Comparison

Image Layer Composer vs Glazr Photo

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

Head to head
About

Image Layer Composer

Features
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Combine unlimited images and text with Image Layer Composer! Keeping your privacy in mind, Image Layer Composer only has access to the photos you select, and this data is only stored locally on your phone. We never upload photos to servers, or access or sell your data. FEATURES -Add text -Add images from photo library -Manage layers and add as many as you'd like -Add background color -Change aspect ratio -Export or share your composition ACTIONS -Drag to move current layer -Pinch to resize current layer -Rotate current layer with 2 fingers -Tap to edit existing text

About

Glazr Photo

Features
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Glazr Photo is a complete photo editor that works at the full resolution of your photos, right on your phone or tablet. Your original is never changed: every edit can be adjusted or undone at any time, and your photos never leave your device. LIGHT AND COLOUR • Exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites and blacks • Temperature, tint, vibrance and saturation • Clarity, sharpen, vignette, grain and fade • One-tap Auto • Tone curves and HSL colour control • Radial and linear masks to adjust part of a photo FILTERS AND PRESETS • 15 filters with live previews and adjustable strength • Save your own looks as presets and reuse them CROP AND REPAIR • Crop with ratios, straighten, rotate, flip and fix perspective • Heal: tap a spot or blemish to remove it BACKGROUND REMOVAL • Separate the subject from the background on your device • Refine the edge with an erase and restore brush • Make the background transparent, a solid colour or blurred LAYERS • Text, stickers, shapes, drawing and photo layers • Text styles for Arabic and Latin scripts • 16 blend modes and opacity for every layer • Cut the photo or any photo layer to a shape (circle, heart, star and more) with a soft edge • Group layers to move, scale and rotate them together • Flatten several layers into one photo layer PROJECTS AND EXPORT • Every photo is a project you can reopen and keep editing • Up to 500 undo steps • Export JPEG, PNG and HEIC (iPhone and iPad) up to full resolution, fast even with 50 MP photos • PNG keeps transparency • Camera info is kept; location is removed unless you keep it • Share projects as .glzrproj files; projects from Glazr Photo 1.x open too • Extract text from a photo • Start from a blank canvas PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Editing, background removal and text extraction run on your device • No account and no uploads • The app sees only the photos you pick GLAZR PHOTO PRO A one-time purchase, no subscription: • No ads • Batch editing: apply one look to many photos • Import your own .cube LUTs • Unlimited saved presets Every editing tool is free. The free version shows ads on the projects screen only, never while you edit. Available in English, Arabic, French and German.

Screenshots

Image Layer Composer4 screens
Glazr Photo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Image Layer Composer at none against Glazr Photo's 1. Image Layer Composer also leads on ads (none vs shown). Glazr Photo's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Glazr Photo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Image Layer Composer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Image Layer Composer versus Glazr Photo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImage Layer ComposerGlazr Photo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZoe CutlerIbrahim Amer

In-app purchases

None

Image Layer Composer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Glazr Photo

One-time1
  • Glazr Photo Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Image Layer Composer free?
Image Layer Composer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glazr Photo free?
Glazr Photo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Image Layer Composer or Glazr Photo have ads?
Glazr Photo shows ads; Image Layer Composer does not.

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