Retro Photo Frames vs TimeMachine!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retro Photo Frames
Transform your photos with a vintage aesthetic. This application offers an easy way to apply old-school photo templates for a unique, story-filled look. Get stylish, retro images with a few simple steps.
- Easy to use interface
- Apply old photo templates
- Create vintage-style photos
- Unique photo aesthetics
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Do you like the vintage photos? Each of them has own unique story and own unique view. Vintage PhotoFram.es will help you to get them. The app is easiest way to get stylish vintage photos. Key features: - easy to use - few old photo template
TimeMachine!
Easily integrate your old photos into your temporary social media stories. This tool ensures your images are displayed with their original resolution and quality, enhancing your visual content.
- Add old photos to stories
- Preserves full resolution
- Maintains image quality
- Temporary story integration
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TimeMachine helps you show old photos in your temporary Instagram story. All done preserving full resolution and quality!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Retro Photo Frames at 100% against TimeMachine!'s 14%. Retro Photo Frames also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1). TimeMachine!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Retro Photo Frames sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and TimeMachine! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Retro Photo Frames holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Retro Photo Frames's written reviews are positive against 14% of TimeMachine!'s.
Retro Photo Frames ships an update every 8 months, TimeMachine! weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retro Photo Frames | TimeMachine! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 2.1 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrei Kuzmenko | Stefan Rasmussen |
Customer experience
Retro Photo Frames
TimeMachine!
In-app purchases
Retro Photo Frames
- Ads Remover$0.99
- Stickers Unlocker$0.99
- Premium$2.99
TimeMachine!
- Pro$5.99
Questions
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