Comparison

Panostory Pro vs Pivlite Preview

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

Head to head
About

Panostory Pro

Create personalized photo collages, widgets, and wallpapers with various layout styles. Stitch multiple images together, cut pictures with shape masks, and even take video screenshots. Share your creations easily to social media platforms.

Highlights
  • Photo widget for home screen
  • Multiple collage layout styles
  • Stitch photos horizontally, vertically, or in a grid
  • Cut pictures with shape masks
  • Take frame screenshots from videos
  • Create custom wallpapers
Features
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Panostory Pro turns your screenshots and photos into clean long images, grids, and swipeable posts. Everything runs on your iPhone. Your photos are never uploaded. STITCH SCREENSHOTS - Auto Stitch finds screenshots that belong together and joins them into one seamless long image - Perfect for chats, web pages, and articles - Stitch any photos vertically or horizontally, and fine-tune each joint by hand LONG IMAGE COLLAGE - Combine multiple photos into one long image, vertically or horizontally - Or arrange them into a 3x3 grid in a single image - Adjust spacing, borders, and background color SPLIT AND POST - Split any photo with a custom ratio and tile count, including 3x3 grids - Posts & Stories: cut a wide image into seamless swipeable slides, ready for Instagram carousels - Keep the original image or fill each tile SMART CURATION - Magic Collage arranges 3 or more photos into a complete layout automatically - Browse your library sorted by color, place, and category, each turned into ready-made collages - New collages from today's photos, every day COLLAGE TEMPLATES - Hundreds of layouts in every ratio, with new templates in every update - Change backgrounds, borders, and spacing in a tap MORE TOOLS - Batch watermark, white borders, and EXIF info - Subject blur backgrounds and quick blur - Video frame capture, wallpapers, and home screen photo widgets PANOSTORY PRO VIP Unlock every template, Smart Curation, and Magic Collage. Monthly, yearly, and lifetime options are available. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://wangruiapk.github.io/panostorypro/?lang=en Support: https://wangruiapk.github.io/about/?lang=en Questions or ideas? Email wrzxnx@gmail.com. Panostory Pro is made by an independent developer and updated regularly.

About

Pivlite Preview

This app allows users to view, download, upload, and share various wallpapers and illustrations. It features image search, AI-driven resolution expansion for artwork, and manga translation.

Highlights
  • View, download, and upload wallpapers
  • Share illustrations
  • Image search (search by image)
  • AI resolution expansion for artwork
  • Manga translation
  • Community interaction
Features
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Browse over 50 million illustrations, manga, and novels from artists worldwide. Preview edition — new features land here first. Updates may be less stable; great for early adopters. Pivlite Preview helps you discover artwork, manga, and novels you love on iPhone and iPad. FEATURES Popular Works • Explore the most popular works of the season. • Filter by Daily, Weekly, and Monthly rankings. • Browse Male, Female, Original, and Rookie categories. Following New • Quickly see new posts from artists you follow. • Stay up to date with fresh work from the community. Search • Search by work ID, illustration, manga, user, and tag. • Search title, caption, tags, and author. • Sort results by popularity (Premium). • Find and follow artists from search results. Download Center • Manage Downloading and Downloaded tasks in one place. • Save illustrations, manga, and animated works to your photo library. Novels & Reading • Read novels with bookmarks, history, and series support. • Export and enjoy long-form reading on iPhone and iPad. Follow us on Weibo (https://weibo.com/u/2975751864) or visit our website (https://www.pivlite.com).

Screenshots

Panostory Pro4 screens
Pivlite Preview4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Panostory Pro at 4.1 against Pivlite Preview's 2.2. Panostory Pro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (71% vs 56%). Pivlite Preview's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Panostory Pro sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Pivlite Preview sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Panostory Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Panostory Pro's written reviews are positive against 56% of Pivlite Preview's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Panostory Pro versus Pivlite Preview: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanostory ProPivlite Preview
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (22 ratings) — better2.2 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better56.3% of reviews
Number of ratings22 — better13
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1813.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB168 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer锐 王泽勇 周

Customer experience

Panostory Pro

All ratings22 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.7%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Pivlite Preview

All ratings13 ratings
Positive30.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative69.2%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative34.4%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Panostory Pro

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly VIP$0.991 Month
  • Monthly VIP$2.991 Month
  • Yearly VIP$6.991 Year
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  • Yearly VIP$16.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime VIP$24.99
4 purchases

Pivlite Preview

One-time4
  • 尝鲜体验包$0.99
  • 图片加速月卡$1.99
  • 连载追更包$6.99
Show 1 more
  • 高级尊享包$14.99

Questions

Is Panostory Pro free?
Panostory Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pivlite Preview free?
Pivlite Preview is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Panostory Pro or Pivlite Preview?
Panostory Pro is rated higher. Panostory Pro averages 4.1 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Pivlite Preview averages 2.2 from 13 ratings.
Do Panostory Pro or Pivlite Preview have ads?
Pivlite Preview shows ads; Panostory Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Panostory Pro or Pivlite Preview?
Panostory Pro ships an update fortnightly, and Pivlite Preview fortnightly. Most recently, Panostory Pro was updated on November 11, 2026 and Pivlite Preview on November 7, 2026.

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