Sunlit vs Plates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sunlit
Publish photos to your personal blog hosted on Micro.blog or compatible platforms like WordPress. Discover and connect with other users through a chronological photo timeline. Create new posts, add titles, and organize images with ease.
- Publish photos to Micro.blog, WordPress, or Micropub blogs
- Chronological photo timeline
- Create new microblog posts with photos
- Drag and drop photo organization
- Discover and follow other users' photos
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Publish photos to your own blog — hosted by Micro.blog or compatible blogs using WordPress or Micropub — and discover beautiful photos from other users. * Scroll through a timeline of photos from friends on Micro.blog. * No ads. No algorithms. Timeline photos are in chronological order. * Create new microblog posts with photos. * Add a title to publish as a full blog post. * Drag and drop photos to change the order or move photos into new post sections. * Publish to Micro.blog, WordPress, or compatible blogs that support the MetaWeblog or Micropub APIs. * Browse photos from other users and follow them in Micro.blog. Questions? Email help@micro.blog.
Plates
This app is a social photography platform that allows users to curate and organize their photos into thematic albums called 'plates'. It emphasizes collaboration, storytelling, and privacy, enabling users to discover great photographers and share intimate moments with select groups.
- Create thematic photo albums ('plates')
- Collaborate with other users as co-curators
- Organize photos and videos
- Discover photographers worldwide
- Create private albums for friends and family
- Storytelling and co-creation tools
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Photography app for curating your photos and discovering great photographers Starting with the idea that memories exist in context, we have built Plates, a new social photography platform. "Plates" replaces conventional hashtags with a powerful combination of collaboration and curation tools, as well as respect for users' privacy. Plates is for storytelling, curation, co-creation and discovering great photos! Organize your photos Organize your photos by creating plates on the different types of photography you do. A plate is nothing but a photo album. A plate can be about anything you like, be it your trips, passions or anything that floats your boat. Add photos and videos to your plate and curate your content like never before. Find genuinely interested followers for your photography. Be free from the risk of spamming your follower's feed. Collaborate with Photographers Introduce a new way of storytelling, add other users as co-curators to your plate. Have a common space for all your photos! Conduct your photo walks like never before. Create private plates Some stories are meant for everyone. Some are meant for some. Have private spaces for your friends and family. Perfect for sharing intimate moments. Discover great content Discover amazing photos from photographers from all around the world. Find thousands of photos from every genre of photography. We can`t wait to see your amazing content on Plates. Come, let`s Platesit, Live Life Together! https://platestheapp.com For any help, please reach out to us at platestheapp@gmail.com. Follow us on https://instagram.com/platestheapp https://twitter.com/platestheapp https://www.facebook.com/platestheapp
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Plates at 4.8 against Sunlit's 4.2. Plates also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Plates holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 41 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Sunlit's written reviews are positive against 86% of Plates's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sunlit | Plates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (25 ratings) | 4.8 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Micro.blog, LLC | Sarthak Mishra |
Customer experience
Sunlit
Plates
In-app purchases
Sunlit
No in-app purchases
Plates
No in-app purchases
