PhotoEditor vs Chimaki
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PhotoEditor
This app offers a comprehensive suite of photo editing tools, including filters, drawing, object removal, and text overlays. It also features a watermark camera, smart cutout for image extraction, and OCR for text recognition from photos. Additional utilities include image stitching, compression, format conversion, and GIF creation.
- 18 curated photo filters
- Smart object removal
- Watermark camera with templates
- One-tap person cutout
- OCR text extraction
- Image compression and format conversion
- GIF maker
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Photo Editor is a feature-rich image processing tool combining professional editing and a practical toolbox to meet all your daily photo needs. [Photo Editor] 18 curated filters: Natural, Warm, Cool, Japanese, HK Style and more Drawing brush: Free drawing with adjustable colors and thickness Mosaic tool: Easy pixelation for privacy protection Smart erase: Remove unwanted objects by painting over them Text overlay: Add custom text with adjustable font colors Stickers: Emoji, animals, food, trendy and more categories Free crop: Multiple aspect ratios and freeform cropping Digital signature: Handwrite and insert signatures with history management [Watermark Camera] 11 professional watermark templates: Attendance, Engineering, Classic Time, Digital Clock, Coordinates, Minimal, Location, Travel, Film, Daily, Mood 3 categories: Work, General, Life for quick template selection Real-time GPS positioning with automatic address detection Custom titles for company or project names [Smart Cutout] Person extraction: One-tap portrait cutout with hair-level precision Animal/object extraction: Intelligent foreground subject detection Multiple backgrounds: Transparent, white, black, blue, red, green [OCR Text Extraction] Accurate text recognition from photos Long-press to select and copy text freely [More Handy Tools] Long image stitching with adjustable spacing Image compression with quality control Format conversion: JPEG, PNG, HEIC and more ID photo: Generate 1-inch, 2-inch standard sizes Text watermark: Center, tile, or corner placement Color picker: Pick any color value from images QR code: Generate and scan QR codes GIF maker: Create animated GIFs with adjustable frame rate Clean design, smooth experience. Photo Editor helps you create stunning images effortlessly.
Chimaki
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Chimaki is a simple app that helps you read a passage in bilingual conveniently. - Supports 20 languages for translation - Supports iOS, iPadOS, macOS - Works offline - Able to use Apple Intelligence to improve translate - Able to adjust paragraphing method
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Chimaki at none against PhotoEditor's shown. Chimaki also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). PhotoEditor's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PhotoEditor ships an update every 2 weeks, Chimaki every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PhotoEditor | Chimaki |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zhumadian Yicheng District Huatuo Internet Information Service Co., Ltd. | 力 雷 |
In-app purchases
PhotoEditor
No in-app purchases
Chimaki
No in-app purchases
