Live Activities vs Image Smith
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Live Activities
This app allows you to create dynamic to-do lists that appear on your iOS device's Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Manage multiple lists in tabs and receive reminder notifications. All features are free to use.
- iOS 16 Live Activities
- Dynamic Island integration
- Lock screen widgets
- Home screen widgets
- Multiple list tabs
- Reminder notifications
- Icon badges
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iOS16 live activity, dynamic island, home & lock screen widget compatible tab type to-do list app. All features are completely free to use. - iOS16 live activities - Dynamic island - iOS16 lock screen widgets - iOS14 home screen widgets - Display multiple lists in tabs - reminder notifications - Display icon badges and so on...
Image Smith
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Image Smith is a professional image utility designed with privacy at its core. Unlike cloud-based tools, all processing happens entirely on your device — your images never leave it. Powered by ImageCore — a native C/C++ engine, not a slow JavaScript bridge. No subscriptions. No ads. No servers. KEY FEATURES: Format Conversion: Convert between JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, TIFF, and BMP. Crop & Rotate: Rectangular crop, rotate 90/180/270, flip horizontal or vertical. Lossless rotation for JPEGs — zero quality loss. Resize & Compress: Scale images to exact dimensions. Re-encode at custom quality to reduce file size. EXIF Metadata: View camera info, GPS coordinates, timestamps. Strip all metadata with one tap. Offline & Private: No internet required. No uploads. Fully open-source.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Image Smith at none against Live Activities's shown. Image Smith also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Live Activities ships an update every 6 weeks, Image Smith every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Live Activities | Image Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | FugaPiyo Inc. | Om Bhardwaj |
In-app purchases
Live Activities
No in-app purchases
Image Smith
No in-app purchases
Questions
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