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Head-to-head

PhotoGrid vs Photo Collage

PhotoGrid 4.9★ · Free + IAP 60
Winner Photo Collage
Photo Collage 4.8★ · Free + IAP 65

Photo Collage is the better choice for users seeking a more stable and less aggressive free experience, despite both apps facing criticism for their monetization strategies.

Full reviews: PhotoGrid · Photo Collage

Both PhotoGrid and Photo Collage offer robust collage-making features, but recent updates have led to significant user frustration regarding ads and forced subscriptions. Photo Collage appears to maintain a slightly better balance in its free tier, making it a marginally more user-friendly option for those unwilling to pay.

Head to head

Features tieR28R50R51R54
PhotoGrid PhotoGrid offers a wide variety of customization options, including stickers, combining pictures for collages, and even AI removal tools R51R54. Users appreciate its capabilities for designing cards, posters, and photo memories R28R50.
Photo Collage Photo Collage provides many options for creating collages, including various frames and layouts . Users find it effective for quick edits and combining multiple pictures into one frame .
Ease of Use edge: Photo CollageR2R3R8R20
PhotoGrid Many PhotoGrid users find it very easy to use for adding text, images, and creating collages quickly R2R8R20. However, some recent reviews mention difficulty seeing grids when selecting them R3.
Photo Collage Photo Collage is consistently praised for being easy to use, simple to navigate, and user-friendly for creating collages .
Reliability tieR9R10R25R29
PhotoGrid While many users have used PhotoGrid for years without issues R10, recent reviews indicate problems with glitches, crashing, and ads disabling the app R9R25R29.
Photo Collage Photo Collage users generally report good functionality, with some noting that it "works great" for quick edits and collages . However, some users have experienced issues with app support not working R76 and photos being deleted .
Price/Value tieR1R3R6R7
PhotoGrid PhotoGrid has seen a significant decline in perceived value, with many long-time users complaining about increased ads, features that used to be free now requiring payment (like good photo quality or basic grids), and aggressive pushes for subscriptions R1R3R6R7. There are also multiple reports of free trial scams and unauthorized charges R11R15R23.
Photo Collage Photo Collage also faces strong criticism for its monetization, with users stating that basic functions like saving without a watermark or using certain layouts now require payment . Many find the constant pop-ups to subscribe annoying . Some users report issues with canceling subscriptions and even unauthorized charges .
Support tieR35R76
PhotoGrid One PhotoGrid user reported their email to support regarding subscription issues went unanswered R35.
Photo Collage A Photo Collage user reported being unable to reach app support due to a "TLS encryption" error R76.
Pick PhotoGrid if

You prioritize advanced editing features like AI removal and a wide variety of stickers, and are willing to tolerate frequent ads or pay for a subscription R51R54.

Pick Photo Collage if

You need a straightforward, easy-to-use collage maker for quick projects and prefer a slightly less aggressive free experience, even with some limitations .

Evidence note: Both apps have a significant number of negative recent reviews focusing on aggressive monetization, ads, and issues with free trials or subscriptions. The evidence for support is very thin for both, with only one relevant review for each app.

Frequently asked

Are PhotoGrid and Photo Collage truly free to use?
Both PhotoGrid and Photo Collage offer free versions, but users report that essential features, such as saving without a watermark, accessing basic grids, or avoiding constant ads, now often require a paid subscription (R3, R7, R13, R27, , R49 for PhotoGrid; , , , , , for Photo Collage).
Do these apps have issues with subscriptions or free trials?
Yes, both apps have multiple user complaints about subscription issues; PhotoGrid users report free trials instantly charging their cards or not delivering promised features after payment R11R15R23R33, while Photo Collage users mention difficulty canceling subscriptions and unauthorized weekly charges .
Which app has more ads?
PhotoGrid users frequently complain about an excessive number of repetitive and long ads that interrupt the editing process and make the app annoying to use R1R7R29R49. Photo Collage also has complaints about frequent pop-up ads pushing for premium subscriptions .

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R28] PhotoGrid 5/5 · US love love love: this is my favorite app for designing cards and posters and photo memories.
  2. [R50] PhotoGrid 5/5 · US Photo editor: Great photo editor tools for pics and videos
  3. [R51] PhotoGrid 5/5 · US AI REMOVAL: I just used the AI removal taking a corner of a couch out of the picture and my mouth fell open when I saw the result! Lol AMAZING!!!
  4. [R54] PhotoGrid 5/5 · US Fun and fast way to enhance your pics.: I use PhotoGrid a lot. To add stickers to pictures. (Large variety) So cute! I use it to combine pictures (to create collages) It’s so fast. And fairly simple. People are always asking, “How did you do that?” And I love that it saves the creations directly into my photo gallery. It makes it easy to share however I want.
  5. [R2] PhotoGrid 5/5 · US Great!!: Very easy to use
  6. [R3] PhotoGrid 3/5 · US I’ve used PhotoGrid forever: This is the most convenient option out there that I know of, but it could be better. There are ads to get rid of the watermark, it’s really hard to see the grids when selecting one. The app has only gotten worse over the years. Maybe there are better options out there, and it is a headache to use, but I couldn’t find a better option when I looked years ago and so I’ve
  7. [R8] PhotoGrid 5/5 · US Easy: Super ready to add text and images
  8. [R20] PhotoGrid 5/5 · US Great!!: This is is awesome and very easy to use.
  9. [R9] PhotoGrid 1/5 · US Just get rid of it: What should be a very simple and easy to use app is one of the glitchiest and most annoying pieces of garbage I’ve ever used on a phone. I would recommend Microsoft paint before I recommended this trash. Whoever made this app I hope you see this and never make another dime off of it ever again. You’re garbage. Period!
  10. [R10] PhotoGrid 5/5 · US Love it: Love it I’ve been using this since 2014
  11. [R25] PhotoGrid 2/5 · GB Sort it out!: It used to be good, now it’s awful. Keeps crashing all the time. Looking for something else now. This is rubbish. :(
  12. [R29] PhotoGrid 1/5 · GB Ads disabled the app and crashed my phone: This is what happens when you mess with the Jesus!!!! The ads last 5 minutes and you can’t skip them and they come up in the middle of a design - that’s where I’m done … bye forever there’s better tools out there
  13. [R1] PhotoGrid 1/5 · US Terrible news: Soooooooooooooooooo many adds
  14. [R6] PhotoGrid 3/5 · GB iphone grid: i think this app is great it would be better if we didn’t have to pay for it xx
  15. [R7] PhotoGrid 2/5 · US To many ads! 🙄: This used to be a quick and easy app to use and I’ve had it for many years (5+ maybe). As of recent the app is becoming very annoying with a lot(repetitive) ads, To many bs ads!!It takes away from just wanting to edit your photos quickly. Currently looking for a new app.
  16. [R35] PhotoGrid 1/5 · GB Subscription problems: I paid to upgrade the app for a year but after a month, it’s locked all of the features again and my email hasn’t been responded to. Very disappointed and feeling scammed!
  17. [R76] Photo Collage 1/5 · US App support does not work: I’m trying to reach app support but I keep getting a “TLS encryption” error & there is not other option for contact.
  18. [R13] PhotoGrid 1/5 · US Pushy for money: This app used to be great but now they have ads and heavily try to push you into paying for things that used to be free like good photo quality when saving. So disappointing.
  19. [R27] PhotoGrid 1/5 · GB I used to love but they have removed the normal grid: They removed the normal grids and you now have to pay for everything I’ve had this app for 4 years but deleting now
  20. [R11] PhotoGrid 1/5 · US Payment and free trial: Used the free trial but it’s trying to charge my card so now I can’t download anything
  21. [R15] PhotoGrid 1/5 · US Rip Off: I did a free trial it let me make one kissing video. And then it immediately wants you to buy more. So a couple days went by and I got a notification that said hey for $1.99 you can have. I’m like whatever so I paid $1.99. Then it told me I had to wait. until the free trial ended. I’m assuming today I got charged the dollar 99. But nothing has changed from when I was doing the free trial.
  22. [R23] PhotoGrid 1/5 · GB Slamming liars: Wish I could leave a 0 start rating. The 3 day free trial offer is a scam. It will ignore the 3 day free trial and charge you instantly upon purchasing it. If you use this app don’t buy any subscription unless you actually plan to pay.
  23. [R33] PhotoGrid 1/5 · GB Scam!!!!: I was charged £34:99 even when it was free 3 days trail.
  24. [R49] PhotoGrid 2/5 · GB used to be good, ruined with greed.: they slowly removed functionality and made it part of a subscription, and increased the number of full screen adverts. i was editing a photo and every time i selected a different font i got a full screen advert that lasted over a minute. obnoxious to the point of frustration and the subscription price for a photo editor is ridiculous. greed ruined an app that

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store