Comparison

Peek vs Podclip

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

Head to head
About

Peek

This app provides a secure, read-only photo gallery to prevent accidental deletions. It offers peace of mind when sharing photos with others, especially children, by ensuring no data is ever modified or removed from your library.

Highlights
  • Read-only photo gallery
  • Prevents accidental photo deletion
  • No data modification
  • Integrates with iOS Guided Access
  • Option to display specific albums
  • Supports Live Photos, videos, and GIFs
  • Dark Mode and Dynamic Type support
Features
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Save your photos from accidental — or deliberate! — deletion by toddlers, clients, or anyone that can't be trusted. Peek-a-View is a read-only photo gallery. Using Peek-a-View, you can always feel safe sharing your photos with anyone, because there is literally no way to have Peek-a-View delete your photos. In fact, Peek-a-View does not write ANY data back to your photo library. When paired with the Guided Access feature on iOS and iPadOS, you can lock your device into Peek-a-View, ensuring that the only thing that device can do is look at photos, until you decide otherwise. By default, Peek-a-View will show your most recent photos in your photo gallery, but it can be configured to only show a specific album. Furthermore, access to Peek-a-View's settings is automatically restricted when Guided Access is started. Peek-a-View will show you your 20 most recent photos for free; a one-time in-app purchase will remove that limitation. Peek-a-View fully supports Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, Live Photos, videos, and animated GIFs. With purchase, it also supports several alternative icons. Born from a trip to an amusement park with a very independent toddler, Peek-a-View was written so that my wife and I can give our phones to our precocious two-year-old and know that she won't accidentally delete any of our precious memories.  Without Peek-a-View, we'd have to hope that she didn't figure out how to delete anything, or spend time fiddling with the Guided Access settings to block out the delete features on the Photos app.  With Peek-a-View, we can simply open the app, start Guided Access, and hand her the phone. No deletion, no modifications, no worries. Privacy Policy: https://www.caseyliss.com/peek-a-view-privacy

About

Podclip

Features
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Easily share a clip from your podcast to social! 1. Find your podcast episode 2. Select your clip, which can be 15 to 60 seconds 3. Customize your design 4. Export your clip and share to Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and more! You can even favorite your podcasts to easily find them.

Screenshots

Peek4 screens
Podclip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Peek at Free against Podclip's $4.99. Peek also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Podclip's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

Peek is free to download; Podclip costs $4.99 up front. Peek sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Podclip asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Peek ships an update every 3 weeks, Podclip every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Peek versus Podclip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPeekPodclip
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (298 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings298 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.4 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLimitliss LLCLuke Irvin

Bugs and requests

Peek

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when swiping through photos
  • Thumbnail previews don't match actual photos
  • Pinch-to-zoom not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to create custom photo albums
  • Ability to select specific people/faces to view
  • Disable auto-play for videos and Live Photos
  • Improved zoom and panning controls

Podclip

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Peek

One-time1
  • Unlock All Photos$4.99
None

Podclip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Peek free?
Peek is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Podclip free?
Podclip costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Peek or Podclip have ads?
Neither Peek nor Podclip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Peek or Podclip?
Peek ships an update every 3 weeks, and Podclip every 2 months. Most recently, Peek was updated on November 3, 2026 and Podclip on October 28, 2026.

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