# Photowerks: Smart Albums — Quickly organize your photos > Smart photo albums automatically organized by metadata and criteria. (iPhone/iPad app by Sorth LLC.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photowerks-smart-albums/id643351365 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Sorth LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/290385324) - Category: Photo & Video, Utilities - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.00/5 from 24 App Store ratings · 49 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.6 · 14 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2013-05-07 - Data updated: 2026-08-26 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photowerks-smart-albums/id643351365/reviews.md ## What is Photowerks? Photowerks makes it easy to organizes and view your photos and videos via Smart Albums – create albums based on criteria you specify, such as: date, location, media type, camera type. New photos that meet an album's criteria are automatically added to the album. From the magical milestones to the utterly mundane, you can now quickly find, organize and create albums using photo metadata attributes such as date, location (city, state, country), camera make and camera model, containing Apple Photos album, and matching keywords (for photos tagged with keywords.) Photowerks seamlessly scans your existing camera roll and then groups and displays your photos by when or where you snapped them. No more scrolling or guessing to find that exact photo!  Use the photo detail viewer to see the exact location a photo was taken on a map, in addition to other details such as aperture, focal length and lens model, and containing Apple Photos album. You can also view the full, raw EXIF metadata for each photo. Benefits: • Smart Albums - easily create and edit multiple albums. When viewing a Smart Album, it's easy to create an Apple Photos album based on the Smart Album contents. • Serves as a photo timeline and diary of your life: Your daily life in pictures, displayed in multiple view formats.  • Takes the guesswork and scroll-time out of finding a specific photo. • Makes creating time- and/or location-oriented mobile photo albums a snap. • Lets you easily share, post and tweet your photos -- includes the added bonus of automatic date and location captions for every photo. • Dropbox support: Upload your photos to any Dropbox folder. Features: • Automatically catalogues photos by date, media type, city, state, country, camera make, or camera model.** • Automatically tags date and location captions for every photo.** • Photos are displayed in both grid or list views. • Tap photo to view date taken and location (city, state, or country) • Sharing capability for email, Facebook, and Twitter (with photo captions listing photo date and location) • Create new albums in the Apple Photos app. • View photo details with standard pinch-to-zoom gestures and swipe to view previous/next photo. • Sync any smart albums your create across all your devices with built-in iCloud sync. **Location stamp only works if Location Services were enabled on your device camera when you took the photo. ## Key features - Create Smart Albums by date, location, media type - Automatic photo addition to Smart Albums - View photos on a map with location details - Display full EXIF metadata - Create Apple Photos albums from Smart Albums - Automatic date and location captions for sharing - iCloud sync across devices ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Unlock Premium | $2.99 | one-time | | Small Tip | $0.99 | one-time | | Medium Tip | $1.99 | one-time | | Large Tip | $4.99 | one-time | | Mega Tip | $9.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 49) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photowerks-smart-albums/id643351365/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Photo app *2025-09-04, version 1.8* Excellent app simple to use for any first timer,finds photos dates without effort & has easy to follow instructions it compliments iPhone iPad photos. ### 4/5 — Great! *2024-11-17, version 1.8* Excellent, finally an app that can create “smart albums”, by picking specific conditions (date range, media type, location, etc.) and even combining them together. I have purchased a Mac two months ago and I still can’t believe that smart albums are available only on macOS and not on iOS devices! Tips for the 5th star: - insert the possibility to add a range between two dates; - the greatest thing would be to insert a “smart album” into the Photo app: that would be rule-breaking. Regards ### 1/5 — App crashes halfway through photo parsing *2023-12-09* The app crashes and restarts about halfway through the photo parsing. When I reopen the app, it begins the parsing process all over and the same thing happens each time. iPhone 13 mini, iOS 16.6.1 ### 4/5 — Photo app that works fast & keeps improving! *2023-11-20* I love this app. I almost forgot about it… after changing phones. Enough time went by so that to my good fortune, when I finally got it back they had made some great updates! Awesome way to be able to sort through endless photos! Good job guys!! ### 3/5 — It's OK,but *2023-03-27, version 1.8* What's great about this is the way it sorts out all the pictures in newest order first. What it does not show is the Albans created in apples photo apps. Also is disappointing that you cannot size the mini pictures ### 1/5 — Wont handle 90k picture library *2023-01-25* It freezes up (M1 chip new ipad rebooted). Too bad. I really want smart albums on the ipad. ### 4/5 — Just what’s missing from Photos BUT *2023-01-24* I really wanted to use a smart album on iPad which shows all my photos that are not in albums. This app helps me do that. Great! But the reason that I use this app is to identify photos not in an album and move them to albums. But with this app you can add a photo to an album but you have to know and type the exact name of the album or else if you mistype it creates yet another album. When you try to choose an album, it doesn’t list all of your Photos albums to choose from. I have dozens of albums. There is no way I can remember the exact name of each one of the albums! ### 1/5 — 1⭐️ *2022-09-13* Keeps glitching and Crashing ### 5/5 — YES!!! *2021-05-22* I hate the fact that Apple only lets you make smart albums on the PC since going iPad only i haven’t been able to use smart albums. This App is the perfect solution! **One side note: The biggest reason I like smart albums is so I can make an album that shows me what photos are not sorted in other albums. It really helps clean up old junk photos. However, I did notice that the album I created on this app shows a couple old photos that do not show up on my mac smart album. Idk where the discrepancy is, but all and all this does the job! ### 5/5 — Photo app *2020-07-10, version 1.7.5* Excellent app simple to use for any first timer,finds photos dates without effort & has easy to follow instructions it compliments iPhone iPad photos. ## Frequently asked questions about Photowerks ### What does Photowerks do? Photowerks helps you organize and view your photos and videos using Smart Albums. You can create albums based on specific criteria like date, location, or media type, and new photos that meet these criteria are automatically added. It aims to make finding specific photos quick and easy without endless scrolling. ### How do Smart Albums work? Smart Albums are created by setting specific criteria such as date ranges, locations (city, state, country), media types, camera models, or keywords. Any new photos added to your device that match these criteria will automatically be included in the corresponding Smart Album. You can also easily create standard Apple Photos albums from the contents of your Smart Albums. ### Is Photowerks free to use? The application is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases. These purchases likely unlock additional features or advanced functionalities beyond the basic organization and viewing capabilities. ### What devices is Photowerks compatible with? The app is designed for mobile devices, specifically mentioning iCloud sync across devices, indicating compatibility with Apple's ecosystem. It leverages features like Location Services and Apple Photos, suggesting it is primarily for iOS devices. ### Can I add captions to my photos when sharing? Yes, the app automatically adds date and location captions to your photos when you share them via email, Facebook, or Twitter. This feature provides context for your shared images without requiring manual effort. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.9 — 2026-02-12 - Fixed several crashing bugs! - Ready for iOS 26 ### 1.8 — 2022-06-05 - Added a new smart album attribute: "Keywords". You can now create a smart albums based on keywords found in your photo metadata. - Improved background metadata scanning for large photo libraries (ensure the device is plugged in to power and Photowerks is running in the background). - Bug fixes. ### 1.7.5 — 2020-06-30 * The photo metadata viewer now displays photo captions, keywords and original filename. ### 1.7.4 — 2020-06-11 * Added a new smart album attribute: “Photos Album”. You can now create a smart album based on which Apple Photos album a photo is, or is not, in. You can even create a smart album that displays all photos not in any Photos album (to do so: in your Smart Album, add an attribute where Photos Album is None). * Photo details view (tap the info button in the upper right corner of a photo detail) now displays all the Apple Photos albums that contain that photo. * Added a tip jar - if you're enjoying our new features and would like to see more, please consider leaving a tip to support future development. Thank you! ### 1.7.3 — 2020-05-22 * Bug fix release ## Apps similar to Photowerks | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [FLDR - Digital Life, Organized](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fldr-digital-life-organized/id1173652857) | 4.4 (15) | Free | Photo & Video | | [Family Photo Album](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/family-photo-album/id1289668354) | 4.5 (34) | Free | Photo & Video | | [phoom - Photo Manager&Cleaner](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/phoom-photo-manager-and-cleaner/id1555853093) | 4.6 (40) | Free | Photo & Video | | [Albumizer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/albumizer/id1642059737) | 4.0 (6) | Free | Photo & Video | | [EasyPhotoManager](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/easyphotomanager/id1485047262) | 4.3 (35) | Free | Photo & Video | | [Album Organizer - Timeflower](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/album-organizer-timeflower/id1436035479) | 4.6 (30) | Free | Photo & Video | ## More apps by Sorth LLC - [Timewerks: Mobile Billing](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/timewerks-mobile-billing/id290385321) - [Timewerks Pro Billing](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/timewerks-pro-billing/id708114893) - [APOD Watch](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/apod-watch/id1605221767) - [APOD Pro](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/apod-pro/id6479388186) All apps by Sorth LLC: https://appshunter.io/developer/290385324 ## Related topics [smart albums](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/smart-albums) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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