Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Re-Frame

Up-cycle your old iPad to a beautiful digital picture frame

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Re-Frame launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Digital Photo Frame App▲3

   Turn your iPad or iPhone into a high quality photo frame.

   2018 · digitalphotoframeapp.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Frame.io for iPad▲78

   Everything you loved about Frame.io on iPhone, but BIGGER 😎

   2019 · frame.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Duet Display▲749

   Use your iPad as a second display for your Mac

   2014 · duetdisplay.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Turning my 10y old tablet into digital photo frame▲26

   I built a digital photo frame, from my a-decade-old tablet, running android 4.4.4. It cycles through photos from a shared Google Photos album, switching up the display every hour.

   2024 · pankajtanwar.in · its alternatives →

5. 5
   So Square: Photo Fit & No Crop▲84

   Add frame to photos

   2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Framepop▲124

   Turn photos into framed prints

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Circular▲106

   Turn your photos into amazing circular images

   2015 · brainfevermedia.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Frame.io for iOS▲140

   Real-time video collaboration, now with a native iOS app

   2016 · frame.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   TouchBar for your old MacBook▲212

   Use Touch Bar on an iPad through USB connection

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Photoshop for iPad▲154

    Adobe Photoshop is now on the iPad

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Phonitor▲215

    Turn old iPhone or iPad into a security camera

    2024 · phonitor.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Storehouse 2.0▲100

    Turn a collection of photos and videos into a shareable sto…

    2015 · storehouse.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Unfade▲254

    Scan your old printed photos and bring them back to life

    2016 · unfade.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Digital Photo Frame App 2.0▲7

    The most powerful photo player application for the iPad

    2020 · digitalphotoframeapp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Apple Photos▲152

    Your entire photo collection. Framed in a whole new way.

    2015 · apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    PixelSquid iOS▲82

    Add 3D objects to your photos

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    shiftscreen for iPad and iPhone▲137

    External display for your iPad/iPhone!

    2020 · shiftscreen.app · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Glass 2.0▲158

    Your home for photography, now on iPad

    2022 · glass.photo · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Depict 2.0▲117

    Art collections for your digital canvas

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Roughups▲97

    Wireframing and prototyping on your iPad with Apple Pencil

    2021 · roughups.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Start Something New by Apple▲156

    Collection of artworks made with Apple products

    2015 · apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Locket Photos▲63

    Give an album a special place on your home screen

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Lumo▲142

    Create real drawings with your iPad

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Adobe Comp CC▲131

    Wireframe on your iPad

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →