Comparison

PhotoPatch Lite vs 36Exp lite

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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

36Exp lite

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Experience the joy and nuance of film photography with the 36Exp lite camera app! Select from 5 great Free Film profiles, take 36 exposures, then develop and admire your efforts. Just like film! Want more film profiles, pro camera features, and advanced film effects like halation? Check out the full featured 36Exp app. This process mimics the analog experience you get when taking pictures on a film camera. Allowing the photographer to slow down and focus on composition. This app is perfect for both the aspiring film photographer learning about the benefits of shooting film and the seasoned analog master! Features ---------------- Automatic exposure 5 free film profiles based on analog properties Fixed iso per film roll Camera lens selection Film grain configuration Flash enable Film Simulations ---------------- Fuji Pro 400H Ilford HP5 Kodak Portra 160 Polaroid PX 70 Creative Simulations -------------------- Expired Green (This is a Lite version of the full 36Exp app with limited features and promotes other indie app developers with minimal non-tracking ads) *Film names in the app are just for reference and do not represent the film stock. Where possible they try and replicate the characteristics.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PhotoPatch Lite at 11.0 against 36Exp lite's 16.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท 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, 36Exp lite every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
PhotoPatch Lite versus 36Exp lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhotoPatch Lite36Exp lite
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 8 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS11.0 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco RistucciaThomas Schucker

In-app purchases

None

PhotoPatch Lite

No in-app purchases

None

36Exp lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PhotoPatch Lite free?
PhotoPatch Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 36Exp lite free?
36Exp lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PhotoPatch Lite or 36Exp lite have ads?
Neither PhotoPatch Lite nor 36Exp lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PhotoPatch Lite or 36Exp lite?
PhotoPatch Lite ships an update every 12 months, and 36Exp lite every 8 months. Most recently, PhotoPatch Lite was updated on October 26, 2026 and 36Exp lite on September 20, 2026.

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