Comparison

PhotoLayers vs Circle Crop

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

Circle Crop

Easily transform your photos into perfect circles. Select any part of your image, adjust the circle's size, and choose your desired background color or transparency. Save your creations in JPG, PNG, or transparent PNG formats.

Highlights
  • Adjustable circle diameter
  • Optional background color
  • Photo zoom and pan
  • Save as JPG, PNG, Transparent PNG
  • High export resolution up to 4096x4096
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Make your photos circular Select your photo from device photo gallery and create a beautiful round picture of any part of it. You can save the output image with "JPG" or "PNG" format. Advanced: There is an option to save the output image with "Transparent PNG" format — in which the outside of circle will be fully transparent (mostly for web pages, as noted at end of this text). FEATURES • Adjustable diameter of circle • Optional background color (thousands of colors) • Photo zoom and pan • Photo rotate • Output formats: JPG, PNG, Transparent PNG • Export resolution: 16×16 to 4096×4096, square *** Clarification about "Transparent PNG" pictures *** This image format is mostly used for web pages. It's less supported on operating systems (such as iOS) and most photography apps. However, these images are fine when used in web-sites / inside some apps [for example: Apple "Pages" app for iOS] / desktop photo editor softwares / or submitting avatar pictures on web. The iOS Photos app displays the transparent pixels as white / and sometimes with sudden color-change to black. For most pictures, the transparency would be visible when you are playing (finger-zooming) with a thumbnail in photo gallery. Another way to find transparency is to open the picture in "Circle Crop app" and then zoom-out with two fingers to view any transparent area.

Screenshots

PhotoLayers4 screens
Circle Crop2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PhotoLayers at Free against Circle Crop's $1.79. PhotoLayers also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and review sentiment (80% vs 47%). Circle Crop's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PhotoLayers is free to download; Circle Crop costs $1.79 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PhotoLayers holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PhotoLayers has 20K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of PhotoLayers's written reviews are positive against 47% of Circle Crop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhotoLayers ships an update every 3 months, Circle Crop every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
PhotoLayers versus Circle Crop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhotoLayersCircle Crop
PriceFree — better$1.79
Rating4.8 (20K ratings) — better3.3 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews80.4% of reviews — better47.4% of reviews
Number of ratings20K — better23
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperhandyCloset Inc.Kamran Saberihaghighi

Customer experience

PhotoLayers

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

Circle Crop

All ratings23 ratings
Positive52.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative43.5%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative47.4%

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

Circle Crop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PhotoLayers

No in-app purchases

None

Circle Crop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PhotoLayers free?
PhotoLayers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Circle Crop free?
Circle Crop costs $1.79, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PhotoLayers or Circle Crop?
PhotoLayers is rated higher. PhotoLayers averages 4.8 out of 5 from 20K ratings, while Circle Crop averages 3.3 from 23 ratings.
Do PhotoLayers or Circle Crop have ads?
PhotoLayers shows ads; Circle Crop does not.
Which is updated more often, PhotoLayers or Circle Crop?
PhotoLayers ships an update every 3 months, and Circle Crop every 14 months. Most recently, PhotoLayers was updated on October 25, 2026 and Circle Crop on October 24, 2026.

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