PastPerfect vs FolderCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PastPerfect
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Past Perfect helps you restore and edit old scans, family photos and everyday images. Restore faces with AI, remove backgrounds, improve light and color, and create your own visual styles — all directly on your device. RESTORE FACES Bring detail back to old, small, damaged or slightly out-of-focus portraits with AI-powered face restoration. Choose between three GFPGAN models with different restoration characteristics and compare the results to find the version that works best for each photo. Face restoration can be combined with denoising, cleanup and optional 2× or 4× upscaling. REMOVE BACKGROUNDS Remove backgrounds quickly and directly on your device. No uploads, no account and no online service required. Export as PNG to preserve transparency. EDIT LIGHT AND COLOR Adjust exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, black and white points, temperature, tint, saturation, vibrance, clarity, sharpness and noise. Automatic Improve analyzes your photo and provides a useful starting point while keeping every adjustment editable. The Color Mixer lets you control hue, saturation and brightness across eight individual color ranges. LOOKS AND LUTS Create your own visual styles with color, black-and-white and dithering effects. Control the strength of each effect, import your own LUT files and add finishing touches with vignettes and frames. CLEAN UP OLD AND SCANNED PHOTOS Reduce noise, dust and scratches before restoring a photo. Each processing step can be enabled independently, so you can decide exactly how much restoration to apply. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your photos stay on your device. Face restoration, background removal and photo editing run locally. No cloud upload. No account required. Whether you're restoring an old family photo, removing a background or creating a custom color style, Past Perfect gives you powerful photo tools while keeping your images private.
FolderCam
Organize work-related photos and videos into dedicated folders, keeping them separate from your personal library. Capture, add details, and manage your media efficiently with features like bulk deletion and customizable retention periods. Start with basic functionality for free or upgrade for advanced organization and cloud saving.
- Save photos directly to chosen folders
- Bulk select photos for deletion or sharing
- Keep personal photos separate
- Add titles, notes, dates, and places to photos
- Set custom photo retention periods by folder
- Scan documents and use camera timer/grid
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Work photos belong in work folders. Choose a folder and take a photo. FolderCam saves it straight to that folder. When the job is done, select several photos and delete them together. Your personal Photos library stays separate. New photos and videos are not automatically added to your device’s Photos library. For all kinds of work Product checks, shop displays, meetings, receipts, deliveries and equipment records: keep each task in its own folder. Find, record and organize • Search by photo title, note or place. • Add a title, note, date and place to each photo. Find and choose places with Apple Maps. • Select multiple photos to move, share or delete together. • Capture photos and videos, scan documents, and use a timer or grid. Set photo retention by folder Photos stay until you delete them by default. If you enable automatic deletion for a folder, its chosen retention period applies to new captures made afterward. Expired photos are removed when you open the app. Switch a photo to Keep before it expires if you still need it. Start free. Do more with Premium. Basic capture, app storage, date selection, standard folder retention, Photos export and direct sharing are free. FolderCam Premium adds unlimited folders, custom retention and deletion schedules, Cloud or Files saving, time and location stamps, ZIP sharing and markup undo. Choose a monthly or annual subscription, or a lifetime purchase. The current price is shown before purchase. Monthly and annual subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. Your photos and data Photos stay on your device with no automatic upload. Optional Apple or Google sign-in uses Firebase Authentication; it does not back up photos or change Apple purchases. Firebase stores your account ID and provider profile, such as name and email. Delete the account in Settings. Files providers receive copies only when you choose Save to Cloud or Files. RevenueCat receives an anonymous customer identifier and purchase history for Premium verification, subscription management and purchase analytics. Free users may see ads in the library and after some exports; Premium removes ads. Google AdMob may process device identifiers, app interactions and approximate location for ad delivery and measurement. Location permission is requested for Use Current Location or Premium location stamps. Deleting the app deletes its library; export important photos first. Device backups follow iOS settings. Usage analytics is on by default. A previous choice to turn it off remains respected. Firebase receives app interaction events; photos, folder names and precise location are not sent. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PastPerfect at none against FolderCam's 3. PastPerfect also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. FolderCam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.90 per month. PastPerfect asks for nothing beyond the download.
PastPerfect ships an update every 3 days, FolderCam every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PastPerfect | FolderCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 776 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marco Wilka | Zrindy LLC |
In-app purchases
PastPerfect
No in-app purchases
FolderCam
- FolderCam Premium Monthly$1.901 Month
- FolderCam Premium Annual7 Days trial$5.901 Year
- FolderCam Premium Lifetime$9.90









