# Delayte — Keep your camera roll clean

> Automatically deletes temporary photos and videos after a set duration. (iPhone/iPad app by David Huynh.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/delayte/id1619725272 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [David Huynh](https://appshunter.io/developer/1619725274)
- Category: Photo & Video, Utilities
- Price: $0.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 17 App Store ratings · 12 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 24 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2022-07-15
- Data updated: 2026-07-16
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/delayte/id1619725272/reviews.md

## What is Delayte?

Delayte is your replacement camera roll for junk images and videos. Ever take a screenshot to share or a quick photo or video note only to forget to delete it until weeks or months later? With Delayte, you'll never have to go back and clean your phone again.  Capture a photo with the camera or import images & videos from your device.  Set a delayed deletion date and when time is up, the photo or video deletes itself.

Use it to temporarily store shopping lists, quick notes, to-dos, store receipts, QR codes, memes, recipes, and screenshots until you don't need them anymore.

Included are tools to help you get the most out of your photos, videos, and screenshots before they auto delete:

- Use tags to organize, sort, and find your pictures & videos. 
- Set reminder notifications to revisit a photo before it disappears
- Share the item to other apps including messaging, social media, cloud storage, and photo editor apps.
- Get even more organized by using our clean-up tools to delete images by date or tags.
- Save QR codes for later and open them with auto link detection and validation.
- Protect your privacy by blurring images in the app until you're ready to use them. 
- Detect, select, copy and paste text from any photo or screenshot.

## Key features

- Delayed deletion for photos and videos
- Import from device or capture with camera
- Organize with tags
- Set reminder notifications
- Share to other apps
- Clean-up tools by date or tags
- QR code saving and link detection
- Blurring for privacy

## Recent user reviews (10 of 12)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/delayte/id1619725272/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Waste of money

*2026-04-28*

spent a dollar on this app because Google told me that I could type in a date and it would delete all of the photos before that date. Which is around 20,000 photos I want deleted.

Never mentioned, I would have to export every single one of these photos into the app and then they could be deleted.

### 4/5 — It’s great !

*2026-01-06*

It works well. The only thing I would love to see is A) 48 megapixels pics (I have the iPhone 14 Pro), and the pics on this app are set to only 12 megapixels. B) Deletion time of whatever I want, such as 1 hour, or 2 days 3 hours etc. But that aside, it’s great. C) Can you make it so that I can scroll through the images within the app by swiping ?. I currently have to click on the back arrow each time I want to see the next image in full size. Also I’ve just noticed that when I set a delete reminder date, and then change it amend it, the app still notifies me of the original set date, not the new amended date.

### 5/5 — Storage Saver!

*2022-11-26*

This app is super useful. I use it on the construction job site to take inspection photos and then they auto delete.

### 5/5 — Great app!

*2022-08-13*

Easy to use and helps clean up my photo library. I always take too many pics of my children to get one keeper. I also screenshot recipes etc that I always forget to delete later and I end up spending so much time cleaning up my Google photos so it doesn’t take up valuable storage space.

### 5/5 — Housekeeping for your Pictures

*2022-08-09*

Always have my phone getting clogged up with random screenshots that I take of order receipts. Thanks to this app, this is not a problem anymore and they auto delete after a week.

### 5/5 — The App I Needed

*2022-08-09*

My friends and I send a lot of memes/jokes via chat but I don’t need all of that stuff cluttering my camera roll for good.  This app helps solve that in an easy manner.  Probably one of the best designed apps I’ve seen. Hat tip to the Designer.

### 5/5 — No brainer download

*2022-08-08*

Have you ever take a picture of a receipt, a sign for “available for rent” or something you saw on the street to rack up Reddit karma only to forget about it? Has that photo or video shown up in a random montage video from Google Photos/photos with music making you go “what the..?!” Well no longer. In the words of the great philosopher Ludacris, you too can say “you’ll disappear like poof, media be gone” A must try app. Just click, set an expiry and you don’t have to worry about keeping your photo album clean.

### 5/5 — Deletes unused photos quickly and easily

*2022-08-04*

This app helps me clean up my old screenshots - the ones from reminders, notes from my whiteboard, reimbursement receipts, grocery lists, Airbnb instructions. It has quickly become a goto app for whenever I need to clean up my photos. It’s designed well and fun to use. Highly recommend it.

### 5/5 — Such a useful tool!

*2022-07-31*

There’s so many times it’s faster for me to take a photo than type in a reminder. And this lets me do that so quickly! Can’t imagine life before Delayte. How did we live?? Solid design too. 💪

### 5/5 — Keeping My Photo Library Clean

*2022-07-25*

What’s great about this app is that I don’t have to spend time going back and deleting photos I take that I know will be temporary in nature from the get go like screenshots, home decorating ideas with blue tape on the walls and more. Once I learned and realized that my mobile app screenshots could be redirected to this app for storage instead of iPhoto I realized it was a game changer! It would be even better if I could change a photo’s orientation or crop within the app if needed.

## Frequently asked questions about Delayte

### How does Delayte automatically delete media?

Delayte allows you to set a specific deletion date for each photo or video. Once that date is reached, the media is automatically removed from the app.

### What types of media can Delayte manage?

Delayte can manage photos and videos captured with the camera, imported from your device, including screenshots, notes, receipts, QR codes, and memes.

### Can I organize my media within Delayte?

Yes, Delayte offers tools to organize your media using tags. You can also use clean-up tools to delete images by date or tags for better sorting.

### Does Delayte have ads?

No, Delayte does not contain advertisements, providing an uninterrupted user experience.

### What devices does Delayte support?

Delayte is available for iPhone and iPod devices.

### How often is Delayte updated?

The latest version of Delayte is 1.90, and it was last updated on August 4, 2025, indicating regular maintenance and updates.

### Is Delayte suitable for children?

Delayte has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for younger users and families.

### What is the price of Delayte?

Delayte is a paid application, available for a one-time purchase of $0.99.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.90 — 2025-08-04

New Siri and spotlight app shortcuts for faster navigation to the feature you need.

### 1.80 — 2024-05-26

Animated GIF support! Now you can import animated gifs into Delayte and they stay animated in the app and when you share them.

### 1.72 — 2023-12-10

The camera now auto saves photos!  
We've heard the feedback and users want to be able to quickly snap disposable photos on the fly, and do it quickly. 

When you take a photo with Delayte, the app will automatically save it and set a delay before deleting. 

You can change the length of the delay timer in settings as well as set a tag to auto-tag all photos taken with our camera.

If you'd still like to snap then customize each photo's deletion timer and tags, you can turn the auto-save off in settings as well.

### 1.71 — 2023-10-04

- Now you can import up to 20 photos or screenshots from the importer (just long press and select images)
- Fixed an issue where the share extension was incorrectly activating when sharing plain text.

### 1.51 — 2023-04-11

Bug fixes and performance improvements

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