Comparison

Project Life vs Collage Maker MixCollage

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

Head to head
About

Project Life

Easily create beautiful photo albums and scrapbooks on your device. Combine photos and stories with customizable templates and digital artwork. Print your creations directly through the app to hold your memories in your hands.

Highlights
  • Import photos from Camera Roll, Photo Stream, or Dropbox
  • Collage-style templates and pre-designed artwork
  • Journaling with adjustable font styles
  • Hundreds of designer card collections
  • Export, share, and print completed pages
  • Order photo books directly through the app
  • Organize pages into albums
Features
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Bring your photos + stories together into a meaningful format without having to print your photos first, and without having to use crafting supplies! Documenting in the palm of your hand has never been easier, faster, or more convenient with such stunning results that you ultimately get to HOLD IN YOUR HANDS! Collage-style templates and pre-designed artwork allow for pages to come together in a snap. Pull in your photos from your Camera Roll, Photo Stream, or Dropbox. There are hundreds of fantastic designer card collections to choose from within the app. Add some quick journaling notes and you’re done! Editorial-style templates are designed for fewer (or no) photos and allow for longer journaling entries and stories. Don’t allow your memories to stay trapped on your device. The best part of this game-changing method of documenting is seamlessly sharing completed pages with your friends and family — and of course getting those pages and photo books PRINTED directly THROUGH the app so that you can hold those memories in your hands! Follow @BeckyHigginsLLC on Instagram for ongoing inspiration. FEATURES: import photos from Camera Roll, Photo Stream, or Dropbox zoom, crop, edit, rotate, and rearrange photos easy drag + drop photos and cards between spots zoom in and around your page for closer details adjust font style, size, color and more colored background options lots of page layout options a huge library of card designs and kits available corners can be rounded or square several 4x6 and 6x8 collage options use Speech-to-Text for fast journaling all pages (including those in progress) automatically save to library view specific Project Life card designs before purchasing export, share, and print completed pages organize pages into albums for various projects order individual page prints or photo books square pages and photo books available in 8x8, 10x10, and 12x12 sizes search features allows for easy + fast access to the cards you’re looking for The Project Life App offers a subscription service providing online backup and device-to-device syncing of the pages you create. This service is optional. The following details apply to the Online Backup subscription: Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. If you cancel your subscription your online page backups are kept for 90 days then deleted if the subscription is not resumed. Terms of Service: https://www.beckyhiggins.com/terms-of-use

About

Collage Maker MixCollage

Create stunning photo collages, before/after comparisons, and photo frames with a vast library of layouts, stickers, backgrounds, and fonts. Personalize your creations with editing tools, artistic fonts, and even AI-powered cutouts. Easily fit your collages to any social media platform.

Highlights
  • 1000+ grids and layouts
  • Photo editor with filters and edits
  • Free stickers, emojis, and backgrounds
  • Artistic fonts and text customization
  • Add up to 20 photos
  • AI-powered photo cutout
  • Doodle and draw on collages
Features
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MixCollage app lets you easily create beautiful collages, before and after photo comparisons, and photo frames free of charge. Bring your collage to life with thousands of layouts, stickers, backgrounds, and fonts. Or simply add your photos to one of our beautifully designed templates. OUR FEATURES: - Add up to 20 photos! - 1000+ grids and layouts to choose from - Photo editor with photo filters, crop, rotate, brightness, and more. - Free Stickers, emojis, and backgrounds - Doodle on your collage to personalize it - Choose from 100s of stylish fonts - 1000+ GRIDS AND LAYOUTS Whether you are looking for a square grid or a heart-shaped one, we have the perfect layout for you to create the best collage. Plus, you can customize each layout by changing padding, border, and background. Are you a free spirit wanting to unleash the designer within? Use our freestyle layout to create a design that is truly yours. - 1000+ STICKERS Style your collages with thousands of Emojis and Stickers that fit any occasion or celebration. From cute hearts to colorful unicorns, you can find the perfect sticker to bring your design to life. - TEMPLATES We have hundreds of pre-made beautiful collage templates already styled with stickers, backgrounds, and fonts waiting for your photos! Quickly add your photos to create a professional-looking collage in seconds. Celebrate Valentine’s Day, birthdays, thanksgiving, Mother’s Day, and more! - ARTISTIC FONTS A collage is an expression. What's a better way to express yourself than words? Choose from hundreds of artistic font styles to bring your message to life. Adjust font color, shadows, background, curvature, and more! Now, you can even choose from hundreds of designer font presets. - ADD UP TO 20 PHOTOS Are you looking to create a collage with lots of photos? You've come to the right place. With the MixCollage app, you can select up to 20 pictures for your collage. You can even add these photos to shapes such as hearts, numbers, letters, chat bubbles…etc. - PHOTO FILTERS AND EDITS Need to crop your photo for a perfect fit? Or boost color & brightness for that extra kick? You can easily use our photo editor to apply photo filters, crop, rotate, or edit your pictures. - BACKGROUND PATTERNS Choose a stylish background pattern for your collage that captures the mode of your creation. Choose from 100+ free seamless backgrounds from pastel flowers, picnic blanket patterns, hearts, snowflakes, gift wrappers, and more! - CUTOUT PHOTOS Use the MixPanel app’s AI-powered photo cutout feature to remove the background from photos! Want to make a heart-shaped cutout from your image? You can cut out any shape by drawing a cutout line on the image. - DOODLE AND DRAW No sticker or emoji can match a handwritten doodle you made! Add a personal touch to your collage with a handwritten doodle in any size or color. - SIZE Fit your picture collage to any social platform pixel-perfectly. Easily switch between canvas sizes, such as 1:1 for Instagram posts or 9:16 for reels. Create collages for Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and more! - SIDE-BY-SIDE PHOTO Easily show two or more photos side by side in a collage. Excellent for YouTube thumbnails or to highlight Before & After effects in your social media posts (outfits, old vs. new) MixCollage is your one-stop app for photo collage, insta story layouts, pic stitch, or scrapbook ideas. Let your creativity flourish with an app that's built for the artist in you. Terms of Use: https://photojoiner.com/app-collage-maker-term-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://www.photojoiner.com/app-collage-maker-privacy.html

Screenshots

Project Life4 screens
Collage Maker MixCollage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Project Life at none against Collage Maker MixCollage's shown. Collage Maker MixCollage's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Project Life sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Collage Maker MixCollage sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Project Life against 4.4 for Collage Maker MixCollage. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 496 and 267 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Project Life's written reviews are positive against 77% of Collage Maker MixCollage's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Project Life versus Collage Maker MixCollage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProject LifeCollage Maker MixCollage
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (496 ratings)4.4 (267 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews76.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings496 — better267
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size347 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBecky Higgins LLCPhotoJoiner

Customer experience

Project Life

All ratings496 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.6%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews232 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral8.2%
Negative19.4%

Collage Maker MixCollage

All ratings259 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral5.4%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive76.8%
Neutral9.5%
Negative13.7%

User reviews

Project Life

From 496 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fantastic and easy to use
  • 💡 Convenient for on-the-go scrapbooking
  • 👍 Streamlines memory keeping
  • 👍 Affordable in-app purchases
  • 👍 Lots of layout and design options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and technical issues
  • 💰 Expensive to print through the app
  • 💰 Purchases don't transfer across devices
  • 🔒 Lack of syncing between devices
  • 👎 Limited text and font options

Collage Maker MixCollage

From 267 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good
  • 💕 Love this app
  • 🙌 Great
  • 👍 Useful app
  • 💥 Thanks

Room to improve

  • 😕 Confusing
  • 😕 Difficult to navigate
  • 😕 Frustrating
  • 😕 Frustrating
  • 🐛 A little glitchy

Bugs and requests

Project Life

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Compatibility issues with older devices
  • Text formatting problems
  • Overlays not displaying correctly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to organize kits and pages into folders
  • More font and text customization options
  • Layering and photo editing tools
  • Integration with cloud storage services
  • Larger print size options (8x10, 8.5x11)
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  • Stickers and embellishment features

Collage Maker MixCollage

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • App freezes

Requested features

2 requests
  • Edit saved projects
  • More equal layout templates

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Project Life

Subscriptions1
  • Backup Service (monthly)$6.991 Month
One-time9
  • Celebrate Themed CardsFree
  • Good Life 4x4 QuotesFree
  • Capture Life Themed CardsFree
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  • Essential Overlays - BlackFree
  • Essential Overlays - WhiteFree
  • Neutral CardsFree
  • Extra Layouts 1$4.99
  • Extra Layouts 5$4.99
  • Freeform Text$4.99
2 purchases

Collage Maker MixCollage

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Project Life free?
Project Life is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Collage Maker MixCollage free?
Collage Maker MixCollage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Project Life or Collage Maker MixCollage?
Collage Maker MixCollage is rated higher. Project Life averages 4.4 out of 5 from 496 ratings, while Collage Maker MixCollage averages 4.4 from 267 ratings.
Do Project Life or Collage Maker MixCollage have ads?
Collage Maker MixCollage shows ads; Project Life does not.
Which is updated more often, Project Life or Collage Maker MixCollage?
Project Life ships an update every 3 weeks, and Collage Maker MixCollage every 3 weeks. Most recently, Project Life was updated on November 6, 2026 and Collage Maker MixCollage on November 3, 2026.

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