Product Comparison
Better functionality is what sets Photosmith apart from similar iPad apps and like you, we not too keen about paying another monthly fees either. We’re very proud to offer fast, local Lightroom sync, based on Wi-Fi instead of an Internet connection, true Camera Raw support, and the features photographers need to make Photosmith the top choice for professional and casual mobile photography. All without an ongoing monthly subscription fee.
Feature Matrix
| Photosmith | Lightroom Mobile | Mosaic Archive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subscription-Free | Yes | No $9.99/mo Creative Cloud account required |
No Free for most recent photos; plans start at $7/month |
| Local Wi-Fi Sync | Yes | No Internet connection required |
No Internet connection required |
| iPad 1 Support | Yes (1) | No | No |
| iPhone Support | No | No | Yes |
| Android Support | No | No | No |
| Sync Keywords | Yes Multi-level hierarchy support |
No | No |
| Sync Pick/Reject Flags | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sync Color Labels | Yes | No | Yes |
| Sync IPTC Metadata Fields | Yes | No | Yes |
| Multiple Lightroom catalog support |
No | No | Yes |
| Native In-App Camera Raw Rendering |
Yes | No | No |
| Wireless Import via Eye-Fi | Yes | No | No |
| Wireless Import via FTP | Yes | No | No |
| Camera Roll Import | Yes | Yes | No |
| Develop Changes on iPad | No | Yes | No |
| Sync Develop Changes Made in Lightroom | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Syncs With Lightroom 4 Catalogs | Yes | No | Yes |
| Text-Based Metadata Search | No | No | Yes |
| Filter on Star Ratings | Yes | No | Yes |
| Filter on Pick/Reject Flags | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Filter on Color Label | Yes | No | Yes |
| Intelligent & Automatic Photo Grouping | Yes | No | No |
Footnotes
- We’ve strived to maintain compatibility with iOS 5 over the years, thus keeping support for iPad1. However, Apple is increasingly requiring all apps move to iOS 7. Because of this, we will be forced to update Photosmith to iOS 7 at some point in the future. When that time comes, we’ll use Apple’s options to keep the last iOS 5 compatible version available on iTunes as long as possible.