Shortwave Messaging vs Profile Picture
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shortwave Messaging
Connect with people nearby through public messages within a 70-foot radius. This social networking app utilizes location services and Bluetooth to facilitate local communication.
- Public messaging
- 70-foot communication radius
- Location-based
- Bluetooth integration
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Public messaging with a 70-foot radius. Shortwave requires Location Services and access to Bluetooth.
Profile Picture
Enhance your social media profile pictures with attractive color borders. This tool allows you to easily add frames to your photos for platforms like Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, and Facebook, helping to increase profile visibility and engagement.
- Add color borders to profile pictures
- Multiple template styles
- Supports Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Facebook
- Increase profile views and engagement
- Easy to use interface
- Preview and save edited photos
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Adding a color border to your profile pic is a great way to increase the number of Story openings in Instagram! Use our free tool to add a color border to your Instagram profile pic. Simply choose one of our template styles and upload your photo. Once our tool adds a color border, you can simply download your updated photo to your phone or computer - ready to be uploaded to your Instagram account! Easy to use Fantastic Results! - Tap-Tap-Tap: Tap a few times on your screen to give your DP an attractive look. Profile Picture Border Frame app is packed with loads of beautiful DP frames to beautify your profile picture. - Profile Photo Border for Instagram: Select an Insta DP border, make it your Instagram profile picture, and increase your profile views. Simple as that! Yes, you read it right! Having a profile frame can increase Instagram profile visits. - Profile Photo Border for TikTok: Add a beautiful frame to your profile photo and easily create an attractive profile picture! - DP Border for WhatsApp: With the Profile Picture Border Frame app, you can also generate a good-looking profile DP border for your WhatsApp DP. - Facebook DP Maker: Get more friend requests by adding a DP frame to your profile. - Share: Share easily on WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, etc.- Preview & Save: It’s effortless to use the Profile Picture Border Frame app. Just add a photo, browse a variety of photo frames, preview them with your image, and click the save button when you like one. For more information : Privacy Policy : https://sites.google.com/escrowinfotech.com/musicbassbooster/home Terms of Use : https://sites.google.com/escrowinfotech.com/termsofuse/home
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shortwave Messaging at none against Profile Picture's 4. Shortwave Messaging also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Profile Picture sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Shortwave Messaging asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Shortwave Messaging against 3.0 for Profile Picture. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Shortwave Messaging ships an update fortnightly, Profile Picture every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shortwave Messaging | Profile Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cornfield Creative, LLC | Bhavik Savaliya |
Customer experience
Shortwave Messaging
Profile Picture
In-app purchases
Shortwave Messaging
No in-app purchases
Profile Picture
- Profile Picture One Month$7.991 Month
- Profile Picture Six Month$24.996 Months
- Profile Picture One Year$44.991 Year
- Profile Picture Border Pro$6.99
Questions
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