Comparison

Swiping vs LiveTone

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

Head to head
About

Swiping

This app offers a beautiful and elegant way to manage your photo library. It helps you declutter your camera roll by identifying duplicate and similar photos, cleaning up videos, and providing an immersive browsing experience with customizable themes.

Highlights
  • Find duplicate and similar photos
  • Batch photo removal
  • Clean up video collections
  • Card-based browsing
  • Customizable themes
  • Calm visual design
Features
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「Swiping」 Swiping is more than a photo cleaning tool—it’s a beautifully designed way to browse, organize, and enjoy your photo library. Premium · Gorgeous · Elegant Turn a cluttered camera roll into a calmer, more curated space. Swiping combines thoughtful cleanup tools with an immersive browsing experience, making photo management feel effortless and enjoyable. • Find duplicate and similar photos at a glance • Review and remove unwanted photos in batches • Scan and clean up large video collections • Browse your library through a smooth, card-based experience • Choose from a refined collection of expressive and understated themes • Enjoy polished animations, thoughtful spacing, and a calm visual design Your photos deserve more than a crowded storage grid. Give your library a cleaner rhythm—and your iPhone a more elevated look. Privacy Policy: https://zhongyaohui.notion.site/3580a5d23170805196b8e8cbe673d9e2?pvs=73 Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

LiveTone

Transform videos into dynamic Live Photos that animate in your gallery. Combine multiple Live Photos into a single collage or enhance Apple Log footage with custom color grading. Preserve original capture metadata for detailed memories.

Highlights
  • Video to Live Photo conversion
  • Live Photo collage creation
  • 4K and original quality export
  • Custom LUT import
  • Apple Log footage grading
  • Preserve capture metadata
Features
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LiveTone turns video into real Live Photos. It also handles Apple Log footage, collages multiple Live Photos, and exports at the quality you choose. Create Live Photo: Pick a video and export it as a Live Photo that plays in Photos. Live Photo Collage: Combine up to four Live Photos into one frame—handy when you want several moments in a single piece. 4K & original quality: Export at 4K or full resolution so you keep as much detail as the source allows. Custom LUT import: Import and manage your own .cube LUTs and grade the way you like. Apple Log grading: Restore Apple Log footage to natural color. Apple Log to Live Photo: Export a Live Photo from color-graded Apple Log footage. Preserve capture metadata: Keep the original camera, date, and location in your export.

Screenshots

Swiping4 screens
LiveTone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LiveTone at 17.6 against Swiping's 26.0. On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Swiping sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and LiveTone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swiping ships an update every 3 days, LiveTone every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Swiping versus LiveTone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwipingLiveTone
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer志功 仲鹭 丁

Customer experience

Swiping

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LiveTone

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

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Swiping

Subscriptions3
  • 心流 Plus$0.997 Days
  • 心流 Pro$5.991 Month
  • 心流 Max$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • 心流至尊会员$9.99
  • Ultra$29.99
1 purchases

LiveTone

One-time1
  • LiveTone Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Swiping free?
Swiping is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LiveTone free?
LiveTone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Swiping or LiveTone have ads?
Neither Swiping nor LiveTone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swiping or LiveTone?
Swiping ships an update every 3 days, and LiveTone every 4 days. Most recently, Swiping was updated on November 5, 2026 and LiveTone on October 31, 2026.

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