Comparison

Xer vs PhotosFactory

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

Head to head
About

Xer

This app offers advanced photo editing capabilities with multiple layers, allowing for precise adjustments, effects, and text overlays. Create artistic photo montages and enhance images with a wide range of tools for daily editing needs.

Highlights
  • Multiple-layer editing
  • Real-pixel editing
  • Perspective transformations
  • Color eraser
  • Extensive photo effects
  • Text layer addition
  • Project auto-save
Features
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Xer is a versatile photo editor to make excellent photos basing on multiple-layer editing. It is to meet all the daily demands for photo editing: rotation, cropping, flipping, applying photo effects, adding text, making artistic or funny photo montages, etc. Whenever it can help, it's trying to be sufficient and handy. Features: + Real-pixel editing. + Create projects with photos or a blank background. + Multiple-layer editing: Tap on a layer to select it. + Add new layers from the photo album or the camera. + Move, rotate, flip a layer, zoom in/out to edit with accuracy. + Move up a layer with a double-tap. + Change a layer's width or height. + The only app in the App Store capable of performing perspective transformations. + Color eraser: Quickly erase a layer's background color. + Eraser: Erase on a layer with desired size and offset. + Add transparency to a layer. + Copy a layer or the whole image. + Crop a layer. + Delete a layer. + Add a text layer. + Control your photos: Contrast, Saturation, Brightness, Tint, Exposure, Blur, USM, Vibrance, Gloom, Vignette, Gamma, Bloom, Sepia Tone, Posterize, Hue Adjust, etc. + Apply combined photo effects with convenience. + Project auto-save. + Save or mail. + Share to SNS. THE ONLY TIP: ALWAYS SELECT A LAYER BEFORE DOING ANYTHING TO IT. See the demo on the support website.

About

PhotosFactory

Enhance your photos with a variety of editing tools, including filters, text overlays, and drawing capabilities. Combine multiple images into a single picture or use the sketchpad for quick notes. Share your creations with friends.

Highlights
  • Image filters (Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue, Sharpness)
  • Add text and handwriting
  • Merge multiple photos
  • Sketchpad functionality
  • Share edited photos
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1.when your see something Beautiful or interesting you can take a photo and Zooming and rotating image processing filters (Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue rotation, Sharpness) Graffiti Handwriting some text whth the photo in this app ,and then share to your friend 2.you can Handwriting and save as a picture when on meeting or class and any where you want to write something fast and easy 3.Also you can select a picture in the Phone Album and editor it or write text on it 4.you can select more photos into this app and drag move and merger as a picture 5.A Sketchpad is include in it

Screenshots

Xer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Xer at 43% against PhotosFactory's 0%. Xer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Xer ships an update monthly, PhotosFactory every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Xer versus PhotosFactory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXerPhotosFactory
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer志明 丁著显 朱

Customer experience

Xer

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

PhotosFactory

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Xer

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes frequently during editing
  • Eraser tool causes app to crash or malfunction
  • Layers disappear randomly during work
  • Undo function doesn't work properly
  • Unresponsive buttons and controls
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  • Tutorial exit button unresponsive on iOS 8
  • Photos won't load or get stuck loading
  • Image quality drastically decreases on import
  • Erased content reappears before crashing
  • App circles back to instructions instead of functioning
  • Photos move around uncontrollably on screen

Requested features

10 requests
  • Layer tab/panel for easy layer management and visibility
  • Ability to add more than 3 layers
  • Save and resume projects functionality
  • HD/high-quality image export options
  • Undo functionality that actually works
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  • Individual side adjustment for canvas resizing
  • Comprehensive user instructions and tutorials
  • Button labels and icon descriptions
  • Ability to delete and reload pictures
  • Smart layer selection without moving other layers

PhotosFactory

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Xer

No in-app purchases

None

PhotosFactory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Xer free?
Xer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhotosFactory free?
PhotosFactory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Xer or PhotosFactory have ads?
PhotosFactory shows ads; Xer does not.
Which is updated more often, Xer or PhotosFactory?
Xer ships an update monthly, and PhotosFactory every 5 months. Most recently, Xer was updated on November 1, 2026 and PhotosFactory on November 1, 2026.

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