Pho vs Codex Usage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pho
This app replaces your native photo gallery and synchronizes your pictures to cloud storage. It offers a streamlined experience for viewing and managing your photo library.
- Photo gallery replacement
- Cloud photo synchronization
- SMB, WebDAV, NFS support
- Simple user experience
- View and manage photos
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Pho is a serverless photo sync and gallery app. It backs up your photos directly to your own network storage — Samba (SMB), WebDAV, NFS, S3 and Google Drive — without routing them through any third-party cloud photo service. No middleman server. No database. No subscription lock-in. The files are entirely yours. [Your photos, only in your own storage] Pho never uploads your photos to a third-party server. All photos are stored in your own network storage using a "year/month/day" directory structure, with original filenames preserved. You can access, migrate, or reuse these raw files anytime without Pho — they're ordinary files, not packaged, not locked, not hidden behind a proprietary format. This is the fundamental difference between Pho and every cloud photo service. [Replace your built-in gallery] Pho isn't just for sync — it works as your daily gallery. Local and cloud photos appear in a single timeline, with: · Grouping by date, pinch-to-zoom · Lazy thumbnail loading — smooth even with tens of thousands of photos · Full EXIF info · Live Photo playback · Native HEIC / HEVC / RAW (DNG) / video support [Original quality, no compression] Pho preserves the original quality of your photos and videos — no compression, no re-encoding, no EXIF stripping. Your 4K videos and DNG RAW files stay exactly as they were. Cloud browsing is also original quality — no silent downscaling like some cloud photo services. [Background auto-sync] Scheduled sync runs in the background: on iOS, the system schedules it while charging — no need to open the app manually. Wi-Fi-only option avoids cellular data usage. A passive local notification is sent on completion (silent, no screen wake). After the first sync, Pho incrementally compares local and cloud, uploading only new photos. [AES encryption] Privacy-conscious? Pho supports AES encryption: photos are encrypted before upload and decrypted before download. Encrypted files use a .aes suffix — even if storage is inspected or leaked, originals cannot be recovered. Encrypted videos stream natively without downloading the whole file. You can always find these encrypted files in your own storage and decrypt them without Pho using the same algorithm and password. [Supported storage] · Samba (SMB) — works with NAS, router USB storage, Windows shared folders · WebDAV — works with self-hosted services, Jianguoyun, Nextcloud, etc. · NFS — works with Linux / NAS · Baidu Netdisk — popular in China, OAuth login Each storage type only needs to be configured once and connects automatically afterwards. Switch or reconfigure anytime. [Pro features] · Parallel upload: upload multiple photos at once for faster backups · Encrypted storage: AES encryption to protect your privacy · Custom upload filters: filter by file type and date · Camera-only album: intelligently filter out screenshots and downloads · Theme color: switch to your preferred theme · Free up storage: delete synced photos to reclaim phone space Three plans available: monthly, yearly, and lifetime. Subscriptions can be canceled anytime via App Store subscription management. [Who it's for] · Privacy-conscious users who don't want photos hosted by third-party cloud services · Users with a NAS, router USB storage, self-hosted WebDAV, or Baidu Netdisk · Users looking to replace the native gallery and manage local + cloud photos in one place · Users who need local encryption before backup [About Pho] Pho is an open-source project with source code publicly available on GitHub. No ads, no tracking, no data collection. Maintained by a single developer, continuously improved based on user feedback. For issues or suggestions, find feedback channels in Settings → About, or contact the developer directly. Thank you to every user who chose Pho. Privacy Policy: https://pho.tools/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Codex Usage
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Codex Usage 是一个为 Apple Watch 设计的轻量用量看板。它帮助你抬手快速查看 Codex 和 Claude Code 的额度状态,包括本周剩余额度、当前周期剩余额度、累计 token 使用量和最近更新时间。 应用适合高频使用 AI 编程工具的个人开发者、内容创作者和团队成员,用最少的信息密度完成最关键的用量提醒。 当前版本支持本地样例数据和局域网用量数据读取,不需要创建账号,也不会上传你的用量数据。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Codex Usage at none against Pho's 3. Pho's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price and 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
Both are free to download. Pho sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Codex Usage asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Pho | Codex Usage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 渊浩 张 | 赛 刘 |
In-app purchases
Pho
- Pho Pro - Monthly$2.99
- Pho Pro - Yearly$19.99
- Pho pro - lifetime$34.99
Codex Usage
No in-app purchases









