Before vs GlowUp Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Before
Easily create side-by-side or stacked composite images to visually compare two photos. Customize titles, fonts, colors, borders, and arrangement for impactful before-and-after visuals.
- Side-by-side or stacked photo arrangement
- Customizable titles with font, color, and position
- Adjustable border types and lengths
- Save to camera roll
- Share via popular social media and cloud services
- Adjustable save resolution
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Before photo and after photo are arranged side by side. Create a composite photo that allows you to compare the difference in those photos. You can put a title on each photo. You can also set the title font, color, shadow, size, and position. Composite images can be placed on the left or right or top and bottom. In addition, you can set the border type and border length for Photo 1 and Photo 2. [Source] - Camera - Camera roll 【Settings】 - Select photo 1 - Select photo 2 - Swap photos - Title font (Select font) - Title text (text field: typing) - Title alignment (left / center / right) - Title color (RGB color slider control) - Title shadow (slider control) - Title size (gesture: pinch in / pinch out) - Title position (gesture: pan) - Border type (none / gradation / ray / triangle / zigzag) - Border length (slider control) - Arrangement of composite photos (pile / side by side) - Save resolution: 5-100% of original resolution [Output] - Save to camera roll: Composite photo - Composite photo sharing: AirDrop, LINE, Facebook, Dropbox, Instagram, ...
GlowUp Camera
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Bring two photos together and make changes easy to see. GlowUp Camera helps you create before-and-after comparisons for salon treatments, fitness progress, and renovation or product improvement examples. Features • Compare photos side by side, stacked, or with a split layout. • Keep the comparison in view while adjusting photos, layout, appearance, and labels. • Choose 1:1, 4:5, 1.91:1, or 9:16 aspect ratios. • Adjust margins, rounded corners, borders, and Before/After labels. • Use photos from your library or take photos with the in-app camera. • Save a PNG image with a 1080-pixel short edge to Photos. Watermark-free saving • Pro removes the watermark. A monthly subscription and a one-time Lifetime purchase are offered in the Pro screen. • Without Pro, you can watch a rewarded ad to unlock one watermark-free save per day, subject to ad availability. Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aplista.net/privacy-policy/en
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: GlowUp Camera at Free against Before's $1.99. GlowUp Camera also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 47 months). Before's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown).
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
GlowUp Camera is free to download; Before costs $1.99 up front. GlowUp Camera sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Before asks for nothing beyond the download.
Before ships an update every 47 months, GlowUp Camera every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Before | GlowUp Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 47 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masanori Katsuta | Aplista |
In-app purchases
Before
No in-app purchases
GlowUp Camera
- GlowUp Camera Pro$1.991 Month
