Comparison

Tabby Picks vs PhotoPicky

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

Head to head
About

Tabby Picks

Features
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Trips, concerts, parties, the kids, the cat—you fire off a few hundred in one go, the same pose or scene over and over. Then you want to post a few right away and end up scrolling forever: the blurry ones, the blown-out ones, the same smile eight times. Choosing is its own chore. Tabby does the sorting for you. Hand it a batch of photos and the cat quietly surfaces your best shots—ready to post right away, or saved into their own album to edit later. What Tabby does for you • Surfaces your best — automatically pulls out the strongest, share-ready shots, so you're not comparing them one by one. • Groups look-alikes, keeps the best — the same pose or the same scene shot over and over (not just camera bursts) gets grouped, and Tabby keeps the best one. The rest tuck underneath—swap anytime. • Sets the rejects aside — handshake blur, too dark, too bright: moved out of the way. Flagged and grouped only, never deleted. Bring any back with one tap. • Share in a tap — post, message, or AirDrop straight from your picks. • Saves to its own album — your picks land in a dedicated album in Photos, created for you. No making an album by hand and adding shots one at a time. Open it anytime to edit or share. Tabby also handles • Full RAW support — RAW from CCD, DSLR and mirrorless cameras is read and culled like anything else. Keep originals as-is, or convert to JPEG for easy sharing—your call. • Import straight from a card — connect a reader to your iPhone and import; once it's done, pull the card and go. Import only—your originals are never touched. • More or fewer, on a slider — too many keepers, or too few? Drag the slider to widen or narrow the selection. No hand-picking. • Runs in the background — a big batch of large files to chew through? Let it run while you use your iPhone for something else. Three steps Import — from your iPhone library, or from external storage (a camera card, a portable drive, a USB stick—anything that connects to your iPhone). Let it sort — the good ones come to the front, look-alikes group together, the misses move aside. You decide — drag the slider for more or fewer, bring back anything misjudged with one tap, then share or save. How Tabby does it Good photos can't be defined—but they can be measured. On top of iPhone's powerful on-device image analysis, Tabby adds a culling engine built for one job: choosing. It reads each frame—focus and sharpness, exposure and highlight/shadow detail, composition and overall appeal—and compares perceptual fingerprints to find look-alikes, grouping bursts and repeated scenes. Every photo is judged against one consistent standard and gets a clear verdict: a keeper, a look-alike, or a miss. That standard is tuned on a large body of real photos, and it all runs on your iPhone. Your photos never leave your iPhone Everything runs 100% on your device: no uploads, no network, no cloud, no extra backups, no tracking. It even works in Airplane Mode—your privacy is absolute. What it doesn't do • No editing, no color grading — it only chooses. Leave retouching to the tools you already love. • It won't delete your photos — it flags and groups; deleting is up to you. • It won't decide for you — a fast, sharp first pass; which shots make the cut is your call. Hand the tedious part to Tabby. Sort in minutes, and get back to what you'd rather be doing.

About

PhotoPicky

This AI-powered app analyzes your photo library to identify and rank your best shots based on quality. It automatically detects issues like blurriness or poor lighting, helping you quickly sort through large collections and keep only the top-rated images.

Highlights
  • AI-powered photo quality analysis
  • Detects blurry, poorly lit, and duplicate photos
  • Smart filters with adjustable strictness
  • Ranked results from best to worst
  • Save favorites and export to albums
  • Organize photos into named folders
  • Cloud sync across devices
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Stop scrolling through hundreds of similar photos — let AI find your best shots. PhotoPicky uses artificial intelligence to analyze your photos and rank them by quality. Simply create a folder, add your photos, and tap "Analyze with AI." In seconds, you'll know which photos are the sharpest, best-lit, and most flattering. KEY FEATURES • AI-Powered Analysis — Automatically detects blurry photos, closed eyes, poor lighting, obstructed faces, and duplicates. • Smart Filters — Apply filters like "Remove Blurry Photos" or "Prefer Good Smiles" with adjustable strictness levels (Relaxed, Moderate, Strict). • Ranked Results — See your photos ranked from best to worst so you always keep the right ones. • Favorites — Save your top picks to an in-app favorites collection for quick access. • Shared Folders — Invite friends and family to collaborate on shared folders. Everyone can add photos and vote on the best ones together. • Folder Groups — Organize your folders into groups for events, trips, or projects. • People Detection — Browse photos grouped by the people in them. • Photo Album Export — Save your best photos directly to a "PhotoPicky" album in your Photos library. • Share Easily — Share your top-ranked photos with friends and family in one tap. • Cloud Sync — Sign in with Google to sync your folders and data across devices. PERFECT FOR • Choosing the best group photo • Sorting through vacation or event photos • Cleaning up your camera roll • Picking the best selfie • Photographers reviewing large batches Download PhotoPicky and let AI do the picking for you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hjlee9295.github.io/photo_picky_privacy/ Both links are also displayed in the app's subscription paywall screen. 수백 장의 비슷한 사진을 일일이 넘길 필요 없어요 — AI가 최고의 사진을 골라드립니다. PhotoPicky는 인공지능으로 사진을 분석하고 품질 순으로 순위를 매겨줍니다. 폴더를 만들고, 사진을 추가하고, "AI로 분석하기"를 누르기만 하면 됩니다. 몇 초 안에 어떤 사진이 가장 선명하고, 조명이 좋고, 잘 나왔는지 알 수 있습니다. 주요 기능 • AI 분석 — 흐릿한 사진, 감은 눈, 나쁜 조명, 가려진 얼굴, 중복 사진을 자동으로 감지합니다. • 스마트 필터 — "흐릿한 사진 제거", "좋은 미소 선호" 등의 필터를 세기 조절(여유, 보통, 엄격)과 함께 적용할 수 있습니다. • 랭킹 보기 — 사진을 최고에서 최저 순으로 정렬하여 항상 가장 잘 나온 사진을 보관할 수 있습니다. • 즐겨찾기 — 마음에 드는 사진을 앱 내 즐겨찾기에 저장하여 빠르게 접근할 수 있습니다. • 공유 폴더 — 친구와 가족을 초대하여 함께 사진을 모으고, 가장 좋은 사진을 함께 골라보세요. • 폴더 그룹 — 이벤트, 여행, 프로젝트별로 폴더를 그룹으로 묶어 정리하세요. • 인물별 분류 — 사진 속 인물별로 사진을 모아 볼 수 있습니다. • 사진 앨범 내보내기 — 최고의 사진을 사진 라이브러리의 "PhotoPicky" 앨범에 바로 저장할 수 있습니다. • 간편 공유 — 한 번의 탭으로 최고 순위 사진을 친구와 가족에게 공유하세요. • 클라우드 동기화 — Google로 로그인하여 기기 간 폴더와 데이터를 동기화할 수 있습니다. 이런 분들에게 추천합니다 • 단체 사진에서 최고의 한 장을 고르고 싶을 때 • 여행이나 행사 사진을 정리하고 싶을 때 • 카메라 롤을 깔끔하게 정리하고 싶을 때 • 가장 잘 나온 셀카를 고르고 싶을 때 • 대량의 사진을 검토하는 사진작가 PhotoPicky를 다운로드하고 AI에게 선별을 맡겨보세요.

Screenshots

Tabby Picks4 screens
PhotoPicky4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tabby Picks at none against PhotoPicky's 2. Tabby Picks also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PhotoPicky sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Tabby Picks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabby Picks ships an update every 4 days, PhotoPicky every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Tabby Picks versus PhotoPicky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabby PicksPhotoPicky
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer桐槿 周Hojin Lee

In-app purchases

None

Tabby Picks

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PhotoPicky

Subscriptions2
  • PhotoPicky Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • PhotoPicky Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Tabby Picks free?
Tabby Picks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhotoPicky free?
PhotoPicky is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tabby Picks or PhotoPicky have ads?
Neither Tabby Picks nor PhotoPicky shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tabby Picks or PhotoPicky?
Tabby Picks ships an update every 4 days, and PhotoPicky every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tabby Picks was updated on October 25, 2026 and PhotoPicky on October 23, 2026.

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