Christmas Photo Frames ゜ vs Happy Swipe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Christmas Photo Frames ゜
Easily create personalized Christmas cards and holiday photos with over 500 frames, filters, and effects. Add text, festive decorations, and even Santa hats to your pictures. Share your creations instantly or save them as unique gifts.
- 500+ photo frames, filters, and effects
- Personalized Christmas card creation
- Santa hat and festive headwear
- Snow and fireworks effects
- Calendar templates for gifts
- Customizable text and backgrounds
- Direct sharing to social media
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We know how to bring Christmas into your pics. Try out 500+ wonderful photo frames, filters and effects which are ideal for making personalized Christmas cards and sharing your holiday mood! Creating a holiday e-card with the app is as simple as ABC: A) Choose a template from the huge collection B) Select photo(s) from your Gallery or Camera C) Add the text of your own and share the result! Some great ideas you can make with this app: * Santa yourself and your friends with a fluffy Red Santa Hat or a royal Blue Santa Hat. Snow Maiden Hat (aka Kokoshnik), Elf Hat and funny Antlers Headband will also make a cool Xmas selfie. * Let it snow on your photo with charming snow effects! * Put your picture into Year 2023 calendar template and print it out. Personalized pocket or wall calendars are great Christmas gifts. * Decorate your photos with Christmas baubles, ornaments, festive fireworks and garlands! * Replace your image’s background with lovely snowflakes or icy and frozen patterns. You can share a resulting image with your friends via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (and get lots of likes!) or save it to your device. Besides, you can send the e-card you made as a text message or get a shareable link. Most photo effects are free, but you can extend the list with a bunch of beautiful PRO effects. The in-app purchase will also remove all the Ads. Christmas is time of wonders, so start to make wonders with your photos now! =========================== Xmas photo editor PRO subscription options: =========================== $4.99 per month Your Xmas photo editor PRO subscription will automatically renew 24-hours prior to the end of each term and your card will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time in your iTunes account settings, but refunds will not be provided for any unused period of the term. An unused portion of free trial period will also be forfeited once any of the subscription options is purchased. Xmas photo editor Terms of Use: http://pho.to/terms/ Xmas photo editor Privacy Policy: http://pho.to/policy/
Happy Swipe
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A simple and fun photo and video viewer, perfect for young children. Features: - simple up/down swipe action to move between photos - no way to accidentally change or delete photos - tap the clock to fill the border with a different color - choose a random emoji to add to each photo - rate each picture with 1-5 hearts - colors and emojis are saved for each photo but the original photo is unchanged - hold down emoji or clock to select an emoji/color using the traditional pickers - handy when your child wants a specific emoji or color for an image - album can be selected in settings menu which is accessed by holding down the settings icon (hard for kids to accidentally access!)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Happy Swipe at none against Christmas Photo Frames ゜'s 9. Happy Swipe also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). Christmas Photo Frames ゜'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price 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. Christmas Photo Frames ゜ sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Happy Swipe asks for nothing beyond the download.
Christmas Photo Frames ゜ ships an update every 3 weeks, Happy Swipe every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Christmas Photo Frames ゜ | Happy Swipe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 206 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Informe Laboratories, Inc. | KEVIN JOSEPH THORNBERRY |
Bugs and requests
Christmas Photo Frames ゜
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes/freezes
- Errors when trying to use certain features
- Issues with 3-day free trial
- Inconsistent behavior across devices
Requested features
5 requests- More customization options
- Ability to move/resize photos in frames
- Support for pet/animal photos
- Expand to other holidays/occasions
- Improved organization of effects/frames
Happy Swipe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Christmas Photo Frames ゜
- 1-week premium xmas effects3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- 1-month premium xmas effects$14.991 Month
- Christmas Card MakerFree
- Christmas CountdownFree
- Christmas Photo FramesFree
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- Elf yourselfFree
- SantaFree
- Christmas WallpaperFree
- Christmas Photo Effects PRO$3.99
Happy Swipe
No in-app purchases
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