Comparison

Bloop vs Room to Keep

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

Head to head
About

Bloop

Features
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Bloop is a swipe-based photo organizer that lets you sort your camera roll month-by-month โ€” with no subscription, no ads, and a one-time purchase. โ–  Month-by-month, finishable Instead of facing your entire camera roll, Bloop slices it into months. Each session has a clear finish line, so you can sort one month in a coffee break and feel done. โ–  Three swipes, that's it - Swipe right โ†’ Keep - Swipe left โ†’ Mark for delete - Swipe up โ†’ Favorite (syncs with Photos) - โ†ถ button to undo the last action You can also tap the bottom buttons. Swipe and button exits use intentionally different speeds โ€” buttons are slower so you can follow what happened, swipes are quick when you're flying through. โ–  Bulk delete, never accidental Marked photos pile up in a delete queue. Review them in a 3-column grid before tapping "Delete All" โ€” change your mind on any photo with a single tap. Nothing is touched in your library until you confirm. โ–  Resume where you left off Pause anytime. Bloop remembers exactly which photo you stopped on, even if you quit the app or your library changes. The "Resume" card on the home screen is always one tap away. โ–  Favorites, synced Swiping up flips the Photos app's heart icon โ€” so what you favorite in Bloop shows up everywhere else. โ–  Privacy Your photos never leave the device. No uploads. No analytics on your images. No third-party sharing. Bloop only views and deletes. โ–  Bloop Pro (one-time purchase) The free version sorts up to 50 photos a day. Upgrade to Pro for: - Unlimited sorting - No ads, ever - No subscription โ€” buy once, own it forever - Future updates included at no extra charge โ–ผ Made for - People with a chronically full iPhone - Anyone avoiding extra iCloud storage fees - Folks who can't do "all at once" but can do one month - Subscription-fatigued buyers โ–ผ Requirements - iPhone running iOS 17.0 or later - Photo library access required

About

Room to Keep

Features
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Make room for what matters. Room to Keep helps you choose your best photos, create smaller video copies, and put useful screenshots to work. Your library stays on your device. You decide every removal. KEEP YOUR BEST PHOTOS Compare visually similar photos and choose a keeper. Favorites, keepers, and originals linked to active saved items are protected. Nothing is selected for deletion automatically. LIGHTEN YOUR VIDEOS Create a smaller copy with balanced 1080p HEVC or compact 720p H.264 settings. Preview the result and compare measured file sizes before saving. Your original is kept. Compression can change image quality, resolution, HDR, and other video information. Some formats and iCloud-only files are unavailable. MAKE SCREENSHOTS USEFUL Read text on your device, then edit and save what matters. Organize plans, receipts, and ideas. Search saved words, open links, add an optional reminder, or create a calendar event after checking its details. Text recognition and suggested dates can make mistakes; you stay in control. A USEFUL FREE START โ€ข Scan your accessible library and view full previews. โ€ข Remove up to 25 photos or videos per day. โ€ข Keep up to 10 active saved items. โ€ข Save one smaller video copy free. GO FURTHER WITH PRO An optional monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription unlocks unlimited cleanup, active saved items, and smaller video copies. Existing digiCLEAN subscriptions continue to unlock Pro. Your saved text remains readable after Pro ends. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, ads, analytics, or photo uploads. Photo comparison and text recognition run on your device. Saved text stays inside the app and may be included in your device backups. Apple processes subscriptions. You choose photo access and optional notifications. PLEASE KNOW If you use iCloud Photos, deleting an original also deletes it on your other synced devices. Items normally remain in Recently Deleted for 30 days. Room to Keep cannot empty Recently Deleted. Estimated media sizes and smaller video files are not a promise of immediately recovered device storage. Subscription payment is charged to your Apple Account after confirmation. Plans renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before renewal. Manage or cancel in App Store subscriptions. Privacy: https://room-to-keep-digiid.web.app/privacy.html Support: https://room-to-keep-digiid.web.app/support.html Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bloop4 screens
Room to Keep2 screens

Verdict

The call

Bloop and Room to Keep are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Bloop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Room to Keep sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bloop ships an update every 3 months, Room to Keep every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Bloop versus Room to Keep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBloopRoom to Keep
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 months โ€” betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better17.2
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKoya NamboDIGIID LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bloop

One-time1
  • Bloop Pro$5.99
3 purchases

Room to Keep

Subscriptions3
  • Room to Keep Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • digiCLEAN Pro Weekly$8.997 Days
  • Room to Keep Pro Annual$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Bloop free?
Bloop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Room to Keep free?
Room to Keep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bloop or Room to Keep have ads?
Neither Bloop nor Room to Keep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bloop or Room to Keep?
Bloop ships an update every 3 months, and Room to Keep every 5 months. Most recently, Bloop was updated on October 31, 2026 and Room to Keep on October 31, 2026.

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