Photo Replace vs fastbackward
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Photo Replace
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Photo Replace is an app that will let you update a photo in Apple Photos while preserving the ability to revert to the original. It is a tool to make it easier to make use of photo editing apps that create duplicates in your library.
fastbackward
Relive past memories with your photos. This app resurfaces pictures taken on this day in previous years, helping you recall significant life events and see your personal growth. It also displays photos on a map using EXIF data and can show random memories if no photos exist for the date.
- Resurfaces photos from previous years
- Displays photos on a map using EXIF data
- Excludes screenshots from memories
- On-device processing for privacy
- Shows random memories if no photos for the date
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Have you ever wondered what you were doing on this day last year? Or the year before? What about the year before that? With fastbackward you'll not only know, but have your photos to remind you, too. Taking photos is great, but looking at those photos is where the real fun begins. Your iPhone takes stunning photos but it needs fastbackward to surface the most important photos at the right time. Your iPhone is full of photos but they're a jumbled mess in the Photos app. What makes fastbackward so valuable is the way it surfaces photos you took today, but in years past. You'll see your kids growing up as well as any big life events that happened on this day, too. Didn't take a photo on this day? Fastbackward can show you a random memory instead. As well as showing you your photos and jogging your memory, fastbackward will also use your photos' EXIF data to plot where you took them on a map. You'll never wonder where you took your favourite landscape photo ever again. Features include: - The ability to exclude screenshots from your memories. - Privacy. Because your photos are hugely personal, fastbackward doesn't upload any of them to the internet. All of the processing is carried out on your device, right where it should be. - EXIF data used to display a map of where you took your photos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: fastbackward at Free against Photo Replace's $0.99. fastbackward also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Photo Replace's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
fastbackward is free to download; Photo Replace costs $0.99 up front. fastbackward sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Photo Replace asks for nothing beyond the download.
Photo Replace ships an update every 4 months, fastbackward every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photo Replace | fastbackward |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Henrik Helmers | Maximilian Krauss |
In-app purchases
Photo Replace
No in-app purchases
fastbackward
- fastbackward Pro$1.99









