Comparison

Photo Replace vs HiveShots

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

Head to head
About

Photo Replace

Features
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Photo Replace swaps a photo in Apple Photos for an edited version, while you keep the option to revert to the original. MADE FOR DUPLICATES Many photo editing apps save your edit as a new photo. Replace the original with the edit and, if you like, delete the duplicate. The photo keeps its place, date and albums. REVERT ANYTIME The replacement goes through the Photos editing system, so the original is never lost. Use Revert in Photos to get it back. KEEPS WHAT MATTERS Orientation, color space and HDR carry over. Live Photos stay live when the edit is a Live Photo too. WORKS WHERE YOU ARE Replace in the app, or automate replacements with the Shortcuts action. Works on iPhone and Mac. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no tracking, no data collection. Your photos never leave your device.

About

HiveShots

Features
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HiveShots is the app to bring your photos together. A wedding, a weekend with friends, a birthday, a trip โ€” everyone takes photos but nobody shares them. With HiveShots, create an album, invite your people, and find everyone's photos in one place. COLLABORATIVE ALBUMS Create an album in seconds. Invite your friends with a link or QR code. Everyone adds their photos. The album fills up on its own. PUBLIC ALBUMS Share your best photos with the community. Food, travel, architecture, nature โ€” browse other people's albums and find inspiration. OPEN SUBMISSIONS Are you a content creator? Open your album to submissions. Your community sends you their photos, you pick the ones you want to keep. PHOTO QUALITY PRESERVED Your photos are stored in high resolution. No aggressive compression like messaging apps. SIMPLE AND PRIVATE Private albums are only visible to people you invite. You control who sees and who contributes. โ€” HiveShots is not another social network. No public likes, no follower count. Just your photos, your people, your memories.

Screenshots

Photo Replace2 screens
HiveShots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HiveShots at Free against Photo Replace's $0.99. HiveShots also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 27.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

HiveShots is free to download; Photo Replace costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Replace ships an update every 5 months, HiveShots weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Photo Replace versus HiveShots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto ReplaceHiveShots
Price$0.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS27.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHenrik HelmersQuentin Mangin

In-app purchases

None

Photo Replace

No in-app purchases

None

HiveShots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Photo Replace free?
Photo Replace costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HiveShots free?
HiveShots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Photo Replace or HiveShots have ads?
Neither Photo Replace nor HiveShots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Replace or HiveShots?
Photo Replace ships an update every 5 months, and HiveShots weekly. Most recently, Photo Replace was updated on October 27, 2026 and HiveShots on October 31, 2026.

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