Comparison

Xer vs Flashback

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

Flashback

Features
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Flashback turns your iPhone into an instant film camera. Point, shoot, and watch your photo develop right before your eyes — complete with the satisfying eject animation and a classic print frame. Every shot gets stamped with the date and your city, just like the real thing. FEATURES • Instant print animation with a developing effect • Classic film frame with date and location stamp • 8-photo film roll — just like a real camera • Front and back camera support • Save prints to your camera roll • Customize your print style — handwritten or classic font, light or dark ink • Simple gallery to browse, share, and delete your shots No filters. No feeds. Just photos that feel like memories.

Screenshots

Xer4 screens
Flashback4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Xer at 3 against Flashback's 1. Xer also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Xer versus Flashback: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXerFlashback
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer志明 丁Japmanpreet Singh

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

Flashback

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Xer

No in-app purchases

None

Flashback

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Xer free?
Xer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flashback free?
Flashback is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Xer or Flashback have ads?
Neither Xer nor Flashback shows ads.

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