PhotoBook vs Phoder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PhotoBook
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You no longer need physical photo books. Preserve your travel memories with the PhotoBook app. · Create your own book as you like Choose your photos, colors, and titles to create your own book according to your taste. · Easily organize your photos Just load the photos you want. We'll categorize your photos based on country, city, and date. · Share memories with friends Share your own book with friends. You can easily send it as a PDF file. · Protect your privacy with app lock settings Set an app passcode to securely protect your memories. You can also use Face ID, of course. For privacy protection, PhotoBook does not store any photos on separate servers. Therefore, if you delete the app, all photos and data will be deleted. We recommend backing up important photos to iCloud or similar services. If you have any questions, please use the "Send Suggestions to Developer" feature in the settings tab. [Optional Permissions] Photos: Required for uploading images Photo Location Data: Required for photo organization Face ID: Required for using Face ID in app lock settings
Phoder
Easily organize and clean up your photo library by swiping through images. Identify and remove duplicate, similar, or blurry shots to reclaim storage space. Your photos remain private and on your device.
- Swipe to organize photos
- Identify duplicate and similar images
- Detect blurry and poorly lit photos
- Reclaim storage space
- Private, on-device processing
- Organize by date, location, or type
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Phoder helps you tidy a messy photo library — one photo at a time. Open a photo and swipe: • Up / Down — next or previous • Left — move to Bin • Right — add to or remove from Favorites ORGANIZE Browse your library by date. Mark photos as viewed, filter by type or location, and work through months at your own pace. CLEANUP Phoder scans for duplicate and similar photos, blurry shots, and lighting issues. Review clusters, keep the best shot, and see how much space you can reclaim. Rescan new photos anytime, or run a Deep Scan across your full library. BIN Photos in Bin are moved to the Phoder Bin album in Apple Photos — not permanently deleted. Review, restore, or empty trash when you're ready. PRIVATE & ON-DEVICE Phoder runs locally on your iPhone. Your photos stay in your Apple Photos library. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Phoder is not affiliated with Apple Inc. Photo access is required to display and organize your library. Permanent deletion from Bin cannot be undone — review carefully before deleting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PhotoBook at none against Phoder's shown. PhotoBook also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Phoder's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PhotoBook ships an update fortnightly, Phoder every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PhotoBook | Phoder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YEONDUK CHOO | Yuan Ding |
In-app purchases
PhotoBook
No in-app purchases
Phoder
No in-app purchases
