Comparison

ReversePlayback vs A Photo Tool

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ReversePlayback

Create and edit videos with a unique reverse playback effect. Easily import existing videos, adjust playback speed, and cut unwanted sections for creative editing. Supports both portrait and landscape orientations.

Highlights
  • Reverse video playback
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Video trimming
  • Import from camera roll
  • Supports portrait and landscape
Features
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This application makes reverse playback video. It can reversely play back video immediately after having shot. It can also make reverse playback sound at the same time. It can be used with both video in portrait and landscape orientation. You can import the video files in the camera role and make reverse playback video. You can cut useless part in the front and the back later, and can change playback speed faster or slower. It lists reverse/original video files with shooting date and time, normal/reverse identifier, playback speed and capacity of the video file.

About

A Photo Tool

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Photo editing app for iPad and iPhone. Supports ProRAW and several other RAW formats. Includes exposure and color settings, custom B&W tool and more to create great photos. Tools enable you to fix common mistakes like color balance and tint. If your file contains more than one version of the photo you can choose which one to edit. For example if you have used camera app that supports raw and it combined JPG and DNG files together, you can select to edit jpeg or the raw version of the photo. Or if your photo was previously changed with edit tools build in Photos app you can choose to edit original or the edited version. Tools • exposure • white balance / color temperature • boost and shadow boost • highlights and darks exposure • tint • brightness and contrast • hue • unsharp mask sharpening tool • noise reduction • black and white conversion with custom settings • image rotation tool • crop and straighten tool • resize tool Supported file formats (loading for editing) • JPG • HEIC • DNG • NEF (Nikon) • CRW (Canon) ...and more (all Apple supported formats) A Photo Tool is free to download and use. App contains advertisements.

Screenshots

ReversePlayback3 screens
A Photo Tool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: A Photo Tool at Free against ReversePlayback's $0.99. A Photo Tool also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 34 months). ReversePlayback's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

A Photo Tool is free to download; ReversePlayback costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReversePlayback ships an update every 34 months, A Photo Tool every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 4 level
ReversePlayback versus A Photo Tool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReversePlaybackA Photo Tool
Price$0.99Free — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 34 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHIROFUMI MARUOAhola Development

In-app purchases

None

ReversePlayback

No in-app purchases

None

A Photo Tool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ReversePlayback free?
ReversePlayback costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is A Photo Tool free?
A Photo Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ReversePlayback or A Photo Tool have ads?
A Photo Tool shows ads; ReversePlayback does not.
Which is updated more often, ReversePlayback or A Photo Tool?
ReversePlayback ships an update every 34 months, and A Photo Tool every 2 months. Most recently, ReversePlayback was updated on October 10, 2026 and A Photo Tool on October 14, 2026.

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