Comparison

classiphy vs Cull

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

Head to head
About

classiphy

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Classiphy is the ultimate portable workstation, created for imaging professionals. Forget the hours spent at your desk: now you can manage your entire photo culling and selection process directly from your iPhone, optimizing downtime during your commute. EXTREME VOLUME AND FORMAT MANAGEMENT The app is engineered to fluidly handle hundreds of heavy files by maximizing your device's resources. Whether you are working with RAW, Apple ProRAW, JPG, PNG, or TIFF files, Classiphy leverages the full power of your iPhone to deliver excellent performance, scaled to your hardware generation, processing speed, and file size. 100% MANUAL CONTROL, ZERO AI No algorithm will decide for you. Classiphy returns total creative control to your eye, allowing you to evaluate the emotion and narrative value of every single shot without relying on automation or neural networks. PROFESSIONAL TOOLS FOR ON-THE-GO USE • Synchronized Zoom: Compare two similar shots with surgical precision. Zooming and panning on one photo are instantly mirrored on the other, making it easy to choose the perfect detail. • One-Handed Ergonomics: The interface is fully customizable. Move tools and menus to the right or left for total comfort, making the app perfect for mobile use and accessible for left-handed users. • Undo History: Work fast and stress-free. The system allows you to instantly undo any action (ratings, rotations, or accidental deletions). • Narrative Workspace: After choosing your best photos, drag and drop them into a visual grid to create your logical sequence before moving to post-production. ABSOLUTE PRIVACY AND INTEROPERABILITY Classiphy works 100% locally. It requires no internet connection, does not sync data to the cloud, and does not track your habits. Your clients' sensitive files remain exclusively on your device, protected by the iOS ecosystem. The app supports reading from external drives and SD cards via the Files app, and leverages iOS 26 Live Activities to let you monitor background import progress directly from the Lock Screen. When your work is done, export your final sequence in the original format, with metadata intact and ready for your favorite post-production software. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Cull

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Cull is the fastest way to go from a full memory card to your best shots. Import a shoot, fly through your photos with keyboard shortcuts, and export your picks straight to Lightroom — all without your photos ever leaving your device. CULL FASTER THAN EVER Press P to keep, X to reject, and move to the next shot automatically. Cull hundreds of photos in minutes instead of hours. Every action has a keyboard shortcut so your hands never leave the keys. FOUR POWERFUL VIEWS • Grid — scan your entire shoot at a glance with adjustable column density • Loupe — full-screen single photo view with a floating filmstrip for quick navigation • Compare — two photos side by side to pick the better expression or moment • Burst — automatically groups burst sequences and surfaces the best frame using AI scoring ON-DEVICE AI SCORING Every photo gets an AI quality score powered by Apple Vision — running 100% locally on your Mac's Neural Engine. No cloud, no subscription, zero privacy cost. • Face shots scored on capture quality, eye openness, and focus • All other photos scored on aesthetics and sharpness • Blurry photos automatically flagged for rejection • Adjust the rejection threshold to match your standards COLOR LABELS Tag your keepers with Lightroom-compatible color labels (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple) directly in Cull. Labels carry through to Lightroom on export. EXPORT TO LIGHTROOM One click writes XMP sidecar files for all your keeps — Lightroom reads them automatically when you import, so your picks, ratings, and labels are already applied. No plugins, no manual tagging. DESIGNED FOR RAW SHOOTERS Cull works with every format your camera shoots: RAW (CR3, ARW, NEF, DNG, RW2, ORF, and more), JPEG, HEIC, and TIFF. Files stay exactly where they are on disk — Cull never copies or moves your originals. PRIVACY FIRST All AI analysis runs on your Mac using Apple's Vision framework. Your photos are never uploaded anywhere. ONE-TIME PURCHASE Pay once, cull forever. No subscription.

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Cull4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: classiphy at every 4 days against Cull's every 6 weeks. Cull's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. classiphy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Cull sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

classiphy ships an update every 4 days, Cull every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
classiphy versus Cull: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterclassiphyCull
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiuseppe Ippolitobriek keters

In-app purchases

4 purchases

classiphy

Subscriptions3
  • Classiphy Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Classiphy Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Classiphy Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Classiphy Lifetime License$49.99
1 purchases

Cull

One-time1
  • Lifetime License$39.99

Questions

Is classiphy free?
classiphy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cull free?
Cull is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do classiphy or Cull have ads?
Neither classiphy nor Cull shows ads.
Which is updated more often, classiphy or Cull?
classiphy ships an update every 4 days, and Cull every 6 weeks. Most recently, classiphy was updated on October 7, 2026 and Cull on October 12, 2026.

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