Utiful vs Progress Frame
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Utiful
This app provides a dedicated photo filing system to organize your images outside of the main camera roll. It allows you to sort photos into custom categories, keep utility images separate, and maintain a clean main gallery. Photos are backed up to iCloud and synced across devices.
- Move photos out of camera roll
- Sort photos into separate categories
- Keep utility photos separate
- Sync folders across iOS devices
- Passcode lock for folders
- Import/export photo folders
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Utiful is the photo organizer that Apple forgot to build. As featured in The Wall Street Journal. Are you frustrated that the Apple Photos app mixes everything—and won't let you create real order? Unlike Apple Photos and other photo apps, Utiful lets you: • Move photos out of your camera roll and outside of the main gallery—finally! • Sort your photos into separate categories—work, hobbies, personal, and more. • Keep utility photos like documents, receipts, and IDs out of your main gallery. • Keep your main gallery clean and tidy. How Utiful Works: • Use Utiful to move photos out of your camera roll and save them to Utiful folders. • The photos are removed from the camera roll but kept in your Utiful folders. • Your Utiful folders are automatically backed up to your iCloud Backup. • The Utiful sync feature lets you access your folders across all your iOS devices. Utiful’s further unique features include: • Save photos to Utiful folders straight from the Photos app. • Take photos with the folder camera that save directly to the folder. • Manually rearrange photos in a folder—just the way you like. • Protect your Utiful folders with a passcode lock (Touch ID and Face ID supported). • Import/export photo folders from/to computer, cloud storage, external hard drives, also wirelessly via AirDrop. Who Uses Utiful: • Professionals & freelancers keeping work photos separate from personal ones • Contractors & service providers managing before/after project pictures • Doctors & lawyers organizing reference photos, evidence, and case documentation • Hobbyists & creatives storing inspiration, artwork, and craft ideas • Everyday users organizing screenshots, receipts, IDs, and notes by category as well as reference pictures such as haircuts, clothes, fitness tracking, songs identified with Shazam etc. Quick Start Guide: 1. Open Utiful, tap "Add Photos", select photos from the camera roll and tap "Move". 2. Or, while in the Photos app, select photos, tap Share and choose "Save to Utiful". All photo, video, GIF, and RAW formats are supported. Original image quality & metadata are preserved. The full feature list, User’s Manual, and tutorial videos are available anytime in the app’s settings. Download Utiful today and take control of your photo library! Subscription & Free Trial New users get a free trial before the subscription begins. After the free trial, your subscription automatically renews annually unless canceled at least 24 hours before the billing period ends. You can manage your subscription in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: utifulapp.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: utifulapp.com/privacy.html
Progress Frame
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Progress Frame is an iPhone app for building aligned before/after progress timelines. It is made for fitness, renovation, skincare, and any visual change journey where consistent framing matters more than filters or edits. Use it to document real progress: - Create a timeline for each project or body of work - Capture a new photo with the previous frame as a guide - Import photos and add dates or notes - Compare two frames side by side, with a slider, or vertical stack - Use local alignment controls to reduce angle and crop drift - Build 2, 3, or 4-frame progress collages for sharing - Export through the iOS Share Sheet Progress Frame is not a general photo editor. It does not include beauty filters, AI editing, background removal, social feeds, accounts, or cloud sync. Your timelines and notes are stored locally, and your photos are not uploaded by the app. The Lifetime Unlock adds unlimited timelines, unlimited photos, alignment assist, progress collage templates, and unlimited exports. No subscription, no ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Utiful at 3 against Progress Frame's 1. Utiful also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Utiful sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Progress Frame sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Utiful | Progress Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (799 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 799 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Utiful Software GmbH | Shenzhen Liubai Software Co., Ltd |
Bugs and requests
Utiful
Reported bugs
4 issues- Photos become degraded or corrupted after transfer
- Inability to move photos back to camera roll without data loss
- Inconsistent behavior when importing/exporting photos
- Frequent crashes and errors when performing basic functions
Requested features
5 requests- Add search and filtering options
- Ability to edit photos within the app
- Integrate with more sharing apps
- Allow sub-folders within folders
- Option to set custom folder icons
Progress Frame
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Utiful
- Utiful All Access (Month)2 variants$6.991 Month
- Utiful All Access (Year)1 Month trial3 variants$49.991 Year
- Utiful All Access (Year)1 Year trial$49.991 Year
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- Utiful All Access (Year)6 Months trial$49.991 Year
- Utiful All Access (Year)3 Months trial$49.991 Year
- Utiful All Access (Year)2 Months trial$49.991 Year
Progress Frame
- Lifetime Unlock$2.99









