Comparison

Bye Bye Button vs Photo Shield AI

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

Head to head
About

Bye Bye Button

This app helps you escape uncomfortable social situations by simulating a real phone call. Simply press a connected device, and it generates a fake incoming call from a contact of your choice, allowing for a discreet exit.

Highlights
  • Simulates real incoming phone calls
  • Discreetly exit awkward situations
  • Customizable caller from contact list
  • Runs in the background
  • Patent-pending technology
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Some conversations end naturally. Others require intervention. The patent-pending Bye Bye Button™ gives you a fast, graceful escape from bad dates, long-winded coworkers, surprise neighbor encounters, and anyone who says, “One more thing…” for the fourth time. Press the button and your phone rings. That’s it. The Bye Bye Button app connects wirelessly to your Bye Bye Button device and generates a real incoming phone call when you need an excuse to escape. No fumbling with your phone. No unlocking the app. No setting a timer. No planning your social emergency in advance. Someone cornered you at Costco? BYE BYE. Bad date entering hour three? BYE BYE. Coworker beginning a story that clearly has a prequel? BYE BYE. Because the system generates real phone calls, it works even when your phone is locked and the app isn’t open. Press the button, get the call, and leave through the front door like an adult. Please note: Bye Bye Button uses real phone calls and text messages. Depending on your mobile plan, carrier charges may apply. Use of the app is subject to our Terms and Conditions. Say HELLO to the Bye Bye Button™. And BYE BYE to conversations that should have ended 20 minutes ago.

About

Photo Shield AI

This app helps you find and remove unwanted photos of yourself and your family from the internet. It continuously monitors the web for new images and allows you to request their removal with a single tap. It also offers tools to scan your phone for sensitive images and protect your privacy.

Highlights
  • Internet photo search
  • One-tap removal requests
  • Continuous web monitoring
  • On-device risk scanning
  • Secure photo album
  • Location data stripping
Features
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There are photos of you and your family on websites you've never heard of. Private photos. Photos you forgot existed. Photos from past relationships. Old social media posts. Content you never uploaded yourself. Photos you didn’t know were public. PhotoShield puts you in control by finding these photos and helping remove them. SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR YOUR PHOTOS Add yourself and your family members. PhotoShield scans the web and shows you exactly where photos appear with direct links to every site. REQUEST REMOVAL WITH ONE TAP Found photos you want gone? Request deletion directly through the app. PhotoShield sends your request to delete photos directly to the websites that host them. CONTINUOUS WEB MONITORING & ALERTS We keep scanning for new photos of you and your family. Monthly reports show everything we find so nothing slips by unnoticed. Get ongoing alerts when new photos of you are found online. SCAN YOUR PHONE FOR RISKS Identify and protect sensitive photos on your device: private images, IDs, location data. All scanning stays private on your phone. Secure Photo Album: PhotoShield enables you to secure sensitive photos in a private, password-protected, hidden album within Apple Photos. Location Data Removal: PhotoShield enables you to strip location metadata (EXIF data) from photos before you share them, enhancing photo safety for you and your family. Privacy-First Design: PhotoShield’s mission is to put you in control of your photos everywhere and to ensure your privacy is protected. Find and control your photos across the web. If it's online, you deserve to know. If you want it gone, now you can act. *Some features require a paid subscription. Privacy Policy: https://photoshield.ai/privacy Terms of Use: https://photoshield.ai/terms

Screenshots

Bye Bye Button2 screens
Photo Shield AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bye Bye Button at 83% against Photo Shield AI's 3%. Bye Bye Button also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Photo Shield AI's advantage is ratings volume (656 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bye Bye Button sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Photo Shield AI sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bye Bye Button holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Shield AI has 656 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Bye Bye Button's written reviews are positive against 3% of Photo Shield AI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bye Bye Button ships an update every 10 days, Photo Shield AI every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bye Bye Button versus Photo Shield AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBye Bye ButtonPhoto Shield AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.3 (656 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better3.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2656 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEjection Seat, LLCAllFriends Inc

Customer experience

Bye Bye Button

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Photo Shield AI

All ratings557 ratings
Positive79.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive3.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative96.7%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Bye Bye Button

Subscriptions2
  • Premium - 100 Alerts/mo$0.991 Month
  • Premium Plus - 10000 Alerts/mo$4.991 Month
One-time4
  • 10 Bye Bye's$0.99
  • 50 Bye Bye's$2.99
  • 100 Bye Bye's$2.99
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  • 500 Bye Bye's$9.99
16 purchases

Photo Shield AI

Subscriptions16
  • Premium Access$17.991 Month
  • Premium Access7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Premium Access1 Month trial$29.991 Month
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  • Premium Access$29.993 Months
  • Family Pro Access$39.991 Year
  • Premium Access$44.993 Months
  • Premium Access$47.991 Year
  • Premium Access2 variants$59.991 Year
  • Premium Access3 Months trial$59.993 Months
  • Pro Access$69.991 Year
  • Premium Access$69.991 Year
  • Pro Access$79.991 Year
  • Pro Access$89.991 Year
  • Pro Access$95.991 Year
  • Family Pro Access$99.991 Year
  • Pro Access$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Bye Bye Button free?
Bye Bye Button is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo Shield AI free?
Photo Shield AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bye Bye Button or Photo Shield AI?
Bye Bye Button is rated higher. Bye Bye Button averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Photo Shield AI averages 4.3 from 656 ratings.
Do Bye Bye Button or Photo Shield AI have ads?
Neither Bye Bye Button nor Photo Shield AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bye Bye Button or Photo Shield AI?
Bye Bye Button ships an update every 10 days, and Photo Shield AI every 11 days. Most recently, Bye Bye Button was updated on October 24, 2026 and Photo Shield AI on October 28, 2026.

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