Samsung's SmartThings app is free and handy for putting your own photos on one Frame. In a business with several Frames, each TV runs its own slideshow on its own timer, and every change has to be made TV by TV. DisplayValet runs them all from one page.
| DisplayValet | The Samsung Frame's own app | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | One-time price including 2 displays; small price per extra display | Free |
| Several Frames from one place | Yes: all your TVs from one web page | One TV at a time in the phone app |
| Several TVs side by side, switching together | Yes: a different picture on each TV, or one scene across them | No: each TV runs its own slideshow on its own timer |
| Different content on each TV, coordinated | Yes: pictures dealt across the TVs so none repeat, or scenes | No |
| On/off schedule per TV | Yes, and it turns a TV back on if someone switches it off | Frame's own sleep and motion settings, per TV |
| Several people managing it | Yes, with their own sign-ins | Whoever has the phone app and the TV |
| LG and other TVs in the same playlist | Yes | No |
DisplayValet: $79 once, including 2 displays; each extra display $6 a month or $60 a year.
The Samsung Frame's own app: Free with the TV.
The Samsung Frame's own app prices from their own page, checked October 21, 2026. They may have changed since.
The Samsung Frame's own app is a trademark of its owner. This comparison is ours, written to be fair; tell us at support@displayvalet.com if anything here is out of date.
Everything unlocked, any number of displays. No card needed.