Comparison

Square Sized vs Challenger

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

Head to head
About

Square Sized

Easily post entire photos and videos to social media platforms without cropping. Enhance your images with filters, text, shapes, and backgrounds. Offers a free trial period for full access.

Highlights
  • Add borders for social media
  • Import from albums, Facebook, Instagram
  • Add filters, text, and shapes
  • Layering options for text
  • Variety of backgrounds
  • Post full-size photos and videos
Features
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Optimized for iOS 8, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. More than 5 million people worldwide use SquareSized to post entire photos on Instagram! • Add borders on each size of the photo to get them Instagram-ready! Add borders to post full size photos and videos on Instagram. Easily import photos or videos from your albums, Facebook or Instagram accounts or tak it directly on SquareSized. Click the share button and your photo and video ready to be shared on Instagram • Add filters, text and shapes By using the layers option you can easily add awesome filters, overlays and typography to your photos. You can choose from a variety of amazing fonts with the ability to resize and rotate your text! You can also have multiple text layers so that you can have a unique picture! • Add backgrounds Shipped with loads of backgrounds, this feature, combined with text, filters and overlays, allows for many creative combinations SUBSCRIPTION • 1 Year of all features, first Week is completely free • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of Use: http://appholdings.org/termsofuse.html Privacy Policy: http://appholdings.org/privacypolicy.html Enjoy ! Gab from TheAppholes

About

Challenger

Discover and create location-based video challenges. Explore challenges near you on a map and share your attempts by uploading videos. Contribute to a growing encyclopedia of local activities.

Highlights
  • Create location-based challenges
  • Upload challenge attempt videos
  • Browse challenges on a map
  • Discover local activities
  • Contribute to a challenge encyclopedia
Features
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Challenger is a living encyclopedia of location-based challenges. CREATE A CHALLENGE Upload a video of you attempting a challenge tied to a specific place. BROWSE THE MAP See what challenges exist near you. ADD YOUR ATTEMPT Upload a video of you attempting an existing challenge.

Screenshots

Square Sized4 screens
Challenger3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Challenger at 5.0 against Square Sized's 4.2. Challenger also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Square Sized's advantage is ratings volume (8.2K vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Square Sized sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Challenger asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Challenger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Square Sized has 8.2K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Square Sized's written reviews are positive against 100% of Challenger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Square Sized versus Challenger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquare SizedChallenger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (8.2K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.2K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaneco Ltd.William Leaf

Customer experience

Square Sized

All ratings8,155 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral9.0%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews601 reviews
Positive60.6%
Neutral10.8%
Negative28.6%

Challenger

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Square Sized

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezes when trying to add text
  • Inability to restore in-app purchases
  • Incompatibility issues with newer devices
  • Watermark reappearing after removal

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free editing tools and filters
  • Ability to remove watermark permanently
  • Improved video editing capabilities
  • Better organization and management of edited photos

Challenger

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Square Sized

Subscriptions1
  • 1 year subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time9
  • ad free + remove watermark$0.99
  • Remove Watermark$0.99
  • SquareSized$1.99
Show 6 more
  • Unlock all patterns + lines$2.99
  • Get 47 fonts$2.99
  • Unlock 96 Shapes$2.99
  • Upload longer video$2.99
  • Unlock Music$2.99
  • UnlockAll$4.99
None

Challenger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Square Sized free?
Square Sized is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Challenger free?
Challenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Square Sized or Challenger?
Challenger is rated higher. Square Sized averages 4.2 out of 5 from 8.2K ratings, while Challenger averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Square Sized or Challenger have ads?
Neither Square Sized nor Challenger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Square Sized or Challenger?
Square Sized ships an update every 2 months, and Challenger every 2 months. Most recently, Square Sized was updated on November 3, 2026 and Challenger on November 3, 2026.

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