Comparison

Fileyan vs Liyn

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

Head to head
About

Fileyan

View detailed technical information for your image, video, and audio files. It displays metadata such as creation time, GPS location, codecs, dimensions, and camera settings. This app supports a wide range of common and professional media formats.

Highlights
  • View creation time and GPS location
  • Display codec, dimensions, and frame rate
  • Show EXIF and camera information
  • Support for numerous image, video, and audio formats
  • Detailed metadata extraction
Features
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View technical information of media (image, video and audio) files. MediaInfo alternative. Show info about creation time, GPS location, codec, dimensions, frame rate (FPS), duration, profile, level, encoder, EXIF metadata, orientation, alpha, container format, bitrate, device, camera, aperture, focal length, shutter speed, ISO, exposure bias, HDR, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, ISO 21496-1, UltraHDR, gain map, XMP, megapixel count, color space, color transfer (SMPTE/PQ/HLG), matrix coefficients, color primaries (Display P3/BT.2020), bit depth, pixel format, saturation, sharpness, depth image, 360 videos, spatial videos, live photos, panorama, motion photos, ICC profile, auxiliary data, audio channels, sample rate, chroma subsampling, auxiliary images, IPTC, C2PA (Content Credentials), AI Generated, RGB/YUV/CMYK/XYB and more. It can also extract motion/live photo videos, EXIF/XMP/JUMBF metadata, thumbnails, gain map and auxiliary images to PNG, HEIF/AVIF/HEIF box data, JPEG sub-images, PNG chunks, ISO BMFF UUID. Supported formats: - Image: JPEG, HEIC, HEIF, PNG, APNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, WEBP, AVIF, JPEG XL (JXL), RAW, CR3, CR2, NEF, ARW, RW2, DNG, ORF, RAF, HIF, JPEG 2000 - Video: AV1, VP9, VP8, H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), H.266 (VVC), MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, MOV, MP4, M4V, 3GP, MKV, QuickTime, WebM, FLV, WMV, TS, MTS, M2TS, VOB, MPG, AVI, OGG, APV - Audio: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, AC3, DTS, WMA, M4A, OPUS, OGG, AIFF, APE, MPC, AMR, MKA, AU, RA, RMVB, CAF, MID, MIDI

About

Liyn

This AI assistant offers advanced multi-turn dialogue for problem-solving in writing, programming, translation, and academics. It supports photo, internet, and file searches for instant AI analysis.

Highlights
  • Multi-turn interactive dialogue
  • Problem formulation and solution
  • Writing assistance
  • Programming help
  • Translation support
  • Academic and work problem-solving
  • Photo and internet search
  • File upload analysis
Features
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Independently developed by the Liyn team, this new concept model is faster, more accurate, and more detailed. Features unique multi-turn interactive dialogue to help you precisely formulate and solve problems in writing, programming, translation, academics, or work - nothing is beyond its capabilities. Supports photo search, internet search, and file uploads, with AI assistant providing instant analysis.

Screenshots

Fileyan4 screens
Liyn3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Fileyan at 14 against Liyn's 1. Fileyan also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Fileyan against 5.0 for Liyn. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fileyan has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fileyan ships an update every 5 days, Liyn every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fileyan versus Liyn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFileyanLiyn
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer园园 刘Wai Man SIN

Customer experience

Fileyan

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Liyn

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fileyan

No in-app purchases

None

Liyn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fileyan free?
Fileyan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Liyn free?
Liyn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fileyan or Liyn?
Liyn is rated higher. Fileyan averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Liyn averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Fileyan or Liyn have ads?
Neither Fileyan nor Liyn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fileyan or Liyn?
Fileyan ships an update every 5 days, and Liyn every 4 days. Most recently, Fileyan was updated on October 12, 2026 and Liyn on October 8, 2026.

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