# Before and After App — Line up perfect after photos

> App for comparing "before" and "after" photos with alignment tools and sharing options. (iPhone/iPad app by Harden Consulting LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/before-and-after-app/id592119245 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Harden Consulting LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/366561891)
- Category: Photo & Video, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.00/5 from 12 App Store ratings · 96 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 15 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-03-13
- Data updated: 2026-09-02
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/before-and-after-app/id592119245/reviews.md

## What is Before and After App?

The only app of its kind! A very useful and powerful app.  Ever wanted to take a before and after picture of a remodeling project, or perhaps weight loss or for any other countless situations?  This app allows you to take a photo, then overlay that photo on top of the camera to help align your after shot, allowing one to view the differences perfectly.  Use these effects to compare your photos.

Even if you have already taken a before picture, simply import it.  The app will take over from here by overlaying it on the camera so you can easily take an 'After' photo and compare and share the results!

-X-Ray detail - pan around the image in an x-ray style vision.
-Slider - slide from left to right or top to bottom comparing the images, create a GIF!
-Fade - Fade back and forth between the photos, make it come to life by creating a GIF!
-Side By Side - share the photo with custom color backgrounds and stamps
-Tiles - have a series of images? Simply share a photo with all the photos together
-NEW! Inset - shrink down a before photo to be positioned in a smaller location on the screen, allowing you to create unique perspective 'After' shots
-Image Editor - tweak rotation, color, and many more attributes of a photo
-Re-Align - Didn't take the perfect after shot? No problem, adjust the image using this tool

This app gives you the ability to share the photos anywhere, and create animated GIFs to send to friends.

An optional subscription (every 3 months) subscription is available to remove ads for $.99 cents.  Cancel anytime. Please view the End User License Agreement here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Overlay "before" photo on camera
- Create animated GIFs
- Side-by-side photo comparison
- X-Ray detail view
- Image editor with rotation and color tweaks
- Re-align "after" shots
- Inset view for unique perspectives

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $0.99 | per 3 months |


## What do users think of Before and After App?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Best overlay photo app
- 💡 Great concept for before/after
- 🚀 Works as described
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💰 Fair price (paid version)
- ✨ Unique functionality
- 👍 Alignment feature is helpful
- 👍 Good for landscaping before/afters
- 👍 Minimalist interface
- 👍 Handy visual comparison
- 👍 Developer responsiveness (past)

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 👎 Poor photo quality (low res)
- 😠 Unskippable, long ads
- 😠 Forced to rate before use
- 🐛 GIF feature crashes
- 🚫 Cannot use wide angle lens
- 🐛 App crashes on upload
- 🚫 No option to remove ads
- 🐛 Image overlay slider missing
- 🚫 Cannot save GIF creations directly
- 🐛 Cropping bugs
- 🐛 App closes when uploading
- 🐛 Low resolution 'after' images
- 🚫 Cannot rotate output image
- 🐛 GIFs are still photos
- 🚫 Cannot import photos
- 🐛 UI issues
- 🚫 Ads make it unusable
- 🐛 App doesn't work in airplane mode
- 🐛 Hard to use
- 🐛 Useless without before pictures
- 🐛 Cannot save to camera roll
- 🐛 Posts to IG without confirmation
- 🐛 Cannot export slide option
- 🐛 Shifting images during edit
- 🐛 Useless save feature
- 🐛 Cannot access photo library properly
- 🐛 Not updated for modern devices
- 🐛 Does not work on iPad
- 🐛 Cannot use wide option
- 🐛 Poor quality photos
- 👎 Not a great app

**Commonly reported bugs**

- GIF feature crashes the app
- App crashes almost every time
- App crashes often
- Fullscreen adverts with no way to remove
- 30-second wait between photos
- Image overlay slider missing
- Ads make the app unusable
- Infuriating commercials
- Low res 'after' images
- App doesn't work in airplane mode
- Crashes when adding 'before' photo
- App shuts down when pressing 'done'
- No option to save to camera roll
- Cannot rotate output image
- GIFs are still photos
- Cannot import photos
- Bugs in cropping
- Shifts around when using edit features
- Useless save feature
- Cannot access photo library properly
- App crashed a lot
- Cannot use wide angle option
- Poor quality photos
- GIF creations not saved
- Image overlay is missing slider
- App crashes when playing with sliders

**Most requested features**

- Enhance functionality (rotate images)
- Move take photo button to right
- Save GIF creations directly to phone
- Video mode with last frame overlay
- More modern redesign
- Allow rapid shots and exit button
- Option to remove ads (paid version)
- Add wide angle lens support
- Improve image quality
- Allow multiple 'after' pictures at once
- Add option to rotate output image
- Improve save feature for sliders
- Better photo library access
- Update for modern devices and higher resolutions
- Add edges overlay in bright selectable color
- App to know if too close or far
- Scaling of after photo to match before
- More options for comparing pictures
- Allow import of all photos
- Fix GIF creation to save as GIFs
- Fix cropping bugs
- Fix image overlay slider
- Fix wide angle lens issue
- Fix GIF function crash

## Recent user reviews (10 of 96)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/before-and-after-app/id592119245/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Poor quality photos

*2025-03-31, version 3.6*

It drops the quality of your photos

### 5/5 — :3

*2024-12-21, version 3.6*

genuinely the best onion skin app ive used

### 4/5 — Liking it, needs tweaks

*2024-05-16, version 3.6*

I’m enjoying the app, but functionality needs enhancing so the images rotate or the take photo button can be on the right hand side? At the moment it feels like it’s designed for a left handed person. 

Also, can’t gif creations be saved directly to the phone? It’s a little time consuming having the gif uploaded to the cloud only to have to download it again just to view it?

### 2/5 — Shame can’t use wide angle images

*2024-03-28, version 3.6*

Can only use regular camera not the wide option for before a shame

### 3/5 — Love the app but “gif” function now crashes

*2024-01-20*

I’ve been using this app for a while and love the ability to overlay “original” photo with new photo to ensure perfect alignment. Looks like the ads have been reduced recently which is nice.

The slider itself works great when selecting manually in the app… but unfortunately the GIF feature (which allowed you to save/text before after sliding photos) no longer works and now crashes the app. Please fix!

### 1/5 — Crashes every time

*2023-12-04*

This would be such a great app but it crashes almost every time I try and use it. Please fix the issues

### 4/5 — Works, but no wide angle

*2023-08-30*

Works as described, allows superimpose images and takes full res photos. Nice price of $0.99 to remove ads. Only issue is that it won’t allow me to switch between my regular and wide angle lens (which I use more). Crashed couple times after I played with the sliders.

### 3/5 — Great when works

*2023-08-26*

App crashes often

### 1/5 — There is no way to remove the fullscreen adverts and you have to wait 30 seconds between photos

*2023-05-01, version 3.3*

This could be a wonderful app but you have to wait 30 seconds between photos and watch 2 fullscreen movies with sound using data. The edge move has a overlay slider but the image overlay is missing the slider. Please fix the image overlay slider. I’m okay paying a bit of money to buy an app like this but having something I can remove adverts from is super annoying.

### 2/5 — Ads make it unusable. No option to remove

*2023-04-17*

5 star app if they make a paid version (not subscription) but in its current form the 30s ada make it horrible.

**Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback, I have recently updated the app, removing the video ad and instead only shows a smaller ad half the time.  I have also added a new Inset feature.  Thank you for using the app!

## Frequently asked questions about Before and After App

### What does the Before and After App do?

This app allows you to take a "before" photo and then overlay it on your camera view. This helps you perfectly align your "after" photo, making it easy to compare the two and visualize any changes. You can then share these comparisons or create animated GIFs.

### What are the key features of the app?

Key features include overlaying "before" photos on the camera for alignment, creating animated GIFs using slider or fade effects, side-by-side sharing with custom backgrounds, an X-ray detail view, an image editor for tweaking attributes, and a re-align tool for imperfect "after" shots.

### How much does the app cost?

The app is free to download and use. There is an optional subscription available for $0.99 every 3 months to remove ads. This subscription can be canceled at any time.

### Can I import existing photos?

Yes, if you already have a "before" picture, you can simply import it into the app. The app will then overlay it on your camera, allowing you to easily take an "after" photo and compare the results.

### What are some common uses for this app?

Common uses include tracking progress on remodeling projects, monitoring weight loss or fitness journeys, comparing artistic creations, or documenting any situation where visualizing changes over time is beneficial.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.8 — 2026-06-24

-Smoother GIF export
-Minor bug fixes
-Light/Dark mode support
-iPad support

### 3.7 — 2025-07-30

-Minor bug fixes

### 3.6 — 2023-10-16

-Removed video Ads based on reviews! And reduced how often Ads are shown, they can be dismissed within seconds instead of a full video
-NEW Added the ability to take a new 'After' photo farther out. Meaning you can shrink down and move the 'Before' photo on top of the camera!  Compare these photos in the new Inset effect to view a previous photo taken from a farther back perspective.

-Added ability to remove ads with an optional subscription
-Photos are saved in full resolution to library
-Screenshots are saved in higher resolution
-Added support for importing HEIC images
-Bug fixes

### 3.5 — 2023-08-23

-Removed video Ads based on reviews! And reduced how often Ads are shown, they can be dismissed within seconds instead of a full video
-NEW Added the ability to take a new 'After' photo farther out. Meaning you can shrink down and move the 'Before' photo on top of the camera!  Compare these photos in the new Inset effect to view a previous photo taken from a farther back perspective.

-Added ability to remove ads with an optional subscription
-Photos are saved in full resolution to library
-Screenshots are saved in higher resolution
-Added support for importing HEIC images
-Bug fixes

### 3.4 — 2023-07-25

-Added ability to remove ads

-Photos are saved in full resolution to library
-Screenshots are saved in higher resolution
-Added support for importing HEIC images
-Bug fixes

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