Aura Frames vs Legacy Digital
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aura Frames
This smart photo frame app simplifies displaying and sharing your cherished memories. Easily preload photos, connect your frame to WiFi, and invite loved ones to contribute their own pictures and videos. Relive moments together and share meaningful experiences with those closest to you.
- Preload photos and messages as gifts
- Quick WiFi frame setup
- Invite family to share photos
- Unlimited photo and video sharing
- View family contributions
- Scan prints with phone camera
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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.
Legacy Digital
Create a private digital archive for your family's memories. Store and share photos, videos, documents, and personal profiles in a secure, cinematic space designed to connect generations.
- Private cinematic space
- Share photos and videos
- Store documents
- Create family profiles
- Connect generations
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Bring generations together in a private, cinematic space where every photo, video, and milestone lives forever. Share photos, videos, documents, profiles, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Legacy Digital at 100% against Aura Frames's 62%. Legacy Digital also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Aura Frames's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (27K vs 8). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Legacy Digital holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aura Frames has 27K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Aura Frames's written reviews are positive against 100% of Legacy Digital's.
Aura Frames ships an update every 3 days, Legacy Digital every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aura Frames | Legacy Digital |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (27K ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #64 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 254 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aura Home, Inc. | Luke Harrington |
Customer experience
Aura Frames
Legacy Digital
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
Legacy Digital
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Aura Frames
No in-app purchases
Legacy Digital
No in-app purchases
Questions
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