Superimpose vs PasteUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Superimpose
This app allows for powerful multi-layer photo editing, enabling users to combine images, cut out objects, and blend them with various tools. It also integrates AI features for image generation, background removal, and enhancements, offering a comprehensive creative suite for visual content creation.
- Multi-layer photo editing
- Combine and arrange image layers
- AI image generation from text
- AI-assisted background removal
- Advanced masking tools
- Blend modes for creative effects
- Text tools for designs
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Superimpose is a complete creative studio for photo editing, image compositing, video editing, and AI-powered visual creation. Build complex edits by hand with layers, masks, blend modes, brushes, effects, adjustments, shadows, text, blur, warp and perspective tools. Cut out people and objects, combine several images, paint masks, adjust colours, add depth and shadows, and refine every detail. When you want faster results, use AI to generate images from text, edit and repair photos, replace backgrounds, expand a picture beyond its edges, enhance details, relight a scene, create headshots, swap faces, turn a sketch into finished art, or animate a still photo into a short video. And it is not only about photos any more. A true multi-track video editor is built in, so one project can carry you from a single image to a finished video without ever leaving the app. PHOTO EDITING AND COMPOSITING • Layer-based editing with up to 24 layers • Advanced masking, including Magic Wand, Magic Lasso, brush masks and shape masks • 18 blend modes and 16 adjustment layers • Non-destructive layer blur and adjustments • 63 photo effects, plus clarity, colour, tone and detail controls • Text and curved text tools • Motion Blur, Zoom Blur, Spin Blur, Lens Blur, Selective Blur and Gradient tools • Warp, perspective transform and distortion tools • Paint, smudge, clone stamp and effect brushes • Built-in shadow and Light Wrap tools • Camera fill with real-time masks and blend modes • Masking Library for reusable cutouts and stickers • Session Library that saves your projects automatically • PSD export with layers • More than a million royalty-free stock photos VIDEO EDITING • Multi-track timeline for video, images, audio and text • Split, trim, rotate and freeze clips with ease • Speed control, including speed ramps • Keyframe animation with adjustable curves • Transitions between clips • Stack effects and animations on any track for unique results • Use masks for precise editing, including green screen and more • Audio from your device, voiceovers and royalty-free music • Stickers and animated GIFs • Royalty-free stock video and photos • Export in the format and resolution you choose AI TOOLS • AI people masking • AI image generation from text • AI image editing and inpainting • AI background creation and replacement • AI outpainting and image expansion • AI image enhancement • AI relighting • AI sketch-to-image creation • AI headshot generation • AI face swap • AI image-to-image transformation • AI image-to-video generation Whether you are making social posts, thumbnails, designs, artwork, product images, profile photos, memes, edits or professional composites, Superimpose X gives you manual precision and AI speed in one app. Start with an idea, a photo, a sketch, a video or a blank canvas. Superimpose gives you the freedom to create by hand, the speed of AI when you need it, and the control to make every result your own. Terms of use: https://www.superimposeapp.com/terms-of-use--superimpose-classic-.html Privacy Policy: https://www.superimposeapp.com/privacy2.html
PasteUp
Create custom memes, collages, and visual idea boards with a freeform canvas. Easily add photos, text, drawings, and cutouts, with on-device background removal for sticker-style effects. Export your creations in various sizes and aspect ratios.
- Freeform canvas for creative editing
- Add photos, text, drawings, and shapes
- On-device background removal
- Sticker-style cutouts
- Customizable text with fonts and styles
- Export in various sizes and aspect ratios
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PasteUp is a fast, freeform canvas for turning photos, screenshots, text, drawings, and cutouts into memes, collages, and visual idea boards. Create a board, add images from your library, files, or clipboard, then arrange every layer exactly where you want it. Add text with custom fonts, fill and outline styles, draw by hand, and use shapes to build a composition that is entirely yours. Make your images stand out with on-device background removal, then add an outline for a sticker-style cutout. When your board is ready, export it at the size and aspect ratio you need and share it anywhere. PasteUp keeps your editing workflow immediate: no account is required to start making something. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Superimpose at 4.5 against PasteUp's 1.0. Superimpose also leads on ratings volume (3.2K vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Superimpose sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and PasteUp sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Superimpose holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Superimpose has 3.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Superimpose ships an update fortnightly, PasteUp every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Superimpose | PasteUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3.2K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 380 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pankaj Goswami | Nhung Selly |
Customer experience
Superimpose
PasteUp
Bugs and requests
Superimpose
Reported bugs
4 issues- Freezing and crashing issues
- Saved images losing quality
- Masking tools not working as expected
- Imported images not displaying properly
Requested features
5 requests- Undo/redo functionality
- Ability to save and resume projects
- Background blending tools
- Improved layer management
- Automatic background removal
PasteUp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Superimpose
- Superimpose Premium$2.991 Month
- Superimpose (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- Full Access Yearly$17.991 Year
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- Full Access Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Superimpose Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Superimpose Pro (Yearly)$34.991 Year
- 500 Pro AI Coins$3.99
- 1000 Pro AI Coins$6.99
PasteUp
- PasteUp Plus Monthly$4.991 Month









