Comparison

Glassy vs epolar

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

Head to head
About

Glassy

Create stunning photo carousels, seamless panoramas, and animated collages. Enhance your images with translucent layers, real-time data stickers, and cross-slide elements for a dynamic visual experience. Offers a robust toolkit for various creative projects.

Highlights
  • Liquid Glass translucent layers
  • Real data stickers (weather, workouts, music)
  • Cross-slide image and text layers
  • Motion export for Live Photos
  • Object removal tool
  • Comprehensive editing toolkit
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Glassy is a carousel maker for seamless carousels, photo dumps, and panorama posts. Photos become collages and scrolling videos that flow across every slide. • Liquid Glass: translucent layers with tint, blur, and depth, and the content underneath still shows through. • Real Data Stickers: with your permission, bring weather, workouts, routes, time, location, music, lyrics, and movie details into a design. • Cross-Slide Layers: run images, text, stickers, and frames across several slides for a seamless swipe. • Motion: preview and export while Live Photos and animated elements keep moving. • Erase and Remove: erase part of a photo, bring it back, or remove an unwanted object right on your iPhone, free. • A full toolkit: photos, text, widgets, stickers, frames, grids, drawings, gradients, and textures, starting from a template or a blank canvas. Make photo dumps, travel journals, lyric cards, workout recaps, mood boards, and posters. Free tools and materials cover everyday creation and still-image export. Anyone can add videos and Live Photos, and the first three motion exports are free with a small Glassy mark. Glassy Plus unlocks Plus templates, premium materials, and unlimited motion exports without the mark. Exporting a design that contains premium content also requires Plus. Terms of Use: Apple's standard end-user license agreement applies: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

epolar

Capture moments with a vintage camera aesthetic, complete with film frames and developing effects. Import existing photos to add unique borders and handwritten signatures. Unlock premium features with a one-time purchase for an enhanced creative experience.

Highlights
  • Retro film filters and borders
  • Photo developing simulation
  • Double exposure effects
  • Live photo with sound option
  • Import and edit existing photos
  • Handwritten signature creation
  • One-time purchase for Pro features
Features
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epolar 是一款带有相纸仪式感的复古相机。选择相纸、按下快门,等待照片显影,把日常留成一张有边框的照片。 【拍摄,让每张照片都有仪式感】 选择色调,调整强度与曝光,加入漏光、划痕等效果。支持双重曝光;受支持的设备还可在普通拍摄中开启实况照片,并选择录音或静音。相纸盒容量可选择 8、12 或 20 张,用完后手动装盒继续拍摄。 【导入照片,重新创作】 免费导入已有照片,拖动、缩放和旋转构图,调整色调与边框。一次最多处理 10 张,可逐张编辑,也可把设置应用到全部;使用免费边框保存无需登录或购买,原照片保留。 【用签名和边框完成作品】 epolar Pro 解锁当前开放的会员边框,以及手写签名的创建、编辑与应用。一次购买,非订阅,无自动续费。会员素材按需下载。 【签名,可选云同步】 签名默认保存在本机。epolar Pro 用户登录并主动开启云同步后,可在 iPhone 与 iPad 间同步自己的签名。照片不会上传,原有本机签名继续保留。 【可选账号】 不登录也能拍摄、导入、保存免费作品,并可直接通过 App Store 购买。选择手机号或邮箱验证码登录、确认购买关联说明后,可在支持 epolar 账号的设备同步有效 Pro 权益。 客服:support@epolar.cn 隐私政策:https://epolar.cn/legal/privacy 用户协议:https://epolar.cn/legal/terms

Screenshots

Glassy4 screens
epolar4 screens

Verdict

The call

Glassy and epolar are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Glassy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and epolar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Glassy against 5.0 for epolar. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Glassy versus epolar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlassyepolar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer伟滔 黄峰峰 张

Customer experience

Glassy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

epolar

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Glassy

Subscriptions2
  • Glassy Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Glassy Plus Yearly$19.991 Year
1 purchases

epolar

One-time1
  • epolar Pro$8.00

Questions

Is Glassy free?
Glassy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is epolar free?
epolar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Glassy or epolar?
Glassy and epolar are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Glassy or epolar have ads?
Neither Glassy nor epolar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glassy or epolar?
Glassy ships an update weekly, and epolar weekly. Most recently, Glassy was updated on November 5, 2026 and epolar on November 4, 2026.

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