Photo Status vs Piczo

When Optimize iPhone Storage is enabled, it can be difficult to tell which photos and videos still have their full-resolution originals stored only in iCloud. Photo Status gives you a clear, local view of your library and helps you bring the originals you choose back onto your device. KNOW WHAT IS AVAILABLE OFFLINE Scan your Photos library to see how many original files are already available on your device and which items still need to be downloaded from iCloud Photos. A simple dashboard summarizes your library status and estimated download size. FIND WHAT YOU NEED Browse missing originals by year and month. Select an entire year, a month, a custom date range, or individual photos and videos, so you stay in control of what gets downloaded. DOWNLOAD WITH CLEAR PROGRESS Photo Status creates a resumable queue and asks Apple Photos to download each selected original. Follow item counts, estimated data progress, transfer speed, completed downloads, and any items that need another attempt. Live Activities and the focused Zen download view make long sessions easy to monitor. BUILT FOR LARGE LIBRARIES Scanning and download progress are saved, so you can return to a large library without losing your place. Local statistics help you understand completed work without requiring an account. PRIVATE BY DESIGN All library analysis happens on your device through Apple Photos APIs. Photo Status does not upload your photo library, run third-party analytics, connect to a separate photo server, or copy originals into its own storage. Your originals remain managed by the Photos app. Photo Status requires access to your Photos library and an iCloud Photos connection to check or download originals that are not currently on your device. Download availability and speed depend on iCloud and your network connection.

Make room for what matters in your photo library. Piczo helps you discover related photos, organize them into albums, and turn overlapping screenshots into a single long image. EXPLORE YOUR PHOTO LIBRARY Browse an interactive photo globe or your familiar grid. Search for photos using natural language, and discover connections between your pictures. DISCOVER RELATED PHOTOS Explore suggested groups of similar photos and screenshots. Review the suggestions and choose what to keep together. BUILD ALBUMS YOUR WAY Start with one photo. As you select more, Piczo updates its suggestions based on all the photos you have chosen. Review new members before adding them to an album. CREATE LONG SCREENSHOTS Combine overlapping screenshots into a long image, then save or share the result. KEEP YOUR PHOTOS PRIVATE Photo analysis, text recognition, search, and grouping happen on your device. No Piczo account is required, and your photo library is not uploaded to our servers. Photos stored in iCloud may be downloaded through Apple Photos when needed. FREE TO START. PRO FOR LIFE. Keep up to 3 albums for free. Lifetime Pro unlocks unlimited albums and lets you turn off the Piczo watermark on exported long screenshots. One purchase. Lifetime access. No subscription. Restore purchases from the Pro screen. Available in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese with regional wording for Hong Kong and Taiwan, Japanese, and Korean.