Comparison

Clapo vs Photium

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

Head to head
About

Clapo

Features
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Clapo Take better photos without touching your phone. Clapo lets you trigger a photo countdown with a simple clap. Whether you're taking selfies, group photos, travel shots, family portraits, or content for social media, Clapo makes hands-free photography effortless. No remote control. No smartwatch. No timer rushing. Just clap and smile. Key Features Clap Detection Start a photo countdown instantly with a clap. Smart Countdown Choose your preferred countdown time before each shot. Hands-Free Photography Perfect for selfies, group photos, family pictures, and travel photography. Fast & Easy Open the app, place your phone, clap, and capture the moment. Reliable Triggering Designed to recognize clap sounds quickly and accurately. Perfect For β€’ Selfies β€’ Group photos β€’ Family portraits β€’ Travel photography β€’ Social media content β€’ Outdoor shooting β€’ Tripod photography Why Clapo? Unlike traditional timer cameras, Clapo gives you full control without touching your device. Simply clap to trigger the countdown and focus on enjoying the moment. Download Clapo and make every photo easier to capture. Clapo requires a subscription for full access to the app. Clapo offers a $9.99 lifetime plan. These prices may vary by country. Terms for Use (EULA):https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy:https://tinybrief.app/privacy-policy

About

Photium

Features
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Photium turns the thousands of photos you never look at again into something you'll love coming back to. Most of your library is forgotten the moment it's taken. Photium quietly studies your photos on your device and brings the best moments back as beautiful, curated memory channels β€” the people you love, your trips, the seasons, those busy days, and the ones you'd completely forgotten. Then you just lean back and watch. Swipe through memories like Reels: photos breathe, Live Photos come alive, and there are no decisions to make β€” only the flow. WHAT MAKES PHOTIUM DIFFERENT β€’ Curated memory channels β€” forgotten ones, favorites, trips, people and seasons, rebuilt every time you open the app β€’ A Reels-style feed β€” swipe up through your memories, one story at a time β€’ Concepts β€” Photium understands what's in your photos (nature, happy, family, concert, travel…) so you can browse any theme as its own feed β€’ People β€” faces are grouped on your device; you just give them names β€’ Explore β€” your trips quietly become a map you can travel back through, with playful levels and badges β€’ Search β€” find any moment by person, place, year, season or concept β€’ Home screen widget β€” a daily memory, right where you'll see it PRIVACY, FOR REAL Everything happens on your device. No account. No tracking. No ads. No servers receive your photos, faces or locations β€” because there are no servers. Your memories never leave your phone. (Photium only ever asks Apple for a place name using coordinates, and only if you turn that on.) Photium is free. We build it for the love of it β€” and to keep making thoughtful, private little apps.

Screenshots

Clapo3 screens
Photium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Photium at none against Clapo's shown. Clapo's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Clapo versus Photium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClapoPhotium
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size55 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperεΏ—η…Œ θ°’Emre Harman

In-app purchases

None

Clapo

No in-app purchases

None

Photium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clapo free?
Clapo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Photium free?
Photium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clapo or Photium have ads?
Clapo shows ads; Photium does not.

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