Comparison

SnapKeeps vs ApexShot

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

Head to head
About

SnapKeeps

This app temporarily stores your photos, screenshots, and camera captures for a set duration. It automatically deletes images after their retention period, helping to keep your main photo album organized. Features include custom retention times and text extraction from images.

Highlights
  • Temporary photo storage
  • Customizable retention periods
  • Automatic image deletion
  • OCR text extraction
  • Local storage only
  • Camera capture and photo import
Features
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SnapKeeps Hold memories briefly. Let go with grace. SnapKeeps is a minimal photo keeper that stores your camera captures, screenshots, and photos for a limited time only. Perfect for saving work schedules, quick notes, hotel room numbers, or anything you don’t need forever. •Set custom retention: 12 hours, 1 day, up to 30 days •Automatically deletes expired images •Capture with camera or import from Photos •Built-in OCR extracts text instantly •Keeps your main album clean and uncluttered •Gentle progress bar shows time remaining •No cloud — everything stays local Like petals falling with the wind, SnapKeeps believes not everything needs to last forever. Save it. Use it. Let it go.

About

ApexShot

Features
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Turn your iPhone into a real action camera. ApexShot applies the pro techniques for fast-moving subjects — motorsport, sports, wildlife, kids — automatically, so far more of your shots come out tack-sharp. WHY ACTION PHOTOS COME OUT BLURRY The stock camera favors a slow shutter and blends several frames for a "clean" look. On a moving subject that means motion blur. ApexShot does the opposite: it locks a fast shutter and keeps the real single frame, so the moment is frozen instead of smeared. THREE MODES FOR EVERY SITUATION • Action (default): holds the shutter fast for the subject speed you pick, adjusting ISO for you • Panning: an on-screen level and rhythm guide help you sweep with the subject — sharp rider, streaked background • Trap Focus: lock focus on a spot and let the subject trigger the burst as it crosses SHOOT NOW, PICK LATER — AUTOMATICALLY • Smart burst: hold the shutter for a readiness-driven burst with the exposure frozen on the first frame • Pre-capture buffer: ApexShot is already recording the half second before you press, so you never miss the pass • Zero shutter lag on supported devices • The sharpest frame is chosen for you and saved to a dedicated "ApexShot" album SUBJECT CLASSES Tell ApexShot how fast your subject moves — Very Fast, Sport or Moderate — and it sets the right minimum shutter speed (up to 1/8000s) so nothing is left to chance. EVERY LENS, EDGE TO EDGE • Switch between ultra-wide, wide and telephoto native modules • Smooth pinch-to-zoom on the current lens • Live shutter and ISO readout, grid and level, volume-button shutter YOUR GALLERY, YOUR SHOTS Every keeper lands in the ApexShot album: pinch and double-tap to zoom, multi-select, share or delete — all from inside the app. HONEST BY DESIGN • 100% ad-free — no banners, ever • No accounts, no tracking, no analytics • Everything happens on your device; your photos stay in your library • Modern, fast, native SwiftUI app — no third-party code A note on results: a fast shutter needs light. In very dim scenes ApexShot keeps the action sharp and lets the image go a little darker or noisier, because motion blur can't be recovered but brightness can. For daylight, sports halls and most real-world action, it gets you keepers the stock camera would miss.

Screenshots

SnapKeeps3 screens
ApexShot2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SnapKeeps at 16.6 against ApexShot's 26.0. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
SnapKeeps versus ApexShot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnapKeepsApexShot
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeigi KuraokaAngelo Sasso

In-app purchases

None

SnapKeeps

No in-app purchases

None

ApexShot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SnapKeeps free?
SnapKeeps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ApexShot free?
ApexShot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SnapKeeps or ApexShot have ads?
Neither SnapKeeps nor ApexShot shows ads.

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