SDCull vs picking.photos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SDCull
Streamline your photo workflow by quickly sorting images directly from an SD card or device folder. Flag rejects for deletion and select keepers to be moved to your desired location, all without importing.
- Dual cull and select workflows
- Direct SD card and folder access
- RAW file support
- Safe file copying and verification
- Undo functionality and session memory
- Detailed photo information overlay
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SDCull helps you sort photos directly on an SD card, external drive, or folder in the Files app. You do not need to import the photos first. Review photos one at a time or select several from the grid. Mark unwanted photos as culls and mark keepers as selects. Culls move to a _Culls folder. You can review them there before you delete them. Selects move to a subfolder on the card or to another drive or folder. SDCull copies each file and confirms the copy before it removes the original. SDCull supports common photo formats and RAW files, including ARW, CR2, NEF, DNG, and RAF. It can group matching RAW and Non-RAW files so that you can review and move them together. Other features include: • Sort by filename, EXIF capture time, or modification date. • Filter by file type or flag. • Zoom in to inspect detail. • View the camera, lens, exposure, and file information. • Undo flag changes. • Keep flags after you close the app. • Use keyboard shortcuts on an iPad. SDCull works offline and does not require an account.
picking.photos
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picking.photos is a photo-picking workspace for choosing the frames worth keeping from weddings, birthdays, trips, family events, shoots, and big camera-roll batches. Import a batch from your Photo Library, make keep/skip decisions, and invite other people to vote or leave notes on preview copies. The free workflow is built around collaborative shortlisting: everyone helps find the keepers without sending full-resolution originals around. What you can do: • Create local review projects from your iPhone Photo Library • Keep, skip, filter, and resume without making an account • Share review links so friends or family can vote and add notes on preview copies • Review shared projects natively on iPhone with progress, keep/skip votes, notes, host hints, and optional AI suggestions • Use basic On-device AI Review for private local hints such as blur, faces, and similar shots • Unlock Pro for stronger cloud AI Review on downsized previews, saved review history, Pro export features, and a shareable Pro access code/key Privacy is the product boundary. Full-resolution originals stay on this iPhone. Manual review and basic On-device AI Review run locally. Pro AI Review and shared review links use downsized preview copies only after you choose those actions; reviewers do not receive your original files. Use picking.photos when an event left you with hundreds of photos and the final album needs agreement: wedding selects, birthday albums, family trips, creator batches, or any set where multiple people care about the best shots. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://picking.photos/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SDCull at none against picking.photos's 1. SDCull also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). picking.photos's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. picking.photos sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. SDCull asks for nothing beyond the download.
SDCull ships an update every 2 weeks, picking.photos every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SDCull | picking.photos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | One Rad Studio LLC | Mateusz Frankowski |
In-app purchases
SDCull
No in-app purchases
picking.photos
- picking.photos Pro$6.991 Month








