Comparison

Layerlight vs 拾帧

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

Head to head
About

Layerlight

This app enhances photos by focusing on luminous highlights, allowing users to style the light layer for a cinematic look without overexposing images. It offers precise control for natural or artistic effects and ensures Apple-ready HEIC HDR export.

Highlights
  • HDR Light Styling
  • Highlight layer manipulation
  • Precise control over HDR intensity
  • Natural and artistic looks
  • Clean HEIC HDR export
  • Apple device compatibility
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HDR and Photographic Styles, together. Adjust the light in Layerlight, export HEIC, then choose a Photographic Style in Photos. Photos from phones and other cameras can keep evolving on supported devices. Shape HDR highlights Adjust light, contrast, softness and highlight enhancement with straightforward sliders and presets. Find the balance that suits your photo. Edit Photographic Styles in Photos HEIC exports support editable Photographic Styles, including in the free version. On supported devices and systems, choose a style and adjust its colors. iOS 27 also supports Texture, Grain and Soft Skin adjustments for still photos with detectable faces. Save your changes, then return to Photos to adjust them again or revert to the exported photo. From one photo to a collection Pro offers higher export quality, batch export, cropping, frames and watermarks, and removes promotional branding. Batch export keeps photos that need adjustments in your editing list so you can finish them later. Built for your device Supports iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo, with a workspace that adapts to the available space. Your photos stay on your device Photo processing happens locally. No account is required, and your photos are not uploaded. Missing person information for Soft Skin is generated on device, with no additional model download. Compatibility Photographic Styles editing requires supported devices and systems; Texture, Grain and Soft Skin require iOS 27. Soft Skin depends on face detection and does not require Portrait mode. Occlusion, small faces and extreme poses may prevent detection. Some photos with native Photographic Styles data do not yet support subsequent edits in Photos or framing changes. See the in-app guide for details. Privacy Policy: https://akinal5765-byte.github.io/Layerlight/privacy_policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

拾帧

Easily extract high-quality frames from videos to use as photos or live photos. Preserve the original brightness and detail, and ensure your exported content is ready for social media without re-editing.

Highlights
  • Extract frames from 4K 60fps videos
  • Select custom cover frames
  • Export Adaptive HDR format
  • One-time export settings for social media
  • Direct sharing from photo library
  • Preserves original video brightness
Features
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这是你吗? ~演唱会录了两个小时,回来想发条朋友圈,却拿不出一张能用的图。 ~手动截图还得自己拖边框,发现画面发灰。 ~好不容易做出一张实况,发朋友圈又被提示「只能按静态照片发送」——刚才那一通全白做了。 拾帧就是为了这3件事做的。 【好的画面,都在视频里】 演唱会、舞台、旅行 Vlog、小孩和宠物 —— 最好的那个瞬间往往在录像里,不在相册的照片里。 · 4k60帧,支持一帧一帧往前挑,不用靠手速去暂停 · 自己选择封面帧,你挑哪一帧,发去社媒就是那一帧 · 所见即所得,编辑时是怎样,导出就是怎样,发布也是那样 【发出去不返工】 不同平台的规矩不一样,导出前就配好,不用发出去才发现不行。 直接选「发到哪儿」,时长和尺寸一次配好。 【补回截图丢掉的那部分亮度】 从视频里手动截图,图片会发灰、亮部糊成一片白。 拾帧支持导出 Adaptive HDR 格式,还原视频里的感觉。 【从相册直接进来】 在相册里选中视频 → 分享 → 拾帧,直接进编辑页。多条编辑路径,总有一个适合你。 别看了,下载制作吧! 大家等着你分享精彩瞬间呢!

Screenshots

Layerlight4 screens
拾帧3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Layerlight at every 5 days against 拾帧's every 3 weeks. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Layerlight sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and 拾帧 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Layerlight against 5.0 for 拾帧. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Layerlight ships an update every 5 days, 拾帧 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Layerlight versus 拾帧: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLayerlight拾帧
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer余坤 李荣登 黄

Customer experience

Layerlight

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

拾帧

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Layerlight

Subscriptions1
  • Layerlight Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Layerlight Pro Lifetime$9.99
1 purchases

拾帧

One-time1
  • Framely-Ultimate$1.99

Questions

Is Layerlight free?
Layerlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 拾帧 free?
拾帧 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Layerlight or 拾帧?
Layerlight and 拾帧 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Layerlight or 拾帧 have ads?
Neither Layerlight nor 拾帧 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Layerlight or 拾帧?
Layerlight ships an update every 5 days, and 拾帧 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Layerlight was updated on October 24, 2026 and 拾帧 on October 25, 2026.

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