DPFrame vs Synced Photo Frame by Re
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
Synced Photo Frame by Re
Transform an old iPad into a smart digital photo frame. It syncs with your existing iCloud or local albums, displaying new photos automatically. Enjoy energy-saving features and maintain your iPad's full functionality.
- Syncs with iCloud/local albums
- Automatic photo updates
- Energy saving features
- Maintains iPad functionality
- No third-party uploads
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Re-Frame finally offers a good use case for your old iPad that is collecting dust in your drawer. It offers a great alternative to ready made digital photo frames: - Easy to use shared iCloud or local albums. No need to sign up for any 3rd party service where you have to upload your photos which involves a privacy risk and is cumbersome. If you already have shared iCloud albums, you're already good to go with no extra effort. New photos to one of the selected albums will automatically show up on the slideshow - Better energy consumption. Most picture frames have very poor energy management. The iPad already comes with a well developed battery management and with the battery saving settings inside the app, you can improve the consumption even further. Set a time, for example over night, where the screen should shut down and turn back on and make use of automatic dimming based on the time of day. You can also choose to run it battery powered or always plugged in - Still usable as an iPad. Getting a FaceTime call? Your digital photo frame is still an iPad so you can still use it as one. - Price. Chances are, you already have one lying around and if not, they are super cheap to get used so they end up being very affordable compared to common digital photo frames. Your photos stay where they belong, in your iCloud. There is no data sent out from the app and the photos are solely used to be displayed within the app.
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Verdict
DPFrame and Synced Photo Frame by Re both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of DPFrame's written reviews are positive against 53% of Synced Photo Frame by Re's. DPFrame also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 12.0). Synced Photo Frame by Re's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 4). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Synced Photo Frame by Re sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DPFrame holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of DPFrame's written reviews are positive against 53% of Synced Photo Frame by Re's.
DPFrame ships an update every 3 months, Synced Photo Frame by Re every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DPFrame | Synced Photo Frame by Re |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better | 4.3 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 53.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lindsay Arnold | Florian Vates |
Customer experience
DPFrame
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In-app purchases
DPFrame
- PRO Upgrade$0.99
Synced Photo Frame by Re
- Pro for Life$9.99
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