Comparison

Photo Replace vs fastbackward

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Photo Replace

Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Photo Replace2 screens
fastbackward4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Photo Replace versus fastbackward: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto Replacefastbackward
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHenrik HelmersMaximilian Krauss

In-app purchases

None

Photo Replace

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

fastbackward

One-time1
  • fastbackward Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Photo Replace free?
Photo Replace costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is fastbackward free?
fastbackward is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Photo Replace or fastbackward have ads?
Neither Photo Replace nor fastbackward shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Replace or fastbackward?
Photo Replace ships an update every 4 months, and fastbackward every 3 weeks. Most recently, Photo Replace was updated on September 27, 2026 and fastbackward on October 7, 2026.

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