Parallax Layers vs Photos Search
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parallax Layers
Create dynamic 3D animations from your photos and illustrations. Layer images, tilt your device to experience depth, and record your creations to share. Save your work as projects for later editing.
- Add images from camera or gallery
- Layer images on canvas for illustration
- Experience 3D movement with device tilt
- Record and share animations
- Save projects for editing
- Supports images with alpha components
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Parallax Layers allows you to bring your illustration to life. 1. Add your images from the camera or the gallery 2. Arrange them into the canvas to build the final illustration 3. Tap play 4. Move your device and tilt it and see the 3D movement effect You can record the animation and share through your favorite social platform. Also you can store your images as projects in order to recover or edit them in any moment. To achieve awesome results, use several images with alpha components.
Photos Search
This app uses text recognition to find words within your photos. It allows you to extract, copy, and organize text from images, including links and phone numbers. The app also integrates with Maps and offers a macOS version.
- Search text in photos
- Extract and copy text
- Detect links and phone numbers
- Create albums from search results
- Integrates with Maps
- Share and Editing Extensions
- macOS version included
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Photos Search can search for text in your photos library. It uses Text Recognition software to find text in a photo. Spotlight is supported, so you can search directly from the Home Screen. You can scan a selected time period (7 days, 30 days, 6 months etc.) or scan all your photos. Once a photo has been processed, you will not have to scan it again, so after a while you will have processed your complete photos library and it will be ready to be searched instantaneously. Photos Search can extract the text from any photo and will allow you to copy the text. It will also detect links, phone numbers, calendar events etc. You can create an album in Photos with your search results, so that you can also work with your found photos in the Photos app. Photos Search integrates with Maps to show you the physical location where the photo has been taken. You can also use Photos Search to scan an individual photo, a photo of a paper document or a screen shot. Photos Search includes a Share Extension. With this extension you can extract text from any image or photo in any app through the extension feature of iOS. Photos Search also includes a Photos Editing Extension. With this extension you can extract text from any photo in Photos through the extension feature of Photos. Just Edit a photo in Photos and call on the Photos Search extension to extract all the text from the photo. You will also get the macOS version of this app with this purchase. The app is also available separately only for iOS under the name Photos Search Text and that version has a lower iOS price. Most languages are supported : English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Russian. New languages that are supported : Thai, Vietnamese and Arabic.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Photos Search at 100% against Parallax Layers's 0%. Photos Search also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Parallax Layers's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $17.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Parallax Layers costs $2.99 and Photos Search $17.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Photos Search holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Parallax Layers's written reviews are positive against 100% of Photos Search's.
Parallax Layers ships an update every 4 months, Photos Search every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parallax Layers | Photos Search |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $17.99 |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Lao | Alco Blom |
Customer experience
Parallax Layers
Photos Search
In-app purchases
Parallax Layers
No in-app purchases
Photos Search
No in-app purchases
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