Photon Library vs Levende
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Photon Library
Organize and enjoy your photos and videos with a sleek, intuitive media management app. It offers a streamlined approach to browsing, viewing, and organizing your collections with a clean interface and smart features.
- Clean, modern interface
- Smart album organization
- Calendar view
- Favorites section
- Smooth, responsive performance
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Rediscover your memories with Photon Library, a sleek, intuitive photo and video manager for iPhone and iPad. Browse, search, organize, and clean up your library in a thoughtfully designed interface built around the moments that matter. BROWSE AND RELIVE - Enjoy a clean, modern layout that keeps your photos front and center - Open any photo with a smooth zoom transition from its thumbnail - Start a slideshow from an album or a custom selection of photos - Swipe up on a photo to see details, including where it was taken on a map - Browse by date with Calendar view - Revisit your favorites anytime FIND ANYTHING, FAST - Search by place. Type βMadridβ to quickly find photos taken there - Refine results by date range, media type, screenshots, or favorites - Search album names and combine filters to narrow down exactly what you want - Keep your location data private. Place searches run entirely on your device ORGANIZE WITH EASE - Pin your most important albums to keep them close at hand - Collapse and expand album groups to reduce clutter - Filter albums by name to jump straight to what you need - Select multiple photos quickly by dragging across the grid - Add photos to albums, share them, or mark favorites with a long press RECLAIM STORAGE - Find photos and videos you may no longer need using date range and media type filters - Protect what matters by excluding favorites and items already stored in albums - Preview everything before you delete it - Review your selection and deselect anything you want to keep Photon Library is a refreshing alternative to complicated photo-management apps. Declutter your library or enjoy your memories with less friction and more control. Simplify your photo library. Download Photon Library and rediscover your memories with ease. Requires iOS 26 or later.
Levende
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Levende brings your kids' drawings to life. Scan the drawing from the fridge, and Levende cuts out the figure, gives it a skeleton and makes it wave, walk, jump and dance. Put several figures together on a stage, or stand them on the kitchen table in AR, and record a video you can keep and send to Grandma. Draw a car, a bus or a train, and it drives round the stage on turning wheels. Everything happens on your iPhone or iPad. Drawings, photos and videos are never uploaded: no account, no cloud, no tracking and no ads. Your kids' drawings stay theirs. HOW IT WORKS β’ Scan a drawing with the camera, take a photo or pick a picture β’ The figure is cut out automatically β touch it up with the brush if an arm is missing β’ Levende finds the head, arms and legs and gives the figure a skeleton you can adjust by dragging the dots β’ Pick from 20 moves: wave, walk, run, jump, dance, dab, jump rope, boxing, float, zombie and more β’ Cars, buses and trains: Levende finds the wheels, and they drive round the stage, honk and do wheelies β’ Print a figure as a paper puppet: cut it out, join it with split pins and pull the string β’ Tap the floor and the figure walks there β’ Music and sound effects β turn each on or off β’ Tap the figures you want to dance and give each its own move β’ 13 sample drawings to try, and a short guide to drawing a figure that can dance β’ Put several figures on the stage and pick a background: paper, garden, night or studio β’ AR: stand the figures on your table or floor and pinch to make them bigger β’ Record a video and save it to Photos or share it β’ On iPad the stage gets the whole big screen, with every move right beside it PAY ONCE. THAT'S IT. Levende costs a small one-time price: every feature and every future update, with no ads and no subscription. The extra app icons and a silly little game are included for everyone. Levende works in English, Danish, Japanese, German, French, Spanish and Korean.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Levende at every 3 days against Photon Library's every 3 weeks. Levende also leads on price ($1.99 vs $6.99) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Photon Library's advantage is chart position (#112 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Photon Library costs $6.99 and Levende $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Photon Library ships an update every 3 weeks, Levende every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photon Library | Levende |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | $1.99 β better |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | β |
| Best chart rank | #112 β better | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LateNiteSoft S.L. | Commanigy |
In-app purchases
Photon Library
No in-app purchases
Levende
No in-app purchases









