Comparison

Paged Photo Frame vs Digital Frame

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

Head to head
About

Paged Photo Frame

Transform your device into a dynamic photo frame. Display photos and videos from your albums, with customizable slideshow timings and loop options. Ideal for showcases and exhibitions, with remote content control via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Display photos and videos
  • Select specific albums (including iCloud)
  • Customizable slideshow timing
  • Loop slideshow option
  • Scheduled start/stop times
  • Remote content control via iCloud
Features
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Convert your iPhone, iPod or iPad in a photo frame to display photos and videos. With Paged Photo Frame you can configure: - the album you want to display (could be an iCloud album) - if you want the slideshow to loop - the time each photo is shown (videos are always shown full length) - when do you want the slideshow to stop: when the device is unplugged or at a specified time - when do you want the slideshow to start again: when the device is plugged or at a specified time Paged Photo Frame is ideal for exhibitions and shops showcases. You can even display an iCloud album and control the content remotely. An interstitial add is shown for a period doubling the time set for photo show at the beginning of each slideshow loop. You can prevent any ad to be shown by purchasing the upgrade option from the app configuration screen. When the slideshow stops a black screen is shown. You can always go back to the settings page with a long click.

About

Digital Frame

Transform an old iPad or iPhone into a digital photo frame. Easily select an album from your photo library to start a random slideshow. Customize photo display times and set presentation start and end hours.

Highlights
  • Repurpose old iPads/iPhones
  • Random photo slideshows
  • Select photo albums
  • Customizable photo display times
  • Set presentation start/end times
  • Swipe gestures for navigation
Features
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Do you want to recycle an old iPad as a Digital Photo Frame? Digital Frame 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.

Screenshots

Paged Photo Frame2 screens
Digital Frame3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Digital Frame at 100% against Paged Photo Frame's 0%. Digital Frame also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Paged Photo Frame's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12). On update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Paged Photo Frame is free to download; Digital Frame costs $2.99 up front. Paged Photo Frame sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Digital Frame asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paged Photo Frame ships an update monthly, Digital Frame every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences ยท 3 level
Paged Photo Frame versus Digital Frame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaged Photo FrameDigital Frame
PriceFree โ€” better$2.99
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews โ€” better
Update frequencyMonthly โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases โ€” betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 โ€” better12
Further details โ€” not scored
Size43 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAra Tecnologia SLTheCoolBytes

Customer experience

Paged Photo Frame

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Digital Frame

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Paged Photo Frame

One-time1
  • Ad free version$0.99
None

Digital Frame

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paged Photo Frame free?
Paged Photo Frame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Digital Frame free?
Digital Frame costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Paged Photo Frame or Digital Frame have ads?
Neither Paged Photo Frame nor Digital Frame shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paged Photo Frame or Digital Frame?
Paged Photo Frame ships an update monthly, and Digital Frame every 2 months. Most recently, Paged Photo Frame was updated on October 12, 2026 and Digital Frame on October 7, 2026.

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