Photoleap

Photoleap

Lightricks · Image

Photoleap is a Lightricks photo editor for iOS, Android, and the web. It pairs an AI photo generator and object removal with layered editing, filters, and collage tools.

Interface preview of Photoleap

About Photoleap

What Is Photoleap

Photoleap is a mobile-first AI photo editor built by Lightricks, the studio behind Facetune and Videoleap. It mixes two kinds of work in one canvas: the usual retouching stack (crop, tone, curves, layers, blending modes, brushes, text) and a set of AI tools that generate or replace parts of an image. That combination is the point. You can type a prompt, drop the result onto a layer, then blend it into an existing photo by hand.

The app targets people who post images for a living or for fun and want more than a one-tap filter. Instagram creators, small shop owners, and hobbyist photographers all get something from it. A background remover handles cutouts in a single tap, and a text prompt can fill an empty scene with generated clouds, props, or a whole new setting.

The limits matter as much as the features. Most AI actions sit behind the Pro subscription, and the free version keeps a watermark on generated output. The web editor covers a smaller slice of the app. And layered editing on a phone screen stays fiddly compared with a desktop editor, especially once a project runs past a dozen layers.

Getting Started

  1. Install Photoleap from the App Store or Google Play, or open the web editor. Sign in with an Apple, Google, or email account so projects sync across devices.
  2. Pick a starting point. Import a photo from your camera roll, start a blank canvas, or use the AI photo generator to create an image from a text prompt.
  3. Build the edit in layers. Add the base photo, then stack cutouts, generated elements, text, and color layers. Set a blending mode and opacity for each one.
  4. Retouch what the AI leaves behind. Use object removal to clear stray details, then adjust tone, color, and sharpness with the sliders.
  5. Export. Choose the resolution and format, save to your camera roll, or share straight to social apps. Pro removes the watermark.

Product Information

A quick look at Photoleap's pricing, supported platforms, and performance.

Free PlanYes
Paid PlansFree - $39.99/yr
PlatformiOS, Android, Web
DeveloperLightricks
CategoryImage
Release DateFeb 2017
Latest UpdatedSep 2026
Website Visits102.7K
Website Global Rank331.2K
API AvailabilityNo

Best for

The users, tasks, and scenarios where this tool fits best.

Users

  • Social media creators
  • Small business owners
  • Hobbyist photographers
  • Designers who work on the move

Tasks

  • Removing an unwanted object or a passerby from a travel photo
  • Swapping a dull sky for a dramatic one
  • Making a product cutout for an online listing
  • Building a multi-image collage for a campaign

Scenarios

  • A weekly content calendar with five posts due
  • A last-minute event poster
  • Restoring an old family photo

Key features

AI Photo Generator

Type a description and the app returns an image you can place on its own layer. You can generate a whole scene or just a missing element, like a flock of birds or a neon sign. This is where Photoleap differs most from a standard photo editor: the output becomes editable material rather than a finished picture.

Object Removal

Brush over anything you want gone, and the tool fills the gap using the surrounding pixels. It handles small clutter well, such as a cable, a logo, or a stranger in the background. Large removals across detailed textures still show softness, so check the result at full size before you post.

Background Remover and AI Replace

One tap cuts a subject out of its background, which you can then swap for a solid color, another photo, or a generated scene. Hair and fur edges come out reasonably clean for social sizes. For print work, plan on touching up the outline by hand.

Layered Editing with Blending Modes

Photoleap stacks photo layers the way a desktop editor does, with opacity, masks, and the familiar blend modes. You can combine a texture layer with a portrait, or place a generated element behind a subject. This is the feature that separates it from single-layer photo editing apps.

Filters, Presets, and Film Looks

The app ships with color presets, black and white conversions, duo tones, and film emulations, each with intensity control. Presets help you keep a feed consistent across a batch of images. They stack with manual tone adjustments rather than locking you into one look.

Collage and Social Templates

Grid layouts, story formats, and poster templates take multiple images in one canvas. Spacing and margins stay even, which saves the manual nudging that phone collage tools usually require. Templates are sized for common social ratios, so less cropping happens on upload.

Portrait and Hair Tools

AI portraits, cartoon styles, and virtual hair color let you test a look before a salon visit or produce a stylized avatar. Results lean decorative, and heavy stylization can drift from a real likeness. Treat these as creative filters, not retouching.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • AI generation and manual layers live in the same project, so you can blend a generated element into a real photo instead of pasting it on top.
  • The background remover and object removal are fast enough for batch work on a phone.
  • Layer support with masks and blending modes goes further than most mobile photo editors.
  • Presets and templates keep output consistent when you post often.
  • One subscription covers the iPhone, Android, and web versions.

Cons

  • AI tools need Pro. On the free plan, generated images carry a watermark, which rules them out for client work.
  • The web editor offers a reduced toolset, so heavier composites still pull you back to the app.
  • Layer management on a small screen gets awkward past a dozen layers, and undo history is short.
  • Exports at maximum resolution take a while on older phones, and the app can stall during long sessions.

Frequently asked questions

It's free to download and use with a set of basic tools, including the background remover. AI generation, most presets, and watermark-free exports require the Pro subscription, which is sold monthly, yearly, or as a one-time lifetime purchase inside the app.