ID Photo Maker

Overview

ID Photo Maker is an iOS app that converts a selfie into passport, visa, résumé, and other identification photos. It is best for iPhone users who need country-specific dimensions, controlled file exports, or a ready-to-print layout. Its free tier handles the basic workflow, while several of the most useful finishing tools sit behind a one-time upgrade or yearly subscription.

More than 40 presets cover formats such as US passports, Schengen visas, Japan résumé photos, and Korea ID images. The app also accommodates green-card and DV-lottery applications, employee badges, school and club IDs, and professional résumé headshots. That breadth makes it more versatile than a passport-only utility, although the iOS requirement rules out Android, desktop, and browser users.

Key features

Presets are built around official-style requirements for head size, margins, and background. Strict document presets display a no-retouch reminder, a useful safeguard when preparing an application photo rather than a social portrait. The guidance can reduce formatting errors, but applicants remain responsible for meeting the receiving authority's current rules.

AI background removal separates the subject and offers white, blue, red, or a custom replacement color. This is practical when a source selfie has a distracting background or when a form demands a particular color. Standard editing, including cropping, beautification, and background removal, runs on the device; the maker says those photos are not uploaded, stored, or viewed by it.

Export controls specify exact pixel dimensions and target file sizes. A stated example supports files of 240 KB or less for DS-160 submissions, which is valuable when an online form rejects oversized images. The app also arranges multiple copies on a 4×6-inch print sheet for printing at a kiosk or drugstore, connecting digital preparation with inexpensive physical prints.

Optional AI Attire can alter clothing, but it changes the privacy profile: the selected image travels over an encrypted connection to the maker's server and is forwarded to OpenAI's image API. The maker says it does not retain that photo. Cloud Album stores images in the user's private Apple iCloud database, which the maker says it cannot access. Apple handles payments and iCloud services, RevenueCat validates subscriptions, and OpenAI supplies the optional attire generation.

Pricing

The Free plan costs nothing and includes shooting, cropping, and previewing. It is suitable for checking a composition or deciding whether the app's workflow fits, but it does not provide the complete export-and-print feature set.

“Upgrade to PRO” costs 0.99 USD once. The listing identifies this as an upgrade rather than a recurring plan, making it the lower-cost route for users who need PRO access without committing to an annual subscription; the included features are not itemized beyond the upgrade itself.

The Full version costs $19.99 a year, billed yearly as an auto-renewing subscription. It includes HD cutout, formal attire, beauty tools, print sheet, and Cloud Album. This is the appropriate plan for regular applicants or anyone who needs the print layout and cloud storage, but annual renewal matters for people who only need one photo session. Formal attire and print-sheet access are not part of the free plan.

Platforms

ID Photo Maker is available on iOS 13 and later through the App Store. There is no Android, Windows, macOS, Linux, or web version, so users working outside Apple's mobile platform need another service.

Who it's for

Choose it for an iPhone-based application workflow involving multiple national formats, exact upload limits, or printed copies. It is especially useful for people preparing passports, visas, green cards, DV-lottery entries, résumé headshots, workplace badges, and school or club IDs without sending ordinary edits to a server. Occasional users can start free, while frequent or print-focused users will need to weigh the 0.99 USD upgrade against the 19.99 USD yearly plan.

Pros and cons

Pros

• 40+ country and document formats: Covers varied requirements from US passports and Schengen visas to résumé and ID standards.
• Precise exports: Pixel dimensions and target file sizes help with strict online application limits such as the ≤240 KB DS-160 example.
• Print-ready layout: A 4×6-inch sheet puts several copies on one inexpensive kiosk or drugstore print.
• On-device standard editing: Ordinary photo processing stays on the device according to the privacy policy.

Cons

• Apple-only availability: Android, web, and computer users cannot use the app.
• Key extras require payment: HD cutout, formal attire, beauty, print sheet, and Cloud Album are bundled with the yearly plan.
• AI Attire involves external processing: The selected photo is sent through the maker's server to OpenAI, unlike standard edits.
• Annual auto-renewal: The 19.99 USD plan renews yearly, which may be excessive for a one-off application.

Alternatives

For a broader cross-platform editor, Cutout.Pro runs on Android, iOS, web, Windows, macOS, Linux, and via API, with a 5.00 USD monthly plan for 80 credits.

ID Photo Studio suits users wanting Android support alongside iOS, with free core compliant-photo features and standard print sizes; premium pricing is custom.

Passport Room is a better fit for Android, iOS, or web users who want three finished photos per day free, no account, and watermark-free exports.

PhotoID offers free processing and previews on Android and iOS, but downloading final photos requires a subscription.

PhoyoID is a free GNU GPL desktop option for Linux, macOS, and Windows, with Java 1.8 required for its cross-platform version.

ePassport Photo Maker provides a free web workflow with passport photos and a 4×6 print sheet, no watermark, payment, or account.

IDPhoto4You is a free web tool covering passport, visa, and ID photos with multiple print sizes and standards for 73 countries.

idpic.app is a free web option with no account or subscription and no stated usage limits.

You can also compare more choices in Passport Photo Maker Software.

Verdict

ID Photo Maker is a strong choice for iPhone owners who need many country formats, exact digital constraints, and a 4×6 print sheet in one workflow. Its on-device standard editing is a meaningful privacy advantage. Look elsewhere if you need Android, desktop, or web access, or if formal attire and print-sheet output are essential without paying for the yearly full version.