Comparison

PhotoLayers vs MobiPx

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

Head to head
About

PhotoLayers

Easily create stunning photo collages and composite images by layering up to 11 photos. Remove unwanted backgrounds to make subjects transparent and adjust color tones for more attractive visuals.

Highlights
  • Photo layering
  • Background eraser
  • Create collages
  • Composite photos
  • Color control
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◇ PhotoLayers makes photo editing and layering simple and fun. ◇ PhotoLayers is a photo montage app that helps you create beautiful photo collages, composite photos, and photomontages easily. ◇ 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.

About

MobiPx

This professional image editor offers advanced tools like layers, selections, and masks, with deep PSD compatibility for seamless desktop workflows. It provides pixel-level editing, vector graphics, and extensive color adjustments and filters, optimized for touch interfaces.

Highlights
  • Complete layer system with blend modes
  • Deep PSD file compatibility
  • Powerful selection tools
  • 30+ professional editing tools
  • 20+ color adjustments and adjustment layers
  • Extensive filters and Filter Gallery
  • Vector graphics and text editing
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A professional image editor: layers, selections, masks, vector graphics and pixel-level editing, deeply compatible with PSD files. MobiPx is a mobile image editor built for professionals with desktop retouching experience: it follows the logic and workflows of desktop software, optimized for touch — get complex editing done in a familiar way, with little to learn. Completely rebuilt, with major upgrades in features, performance and PSD compatibility. Key features: ■ AI Object Selection and Face-Aware Liquify Version 2.2 adds on-device AI. Object Selection recognizes the subject so a cutout starts with a tap instead of tracing. Face-Aware Liquify detects faces and lets you reshape eyes, nose, jaw and smile with the same kind of controls photographers know from desktop software. ■ Complete layer system Image, text, shape, fill (solid/gradient/pattern), adjustment and group layers; 27 blend modes with opacity control; layer, vector and clipping masks for complex non-destructive compositing. ■ Deep PSD compatibility Open, edit and save PSD directly — PSD is the project format, seamlessly connecting to desktop workflows. Layer groups, adjustment layers, masks, blend modes, layer styles and text layers are read correctly and fully preserved on save. ■ Powerful selections Rectangular, elliptical, lasso, polygonal lasso, magnetic lasso and magic wand tools, plus Transform Selection and rich selection commands for precise edits to specific areas. ■ 30+ professional tools Crop, Perspective Crop, Move, Free Transform, Transform Selection, Rectangular Selection, Elliptical Selection, Lasso, Polygonal Lasso, Magnetic Lasso, Magic Wand, Pencil, Brush, Paint Bucket, Gradient, Eraser, Eyedropper, Clone Stamp, Quick Copy, Circle Warp, Puppet Warp, Red Eye, Blur, Sharpen, Dodge/Burn, Smudge, Liquify, Mosaic, Text, Guides, Hand, Vector (Shape/Pen) and more. ■ 20 color adjustments and adjustment layers Brightness/Contrast, Levels, Curves, Exposure, Vibrance, Hue/Saturation, Color Balance, Black & White, Photo Filter, Channel Mixer, Color Lookup, Invert, Posterize, Threshold, Gradient Map, Selective Color, Shadows/Highlights, Desaturate, Equalize, Colorize. Stack them as adjustment layers, change parameters anytime and combine with masks for non-destructive color work. ■ Nearly 80 filters plus a Filter Gallery Blur (Gaussian, Lens, Motion, Radial, Surface, Smart Blur…), sharpening (Unsharp Mask…), distort, noise, pixelate, render and stylize categories, plus Filter Gallery effects: brush strokes, sketch, texture and artistic. ■ 10 layer styles Drop Shadow, Inner Shadow, Outer Glow, Inner Glow, Bevel & Emboss, Satin, Color Overlay, Gradient Overlay, Pattern Overlay and Stroke; stack multiple instances of the same style for richer effects. ■ Vector graphics and text Create and edit vector graphics with the Shape and Pen tools; text layers support fonts, sizes and colors, and round-trip fully with PSD. ■ Resource library Brushes, patterns, styles and fonts in one place; import brush (.abr), pattern (.pat) and style (.asl) packs as well as custom fonts. ■ Huge documents, high performance GPU-accelerated tiled rendering with multi-level caching supports very large documents, adapting automatically to device memory. ■ Pixel-level precision Zoom in to pixel level for precise editing; guides and grids ensure accurate positioning and alignment. ■ Multiple documents and auto-save Open several documents and switch quickly; full undo/redo history; auto-save lowers the risk of accidental loss. ■ Import and export Open PSD, PNG and JPG files or import from your photo library; export as PSD, PNG or JPG, or save to the photo library; send images from other apps straight to MobiPx via system sharing. ■ 25 languages The interface is available in 25 languages, including English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Arabic.

Screenshots

PhotoLayers4 screens
MobiPx4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PhotoLayers at none against MobiPx's 3. PhotoLayers also leads on ratings volume (20K vs 1). MobiPx's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. MobiPx sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. PhotoLayers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MobiPx holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PhotoLayers has 20K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhotoLayers ships an update every 3 months, MobiPx every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PhotoLayers versus MobiPx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhotoLayersMobiPx
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (20K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings20K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB298 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperhandyCloset Inc.文友 蒋

Customer experience

PhotoLayers

All ratings19,764 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews285 reviews
Positive80.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative14.7%

MobiPx

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

Bugs and requests

PhotoLayers

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Eraser tool issues after recent update
  • Crashes and freezes on some devices
  • Inability to access photo library in certain cases

Requested features

4 requests
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Horizontal/landscape mode support
  • Increased layer limit
  • Ability to save edited images in higher quality

MobiPx

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PhotoLayers

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

MobiPx

One-time3
  • 7-Day VIP Membership$0.29
  • 30-Day VIP Membership$0.99
  • Permanent VIP Membership$19.99

Questions

Is PhotoLayers free?
PhotoLayers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MobiPx free?
MobiPx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PhotoLayers or MobiPx?
MobiPx is rated higher. PhotoLayers averages 4.8 out of 5 from 20K ratings, while MobiPx averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PhotoLayers or MobiPx have ads?
PhotoLayers shows ads; MobiPx does not.
Which is updated more often, PhotoLayers or MobiPx?
PhotoLayers ships an update every 3 months, and MobiPx every 3 weeks. Most recently, PhotoLayers was updated on October 22, 2026 and MobiPx on October 18, 2026.

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