PhotoLayers Pro vs Superimpose X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PhotoLayers Pro
Create stunning photo collages and composite images with this powerful editing tool. Easily cut out subjects, blend multiple photos, and adjust colors for professional-looking results. This ad-free version offers a streamlined experience for all your photomontage needs.
- Background eraser for transparent cutouts
- Layer compositing up to 11 photos
- Color tone adjustment
- Ad-free editing experience
- Create photo collages
- Build composite photos
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◇ PhotoLayers Pro makes photo editing and layering simple and fun. ◇ PhotoLayers Pro is a photo montage app that helps you create beautiful photo collages, composite photos, and photomontages easily. ◇ This is the paid, ad-free version. ◇ Background Eraser Make unwanted areas transparent to cut out subjects and create a clean transparent background. ◇ Layer compositing Combine up to 11 photos at the same time to build your own montage. ◇ Color control Adjust color tone to make your images look more attractive.
Superimpose X
Create stunning photo art with advanced layering, blending, and masking tools. This powerful editor offers a wide array of adjustments, effects, and brushes for both professionals and amateurs. Save your work in sessions and reuse masked images as stickers.
- Multiple layers (up to 24)
- Extensive adjustment and blending modes
- AI-powered masking
- Masking Library for reusable stickers
- Session Library for project saving
- Non-destructive editing and effects
- Export PSD with layers
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Superimpose X is a serious photo editor, and the editor is yours with the app — layers, masks, blend modes, brushes, effects, shadows, text and precision tools, with no subscription to use any of it. When you want more, two studios are built right in and unlock with a subscription: an AI Editor that generates and transforms images, and a true multi-track Video Editor. THE PHOTO EDITOR Build complex edits by hand with the control of a desktop app and none of the complexity. Cut out people and objects, combine images, paint masks, adjust colour, add depth and shadow, then refine every detail. • Layer-based editing with up to 24 layers • Magic Wand, Magic Lasso, brush 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 • Motion, Zoom, Spin, Lens and Selective Blur, and gradients • Warp, perspective transform and distortion • Paint, smudge, clone stamp and effect brushes • 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 • Over a million royalty-free stock photos AI EDITOR Start from a photo, a sketch or a sentence and let AI do the heavy lifting, then take the result back into the layer editor to finish it properly. • Image generation from text • AI editing and inpainting • Background creation and replacement • Outpainting and image expansion • Enhance, relight and repair • Sketch to image • Headshot generation • Face swap • Image to image transformation • Image to video • AI people masking VIDEO EDITOR A real multi-track editor, not a template filler. • Edit video, images, audio and text on multiple tracks • Stack effects and animations for results that are yours • Masks for precise work, including green screen • Track objects through a shot and ramp clip speed • Animate text with elegant presets • Split, trim, rotate and freeze clips • Colour effects, blurs and distortions • Audio EQ, filters and transitions • Royalty-free photos, videos, music and GIFs • Export in a range of formats, including GIF ONE APP, ONE PROJECT The three studios share the same project. Composite a frame in the photo editor and drop it on the timeline. Generate a background with AI and mask it by hand. Pull a still out of a video and edit it as layers. Nothing is exported and re-imported just to move between them. Terms of use: https://www.superimposeapp.com/superimposex_terms_of_use.html Privacy Policy: https://www.superimposeapp.com/privacy2.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PhotoLayers Pro at none against Superimpose X's 8. Superimpose X's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (86% vs 60%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
PhotoLayers Pro costs $4.99 and Superimpose X $4.99 up front. Superimpose X sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PhotoLayers Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for PhotoLayers Pro against 4.7 for Superimpose X. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of PhotoLayers Pro's written reviews are positive against 86% of Superimpose X's.
PhotoLayers Pro ships an update every 2 months, Superimpose X every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | PhotoLayers Pro | Superimpose X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better | 4.7 (3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.5% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K | 3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #126 | #32 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 378 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | +4 |
| Developer | handyCloset Inc. | Pankaj Goswami |
Customer experience
PhotoLayers Pro
Superimpose X
User reviews
PhotoLayers Pro
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User-friendly
- 🚀 Efficient photo editing
- 💡 Useful layering features
- 🔒 Respects user privacy
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 📥 Issues with image quality
- 🔍 Lack of advanced editing tools
- 💰 Paid features removed in updates
Superimpose X
From 3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Amazing editing capabilities
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly
- 💡 Powerful layering and masking tools
- 🚀 Efficient and fast performance
- 👍 Excellent value for money
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
- 🐛 Bugs with certain tools (brush, text, etc.)
- 🔒 Concerns over recent subscription model changes
- 🔒 Frustration over loss of legacy features
Bugs and requests
PhotoLayers Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when trying to erase backgrounds
- Saved images have white background even with PNG
- Layers get mixed up and edits applied to wrong layer
Requested features
4 requests- Add undo/redo functionality
- Improve background removal accuracy
- Implement zoom feature for precise editing
- Restore removed features like text addition
Superimpose X
Reported bugs
4 issues- Masking tool issues causing halos
- Text layer bugs causing loss of text
- Inconsistent behavior when merging layers
- Crashes when using certain effects
Requested features
6 requests- More layer support
- Additional font and text options
- Improved color adjustment tools
- Custom brush settings
- Ability to rearrange layer order
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- Expanded stock image library
In-app purchases
PhotoLayers Pro
No in-app purchases
Superimpose X
- Pro Membership (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Superimpose X (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- AI Membership (Yearly)7 Days trial$17.991 Year
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- Pro Membership (Yearly)$17.991 Year
- Superimpose X Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Superimpose X Pro (Yearly)$34.991 Year
- 500 Pro AI Coins$3.99
- 1000 Pro AI Coins$6.99
Questions
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