Comparison

Shutter Declutter vs Where Now?

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

Head to head
About

Shutter Declutter

This app helps you declutter your phone's photo library by offering a habit-based approach to sorting through your memories. It automatically finds duplicates and similar images, allowing you to free up storage space efficiently and rediscover forgotten moments.

Highlights
  • Free up storage space
  • Find duplicates and similars
  • Rediscover and share memories
  • Compress videos
  • Sort photos into albums
  • Mark favorites
Features
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Never run out of storage again! Too many photos cluttering your phone? Dreading the thought of sorting through thousands of memories? Shutter Declutter makes photo cleanup actually enjoyable! Declutter your photos for FREE with a stress-free, habit-based approach. Here's a quick overview of the features you can expect in Shutter Declutter: - Easy way to free up storage space with daily photos. - Rediscover and share memories. - Daily swipes - Get your daily dose of photo cleanup at no cost. - Quickly find duplicates and similar photos. - ADHD friendly: Clean up a little bit at a time. Don't overwhelm yourself! - Daily recommendations to help tackle the items that are eating up the most space. Want to declutter even faster? Go unlimited for premium features to 10x your swiping ability. Pro features include: - Screen Time - Block social media until you do your daily declutter. - Compress videos you want to keep to save even more space. - Select The Best (Quick Compare): The app automatically finds similar photos taken close together on that day so you can easily find the best one. - Pin Album Sheet: The fastest way to organize your photos into albums with a single tap. Clear up storage space on your phone for the things you actually care about, by getting rid of the things you don’t. ----- Habit Based Approach ----- Unlike other apps that dump your entire photo library on you at once, Shutter Declutter takes a cozy, less daunting approach. Each day, you'll be shown photos taken on this day, one, two, three years ago (and beyond!). Review your memories and swipe away the ones you don't need anymore. Clean a little each day, and watch your storage space grow! Prefer tapping to swiping? Enable button mode and give your thumbs a break. ----- Easy To Get Started ----- - No account needed - Download and start cleaning immediately. - No weekly subscriptions - Because that's too expensive. - Ad-free experience - Focus on your memories without any distractions. - Reminders - So you never forget to declutter! Seriously, it's cheaper than buying more cloud storage (and way more satisfying). ----- Organize your photos ----- - Sort your photos into your existing albums. - Create new albums to organize as you go. - Mark your best ones as favorites. ----- Rediscover & Share Your Memories ----- While decluttering, you'll stumble upon forgotten gems! Found that perfect shot from your friend's wedding three years ago? Share it and become the best friend who "remembered" their anniversary. Works with Photos, Videos, Screenshots, and Live Photos - I've got all your memories covered. ----- Celebrate Your Progress ----- Earn achievement medals as you clean and see exactly how much space you've reclaimed. Show off your decluttering skills to friends and achieve photo zen. ----- Declutter Your Way ----- - Endless Mode - Don't want to declutter by day? Keep swiping until every single photo is sorted. - Endless Random Mode - Waiting in line? Have some spare time? Do a quick decluttering session. - Calendar Jump - Got a vacation's worth of photos to tackle? Jump straight to those dates and power through them. Transform your chaotic photo library into an organized collection of memories you actually want to keep. Your future self (and your phone's storage) will thank you. Happy Swiping! Sincerely, - elle --- Shutter Declutter offers in-app purchases for access to pro features. All charges are made through your Apple account, with pricing varying by plan and country. The total price will be clearly displayed before you complete your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically, either monthly or annually, depending on your plan. Apple Terms of Use Agreement: [https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)

About

Where Now?

This app helps you track your past locations, either manually or automatically. It offers fine-grained controls for background activity and keeps all location data on your device. You can optionally integrate it with a self-hosted remote endpoint.

Highlights
  • Manual location tracking
  • Automatic location tracking
  • Background activity controls
  • On-device data storage
  • Optional self-hosted endpoint integration
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Where Now? is an application for keeping track of where you've been either manually or automatically using background activity with fine-grained controls. All location data is captured entirely on device, and can optionally be integrated with a (free) open-source self-hosted remote endpoint.

Screenshots

Shutter Declutter4 screens
Where Now?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Where Now? at none against Shutter Declutter's 15. Where Now? also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Shutter Declutter's advantage is ratings volume (358 vs 3) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shutter Declutter sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Where Now? asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Shutter Declutter against 5.0 for Where Now?. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shutter Declutter has 358 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Shutter Declutter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Where Now?'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shutter Declutter ships an update every 6 days, Where Now? every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Shutter Declutter versus Where Now?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShutter DeclutterWhere Now?
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (358 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings358 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLater Creative LLCScott Boms

Customer experience

Shutter Declutter

All ratings358 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral7.4%
Negative11.1%

Where Now?

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Shutter Declutter

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly3 Days trial2 variants$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Family3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$23.991 Year
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  • Yearly (Promotional)1 Year trial$23.991 Year
  • Yearly1 Year trial2 variants$23.991 Year
  • Yearly1 Year trial2 variants$35.491 Year
  • Yearly3 Days trial$35.491 Year
  • Yearly3 Days trial$47.491 Year
One-time4
  • Bread-sized tip$1.99
  • Peanut Butter-Sized Tip$2.99
  • Jam-Sized Tip$3.99
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  • Lifetime$94.99
None

Where Now?

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shutter Declutter free?
Shutter Declutter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Where Now? free?
Where Now? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shutter Declutter or Where Now??
Where Now? is rated higher. Shutter Declutter averages 4.9 out of 5 from 358 ratings, while Where Now? averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Shutter Declutter or Where Now? have ads?
Neither Shutter Declutter nor Where Now? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shutter Declutter or Where Now??
Shutter Declutter ships an update every 6 days, and Where Now? every 2 weeks. Most recently, Shutter Declutter was updated on October 12, 2026 and Where Now? on September 30, 2026.

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