PerfectRepeat vs Swaylia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PerfectRepeat
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Take the same photo from the same place and angle — over and over, months or years apart. PerfectRepeat helps you return to the exact spot, direction, and camera angle of an earlier photo, so your before-and-afters actually line up. No guessing, no squinting at an old screenshot. PERFECT FOR • Home renovation and building projects • Garden and plant growth • Family photos, year after year • Fitness and body progress • Then & now / historical spots • Any long-term project you'll want as a timelapse later HOW IT WORKS 1. Start a project and take your first reference photo 2. PerfectRepeat remembers the position, direction, tilt, and zoom 3. Come back later and open the project 4. Ghost Overlay shows your original photo semi-transparent over the live camera, so you can line up the exact shot 5. Match Score turns green when you're lined up close enough 6. Your new photo joins the project timeline — compare before/after with a slider or instant toggle PRIVACY BY DESIGN PerfectRepeat has no account, no login, and no server. Your photos and location data stay on your device — nothing is uploaded anywhere. There's no tracking and no ads. FREE VS PRO Free gets you up to 3 projects with Ghost Overlay and before/after comparison. PerfectRepeat Pro (one-time purchase, no subscription) unlocks unlimited projects, advanced match indicators, and timelapse video export. PerfectRepeat Pro is a one-time purchase — pay once, keep it forever. No subscription, no recurring charges.
Swaylia
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Swaylia turns your photos and words into beautiful posts — automatically. Pick a size, drop in a photo, a line of text or a quote, and Swaylia arranges the type, spacing and decoration around your main element. Not quite right? Swipe through more layouts or tap Shuffle. • Auto layout: your main element always reads first; supporting elements move out of its way and never overlap • A million combinations: 12 style families and 67 design DNAs, every layout checked for legibility • Four social sizes: 4:5 post for Instagram and Threads, 3:4 tall post that fits the profile grid uncropped, 9:16 story, 1:1 square • Carousels: long text split into easy-to-read slides, one photo per slide, saved to Photos in order • Remove Background, My Style, your own fonts, and a Daily Quote widget • Fine-tune anything: drag, resize, rotate, snap to guides, filters, fonts, shadows and motion • 811 searchable quotes — mostly Chinese, plus English and Japanese — that become your headline in one tap • Projects save automatically on your device — come back to edit, duplicate or rename • Save to Photos or share to any app in one tap • No account needed; your materials never leave your device • Available in 40+ languages, including English, 繁體中文, 简体中文, 日本語, 한국어, Español, Français, Deutsch, العربية and हिन्दी Swaylia Pro • All 12 style families, 67 design DNAs and every template • Motion Layouts: every layout with a matching text effect, flowing background and flair • Motion effects with GIF and MP4 export (88 kinetic text effects and title animations, 15 light effects) • 76 flowing backgrounds • 12 animated decorations that draw themselves, including your own SVG line art • Video as the main element, plus soundtracks • 2160 px high-resolution export • Carousels of up to 20 slides • No watermark The free plan includes unlimited projects, 3 style families and 4 static backgrounds, and exports 1080 px images with a small watermark. Motion effects and flowing backgrounds marked PRO can be previewed in the editor. Subscription: Swaylia Pro is an auto-renewable subscription billed every 6 months (NT$90 in Taiwan; the App Store shows the price for your region). New subscribers get a 3-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase (or when the trial ends). The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. A yearly plan is also available (NT$150 in Taiwan), renewing every year with the same free trial and terms. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://eric-lam.com/APP/swaylia_privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Swaylia at 17.0 against PerfectRepeat's 26.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. PerfectRepeat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Swaylia sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | PerfectRepeat | Swaylia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andreas Ekdahl | Ho Lam Chung |
In-app purchases
PerfectRepeat
- PerfectRepeat Pro$4.99
Swaylia
- Swaylia Pro · 6 Months3 Days trial$2.996 Months
- Swaylia Pro · Yearly3 Days trial$4.991 Year









