Comparison

PhotoPatch Lite vs Cinematical

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

Head to head
About

PhotoPatch Lite

Features
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Edit and overlap two images in a professional and easy way just using your fingers! Overlay them in creative ways with transparency and blending effects. Select which parts of the images to keep or to erase, add effects to the images. Enjoy a realistic preview of the final result during the entire workflow. Being made by a photographer, this app is conceived with ease of use in mind. Features: - Load background and foreground images from the photo library. - Swap the foreground and the background images and choose the best overlay combination. - Move, scale and rotate the foreground image with your fingers and align it to your liking. - Flip the foreground and background images horizontally or vertically. - Select/unselect areas of the foreground or background images through selection tools and options. - Selection tools: brush, eraser, magic wand, linear and circular gradients with creative user selectable parameters (edge hardness, tolerance, opacity points, ...). - Enable the magnifier on brush and eraser tools for fine-tune masking. - Apply filter effects to the foreground and background images (17 presets available). - Tune the foreground and background images (exposure, brightness, contrast, saturation, vibrance, hue and sharpness). - Overlap the foreground and background images with 19 different blending effects. - Vary the transparency of the foreground and the background images. - Undo/Redo your latest action. - Export/Import foreground and background selection masks. - You can even use any other image as a selection mask for the background or foreground image for outstanding creative results. It will be automatically stretched to fit the image it masks. - Enjoy a realtime realistic preview for the entire workflow. - When you're happy with the preview, just press the patch button and the foreground image will be merged to the background one. - Export the resulting image with full original metadata to the Library, Facebook, Twitter, by E-Mail, etc. - Two export formats supported: JPEG (with user selectable quality) and PNG. - Three export sizes offered: Web (max 640 pixels), Medium (max 1024 pixels), Full (original size). - A help page is always available inside the app. The ease of use of this app really opens your mind in a creative way. You can use it to apply textures, watermarks, frames, making double exposures. Just repeat the patching process with different foreground images to make multiple exposures. I'm also an art photographer, look at my portfolio for some samples what you can do with multiple exposures (www.marcoristuccia.com). NOTES This free version ("PhotoPatch Lite") has the following limitations in comparison to the Pro version: - It only exports at Web resolution (max 640 pixels wide). Higher resolutions are disabled. - It only allows JPEG format, PNG format with transparency is disabled. - It only allows JPEG qualities up to 6. Qualities from 7 to 10 are disabled. - The tool's magnifying glass (for fine refinements) is disabled.

About

Cinematical

Easily add black bars to your videos for a cinematic look. Select your video, apply filters, and adjust positioning to achieve the desired effect before saving.

Highlights
  • Add black bars (letterboxing)
  • Apply video filters
  • Adjust scale and position
  • Simple save function
  • Select videos easily
Features
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Cinematical adds black bars(Letterboxing) like move and filter your video. How to use is very simple. - Select the video you want. - Select the filter you like. As a default, a color1 filter is selected. - Adjust scale, horizontal/vertical positions if you need. - Hit "Save" button.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PhotoPatch Lite at none against Cinematical's shown. PhotoPatch Lite also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Cinematical's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhotoPatch Lite ships an update every 12 months, Cinematical monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PhotoPatch Lite versus Cinematical: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhotoPatch LiteCinematical
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco RistucciaREAFO CO., LTD.

In-app purchases

None

PhotoPatch Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Cinematical

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PhotoPatch Lite free?
PhotoPatch Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cinematical free?
Cinematical is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PhotoPatch Lite or Cinematical have ads?
Cinematical shows ads; PhotoPatch Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, PhotoPatch Lite or Cinematical?
PhotoPatch Lite ships an update every 12 months, and Cinematical monthly. Most recently, PhotoPatch Lite was updated on October 26, 2026 and Cinematical on November 2, 2026.

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