Digital Frame Lite at every 4 weeks against iDigiFrame's every 21 months. iDigiFrame's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 12). 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. iDigiFrame sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year and Digital Frame Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDigiFrame ships an update every 21 months, Digital Frame Lite every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iDigiFrame versus Digital Frame Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDigiFrameDigital Frame Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better12
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel ManteufelTheCoolBytes

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iDigiFrame

Subscriptions1
  • Full Access1 Year trial$2.991 Year
1 purchases

Digital Frame Lite

One-time1
  • Unlock Pro$2.99

Questions

Is iDigiFrame free?
iDigiFrame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Digital Frame Lite free?
Digital Frame Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iDigiFrame or Digital Frame Lite have ads?
Neither iDigiFrame nor Digital Frame Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDigiFrame or Digital Frame Lite?
iDigiFrame ships an update every 21 months, and Digital Frame Lite every 4 weeks. Most recently, iDigiFrame was updated on September 27, 2026 and Digital Frame Lite on October 7, 2026.

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