Comparison

LifeLyt vs BracketMerge

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

Head to head
About

LifeLyt

Features
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Relive your best moments, every single day. LifeLyt is a calm daily ritual that shows you photos from the same date in previous years. It's like having a time machine that brings back your favorite memories exactly when you need them. HOW IT WORKS • Open the app each day to see photos from this exact date, across every year • Swipe through your "story stack" to revisit precious moments • Add emoji reactions and personal notes to keep memories alive • Build your streak by checking in daily — we track it for you CONNECT YOUR MEMORIES • Google Photos integration • Facebook photo albums • Dropbox storage • Your device's camera roll PREMIUM FEATURES • Unlimited access to all memories (no 7-day limit) • Connect unlimited photo sources • Custom notification scheduling • 100% ad-free and private experience WHY LIFELYT? • Designed for calm reflection, not scrolling • No social features, no pressure, just you and your memories • Beautiful dark mode that looks great at night Start your memory journey today. Your past self will thank you. By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use (https://lifelyt.tunnxo.com/tos) and Privacy Policy (https://lifelyt.tunnxo.com/privacy). Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions.

About

BracketMerge

Features
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BracketMerge turns your bracketed exposures into one HDR photo, right on your iPhone or iPad. No laptop, no waiting until you're home: merge in the field, check the result while you can still reshoot, and carry on. YOUR CAMERA'S OWN COLOR BracketMerge starts from the color profile built into your RAW files, the same starting point desktop raw converters use, then lets you pick a look: Linear, Adobe-style, AgX-style, ACES-style or Khronos Neutral-style. STRAIGHT FROM YOUR STORAGE Pick exposures from your Photos library, or open them through the Files app from an SD card, USB drive or any cloud drive. With Pro, connect an oCIS server, Dropbox, a Synology NAS, a WebDAV server or an SMB share to browse your brackets directly, and save each merge back beside its originals. BracketMerge talks directly to your storage, never to a server of ours. A MERGE YOU CAN TRUST • RAW/DNG, JPEG, HEIC, TIFF and PNG brackets • Exposures read from EXIF and refined from the pixels • Automatic alignment for handheld and drone brackets, with auto-crop • Optional ghost reduction, plus a deghost brush: paint over anything that moved and choose which exposure fills it EDIT LIKE YOU'RE USED TO Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Whites, Blacks, Temp and Tint, Vibrance, Saturation and color grading, tuned to behave like the sliders you know. Tap any value to type it. Crop to common aspect ratios, straighten, rotate and flip. LIGHTROOM-READY DNG Export a floating-point DNG that opens in Lightroom with your crop and edits as normal, editable sliders, and the camera's color profile intact. Or export Adaptive HDR HEIC and JPEG, 10-bit HDR10 HEIC, OpenEXR or 32-bit TIFF. MADE FOR EVERY SCREEN On iPad, exposures, preview and adjustments sit side by side. On iPhone Duo, half open, your photo takes one half and the tools the other, held like a book or propped up like a laptop. FREE AND PRO Merging, editing and the deghost brush are always unlimited. The free version includes 3 full-quality exports every 7 days. BracketMerge Pro unlocks unlimited exports: yearly (with a 1-week free trial) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use: https://allenjblodgett.com/apps/bracketmerge/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://allenjblodgett.com/apps/bracketmerge/privacy/ Apple's Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LifeLyt4 screens
BracketMerge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BracketMerge at every 6 days against LifeLyt's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. LifeLyt sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and BracketMerge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LifeLyt ships an update every 2 weeks, BracketMerge every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
LifeLyt versus BracketMerge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLifeLytBracketMerge
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmit KaironAllen Blodgett

In-app purchases

3 purchases

LifeLyt

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$29.991 Year
2 purchases

BracketMerge

Subscriptions1
  • BracketMerge Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • BracketMerge Pro (Lifetime)$24.99

Questions

Is LifeLyt free?
LifeLyt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BracketMerge free?
BracketMerge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LifeLyt or BracketMerge have ads?
Neither LifeLyt nor BracketMerge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LifeLyt or BracketMerge?
LifeLyt ships an update every 2 weeks, and BracketMerge every 6 days. Most recently, LifeLyt was updated on November 5, 2026 and BracketMerge on November 6, 2026.

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