Xer vs Flashback
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Multiple-layer editing
- Real-pixel editing
- Perspective transformations
- Color eraser
- Extensive photo effects
- Text layer addition
- Project auto-save
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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.
Flashback
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Xer | Flashback |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 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
Xer
No in-app purchases
Flashback
No in-app purchases








