DPFrame vs Random Gallery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DPFrame
Transform your old iPad or iPhone into a high-quality digital photo frame. Enjoy customizable slideshows with various effects, time and date display, and even multimedia options like narration and music.
- Full-screen image slideshows
- Configurable slide timing
- Optional time and date display
- Slideshow effects (zoom, filters, transitions)
- Text and graphics overlay
- Multimedia functions (narration, music)
- AirPlay output
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Quality digital photo frames with good functionality are getting harder to find. DPFrame can turn your older iPad into a superior digital photo frame. Features There are 2 versions of DPFrame: - FREE - PRO – available as an In App Purchase FREE version features: - A slideshow of full screen images in portrait or landscape orientation - Easy slideshow navigation and pausing - Configurable slide time - Optional display of current time and/or date - Optional night-time sleep mode - Compatible with all generations of iPad - and recent iPhones and iPod Touches PRO additional features: - Wide range of slideshow effects (ie zoom, filters and transition effects) - Configurable text and graphics overlay - Current date and time with choice of formats - Camera metadata (when and where shot) - Personalised image/logo with text - Multimedia functions - Configurable narration track or background music playlist - Slide changes synced to narration or music - Vision and sound output to external devices via AirPlay - Flexible selection of photos and music - Configurable sleep function
Random Gallery
Rediscover your forgotten photos and videos with a randomized viewing experience. Organize your media library, create favorite albums, and free up storage by deleting unwanted content. Enjoy slideshows and support for various media formats.
- Random photo and video discovery
- Create and share favorite albums
- Sort and delete unwanted media
- Slideshow functionality
- Video and GIF support
- Storage saving features
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DISCOVER Discover your gallery in random order! Explore forgotten pictures and videos! SHARE Create an album with your favourite moments and share them with your friends! SORT Sort your pictures to slim your gallery! Save storage and get an overview! MORE Start slideshows, enjoy video and gif support, collect achievements and more! Discover your photos and videos in a new way! Random Gallery helps you relive old memories and organise your media library. The application allows you to view images and videos randomly selected from the albums/folders of your device. You can mark pictures as favourites and share them. Delete or hide unwanted content, which additionally frees storage on your device. Sort recently added pics and easily delete them from different source folders like camera roll, WhatsApp or other applications. Have fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DPFrame at 100% against Random Gallery's 38%. DPFrame also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.3) and ads (none vs shown). Random Gallery's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. DPFrame sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Random Gallery asks for nothing beyond the download.
DPFrame holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of DPFrame's written reviews are positive against 38% of Random Gallery's.
DPFrame ships an update every 3 months, Random Gallery every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DPFrame | Random Gallery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better | 3.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lindsay Arnold | Thomas Olip |
Customer experience
DPFrame
Random Gallery
In-app purchases
DPFrame
- PRO Upgrade$0.99
Random Gallery
No in-app purchases
