Comparison

Layerlight vs Glasses

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

Glasses

Features
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Glasses 是一款在 iPhone 上运行的玻璃纹理照片工具。选择一张照片,为画面加入折射、涟漪与磨砂质感。 九种玻璃效果 网点、长虹、柔雾、涟漪、雨滴、波浪、锤纹、水纹和磨砂,轻点即可切换。 细致调节 调整纹理尺寸、浮雕强度、折射深度、角度、色散和高光,实时查看效果。通过玻璃比例控制覆盖范围,在原图与处理后的画面之间自由比较。 导出与分享 完成后导出图片,通过系统分享菜单保存到照片或发送给其他 App。 本地处理 图片处理全部在设备本地完成,无需注册账号,无广告,不收集用户数据。

Screenshots

Layerlight4 screens
Glasses3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glasses at none against Layerlight's 2. Glasses also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Glasses asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Layerlight ships an update every 5 days, Glasses daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Layerlight versus Glasses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLayerlightGlasses
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer余坤 李宏宇 郭

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Layerlight

Subscriptions1
  • Layerlight Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Layerlight Pro Lifetime$9.99
None

Glasses

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Layerlight free?
Layerlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glasses free?
Glasses is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Layerlight or Glasses have ads?
Neither Layerlight nor Glasses shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Layerlight or Glasses?
Layerlight ships an update every 5 days, and Glasses daily. Most recently, Layerlight was updated on October 24, 2026 and Glasses on October 5, 2026.

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