Comparison

ScreenPenguin vs DeferDeck

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

Head to head
About

ScreenPenguin

Features
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Organize photos, saved images, and screenshots with a swipe, then review your selections before deleting. Choose “All images” as the cleanup target to include photos and saved images the app can access. Photo access permission is required. Swipe left to mark an image for deletion, right to keep it, or up to decide later. Work through your collection at your own pace. SORT YOUR COLLECTION You can also choose to organize screenshots only. REVIEW BEFORE DELETING Check the deletion list and previews, and remove any image you want to keep before confirming. REVIEW SAVED IMAGES See images you swiped right on in the saved list. Removing an item from that list does not delete the original image from your device. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS See the number of images deleted, estimated storage savings, and cleanup history. Storage savings are estimates. CHOOSE YOUR LOOK Select light mode, dark mode, or follow your device settings. Start organizing your images with ScreenPenguin. Images are processed on your device. Advertising and analytics may use a network connection.

About

DeferDeck

Features
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Organizing your photos has never been easier. DeferDeck lays out your Photo Library albums in clean, date-by-date sections—your "deck"—so you can organize, browse, and even defer photos to the future, all in one simple place. **What you can do** Clear out screenshots in bulk Select all those piled-up screenshots at once and delete them in a tap. Align several photos to the same date or move them into other albums together—no more one-by-one. Got a photo to send a friend? Share & Delete shares it and tidies up in a single step. Turn images into reminders A sale flyer, a school-event pamphlet, a concert announcement—just set a photo's date to the day it matters, and it'll quietly catch your eye every time you open Photos. Anything you'd rather handle later? Defer it to tomorrow, next Saturday, next month, a specific time of day, or even a random future date. Deferred by mistake? Undo it right after, straight from the toast. Build daily routines Add a photo to Routine and its date rolls forward to today automatically, every day—perfect for a medication note, a stretching routine, or anything you want in front of you daily. Check or remove routine photos anytime from Quick Access. Copy text from screenshots A Wi-Fi password, an order number, a URL—copy any text you spot in a screenshot straight from the detail view, no retyping required. Create images with text Tap the + button and choose Create Memo to turn a note into a photo. Add a label and it's automatically filed into a matching album, so it's easy to find later. Relive your memories Open an album from a trip or a special day, choose a date, and jump straight to that day's photos. The moments you're looking for, right at your fingertips. **Key features** - Albums shown in date-by-date sections - One-tap jump to any date - Bulk select, delete, and add to albums - Share & Delete—share and organize at once - Batch-change or defer photo dates, with time-of-day and random options - Undo a postpone right after you make it - Routine photos roll forward to today automatically - Copy text from screenshots in one tap - Create text images, auto-filed by label

Screenshots

ScreenPenguin3 screens
DeferDeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ScreenPenguin at 15.0 against DeferDeck's 18.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScreenPenguin ships an update every 3 days, DeferDeck every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
ScreenPenguin versus DeferDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenPenguinDeferDeck
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKAZUKI KUMAZAWAYasuko Shikiuchi

In-app purchases

None

ScreenPenguin

No in-app purchases

None

DeferDeck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScreenPenguin free?
ScreenPenguin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DeferDeck free?
DeferDeck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ScreenPenguin or DeferDeck have ads?
Both ScreenPenguin and DeferDeck show ads.
Which is updated more often, ScreenPenguin or DeferDeck?
ScreenPenguin ships an update every 3 days, and DeferDeck every 2 days. Most recently, ScreenPenguin was updated on October 31, 2026 and DeferDeck on October 25, 2026.

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