TidyByte vs Everwhen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TidyByte
This app offers a fast and private way to clean your photo library. It uses a swipe-based interface and smart tools to identify duplicates, blurry shots, screenshots, and more, freeing up significant storage space on your device.
- Swipe to delete/keep photos
- Duplicate photo finder
- Blurry and similar photo detection
- Screenshot and chat media cleaner
- Live Photo conversion
- Video and photo compression
- On-device AI search
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TidyByte is the fastest, most private way to clean up your iPhone photo library — and it's completely free. TidyByte runs on iPhone, iPad, and iPhone Duo — and stays out of your way while it cleans. Tired of "Storage Almost Full"? TidyByte turns photo cleanup into something you'll actually finish. Swipe left to delete, swipe right to keep — review your whole library one photo at a time, just like a dating app, and reclaim gigabytes in minutes. Beyond swiping, TidyByte packs a full toolkit of smart cleanup tools that surface exactly what's wasting your space: exact and visual duplicates, near-identical similar shots, blurry or poorly-lit photos, screenshots, screen recordings, chat media saved by messaging apps, burst sequences, and your largest files. Convert Live Photos to stills and compress videos and photos to save even more — without deleting your memories. Your photos never leave your phone. TidyByte does 100% of its processing on-device using Apple's Vision and Photos frameworks, including a local AI search that finds photos from a plain-language description. There is no backend, no account or login, no ads, and no tracking of any kind. Nothing is uploaded, ever. TidyByte is free, with no in-app purchases and no paywalls. Every feature is available to everyone. Features: • Tinder-style swipe to review photos and videos — swipe to delete or keep • Duplicate finder — exact (SHA-256) and visually similar duplicates • Similar photos — group near-identical shots taken close together • Blurry photo detection — find out-of-focus and poorly-exposed shots • Screenshot cleaner — round up and clear screenshots • Screen recording cleaner — clear forgotten screen recordings, largest first • Chat media cleaner — review what WhatsApp, Telegram and other messengers saved • Burst cleaner — pick the best from burst sequences • Smart Categories — sort photos by content type, with on-device AI search in plain words • Large file finder — surface the biggest files in your library • Live Photo converter — turn Live Photos into stills to save space • Video compression — shrink videos while keeping them watchable • Photo compression — re-encode photos to reclaim space • Storage dashboard — see what's using your space at a glance • Activity & savings — track everything you've cleaned and total space freed • Home Screen widget and Siri shortcuts for one-tap cleanups • Optional cleanup reminders via local notifications Free up space. Keep your privacy. Clean with a swipe.
Everwhen
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Some things do not belong on a calendar. You just need to know when they last happened. Everwhen keeps the small, recurring facts out of your head. Replace an air filter. Water the plants. Call someone. Tap Done when it happens; the answer is waiting next time. One clear answer • See the last date and days since at a glance • Log now with one tap, with Undo right there • Record earlier today, yesterday, another exact date, or an approximate date • Search the full history when one detail matters Keep the useful context Add a note, place label, and up to six photos to a moment. Keep a reference photo or note with the item itself. Send selected photos to Everwhen from the share sheet. Your timeline stays useful without becoming a task list. Made for real life Use optional quiet reminders, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Shortcuts, and Ask Everwhen. Pause a seasonal item without losing its history. Share exactly 1 to 30 chosen items through iCloud when family or household members need the same memory. Free, private, and calm Everything in Everwhen is free. There are no ads, subscriptions, Everwhen accounts, analytics, or tracking. Core use works offline, with iCloud available for private sync and chosen sharing. Everwhen is native on iPhone and iPad, accessible, and available in 22 languages at launch.
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Verdict
TidyByte and Everwhen are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TidyByte ships an update every 10 days, Everwhen every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | TidyByte | Everwhen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Saksham Mittal | Jan Litjens |
In-app purchases
TidyByte
No in-app purchases
Everwhen
No in-app purchases









