Comparison

iContrast vs PhotoGlyph

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

Head to head
About

iContrast

Easily adjust the contrast and brightness of your photos, including medical images like X-rays and MRIs. Select an image, use a simple slider for adjustments, and save or share your enhanced masterpiece.

Highlights
  • Contrast and brightness adjustment
  • Supports photos, X-rays, and MRIs
  • Simple slider interface
  • Save and share edited images
  • Built-in camera integration
Features
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Create polished contrast control in seconds with iContrast. Shape highlights, shadows, and midtones for punchier color or a softer, balanced look. Designed for fast, visual editing: • Compare the original and edited image with a live split preview • Explore curated presets made for different photo styles • Blend the effect with your original for a subtle or bold finish • Save favorite effect settings in My Looks and reuse them • Share a labeled before-and-after image • Undo, redo, and resume your last edit • Save and share at high resolution • Edit across compact and expanded layouts with keyboard shortcuts • Process photos directly on your device Choose a photo, try a preset, and adjust until the result feels right. The focused editor keeps the image and its transformation visible throughout the process. Start creating for free in this ad-supported edition.

About

PhotoGlyph

Enhance rock art images by overlaying metadata like location, direction, and date. Choose between 'Pictograph' or 'Petroglyph' modes to best highlight features. Save your annotated creations to your photo library.

Highlights
  • Superimpose location, direction, and date
  • Pictograph and Petroglyph enhancement modes
  • Zoom in and out functionality
  • Undo changes feature
  • Save to Photo Library
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Press the 'Select' button to choose a photo from your library. If the photo has metadata, then you can press the 'Annotate' button to superimpose the location, direction and date/time on the bottom left of the image (note: when you save to the Photo Library, you can copy and paste this text from the image). Double tap or pinch to zoom in and out. Select either the 'Pictograph' or 'Petroglyph' depending on the subject of your photo to enhance its features. Press the 'Undo' button to revert changes. When finished, you can save the new image to your Photo Library. Note, depending on the color composition of pictographs, the 'Petroglyph' option might yield better results.

Screenshots

iContrast3 screens
PhotoGlyph4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iContrast at Free against PhotoGlyph's $4.99. PhotoGlyph's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads, 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

iContrast is free to download; PhotoGlyph costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iContrast ships an update every 3 weeks, PhotoGlyph fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iContrast versus PhotoGlyph: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriContrastPhotoGlyph
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating—3.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer福恩 毛Stephen Denham

Customer experience

iContrast

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

PhotoGlyph

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

iContrast

No in-app purchases

None

PhotoGlyph

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iContrast free?
iContrast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhotoGlyph free?
PhotoGlyph costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do iContrast or PhotoGlyph have ads?
Neither iContrast nor PhotoGlyph shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iContrast or PhotoGlyph?
iContrast ships an update every 3 weeks, and PhotoGlyph fortnightly. Most recently, iContrast was updated on October 29, 2026 and PhotoGlyph on October 8, 2026.

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