Top 10 best Digital Photo Frame Wifi 2022 Price and Feature Comparison

I’ll start by saying I barely write reviews. Only when something is really good or really bad. This product was the latter. It started off ok…nice looking frame. Very quick set-up. We purchased as a holiday gift for my mother (65 y/o and somewhat tech savy) who lives a plane ride away so we could surprise her with pictures of our family now and then. We really liked the email option. Our kids set-up the custom email address and it was somewhat inappropriate, so I reached out to customer service to see how to delete it and set-up another. It took a day or so, but they got back to me and reset the frame. I thought this was inconvenient that we couldn’t do it ourselves especially since all the uploaded photos on the old address were now removed, but wasn’t that concerned at first.We started to upload photos to the new address and noticed that the mail icon and timer appeared in the upper right hand corner. It didn’t go away for over two weeks that we had the product. Meaning that it was trying to download and couldn’t. The photos also lagged in spots and I received messages that “ourskylight is not responding”. Also the menu button on the back was not responding at all. Clearly something was wrong. I turned the frame on/off, reset my wifi router, placed the frame by the router, etc, etc. Everything the website said on their troubleshooting section. I even deleted every photo assuming we sent too many than the storage could handle. No luck. I have a home office so it’s not like I had issues on my end with WiFi. There was no actual customer service number to contact, which is the norm these days and fine, but email customer service did’t get back to me for almost a week. I wanted this all set-up for a gift and needed time to return, receive new and set-up in time for Christmas. Thank goodness Amazon stepped in immediately and sent me a shipping label and full refund (even though this was a 3rd party vendor).As I wasn’t going to make the same mistake twice, I started to do some more research on similar products. There are much better and more economical frames out there. Getting down to the basics:1. There aren’t a whole lot of “customized” options on here. The settings button is kind of a joke and only lets you select a wifi address or tell you “how it works” email address. No other real settings. You can select a different speed (in seconds) but I noticed it reset from my 5 seconds per frame to 10 seconds. Perhaps part of the original defect. Another review called this a “One Trick Pony” and boy were they right.2. To delete photos, you have to go to each and do it one at a time. Select…delete. Select…delete. Kind of archaic.3. Other frames have motion sensor on/off. Nice as this frame requires a hard wired outlet and you would need to manually turn off if this was, say, next to your nightstand and you didn’t want the frame on when you slept.4. The touchscreen is worse than the first version of whatever touchscreen device rolled out. Slow, pressure sensitivity was terrible, etc. Again archaic.5. Does not play video. Many of them don’t and the ones that do are more expensive. But just saying don’t buy if you want to play video.In short, this was one of the more expensive frames out there. The lack of features, seemingly “old fashioned” tech and poor customer service makes this a hard pass for me. That is on top of the fact that mine came defective. I’ll say they did finally get back to me on how to return for a refund, but too late for me.I’m hoping I have better results with NixPlay.

PROS: Easy remote access to photos management for grandma, bright and clear display, balance of features and simplicity, well-considered interface streamlined for remote frame control, works with short videos (see frame rate in CONS below)CONS: Entire system relies completely on manufacturer’s app and cloud service, no internal storage or card ports, narrow use concept may not suit everyone, videos can only play for 30 secs total at about 10 fps, frame control is a bit fiddly and oversensitive to touchSUMMARY: If you don’t mind that his frame is completely dependent on Aura’s app and cloud services, and you want to control a frame for someone else remotely, then this frame works quite well.AURA VS OTHERSI looked for frames that had more flexibility but was daunted by an array of dubious products with the gamut of confounding reviews (“This frame’s every dream come true?” next to “This frame tried to kill me!”) and general user confusion.Mainly, I wanted a frame that could be controlled remotely AND locally with internal storage or SD card ports. This way if the manufacturer tanked, the frame might live on with locally uploaded photos. Unfortunately, all frames seem to rely on apps even if they have internal storage so they would still be useless if the app is gutted. Also, the more flexible the more complex and these products seemed to suffer according to many reviews. The Aura frame seems limited in the right ways to the narrow task at hand: remote management of photo display for someone else.GREAT FOR GRANDMA/PA FAR AWAYI like how it’s possible to set up the frame as a gift with the recipient’s WiFi credentials preset so you can mail it and it’ll automatically work when plugged in at its destination. You can even type a note to appear on screen at launch to greet the recipient. Otherwise, it’s easy to setup one WiFi network and then bring it to another network and reset to work there. Obviously, Aura devs are thinking closely about who’s using this and why with fun and personal touches available.EASY & FLEXIBLE PHOTO UPLOADINGI use Apple iCloud shared folders in iOS Photos app to share photos with family members. There are 900+ photos and videos in there. Aura’s app easily allowed me to select that shared folder as a live source and over a few days added them to its cloud service for access by the frame. This means I can still add photos over time to one place that I’m used to and NOT be forced to upload to iCloud AND Aura’s cloud. In other words, the frame just worked for me. Otherwise, it’s easy to use the app alone for photo management and display. It taps into your folders and photos on your phone so it’s flexile and easy to get the right photos to appear automatically.Happily, I was able to easily pop a special photo into the frame’s stream by simply uploading it in the Aura app and setting it to “Show Now.” My grandma was sitting by her new frame 900 miles away and saw the photo almost instantly as we spoke on the phone. Perfect! It’s also possible to email photos to the frame via a custom address provided by Aura. It’s useful that I can see which image(s) are currently showing on the frame from the app so we can chat on the phone and see the same images together.OTHER USEFUL FEATURESOther nice features are: set timing of slideshow from 15 secs to 24 hours, autoplay videos or not, set speaker volume remotely and locally, remove individual images via app or frame, and auto sleep when lights go out in room. I don’t have multiple frames, but it seems easy to manage multiples with unique settings for each.There’s a simple touch interface on top of the frame that allows next/previous sliding of images, tapping to see more info such as date of image(s), limited control of image/video display (videos that don’t play sound automatically unless tapping the frame is a good choice so it isn’t randoming playing noise in a quiet room), and even remove an image from the stream. It’s fun that grandma can double tap an image to like it with little heart that floats up onscreen as I get a notification in the app showing me the image(s) liked.The minor problem here is that the touch strip on top of the frame is a bit too sensitive and fiddly so that sliding and tapping is delayed/too fast and generally twitchy. It’s not as easy to use as it should be but it’s not terrible and there’s not much to be done with it anyway. The worst part is tapping it to see choices of Cancel, Remove Image, and turning off the frame. Sliding between the options and then tapping to select is genuinely hard. However, the main use of sliding images forward or back works well enough. It seems like Aura chose to go cheap on processing power with the result being a bit of control lag and low frame rate on videos. Not a big deal but still frustrating when computing power is so cheap and available nowadays.

I was Not able to connect with Wi-Fi unless my frame was in same room as my router. Anywhere else in my home it would read “out of range” when I tried To connect with my wifi. This is very disappointing as I cant Have in my living room where I can Enjoy it. All of my other devices load with my Wifi with no problem. I cant Figure out why it won’t pick up my wifi. Other than that it works great, but the fact that I cant Place it where I want It ruined the whole experience.

Nice frame and great quality. However I bought this to make a slide show on it and add music. The picture quality is 5 star however the sound is so low you can hear it and there is no Bluetooth option or speaker plug in. If no desire for sound then this is an awesome purchase. If wanting sound then go with another option.

My daughter got a 10″ frame for Christmas, her only complaint was she wish it had a bigger screen. I saw this 15″ on Prime Day and ordered it for myself. I had a problem with the app. I kept getting an error message, I was going to send it back, but the next day I tried again, and the app worked on both my iPhone and hubby’s android. Was easy to send the link to family and I loved when the photos started popping up. Pretty easy to use, but you can’t watch videos and photos at the same time, so one day I pick videos and it plays all the videos that were uploaded and the next day I switch to photos. I noticed on newer digital photos some are very clear, but some of my older digital ones are a little grainy. It is very easy to add photos, through the app connected to Wi-Fi or you can plug it into your computer and drag your photos off of that. Also, you can use a usb device or SD card, pretty versatile. In conclusion – it’s not the highest quality frame, but it’s not the worst either and for the price I am very happy with it.

I was looking for a good quality digital photo frame that looked nice and this is the perfect fit. Many I have seen are in cheap plastic frames or just a plain tablet. I wanted something that looked like a framed photo and the quality and look of the frame is very good. It seems to be fake wood, but still looks nice. I will be painting it gold to match other frames, but I was so happy with it I ordered another immediately after setting it up.The app is easy to use and accesses all photos on my iphone without issue. The touchscreen is also user friendly and when in slideshow mode there are no popups or menu buttons showing.

Was working fine until a mandatory update crashed and now it won’t work. Keeps giving an error, “Unfortunately, VPhoto has stopped”. DO NOT INSTALL THE UPDATE!**I am updating my review. I still stand by the comment of DO NOT INSTALL THE UPDATE as it will crash and ruin your frame. Could not contact the seller through Amazon, so had to spend days and days searching for the customer service group for the frame. Finally found it and was sent instructions on how to fix the update. Did NOT work. I ended up having to send the frame back and waiting for a replacement to be sent. The person I worked with did get a new one sent out, but it did take a month of back and forth emails to finally get a resolution.**

First, the good, and there’s a lot of good. I bought this frame for my 99-year-old mom who has advancing dementia. She absolutely loves looking at the photos and it can keep her calm and entertained for literally hours. Being able to put captions has saved family members from constantly having to tell her who people are and what they are doing. Also, the ability to add short videos is an added bonus, and interspersed with the photos it’s delightful fun for her. The photos are crisp and clear. I like that you can make a photo full frame if desired. I chose this frame over others because of not only the lower price and overall good reviews but also because it has internal storage and no subscription fees. The Frameo app worked perfectly for all the family members. I can sit with my phone and add a photo and captions in a matter of seconds. No problems at all.Now for the couple of negatives, one which is extremely negative. The lesser is that you can’t edit captions once you’ve loaded them into the frame. When I realize I need to add or change a caption, I have to reload the photo and delete the prior one. (Unless I’m missing something that’s easier! I’ve only had the frame for about a week now.)Now for the extreme negative feature for those dealing with someone with dementia but I also think it’s not a great feature for anyone. But for my mom with dementia, it can drive whoever is sitting with her a bit insane. Underneath the caption, the name of the person who submitted the photo and the date they submitted it is automatically added. I have seen no way to remove this. So my mom will read the caption and then read what is usually MY name and the date—Every. Single. Time. Plus, because of her dementia, she thinks that I took the photo and I took it on that particular date. Which of course mostly makes no sense at all, especially when they are old photos and I wasn’t even born yet. Haha. For those without dementia, I still think it’s confusing because it really can seem that it is the person who took the photo and the date that it was taken. So I think there should be an option to remove that. Trust me. It’s important! After more than a hundred times hearing your name in one sitting, along with a current date and “you took the photo”—it’s important! But, her enjoyment of the frame and the ease of use, supersedes even this. Just wish they would fix that.

I’ve had my first Photospring for about five years. It was a gift and I love it as a grandmother. The kids can send pictures to it and I can be surprised when a new picture pops up. It recently had a problem and so I bought a second frame to replace it. I couldn’t get the pictures to transfer so I contacted tech support. They had me send both frames to them. I received an email that says not only did they fix my older screen but they transferred all of my pictures and videos to the new frame as well. This is perfect for me as I have two locations where I would live to have an additional frame. Their product which holds an amazing number of photos and videos and their service is exceptional in this day and age! Thanks Photospring for being all of what I expected and more!

I got one for my dad, my mom asked for one and my mother-in-law. This is totally worth the money, holds a ton of pictures and is so nice to look at. It comes in multiple sizes which is nice for someone that wants to see a bigger picture or smaller or anything in between!

Only put my grandkids on it and now my first great Granddaughter.

This is great photo frame . Now I can see the good memory everyday , I love how they let you transfer picture through wifi and your family member can do it , too . Over all great product .

It’s a great photo frame that I wiah Google Photos integration was a bit better. Unlike what’s shared on their website, you can make the frame use a single Google photos album for a slideshow rather than all photos in a Google photos account.However, since the frame slideshow settings can Connect to Google photos, it would be nice if it used the following Google photos fields in the slideshow when enabled in slideshow settings(“Show photo info”)1. Photo location2. Google photos album name instead of just “google_photo”3. Photo description for the caption

Bought this over a year ago for my 83 year-old mother and she LOVES IT. It is so easy for the whole family (28 grandkids and 2 greats) to upload pictures remotely and view all the uploads from the app. It has been an amazing way to stay connected and up-to-date with each other.We recently had an issue with the frame and customer service was excellent – quick response with clear directions, and the problem was easily solved. We are super satisfied!!

This Skylight frame is so wonderful! My daughter bought one for me for my birthday and I love seeing new photos displayed without having to get prints and change them out. I enjoyed mine so much that I purchased one for my parents for Christmas this year.The frame is so easy to use and set up. When new photos are delivered to the frame, you click the notification and it brings you to the new photos. Changing the orientation or size of the photo is very easy as well.I love my Skylight frame!