Comparison

PixTidy vs Memory Reels

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

Head to head
About

PixTidy

Features
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PixTidy looks at your iCloud photo library and helps you decide what stays. Built for iOS 26 and beyond, with a brand-new interface and a smarter way to spot the photos you don't really need. WHAT'S NEW IN 1.2 โ€ข A complete redesign โ€” dark canvas, calmer colours, less chrome. PixTidy now feels like a tool, not a tutorial. โ€ข Similar photos, finally. Find the five near-duplicates from the same sunset and keep only the best one. PixTidy groups them for you and lets you decide what to do with each cluster. โ€ข Faster, steadier analysis. We reworked the indexing pipeline so your library is scanned in the background without getting in the way of the rest of your phone. WHAT PIXTIDY DOES โ€ข Find similar photos. Group near-duplicates by visual content, not just file size, and pick your favourite from each cluster. โ€ข Spot large videos. Videos that take up the most space in your library are flagged so you can compress or delete them in a few taps. โ€ข Highlight forgotten clutter. Old screenshots, receipts, blurry shots and notes โ€” grouped together so you can clean them in one pass. โ€ข Aesthetic pass. Surface photos that don't quite fit your gallery so you can keep what you love and skip what you don't. HOW IT WORKS PixTidy reads your photo library on your iPhone. The analysis runs locally โ€” your photos, your clusters and your decisions never leave your device. iCloud sync is used to access your library, the same way the Photos app does. PixTidy doesn't collect personal data. There's no account, no tracking, no ads. PixTidy 1.2 is the first major release since launch. Your feedback shapes what comes next โ€” tap the support link inside the app to tell us what works and what doesn't.

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Memory Reels

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You took hundreds of photos. Most of them are buried and forgotten. Memory Reels finds the ones that belong together and turns them into something you'll actually want to revisit. THE FILMSTRIP EXPERIENCE Drag your finger and watch the moment come alive. Memory Reels groups photos from the same event and lets you scrub through them like frames of a film. You control the pace, pause on your favorite shots, and experience the memory the way you lived it. ย  Or let it play. Hit auto-play and watch your memory unfold on its own, flowing forward and back through every shot. Either way, it's yours. AUTOMATIC MEMORY DETECTION ย  Memory Reels scans your library and finds groups of photos taken within a 2-hour window. Birthday parties, vacations, a random Tuesday with your kids. If it happened, it's in there. RECORD & SHARE Hit record, scrub through your memory, and save it as a video. Share directly to Instagram, TikTok, or anywhere else. Every share is a memory worth watching. COLLECTIONS ย  Organize memories by person, trip, or event. Create a collection for each family member, every vacation, every celebration. One memory can live in multiple collections. CUSTOMIZE YOUR MEMORIES - Rearrange photos to tell the story your way - Add photos that belong - Remove shots that don't fit - Name memories so you can find them later WIDGETS Browse filmstrip memories right from your Home Screen. No app needed. Tap through photos or shuffle to something unexpected. PRIVACY FIRST No cloud. No servers. No tracking. Everything happens on your device. Your photos never leave your phone. --- Memory Reels is free for up to 5 memories. Unlock the rest, because you have more worth remembering.

Screenshots

PixTidy4 screens
Memory Reels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PixTidy at none against Memory Reels's 1. Memory Reels's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Memory Reels sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PixTidy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PixTidy ships an update every 6 weeks, Memory Reels weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
PixTidy versus Memory Reels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixTidyMemory Reels
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBazinga SystemsAndrew Hoffart

In-app purchases

None

PixTidy

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Memory Reels

One-time1
  • Unlimited$2.99

Questions

Is PixTidy free?
PixTidy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Memory Reels free?
Memory Reels is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PixTidy or Memory Reels have ads?
Neither PixTidy nor Memory Reels shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PixTidy or Memory Reels?
PixTidy ships an update every 6 weeks, and Memory Reels weekly. Most recently, PixTidy was updated on October 28, 2026 and Memory Reels on October 25, 2026.

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