Comparison

轻相册 · Lighten vs LiveTone

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

Head to head
About

轻相册 · Lighten

Features
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Running out of iPhone storage? Smart Photo Cleaner is your all-in-one gallery management tool powered by intelligent AI. Quickly detect duplicate photos, messy screenshots and oversized media to slim your photo library, free up massive storage space, and organize your albums effortlessly. Intelligent Photo Cleanup AI auto-scans your entire gallery to find identical duplicates, similar shots, blurry photos and useless screenshots. Batch delete unwanted media in one tap to slim your storage instantly. Complete Gallery & Album Management Sort, filter and tidy all your photos & videos by date, size or album. Build a neat camera roll without endless manual scrolling. Storage Insight & Annual Report View full storage analytics of your photo library. Generate yearly storage reports to track space usage, cleanup progress and media distribution data. One-Tap Space Release Compress photos & videos with minimal quality loss, remove junk screenshots and redundant duplicates to reclaim GBs of device memory.

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

轻相册 · Lighten4 screens
LiveTone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 轻相册 · Lighten at none against LiveTone's 1. LiveTone's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). 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. LiveTone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 轻相册 · Lighten asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

轻相册 · Lighten ships an update fortnightly, LiveTone every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
轻相册 · Lighten versus LiveTone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter轻相册 · LightenLiveTone
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer乐 王鹭 丁

In-app purchases

None

轻相册 · Lighten

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LiveTone

One-time1
  • LiveTone Pro$9.99

Questions

Is 轻相册 · Lighten free?
轻相册 · Lighten is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LiveTone free?
LiveTone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 轻相册 · Lighten or LiveTone have ads?
Neither 轻相册 · Lighten nor LiveTone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 轻相册 · Lighten or LiveTone?
轻相册 · Lighten ships an update fortnightly, and LiveTone every 4 days. Most recently, 轻相册 · Lighten was updated on October 4, 2026 and LiveTone on October 8, 2026.

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