diff --git a/docker/frontend/src/App.tsx b/docker/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 4a028db..8b3a2a3 100644
--- a/docker/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/docker/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ export function Workspace() {
   const [source, setSource] = useState<LoadedSource | null>(null);
   const [previewBytes, setPreviewBytes] = useState<Uint8Array | null>(null);
   const [previewUrl, setPreviewUrl] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const [rendered, setRendered] = useState<{ w: number; h: number; ms: number } | null>(null);
 
   const [recipe, setRecipe] = useState<Recipe>(() => ({
     ...DEFAULT_RECIPES[0],
@@ -316,7 +315,6 @@ export function Workspace() {
     const token = ++renderToken.current;
     const timer = setTimeout(async () => {
       setBusy(t('act.exporting'));
-      const started = performance.now();
       try {
         const out = await renderPhoto({
           source: previewBytes,
@@ -342,7 +340,6 @@ export function Workspace() {
           if (prev) URL.revokeObjectURL(prev);
           return url;
         });
-        setRendered({ w: out.width, h: out.height, ms: Math.round(performance.now() - started) });
       } catch (err) {
         if (token === renderToken.current) setError(t('err.generic', { msg: String(err) }));
       } finally {
@@ -1045,7 +1042,7 @@ export function Workspace() {
     })),
   ];
 
-  const status = busy ? busy : rendered ? t('meta.rendered', { ms: rendered.ms, w: rendered.w, h: rendered.h }) : t('meta.ready');
+  const status = busy;
 
   return (
     <div className="shell">
@@ -1172,6 +1169,7 @@ export function Workspace() {
           cropWH={cropWH}
           onCropRectChange={setCropRect}
           onStageZoom={onStageZoom}
+          canCompare={crop === 'none'}
         />
       </div>
 
diff --git a/docker/frontend/src/i18n/en.ts b/docker/frontend/src/i18n/en.ts
index 7a8bf84..ce35bc8 100644
--- a/docker/frontend/src/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/docker/frontend/src/i18n/en.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export const en: Dict = {
   'drop.replace': 'Choose another photo',
   'drop.peeking': 'SHOWING THE ORIGINAL',
   'drop.peekHint': 'Hold right-click or the \\ key to compare with the original',
+  'drop.compare': 'Compare with original picture',
   'drop.demoLimit': 'Demo build: exports are capped at {px}px and carry a watermark.',
 
   'tab.presets': 'PRESETS',
@@ -112,8 +113,6 @@ export const en: Dict = {
   'err.generic': 'Something went wrong: {msg}',
   'err.offline': 'Could not reach the server.',
 
-  'meta.ready': 'Ready',
-  'meta.rendered': 'Rendered in {ms}ms · {w}×{h}',
   'meta.exported': 'Downloaded {name} ({kb}KB, 300 ppi)',
 };
 
diff --git a/docker/frontend/src/i18n/vi.ts b/docker/frontend/src/i18n/vi.ts
index 794235c..ae3b70e 100644
--- a/docker/frontend/src/i18n/vi.ts
+++ b/docker/frontend/src/i18n/vi.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export const vi = {
   'drop.replace': 'Đổi ảnh khác',
   'drop.peeking': 'ĐANG XEM ẢNH GỐC',
   'drop.peekHint': 'Giữ chuột phải hoặc phím \\ để so ảnh gốc',
+  'drop.compare': 'So với ảnh gốc',
   'drop.demoLimit': 'Bản demo: ảnh xuất ra tối đa {px}px và có watermark.',
 
   'tab.presets': 'PRESETS',
@@ -115,8 +116,6 @@ export const vi = {
   'err.generic': 'Có lỗi xảy ra: {msg}',
   'err.offline': 'Không gọi được máy chủ.',
 
-  'meta.ready': 'Sẵn sàng',
-  'meta.rendered': 'Kết xuất {ms}ms · {w}×{h}',
   'meta.exported': 'Đã tải {name} ({kb}KB, 300 ppi)',
 } as const;
 
diff --git a/docker/frontend/src/styles/app.css b/docker/frontend/src/styles/app.css
index 078f8bd..312bf89 100644
--- a/docker/frontend/src/styles/app.css
+++ b/docker/frontend/src/styles/app.css
@@ -173,6 +173,40 @@ input[type="range"] { width: 100%; accent-color: var(--accent); }
 .canvas-wrap img { max-width: 100%; max-height: 100%; object-fit: contain; border-radius: var(--radius-sm); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
 /* Crop editor: the layer is the photo's own box, the rect is the framing and
    its shadow is what shades the part being cut away. */
+/* Compare: the original left of the split, the grade right of it. The layer is
+   the photo's own box and carries the stage's transform, so the bar stays put
+   on the photo whatever the zoom or pan. */
+.compare-layer {
+  position: absolute;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  cursor: ew-resize;
+  touch-action: none;
+}
+.compare-orig { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; box-shadow: none; }
+.compare-bar {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+  width: 2px;
+  margin-left: -1px;
+  background: #fff;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+.compare-bar::after {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 50%;
+  top: 50%;
+  width: 30px;
+  height: 30px;
+  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.94);
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
+}
+
 .crop-layer { position: absolute; overflow: hidden; border-radius: var(--radius-sm); pointer-events: none; }
 .crop-rect { position: absolute; border: 1px solid var(--accent); box-shadow: 0 0 0 9999px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); cursor: move; pointer-events: auto; touch-action: none; }
 .crop-handle { position: absolute; width: 16px; height: 16px; background: var(--accent); border: 2px solid #fff; border-radius: 3px; touch-action: none; }
diff --git a/docker/frontend/src/ui/ImageStage.tsx b/docker/frontend/src/ui/ImageStage.tsx
index 3bf01fa..bf334a7 100644
--- a/docker/frontend/src/ui/ImageStage.tsx
+++ b/docker/frontend/src/ui/ImageStage.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export function ImageStage({
   cropWH = null,
   onCropRectChange,
   onStageZoom,
+  canCompare = false,
 }: {
   previewUrl: string | null;
   originalUrl: string | null;
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ export function ImageStage({
   // at — the app re-cuts its preview copy to match. Scaled to contain the
   // photo and multiplied by the zoom and the screen's pixel ratio.
   onStageZoom?: (longDevicePx: number) => void;
+  // Compare needs the un-cropped photo on one side and the render on the other,
+  // so it is only offered while the crop is untouched.
+  canCompare?: boolean;
 }) {
   const { t } = useI18n();
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
@@ -58,6 +62,11 @@ export function ImageStage({
   const viewRef = useRef(view);
   viewRef.current = view;
   const panRef = useRef<{ px: number; py: number } | null>(null);
+  // Compare: the original on the left of the split, the render on the right.
+  // 0.5 is the middle of the photo, which is where the bar starts.
+  const [compare, setCompare] = useState(false);
+  const [split, setSplit] = useState(0.5);
+  const draggingSplit = useRef(false);
 
   // \ toggles PEEK; the key is the app's own shortcut, kept identical on web.
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -101,14 +110,23 @@ export function ImageStage({
   }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!cropEditing) {
+    if (!cropEditing && !compare) {
       setBox(null);
       return;
     }
     measure();
     window.addEventListener('resize', measure);
     return () => window.removeEventListener('resize', measure);
-  }, [cropEditing, measure, previewUrl]);
+  }, [cropEditing, compare, measure, previewUrl]);
+
+  // Compare is a property of the un-cropped photo, so a crop taking over (or a
+  // new photo arriving) puts it away.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!canCompare) setCompare(false);
+  }, [canCompare]);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setCompare(false);
+  }, [originalUrl]);
 
   // The img's box at scale 1 — the natural size fitted into the wrap, never
   // enlarged. Computed rather than measured so the transform cannot feed back
@@ -220,8 +238,36 @@ export function ImageStage({
     return () => clearTimeout(timer);
   }, [onStageZoom, baseRect, view.s, previewUrl, cropEditing]);
 
+  // The bar is dragged in the photo's own coordinates, so it tracks the image
+  // through any zoom the stage has applied.
+  const splitAt = (e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+    const r = e.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect();
+    if (!(r.width > 0)) return;
+    setSplit(Math.min(1, Math.max(0, (e.clientX - r.left) / r.width)));
+  };
+
+  const startSplit = (e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+    if (e.button !== 0) return;
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    e.currentTarget.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId);
+    draggingSplit.current = true;
+    splitAt(e);
+  };
+
+  const moveSplit = (e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+    if (!draggingSplit.current) return;
+    e.preventDefault();
+    splitAt(e);
+  };
+
+  const endSplit = (e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+    draggingSplit.current = false;
+    if (e.currentTarget.hasPointerCapture?.(e.pointerId)) e.currentTarget.releasePointerCapture(e.pointerId);
+  };
+
   const startPan = (e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLImageElement>) => {
-    if (cropEditing || viewRef.current.s <= 1 || e.button !== 0) return;
+    if (cropEditing || compare || viewRef.current.s <= 1 || e.button !== 0) return;
     e.preventDefault();
     e.stopPropagation();
     e.currentTarget.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId);
@@ -356,6 +402,40 @@ export function ImageStage({
                   }
             }
           />
+          {compare && canCompare && originalUrl && box ? (
+            <div
+              className="compare-layer"
+              data-key="compare-layer"
+              style={{
+                left: box.left,
+                top: box.top,
+                width: box.width,
+                height: box.height,
+                transform:
+                  view.s === 1 ? undefined : `translate(${view.x}px, ${view.y}px) scale(${view.s})`,
+              }}
+              onPointerDown={startSplit}
+              onPointerMove={moveSplit}
+              onPointerUp={endSplit}
+              onPointerCancel={endSplit}
+            >
+              {/* The original is clipped to everything left of the bar; the
+                  graded render stays the un-clipped base underneath it. */}
+              <img
+                className="compare-orig"
+                data-key="compare-orig"
+                src={originalUrl}
+                alt=""
+                draggable={false}
+                style={{ clipPath: `inset(0 ${(1 - split) * 100}% 0 0)` }}
+              />
+              <span
+                className="compare-bar"
+                data-key="compare-bar"
+                style={{ left: `${split * 100}%` }}
+              />
+            </div>
+          ) : null}
           {cropEditing && box && cropRect && onCropRectChange ? (
             <div
               className="crop-layer"
@@ -399,6 +479,19 @@ export function ImageStage({
           <button type="button" className="btn" onClick={() => inputRef.current?.click()}>
             {t('drop.replace')}
           </button>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            className={compare ? 'btn primary' : 'btn'}
+            data-key="compare-toggle"
+            aria-pressed={compare}
+            disabled={!canCompare}
+            onClick={() => {
+              setSplit(0.5);
+              setCompare((v) => !v);
+            }}
+          >
+            {t('drop.compare')}
+          </button>
           <span className="hint">{t('drop.peekHint')}</span>
         </div>
       ) : null}