Comparison

Background Pro vs Paralight

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

Head to head
About

Background Pro

Features
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Meet Background Pro — your shortcut to “how did you edit that?!” photos. Swap backgrounds, drop text behind you, and glow up your pics in seconds. No tutorials. No drama. Just clean, scroll-stopping results. WHO IT’S FOR • Beginners who want pro vibes fast • Creators making posts, stories, thumbnails • Sellers crafting studio-clean product shots • Anyone upgrading headshots and profile pics DO MORE IN MINUTES • One-tap cutout — sharp edges, hair retained • Background swap — solid, gradient, or themed scenes • Text front or BEHIND the subject for instant depth • Style it — outline/stroke, shadow, blur, spacing, alignment • Manual refine — erase/restore with adjustable brushes • Natural look — realistic drop shadow + background blur • Export fast — high quality ready for social and shops POPULAR USES • Clean profile photo • Product on white/gradient • Story/poster with bold type • Travel edit: beach, city, office HOW IT WORKS 1. Import a photo 2. Auto-remove background (tweak if you like) 3. Pick a background or keep it clean 4. Add and style your text (front or behind) 5. Export. Share. Done. WHY IT SLAPS • Zero learning curve — just tap and go • Modern UI — fast, simple, no clutter • Pro results — without pro hours PRICING Try everything free for 7 days. Prefer to commit? Save 80% with the yearly plan. Questions or ideas? We’re listening — open Settings → take the contact info and drop us a note. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Paralight

Create and share films with an AI writing partner and a full video studio. Transform ideas into movies in thirteen phases, from screenplay to final cut. Connect with a community of creators and showcase your work.

Highlights
  • AI writing partner and guide
  • Full video editing studio
  • Quick video creation
  • Screenplay writing and editing
  • Film production workflow
  • Social feed for creators
  • Channels for series and films
Features
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Paralight is the social network of The New Hollywood — where anyone with an idea can make a film, and share it with people who make things too. A full film studio lives inside it, and Scarlett, your AI guide and writing partner, is beside you at every step. MAKE SOMETHING IN A MINUTE • Quick Create — say what you want, and Scarlett plans it, prices it, and makes it. Add a photo and it stays the same person all the way through. • New World — record yourself, describe a place, and your real performance is kept while the world around you is re-made. • The Video Studio — Become a character, change one thing, restyle, dub into another language, re-say a line, add captions, trim, upscale to 1080p. • Looks and Change for photos. MAKE A FILM • Create with Paralight takes a story from a page to a finished film in thirteen clear phases: breakdown, characters, voices, props, locations, storyboards, filming, score, poster, credits, the final cut. • The Production Office shows where your film stands and what it needs next. • Film a sequence more than one way, compare the timelines, and choose the one that goes in the film. • Read and edit every prompt before anything is made. Nothing is charged without a price on the button first. WRITE • Create full screenplays from an idea. A full screenplay creator and editor on your phone, with Scarlett as a writing partner, coverage, and export to PDF, Fountain and Final Draft. SHARE • A feed built for people who make things: For You and Following, posts that carry the recipe that made them, polls, collaborators, scheduling. • Repost what you love to your followers — as it is, or with your own comment. • Channels — a show people follow on its own: a series, a film, one kind of work. With a broadcast to everyone who follows it. • Messages with video messages, voice notes and the work itself travelling in the thread. • Paralight+ to watch, and Paralight Star for the people behind the films. BUILT TO BE TRUSTED • Before any AI tool runs on a photo or video of a real person, you confirm it is you, or that you have their written permission. • Every post, profile and channel can be reported, and anyone can be blocked. • A job that fails refunds itself. Paralight uses credits for AI generation. Browsing, posting, messaging, writing and trimming are free. Available in English, Español and Korean. Paralight memberships are auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. A subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before that. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Paralight Terms of Service: https://paralight.ai/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://paralight.ai/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Background Pro4 screens
Paralight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Paralight at 15.1 against Background Pro's 17.0. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Background Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Paralight sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $70.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Background Pro versus Paralight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackground ProParalight
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB44 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSalah-eddine KABLYParalight LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Background Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99
10 purchases

Paralight

Subscriptions3
  • Elite Studio$70.991 Month
  • Ultra Studio$141.991 Month
  • Elite Studio$709.001 Year
One-time7
  • 330 Credits$5.99
  • 660 Credits$11.99
  • 1,320 Credits$23.99
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  • 3,500 Credits$58.99
  • 7,500 Credits$117.99
  • 16,000 Credits$239.00
  • 48,000 Credits$709.00

Questions

Is Background Pro free?
Background Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paralight free?
Paralight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Background Pro or Paralight have ads?
Neither Background Pro nor Paralight shows ads.

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