Comparison

ACDSee Pro vs Glassy Lights

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

Head to head
About

ACDSee Pro

This app combines a professional-grade camera with a powerful, nondestructive photo editor. Capture stunning images with advanced manual controls and perfect them with selective adjustments and effects. Create collages from your memories with over 100 layouts.

Highlights
  • RAW, TIFF, PNG support
  • Manual camera controls
  • Nondestructive photo editing
  • Selective adjustments (gradients, brushing)
  • Collage maker with 100+ layouts
  • Real-time effects and adjustments
  • HDR and Flash Fusion
Features
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Capture, perfect, and share your photos with ACDSee Pro for iPhone. ACDSee Pro combines a professional-grade camera and photo editor with all the tools you need to produce stunning photographs. Camera Harness the full power of your device's camera with specialized shooting modes, lossless RAW, TIFF and PNG support, manual controls for exposure/focus/white balance, real-time effects and adjustments, HDR & flash fusion, separate exposure and focus points, dual-axis level indicator, and more. Edit Perfect your photos with a powerful, nondestructive photo editor with RAW processing. Use gradients and brushing to selectively apply adjustments and special effects, including shadows & highlights, contrast, dehaze, white balance, saturation, vibrance, sharpness, split toning, and noise removal, and our one-of-a-kind Light EQ, Tone EQ, and Color EQ. Collage Convenient collage maker for sharing your memories. Quickly combine multiple photos into a single image for easy sharing. Choose from over 100 layouts. — CAMERA FEATURES RAW Support Shoot RAW on capable devices and write captured photos in DNG format. Lossless TIFF/PNG Write captured photos in lossless TIFF or PNG format, or choose one of three JPEG quality settings. Manual Controls Precisely control exposure, focus and white balance, including a custom white balance preset. Real-time overexposure and underexposure visualization. Shutter Priority Mode Set the shutter speed and ACDSee Camera Pro automatically chooses the ISO for proper exposure. Selfie Mode Look your best with skin smoothing and lightening, plus a front-facing torch/flash for low-light situations. Real-time Effect Filters Choose from 24 effects, including high-quality black & white, Orton, film grain, halftone, and various color tone filters. Real-time Adjustments See brightness, contrast, vibrance, sharpness, clarity, skin tune and vignette adjustments in real time and add additional noise reduction during capture. Exposure Bracketing Capture three exposures at once at different exposure levels. HDR Fusion Combine three shots taken at different exposures to create a single high-dynamic-range image, with manual override of composition parameters. Flash Fusion Combine a naturally-illuminated capture with a flash-illuminated capture. Video Mode Capture those special moments with video and apply filters and adjustments in real-time. Flash Modes Choose from six flash modes: Off, On, Auto, Torch, Torch & flash, and Flash Fusion. All modes work with either the rear-facing or the front-facing camera. Focus and Exposure Touch to select focus and exposure point. For more precise control, independently select focus and exposure points. Lockable AF, AE and AWB Independently lock focus, exposure, and white balance. Cropping modes Crop before you shoot to square, 4:3, 3:2, and 16:9 aspect ratios. Independent settings for front and rear cameras, still photo and video modes. Level Indicator Compose your shots with precise alignment using a dual-axis level indicator. — EDITOR FEATURES Image adjustments, including: - Shadows & Highlights - Light EQ - Exposure - Dehaze - Contrast - Tone EQ - Fill Light - White Balance - Saturation & Vibrance - Color EQ - Split Toning - Sharpness - Clarity - Softness - Denoise - Skin Tune Effects Apply a variety of creative effects to your photos, including film, light leaks, halftone, and more. Use gradients and brushes to mask adjustments. Focus Bring your subject into focus. Simulate a shallow depth of field by blurring the background. Vignette Adds a vignette effect around the edges of your photo. Geometry Crop, rotate, straighten, and mirror your photo. Filter Splash Creatively splash on effects such as selective coloring to draw attention to your subject. ACDSee is a trademark of ACD Systems International Inc. and may be registered in Canada, the United States, the European Union, Japan, or certain other jurisdictions.

About

Glassy Lights

Features
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Glassy es como llaman los surfistas al mar cuando no sopla nada de viento: liso, transparente, como un cristal. Glassy Lights lleva esa luz a tus fotos. Abre una foto o haz una con la cámara, toca un preset y ajusta lo justo: exposición, contraste, temperatura, tinte, saturación, enfoque y grano. Color con la luz de Hawaii (Vol. 1) o blanco y negro (Mono). Sin filtros pesados: luz dorada y grano de verdad. • Presets creados por Iko PB y Glassy Media Lab • Color y blanco y negro • Controles simples, sin curva de aprendizaje • Tú decides cuánta intensidad le das a cada preset • Tus ediciones se guardan en el móvil y puedes retomarlas cuando quieras • Tus fotos se editan en tu móvil y no se suben a ningún sitio • Gratis. Habrá más series con el tiempo.

Screenshots

ACDSee Pro4 screens
Glassy Lights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Glassy Lights at Free against ACDSee Pro's $5.99. Glassy Lights also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). ACDSee Pro's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Glassy Lights is free to download; ACDSee Pro costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ACDSee Pro ships an update every 2 months, Glassy Lights every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ACDSee Pro versus Glassy Lights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterACDSee ProGlassy Lights
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperACD Systems International Inc.Clara Martinez Gines

Bugs and requests

ACDSee Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when using certain filters
  • Inability to export photos in desired format
  • Syncing issues with photos from other devices
  • Inconsistent behavior after iOS updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add lens distortion correction
  • Implement non-destructive editing
  • Allow saving of original and edited versions
  • Improve collage and layout tools
  • Add support for more file formats

Glassy Lights

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ACDSee Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Glassy Lights

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ACDSee Pro free?
ACDSee Pro costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glassy Lights free?
Glassy Lights is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ACDSee Pro or Glassy Lights have ads?
Neither ACDSee Pro nor Glassy Lights shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ACDSee Pro or Glassy Lights?
ACDSee Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Glassy Lights every 4 days. Most recently, ACDSee Pro was updated on November 4, 2026 and Glassy Lights on October 31, 2026.

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