Sunlit vs Photo Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sunlit
Share your photos to a personal blog hosted on Micro.blog or compatible platforms. Discover and follow other users' photography in a chronological feed without algorithmic interference. Create posts with titles or simply share images.
- Publish photos to personal blog
- Discover photos from other users
- Chronological photo timeline
- Create photo posts and blog posts
- Support for Micro.blog, WordPress, Micropub APIs
- Drag and drop photo organization
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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.
Photo Reader
Extract text from any photo or image with this tool. Select an image or take a picture of a document, and the app will quickly present the text for copying or sharing via message or email. It integrates seamlessly with Photos Editing and the Share Menu for convenient access.
- Extract text from photos
- Copy extracted text
- Share text via message/email
- Photos Editing Extension
- Share Menu integration
- Supports multiple languages
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With Photo Reader, you can extract text from any photo or image. Using the app, you select a photo or make a photo of a text document and then the app will very quickly present you the text found in the photo. You can then copy the text to use it somewhere else or you can send the text in a text message or email. On iPad, you can drag and drop image files from Files to Photo Reader. You can select any photo from the Photos Library or any photo on disk. You can also use Photo Reader in combination with Photos Editing, because a Photos Editing Extension is included. Also, Photo Reader is included in the Share Menu, because a Share extension is included. The provided extensions are very useful, because in many cases you don't even have to launch the app. Just select the Photo Reader extension after tapping the Share icon in your favourite app. Photos Editing Extension You can use Photo Reader while in Photos, for example. Tap on a photo, then tap Edit in the upper right. Now tap on the ellipsis (...) button to call on Photo Reader. The text found will be presented in a new screen. Share Extension Or you can use Photo Reader at any time where you are looking at an image and your favourite app allows to 'share' the image. Most languages are supported : English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Russian and Arab.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Photo Reader at 100% against Sunlit's 50%. Photo Reader also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). Sunlit's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99). On update cadence, ads 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
Sunlit is free to download; Photo Reader costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sunlit ships an update every 5 weeks, Photo Reader monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sunlit | Photo Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (25 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Micro.blog, LLC | Alco Blom |
Customer experience
Sunlit
Photo Reader
In-app purchases
Sunlit
No in-app purchases
Photo Reader
No in-app purchases
