Layerlight vs Nitra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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/
Nitra
Enhance your photos with advanced HDR editing. This app offers intelligent analysis for natural HDR starting points and real-time adjustments. Explore various HDR formats and bring depth to everyday shots, RAW images, and Live Photos.
- Intelligent HDR analysis
- Real-time HDR rendering
- Multiple HDR formats (HEIC, JPEG, PQ, HLG)
- HDR Live Photo editing
- Photo editing extension
- Batch export
- Reversible editing
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Bring More Depth to Light. Nitra is an HDR photo editor designed to bring brighter, richer light to your photos. From everyday photos and RAW images to Live Photos, Nitra gives you an intuitive way to create, refine, and rediscover your photos in HDR. Select a photo and Nitra automatically analyzes the image to create a natural HDR starting point. Every adjustment is rendered in real time, so you can shape the light and see the result instantly. INTELLIGENT HDR EDITING • Automatically analyzes each photo for a natural HDR starting point • Edit photos and RAW images with real-time HDR rendering • Fine-tune light and highlights with intuitive controls • Explore HDR Styles for different looks and moods MULTIPLE HDR FORMATS Choose the HDR format that best fits your device or workflow: • Adaptive HDR (HEIC) — optimized for the Apple ecosystem • Legacy HDR (JPEG) — better compatibility with social platforms • Ultra HDR (JPEG) — ISO-standard Gain Map HDR • PQ and HLG — single-layer HDR for professional workflows Adaptive HDR, Legacy HDR, and Ultra HDR are available for free. HDR LIVE PHOTOS Bring HDR light and depth to your Live Photos. Nitra can enhance the still image in HDR, while Nitra Pro extends HDR processing to the motion as well for a complete HDR Live Photo experience. BUILT INTO YOUR PHOTO WORKFLOW • Edit directly from the Photos app with the Nitra photo editing extension • Send photos to Nitra quickly with the action extension • Preserve adjustment information for reversible editing • Edit multiple photos and apply shared adjustments • Batch export multiple photos REVISIT YOUR PHOTOS Some photos deserve to be seen again. Revisit brings photos you've edited with Nitra back into an immersive HDR viewing experience. Browse at your own pace or let your photos flow automatically, and rediscover the light and moments you've captured. NITRA PRO Upgrade to Nitra Pro to unlock: • Full HDR Live Photos with HDR motion • Higher-quality HDR exports • Unlimited multi-photo editing and batch export • Professional HDR tools, including PQ, HLG, and the HDR histogram • Exports without the Nitra watermark PRIVACY FIRST Nitra requires no account. Photo analysis, RAW processing, HDR rendering, and exporting are performed entirely on your device. Your photos are never uploaded to a server. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getnitra.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Layerlight at every 5 days against Nitra's every 10 days. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Layerlight sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Nitra sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Layerlight against 5.0 for Nitra. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Layerlight ships an update every 5 days, Nitra every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Layerlight | Nitra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 余坤 李 | 峥 王 |
Customer experience
Layerlight
Nitra
In-app purchases
Layerlight
- Layerlight Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Layerlight Pro Lifetime$9.99
Nitra
- Nitra Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Nitra Pro Yearly7 Days trial$8.991 Year
- Nitra Pro Lifetime$19.99









