Comparison

Circle Crop vs Photo Circle Image Upscaler

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

Head to head
About

Circle Crop

Easily transform your photos into perfect circles. Select any part of your image, adjust the circle's size, and choose your desired background color or transparency. Save your creations in JPG, PNG, or transparent PNG formats.

Highlights
  • Adjustable circle diameter
  • Optional background color
  • Photo zoom and pan
  • Save as JPG, PNG, Transparent PNG
  • High export resolution up to 4096x4096
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Make your photos circular Select your photo from device photo gallery and create a beautiful round picture of any part of it. You can save the output image with "JPG" or "PNG" format. Advanced: There is an option to save the output image with "Transparent PNG" format — in which the outside of circle will be fully transparent (mostly for web pages, as noted at end of this text). FEATURES • Adjustable diameter of circle • Optional background color (thousands of colors) • Photo zoom and pan • Photo rotate • Output formats: JPG, PNG, Transparent PNG • Export resolution: 16×16 to 4096×4096, square *** Clarification about "Transparent PNG" pictures *** This image format is mostly used for web pages. It's less supported on operating systems (such as iOS) and most photography apps. However, these images are fine when used in web-sites / inside some apps [for example: Apple "Pages" app for iOS] / desktop photo editor softwares / or submitting avatar pictures on web. The iOS Photos app displays the transparent pixels as white / and sometimes with sudden color-change to black. For most pictures, the transparency would be visible when you are playing (finger-zooming) with a thumbnail in photo gallery. Another way to find transparency is to open the picture in "Circle Crop app" and then zoom-out with two fingers to view any transparent area.

About

Photo Circle Image Upscaler

Easily create unique photos with a wide range of editing effects, high-quality stickers, and large HD emojis. Add custom text to personalize your images. This intuitive application is perfect for anyone who enjoys photo editing.

Highlights
  • Multiple editing effects
  • Large selection of stickers
  • HD emojis
  • Custom text addition
  • Intuitive user interface
Features
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A fantastic easy to use photo editor app. This app makes creating unique photos with great editing functions, stickers and emojis that are very easy to do. * Many great editing effects * A huge amount of high quality stickers * Cool large HD emojis * Ability to add custom text * Very easy to use If you enjoy editing images then this will be a great app for you to download and use. Download Now!

Screenshots

Circle Crop2 screens
Photo Circle Image Upscaler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Photo Circle Image Upscaler at 100% against Circle Crop's 47%. Photo Circle Image Upscaler also leads on price (Free vs $1.79) and rating (4.8 vs 3.3). Circle Crop's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On ratings volume, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Photo Circle Image Upscaler is free to download; Circle Crop costs $1.79 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Photo Circle Image Upscaler holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Circle Crop's written reviews are positive against 100% of Photo Circle Image Upscaler's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Circle Crop ships an update every 14 months, Photo Circle Image Upscaler every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Circle Crop versus Photo Circle Image Upscaler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCircle CropPhoto Circle Image Upscaler
Price$1.79Free — better
Rating3.3 (23 ratings)4.8 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKamran SaberihaghighiSteve Veloudos

Customer experience

Circle Crop

All ratings23 ratings
Positive52.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative43.5%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative47.4%

Photo Circle Image Upscaler

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Circle Crop

No in-app purchases

None

Photo Circle Image Upscaler

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Circle Crop free?
Circle Crop costs $1.79, with no in-app purchases.
Is Photo Circle Image Upscaler free?
Photo Circle Image Upscaler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Circle Crop or Photo Circle Image Upscaler?
Photo Circle Image Upscaler is rated higher. Circle Crop averages 3.3 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Photo Circle Image Upscaler averages 4.8 from 18 ratings.
Do Circle Crop or Photo Circle Image Upscaler have ads?
Photo Circle Image Upscaler shows ads; Circle Crop does not.
Which is updated more often, Circle Crop or Photo Circle Image Upscaler?
Circle Crop ships an update every 14 months, and Photo Circle Image Upscaler every 2 months. Most recently, Circle Crop was updated on November 6, 2026 and Photo Circle Image Upscaler on November 3, 2026.

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