Which Digital Collage App is Right for You: Shuffles or Landing?

Introduction

Recently, many digital collage apps have become very popular, namely Landing and Shuffles. Both are similar, though each has its own unique perks.

History

Shuffles

Pinterest owns Shuffles. It was launched in 2022 and soon received attention on TikTok. Currently, it is available on iOS devices and on Android devices. It has been awarded the "Editor's Choice" award from the App Store.

Landing

Landing was launched in 2019 by a small team in San Francisco. It is available for iOS devices, computers, and Android devices.

Pros and Cons

Shuffles

Pros

Shuffles has an enormous library of photos
- Any image on Pinterest can be found on Shuffles because it is owned by Pinterest
Animation of pictures
- With any cutout/image, you can add an animation
Editing image features
- You can erase certain parts or add others

shuffles pinterest, pinterest shuffles, shuffles app — Shuffles background remove feature

Cons

Only supports iPhones
- Though they have the app available to iPad users, the platform has not been modified to fit the iPad's dimensions
Shuffles only have one size, which is landscape

Only being able to fully use shuffles on one device, your phone

No ability to select multiple items at once

Landing

Pros

Availability of sizes
- Unlike Shuffles, you can choose between three different sizes for your collage, landscape, portrait, and square.
Availability for templates
- There are a plethora of templates that users can choose from to remix and create their own versions of
  - My personal favorite is the CD cover
Remove background feature
- Landing has outdone Shuffles on their automatic image background remover
- Shuffles accurately remove the background while keeping the image unblemished
Spaces/Communities
- Inside Landing there is a feature where you can join a space and participate in their regular challenges and prompts
Their non-toxic social media approach
- Instead of using likes, they use sparkles. On top of that, they do not have a like/sparkle counter, it only shows the people who have liked it, not a number
  - Unless of course, you want to individually count everyone who liked your board

Cons

Limited image library
Harder than Shuffles to reorder the positions of items
Inability to edit what exactly is removed with the "remove background feature"
- With the "remove background" feature you can't choose what stays in the photo. So you just have to hope it got or didn't get what you wanted
No undo and redo features
No ability to select multiple items at once

Landing space, landing app, landing web page, landing collage — Example of a completed board on landing

Personal conclusion

I think that Landing is a better option. It grants more options and has an overall more suitable user interference. Even though there is a limited amount of images for you to choose from the community library, you can always add your own images (from Pinterest, for example). Also, I believe the challenges are very enjoyable to participate in.