Aura Frames vs Flashop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aura Frames
Effortlessly display and share your cherished photos with loved ones. This smart photo frame app allows you to preload images, connect your frame to Wi-Fi quickly, and invite family to contribute their own memories. Relive moments together and share unlimited photos and videos.
- Preload photos and messages for gifts
- Quick Wi-Fi frame setup
- Invite family to share photos
- Unlimited photo and video sharing
- Scan prints and artwork
- Relive shared memories
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Aura is a smart photo frame that makes displaying and sharing photos delightfully simple. Get the free Aura app to view and share your photos, get your frame set up, and more: - Preload photos or write a message before giving Aura as a gift - Connect your frame to WiFi - in less than 5 minutes! - Invite family members to share their photos to your frame - Share unlimited photos and videos to an Aura frame - See what your family has added, and relive memories together - Scan prints and artwork with your phone or tablet's camera With Aura, you can share those meaningful moments and memories that are only meant to be shared with the people closest to you.
Flashop
This app provides a seamless digital photography delivery system, connecting clients with professional photographers for portraits. It offers instant digital delivery, unlimited sharing, and the ability to download images directly to your phone.
- Instant digital delivery
- Unlimited photo sharing
- Download images to phone
- Schedule/reschedule appointments
- Order professional prints
- Free shipping on prints
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Flashop is a ground to cloud digital photography delivery system. We focus on customer satisfaction, photographer convenience, and instant digital delivery. Flashop gives you the most convenient way to have professional portraits scheduled, photographed, and delivered to you and your loved ones. Unlimited sharing Download your professional images to your phone gallery. Reschedule your appointments Book new appointments Fulfill your print order Order professional prints with your personal pics. Free shipping Enjoy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aura Frames at none against Flashop's 10. Aura Frames also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (28K vs 44). Flashop's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 62%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Flashop sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Aura Frames asks for nothing beyond the download.
Aura Frames holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aura Frames has 28K ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Aura Frames's written reviews are positive against 85% of Flashop's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Aura Frames ships an update every 4 days, Flashop every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aura Frames | Flashop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (28K ratings) — better | 4.5 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.0% of reviews | 85.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28K — better | 44 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #55 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 280 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aura Home, Inc. | Flashop |
Customer experience
Aura Frames
Flashop
Bugs and requests
Aura Frames
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes when trying to upload photos
- Frame randomly disconnects from WiFi
- Live Photos feature not working as expected
- Inability to delete individual photos from frame
- Inconsistent behavior when changing WiFi networks
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to organize photos into albums
- Implement manual photo sorting and ordering
- Allow more control over photo display timing
- Integrate with cloud storage services like OneDrive
- Improve photo positioning and cropping algorithms
Flashop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Aura Frames
No in-app purchases
Flashop
- Digital Session Promo$0.99
- Digital Copy$0.99
- Main Digital Copy$19.99
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- Digital Copy2 variants$24.99
- Main Digital Session$39.99
- Digital Session Promo$149.99
- Digital Session3 variants$199.99
