Comparison

ACDSee Pro vs PureCollage

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

Head to head
About

ACDSee Pro

This app combines a professional-grade camera with a powerful, nondestructive photo editor. Capture stunning images with advanced manual controls and perfect them with selective adjustments and effects. Create collages from your memories with over 100 layouts.

Highlights
  • RAW, TIFF, PNG support
  • Manual camera controls
  • Nondestructive photo editing
  • Selective adjustments (gradients, brushing)
  • Collage maker with 100+ layouts
  • Real-time effects and adjustments
  • HDR and Flash Fusion
Features
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Capture, perfect, and share your photos with ACDSee Pro for iPhone. ACDSee Pro combines a professional-grade camera and photo editor with all the tools you need to produce stunning photographs. Camera Harness the full power of your device's camera with specialized shooting modes, lossless RAW, TIFF and PNG support, manual controls for exposure/focus/white balance, real-time effects and adjustments, HDR & flash fusion, separate exposure and focus points, dual-axis level indicator, and more. Edit Perfect your photos with a powerful, nondestructive photo editor with RAW processing. Use gradients and brushing to selectively apply adjustments and special effects, including shadows & highlights, contrast, dehaze, white balance, saturation, vibrance, sharpness, split toning, and noise removal, and our one-of-a-kind Light EQ, Tone EQ, and Color EQ. Collage Convenient collage maker for sharing your memories. Quickly combine multiple photos into a single image for easy sharing. Choose from over 100 layouts. — CAMERA FEATURES RAW Support Shoot RAW on capable devices and write captured photos in DNG format. Lossless TIFF/PNG Write captured photos in lossless TIFF or PNG format, or choose one of three JPEG quality settings. Manual Controls Precisely control exposure, focus and white balance, including a custom white balance preset. Real-time overexposure and underexposure visualization. Shutter Priority Mode Set the shutter speed and ACDSee Camera Pro automatically chooses the ISO for proper exposure. Selfie Mode Look your best with skin smoothing and lightening, plus a front-facing torch/flash for low-light situations. Real-time Effect Filters Choose from 24 effects, including high-quality black & white, Orton, film grain, halftone, and various color tone filters. Real-time Adjustments See brightness, contrast, vibrance, sharpness, clarity, skin tune and vignette adjustments in real time and add additional noise reduction during capture. Exposure Bracketing Capture three exposures at once at different exposure levels. HDR Fusion Combine three shots taken at different exposures to create a single high-dynamic-range image, with manual override of composition parameters. Flash Fusion Combine a naturally-illuminated capture with a flash-illuminated capture. Video Mode Capture those special moments with video and apply filters and adjustments in real-time. Flash Modes Choose from six flash modes: Off, On, Auto, Torch, Torch & flash, and Flash Fusion. All modes work with either the rear-facing or the front-facing camera. Focus and Exposure Touch to select focus and exposure point. For more precise control, independently select focus and exposure points. Lockable AF, AE and AWB Independently lock focus, exposure, and white balance. Cropping modes Crop before you shoot to square, 4:3, 3:2, and 16:9 aspect ratios. Independent settings for front and rear cameras, still photo and video modes. Level Indicator Compose your shots with precise alignment using a dual-axis level indicator. — EDITOR FEATURES Image adjustments, including: - Shadows & Highlights - Light EQ - Exposure - Dehaze - Contrast - Tone EQ - Fill Light - White Balance - Saturation & Vibrance - Color EQ - Split Toning - Sharpness - Clarity - Softness - Denoise - Skin Tune Effects Apply a variety of creative effects to your photos, including film, light leaks, halftone, and more. Use gradients and brushes to mask adjustments. Focus Bring your subject into focus. Simulate a shallow depth of field by blurring the background. Vignette Adds a vignette effect around the edges of your photo. Geometry Crop, rotate, straighten, and mirror your photo. Filter Splash Creatively splash on effects such as selective coloring to draw attention to your subject. ACDSee is a trademark of ACD Systems International Inc. and may be registered in Canada, the United States, the European Union, Japan, or certain other jurisdictions.

About

PureCollage

Create stunning, high-definition collages from your photos and videos without any compression. Effortlessly reorder images, customize spacing, and choose background colors for a perfect, elegant layout.

Highlights
  • Lossless collage creation
  • High-definition export
  • Quick photo reordering
  • Customizable spacing and background
  • Seamless photo arrangement
Features
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+ Lossless Collage: Preserve the original width and height of photos without compression or cropping. + High-Definition Export: Create ultra-large collages with exceptional clarity. + Quick Photo Reordering: Switch the order of photos effortlessly by swiping. + Customizable Spacing and Background: Adjust collage spacing and background color freely. + Perfectionist's Delight: Seamlessly arrange every photo into a harmonious and elegant collage. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

ACDSee Pro4 screens
PureCollage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PureCollage at Free against ACDSee Pro's $5.99. PureCollage also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). ACDSee Pro's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

PureCollage is free to download; ACDSee Pro costs $5.99 up front. PureCollage sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. ACDSee Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ACDSee Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ACDSee Pro has 1.1K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of ACDSee Pro's written reviews are positive against 64% of PureCollage's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ACDSee Pro ships an update every 2 months, PureCollage every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ACDSee Pro versus PureCollage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterACDSee ProPureCollage
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better4.1 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews75.8% of reviews — better64.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K — better19
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperACD Systems International Inc.小波 司

Customer experience

ACDSee Pro

All ratings1,130 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews227 reviews
Positive75.8%
Neutral9.7%
Negative14.5%

PureCollage

All ratings19 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral10.5%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

ACDSee Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when using certain filters
  • Inability to export photos in desired format
  • Syncing issues with photos from other devices
  • Inconsistent behavior after iOS updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add lens distortion correction
  • Implement non-destructive editing
  • Allow saving of original and edited versions
  • Improve collage and layout tools
  • Add support for more file formats

PureCollage

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ACDSee Pro

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

PureCollage

Subscriptions1
  • Max Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time3
  • ProToMax$3.99
  • PureCollage Pro$4.99
  • PureCollage Max$7.99

Questions

Is ACDSee Pro free?
ACDSee Pro costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PureCollage free?
PureCollage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ACDSee Pro or PureCollage?
ACDSee Pro is rated higher. ACDSee Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while PureCollage averages 4.1 from 19 ratings.
Do ACDSee Pro or PureCollage have ads?
Neither ACDSee Pro nor PureCollage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ACDSee Pro or PureCollage?
ACDSee Pro ships an update every 2 months, and PureCollage every 4 days. Most recently, ACDSee Pro was updated on October 22, 2026 and PureCollage on October 20, 2026.

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