Comparison

Smart Crop vs PhotoFlow

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

Head to head
About

Smart Crop

This video editing tool allows frame-by-frame cropping while videos play. It offers automatic face detection cropping and manual selection with various aspect ratios. Save and share your edited videos easily.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame video cropping
  • Automatic face detection cropping
  • Manual cropping with green area selection
  • Multiple aspect ratio options
  • Fast video cropping and preview
  • Save and share cropped videos
Features
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Crop your videos like never before! Smart Crop is the only app of the AppStore that lets you crop your videos on the fly, frame by frame, while you play them: Play your videos, and move and scale the green area to select what you want to crop in each frame of your videos. Smart Crop can also automatically crop your videos around a persons' face, or quickly crop your videos by selecting a part of them. Special features: • Crop your videos on the fly, frame by frame, while you play them: pinch and drag the green area to select what you want to crop in each frame of your videos • Crop your videos around a persons' face • Fast crop your videos by selecting a part of them with the green area • Several crop aspect ratios available to crop your videos on the fly, face crop and fast crop your videos: 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 3:2, 1:1, 2:3, 3:4, 9:16, 9:21... • Extremely fast video cropping: preview your cropped videos within seconds • Save your cropped videos in your camera roll, share them by email or export them on YouTube, or to other apps installed on your device • Embedded tutorial to find out how to use the different features of the app If you have any question, issue or suggestion regarding the app, just drop us an email at support@seb-appstore.com Check out many great other iPhone and iPad apps at www.SEB-AppStore.com

About

PhotoFlow

This application offers efficient batch image processing, allowing users to resize, crop, convert, and enhance photos quickly. It supports automated renaming and watermarking, making it ideal for both professionals and casual users needing to prepare images for various purposes.

Highlights
  • Batch image processing
  • Customizable resize and crop
  • Auto image enhancement
  • Metadata management
  • Watermarking options
  • Format conversion
  • Automated file renaming
Features
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PhotoFlow is a fast and powerful yet user-friendly tool for batch image processing, giving you the flexibility to resize, convert, and enhance your photos quickly and efficiently. Whether you're a professional photographer or a casual user who needs to quickly adjust images for printing or sharing, PhotoFlow makes it easy to get the job done in no time. Main Features: • Batch Image Processing - Import and process hundreds of images at once, saving you time on repetitive tasks. • Customizable Resize and Crop - Resize images based on a variety of settings. With various modes and options like aspect fill, fit, ignore aspect ratio, crop, add borders, and alignment settings, you can get the results you need. Additionally, the Smart Crop feature helps ensure that faces remain in view when cropping images with people. • Auto Image Enhancement - Automatically enhance the quality of your images with one click, ensuring your photos always look their best. • Metadata Management - Choose whether to keep or remove metadata from your images for better privacy. • Watermarking Options - Add a visual watermark to your images using either custom text or an image file. Control position, opacity, text color, and more. • Format Conversion - Quickly convert your images to popular formats such as JPEG, PNG, TIFF, HEIC, BMP, and more. Adjust images to different color spaces, such as sRGB or Display P3, ensuring colors are displayed as intended on different devices. • Automated File Renaming - Automatically rename your images using customizable templates, helping you stay organized. PhotoFlow is designed to help you work smarter, not harder. With fast processing speeds, you can quickly handle large batches of images without any hassle. Whether you need to prepare images for print, social media, or digital storage, PhotoFlow helps you do it fast.

Screenshots

Smart Crop4 screens
PhotoFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PhotoFlow at 100% against Smart Crop's 50%. PhotoFlow also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.7). Smart Crop's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On ratings volume, ads, 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

PhotoFlow is free to download; Smart Crop costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PhotoFlow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Smart Crop's written reviews are positive against 100% of PhotoFlow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Crop ships an update every 16 months, PhotoFlow every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Smart Crop versus PhotoFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart CropPhotoFlow
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastien BUETLeszek Szary

Customer experience

Smart Crop

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

PhotoFlow

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Smart Crop

No in-app purchases

None

PhotoFlow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Crop free?
Smart Crop costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhotoFlow free?
PhotoFlow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart Crop or PhotoFlow?
PhotoFlow is rated higher. Smart Crop averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while PhotoFlow averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Smart Crop or PhotoFlow have ads?
Neither Smart Crop nor PhotoFlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Crop or PhotoFlow?
Smart Crop ships an update every 16 months, and PhotoFlow every 2 weeks. Most recently, Smart Crop was updated on October 24, 2026 and PhotoFlow on October 24, 2026.

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