Atelier Albums vs Cully
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Atelier Albums
Organize illustrations, reference images, or memes into flexible albums and multiple libraries. Import from Photos or Files, and access your collection from any device on your local network. Protect your images with Face ID/Touch ID app lock.
- Flexible album organization
- Multiple independent libraries
- Import from Photos and Files
- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Face ID/Touch ID app lock
- Web server for network access
- iCloud sync across devices
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Save your favorite illustrations, reference images, or memes you want to keep organized away from your device's Photos library. Collection Albums can contain both albums and pics, allowing you to organize with even more flexibility. Sort by name or item count, and choose between grid, list, or carousel layouts to browse your collection exactly the way you want. Scan and quickly remove duplicated pics from your collection or within a specific album. Libraries Create and manage multiple libraries to keep your collections completely separate. Organize by distinct groups of pics, or by project. Import Bring images into Albums from other apps by sharing them. Need to bring in content from your Photos library? Use the importer to select individual photos, entire albums, or even folders all at once. You can also import images from the Files app. Picture in Picture Pop out a pic into a floating window and keep it on screen while you use other apps. Reference images while you draw, write, or browse. App Lock Lock Albums with Face ID or Touch ID. Your collections are automatically protected when you leave the app, so only you can access your pics. Backup & Restore Export your entire collection as a backup file and restore it on another device. You can choose to merge the data into your existing collection, or restore it to a specific album. Web Server Access your library from any device on your local network. Start the built-in web server and browse or download your pics from a computer, tablet, or another phone. iCloud Sync Sync your library across devices. Choose only the libraries you want to sync, and use Optimize Storage to keep originals in the cloud. Don't want to manage a separate library? Albums also works directly with your Photos library, letting you browse your existing albums and collections without importing anything.
Cully
This app helps you declutter your photo library by presenting photos from a random date across all years. Easily review and delete unwanted pictures, freeing up storage and making your collection more manageable.
- Random date photo browsing
- Delete duplicates and blurry shots
- Privacy-focused, no account needed
- Track deleted photos and storage saved
- Optional gentle reminders
- Lock screen widget for stats
- iCloud sync for stats and settings
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Tidy up your photo library. Day by day. Over 20,000 photos and no idea where to start? Cully turns that into something you can actually do. The idea is simple: choose a random date and browse your photos from that day, from all years at once. A different slice of your life, every session. Keep the best, delete the rest. Five minutes a day, and your library feels lighter. HOW IT WORKS • Cully suggests a day. You instantly see all photos from that day, across all years. Not in the mood? Roll again or pick a date in the calendar, where sorted days are marked. • Scroll through your grid. Select photos and zoom in for a closer look. • Every deletion needs your confirmation. Photos go to Recently Deleted and can be restored for 30 days. FEATURES • Privacy first: No account, no server, no tracking. Your photos never leave your device. • Smart random: Prefers days you haven't sorted yet. • Albums: Send a selection straight to an album instead of deleting it. • Finish a day: You decide when a day is done. Sorted days show up in your stats and calendar. • Live Photos & videos: Play them right in the grid. • Share originals: Long-press or right-click any photo to share it in full quality. • Your stats: See how many photos you've deleted and how much storage you've freed up. • Gentle reminders: Optional notifications to help you stay on track. • Widgets: Your deletion stats at a glance. • iPhone, iPad and Mac: Native apps for every screen, stats and settings in sync via your own iCloud. • Free to try: Your first five sorting days are free, meaning five dates whose photos you sort, with no time limit. After that, one purchase unlocks unlimited days on all your devices. No subscription. • Quick actions: Jump straight to a random day, today's date or the last 7 or 30 days. WHY CULLY? In photography, "to cull" means going through your shots and keeping only the best. We built Cully because we had the same problem: a photo library that kept growing, with no good way to clean it up. No account. No AI. No analytics. No subscription. Just open it and get started. Made in Berlin.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Atelier Albums at none against Cully's 1. Cully's advantage is ratings volume (56 vs 3) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Cully sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Atelier Albums asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Atelier Albums against 4.9 for Cully. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cully has 56 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Atelier Albums | Cully |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.9 (56 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 56 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Xin | YOU&VI UG |
Customer experience
Atelier Albums
Cully
In-app purchases
Atelier Albums
No in-app purchases
Cully
- Cully Lifetime$4.99









