Honcho vs PhomoCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Honcho
This app helps photographers deliver photos more effectively. It uses AI to create personalized galleries, allowing users to find their images quickly through face recognition, keyword search, or by browsing people. It also supports live uploads and an integrated online store for selling photos.
- Selfie-based photo finding
- Face recognition galleries
- Browse by people
- Keyword search for photos
- Integrated online store
- Live camera to cloud uploads
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Online galleries for photographers. Bring the wow to photo delivery. Help people find the photos they care about, with AI-powered face recognition and keyword search. Deliver photos after the event, or go live by sharing them as you shoot. • Find your photos with a selfie Upload a selfie and Honcho uses face recognition to build a personal gallery in seconds, showing just the photos you appear in. • Explore the people in your gallery Browse a list of faces and select anyone to see their matching photos. • Search in your own words Describe what you’re looking for, such as “speech” or “group photos,” to find matching photos. • Sell photos with an online store Automate your store and maximize sales by helping customers find their photos in no time. • Upload from camera to cloud Connect your camera and upload automatically as you shoot. Your photos appear in the gallery seconds after you take them. Create a photo delivery experience worthy of your work. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://thehoncho.app/privacy-policy/
PhomoCam
This app automatically organizes and shares your photos with friends using AI facial recognition. It creates shared events where everyone can contribute, ensuring no memory is lost. All photos are encrypted and stored securely, giving you control over who sees them.
- AI Face Recognition for automatic sharing
- Shared Events for real-time photo contribution
- Private and secure photo storage
- Granular control over photo visibility
- Organized memory albums
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Phomo was designed so you never miss out on the moments that matter most. Photos shouldn’t get scattered across group chats, cloud folders, and text threads. With Phomo, facial recognition makes it so every memory is instantly captured, synced, and shared in the right place—with the right people. Key Features: - AI Face Recognition: Share photos of your friends automatically and effortlessly with our secure face recognition system. - Shared Events: Create a shared event for your group. Everyone contributes photos in real time, making every perspective part of the story. - Private & Secure: Photos are encrypted and stored safely in AWS, ensuring only you and your chosen friends can view them. Why Phomo? Other apps make it easy to miss out. Phomo is built to make sure everyone leaves with the full album, every time. Whether it’s a weekend trip, a wedding, or a night out, Phomo keeps your memories together—organized, private, and beautifully accessible. Privacy First - Control exactly who can see each photo, manually or automatically - Face data is securely stored and never shared externally Download Phomo today—because no one should miss out on the memories that matter
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PhomoCam at 4.8 against Honcho's 2.0. PhomoCam also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Honcho sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $20.00 per month. PhomoCam asks for nothing beyond the download.
PhomoCam holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PhomoCam has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Honcho's written reviews are positive against 82% of PhomoCam's.
| Parameter | Honcho | PhomoCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Honcho Technologies Pte. Ltd. | Prasiddha Parthsarthy |
Customer experience
Honcho
PhomoCam
In-app purchases
Honcho
- Indie$20.001 Month
- Pro$30.001 Month
- Indie$39.001 Month
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- Pro$49.001 Month
- Studio$49.991 Month
- Studio$59.001 Month
- Indie$191.991 Year
- Pro$279.991 Year
- Studio$479.991 Year
- Studio$600.001 Year
PhomoCam
No in-app purchases









