Comparison

AlbumLens vs JoyCount

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

Head to head
About

AlbumLens

Features
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AlbumLens shows your photo albums the way you actually use them. Apple's Photos app is photo-first β€” a giant grid of every shot you've ever taken. AlbumLens is album-first. Every Cloud Photos album you've made (Trips, Family, Wedding 2024, …) appears as a clean card with a 4-photo collage cover, the date range, and the photo count. Tap to dive in. Long-press to pin to the top. If youriCloud Photos library has grown into hundreds of gigabytes and your iPhone hasn't fully synced, AlbumLens helps you take control: β€’ See at a glance which photos are still in Cloud (cloud icon) versus already on your device. β€’ In the Insights tab, get a clear breakdown: total photos, Cloud-only count, and an estimated download size in GB. β€’ Tap "Download this album" to pull every photo and video from iCloud into your local Photos cache β€” they then appear instantly in Photos.app too. A Wi-Fi-only toggle keeps it off cellular. Other features: β€’ Year-by-year histogram, location map, and media type breakdown β€” all computed on-device. β€’ Export an entire album to a Files folder with format conversion (HEIC β†’ JPEG), GPS stripping, and naming policies. β€’ Home Screen widget for your pinned album. β€’ Beautiful 3-page onboarding, full Korean / English support, iPad layout. Privacy by design: Everything happens on your device through Apple's PhotoKit framework. Your photos, videos, album titles, EXIF data, and locations are NEVER transmitted to AlbumLens or any third party. We collect only anonymous, aggregated usage events through Firebase Analytics and serve ads through Google AdMob (Free tier only). Privacy Policy: https://cksw.pe.kr/Albumlens/privacy.html AlbumLens Pro β€” $4.99, one-time: β€’ Unlock more than 5 albums (Free tier shows 5) β€’ Per-album insights (year/place/media-type for any album) β€’ Album export to a Files folder β€’ Home Screen widget β€’ Remove all ads [Terms of Service: Apple Standard EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula ] No subscription. Pay once, keep forever, syncs via Family Sharing.

About

JoyCount

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JoyCount is a collection tracker built for players. What you bought, what you paid, how long you played and what you got back when you sold it, all in one place. TRACK YOUR COLLECTION β€’ Games, consoles, accessories and subscriptions, physical or digital from any region β€’ Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox and PC β€’ Smart sticker cutout turns covers into collectible stickers β€’ Tags, completion dates, pre-orders, lends and gifts, prepaid card balances with real exchange rates β€’ Multiple currencies with conversion ADD THINGS FAST β€’ Auto Match (Beta): link Steam, PlayStation or Nintendo to bring in your library and covers, and review every match before it's saved β€’ Cover Search: find official covers from the PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo and Steam stores and Bangumi β€’ Smart Import: bring in records from a spreadsheet (including .xlsx) or text SEE HOW YOU PLAY β€’ Stats: total play time, a year-long activity heatmap, play time and spending by platform, Steam achievements and PlayStation trophies β€’ Cost per day and per hour: find out what a game was really worth β€’ Spending calendar: see what you bought on each day of the month β€’ Profit and loss when you resell WISHLIST AND RELEASE COUNTDOWNS β€’ Save the games you want, set exact release times and convert time zones β€’ Live countdowns on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island WIDGETS β€’ Collection, stats, release countdowns, play time, play heatmap and spending calendar β€’ Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS β€’ iCloud sync, with a full copy kept on each device β€’ Excel export and import for complete backups β€’ Platform sign-ins are stored only in your device's Keychain AND MORE β€’ Choose your theme color and app icon, with dark mode β€’ Made for iPhone and iPad Free for up to 3 items, wishlist included. Unlock the full version once and keep it forever: unlimited items, iCloud sync, Smart Import and more. No ads. No subscription.

Screenshots

AlbumLens4 screens
JoyCount4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: JoyCount at none against AlbumLens's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. AlbumLens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and JoyCount sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
AlbumLens versus JoyCount: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlbumLensJoyCount
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Weekly
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better17.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHUNGKIL KIM一凑 李

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AlbumLens

One-time1
  • Pro$4.99
1 purchases

JoyCount

One-time1
  • 永久解锁 JoyCount$0.99

Questions

Is AlbumLens free?
AlbumLens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JoyCount free?
JoyCount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AlbumLens or JoyCount have ads?
AlbumLens shows ads; JoyCount does not.

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