Comparison

MergeHDR vs MyPicthouse

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

Head to head
About

MergeHDR

Automatically finds and merges exposure-bracketed photos from your library. Offers manual control over alignment, deghosting, and tone-mapping for professional HDR results. All processing happens on your device for privacy and offline use.

Highlights
  • Automatic exposure bracket detection
  • Manual alignment and deghosting
  • Adjustable tone-mapping styles
  • Per-exposure layer control
  • On-device processing
  • Export to HEIC
  • Universal Purchase
Features
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Your camera already shot the brackets. MergeHDR finds them. Point a camera at a sunset and a single exposure cannot hold it — either the sky burns out or the foreground falls to black. That is what auto exposure bracketing is for. The catch is what happens next: those 3, 5 or 7 frames sit in your library unmerged, because hunting them down and combining them by hand is a chore. MergeHDR does the hunting. It watches your photo library for exposure-bracket sets — frames shot seconds apart at stepped EVs — and flags every one it finds, reading the EXIF your camera already wrote. No manual sorting. No missed brackets. REVIEW BEFORE YOU COMMIT Every merge is yours to shape: • Alignment corrects the small shifts between handheld frames — no tripod required • Four deghosting levels handle moving subjects, rippling water and windblown leaves • Tone-mapping styles set the look, and you can switch after the merge without reprocessing the set • Per-exposure layers with opacity control, so you can see exactly what each frame contributed SEE THE MATH The merge report shows the exposure ladder, how many stops of headroom you recovered and how much of the frame was blown out before the merge — alongside the camera, lens, ISO and focal length read straight from the file. EXPORT Save the full-quality HDR result, or compress it straight to HEIC on the way out using the same on-device pipeline as our other app, RAWtoHEIC — far smaller files, same detail. Results land back in your library beside the originals, with capture date and location carried over. YOUR ORIGINALS STAY YOURS Nothing is deleted behind your back. If you choose to clear out the source brackets after a merge, they move to Recently Deleted with the usual 30-day safety net. EVERYTHING RUNS ON YOUR DEVICE No cloud. No account. No uploads. Detection, alignment, deghosting and tone-mapping all run locally on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. It works on a plane with no signal, and there is no server to breach because there is no server involved. The App Store privacy label reads what it should: Data Not Collected. WORKS WITH Bracket sets from any camera that writes standard EXIF exposure values — Canon, Sony, Nikon and Fujifilm RAW, plus iPhone ProRAW and JPEG. ONE PURCHASE, EVERY DEVICE MergeHDR is a Universal Purchase. Buy once and it unlocks on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with Family Sharing. FREE TO TRY Merge and preview as much as you like. Saving is free for your first 10 exports, up to 5 a day. After that, MergeHDR Pro unlocks unlimited saves. MERGEHDR PRO • Lifetime — $19.99, one-time purchase • Yearly — $9.99 per year, auto-renewing Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A yearly subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. Manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. The lifetime option does not renew. Terms of Use: https://mergehdr.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://mergehdr.app/privacy

About

MyPicthouse

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MyPicthouse helps real-estate professionals import, capture, and retouch property photos directly from their iPhone. PICTAPRO • Create or select a property. • Import up to 20 existing photos from the photo library or take photos in the app. • Use the 0.5x, 0.7x, 1x, 2x, and 3x lens selector according to iPhone capabilities. • Use the grid and stability control: the shutter becomes available when the device is stable, with a two-second long press to override the stability lock. • Upload photos to MyPicthouse, track processing, browse history, and save completed results to the photo library. The app uses an existing professional MyPicthouse account. An internet connection is required. No subscription or purchase is offered in the app. FREE TRIAL Try 15 photos with your email and a one-time code. Resume your trial with a fresh code. To continue, create your account on Pro Picthouse using the same email and confirm linking in the app: your photo history is preserved.

Screenshots

MergeHDR4 screens
MyPicthouse3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MyPicthouse at none against MergeHDR's 2. MyPicthouse also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). MergeHDR's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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. MergeHDR sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. MyPicthouse asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MergeHDR ships an update every 5 days, MyPicthouse weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
MergeHDR versus MyPicthouse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMergeHDRMyPicthouse
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB42 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperSandro GumzSAS PICTHOUSE

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MergeHDR

Subscriptions1
  • MergeHDR Pro (Yearly)$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • MergeHDR Pro (Lifetime)$19.99
None

MyPicthouse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MergeHDR free?
MergeHDR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MyPicthouse free?
MyPicthouse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MergeHDR or MyPicthouse have ads?
Neither MergeHDR nor MyPicthouse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MergeHDR or MyPicthouse?
MergeHDR ships an update every 5 days, and MyPicthouse weekly. Most recently, MergeHDR was updated on October 26, 2026 and MyPicthouse on October 24, 2026.

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