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Diptic vs Photo Tape
Both stand on collage maker software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Paid iPhoneMac
Diptic offers extensive collage layouts and controls for photos, videos, borders, captions, and exports. Its nine-frame layout limit can be worked around by nesting exported collages, but watermark-free exports are not provided.
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Paid iPhone
Photo Tape focuses on flexible, image-led collage composition without ads or subscriptions. Choose it if you want manual placement and cropping instead of preset frames or grids.
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| Diptic | Photo Tape | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | iPhone, Mac | iPhone |
| Lowest paid plan | Diptic: $2.99, paid once | Photo Tape: $3.99, paid once |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | diptic.fyi | tinrocket.com |
| On collage maker software | #30 of 34 | #34 of 34 |
Diptic: what it does well
- 194+ collage layouts
- Combines photos and videos
- Detailed image adjustments
- Music and clip timing controls
- No account required
What to know first
- Layouts hold up to nine frames
- Watermark-free exports are unavailable
- Paid plan costs $2.99, paid once
Photo Tape: what it does well
- Freeform collage layouts
- Photos automatically scale and snap
- Crop and resize by dragging
- No ads or subscriptions
- Six listed interface languages
What to know first
- No free plan or trial
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later
- Available only on iPhone and iPad
- One-time price is 3.99 USD
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