Comparison

Photo Margin vs ShiftRoam

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

Head to head
About

Photo Margin

Organize your iPhone's photo library locally. Review and manage photos and videos in batches, separating new arrivals from older items. Protect, delete, or keep media with intuitive swipe gestures, all processed on your device.

Highlights
  • On-device processing
  • Batch duplicate and similar photo comparison
  • Swipe gestures for protect/delete/keep
  • Sort large videos by file size
  • Pause and resume analysis
  • Local-first organization
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Photo Margin is a local-first photo library organizer for iPhone. Separate new arrivals from older items and review photos and videos in batches by type, month, date or album. Reviewed and protected items stay out of unreviewed lists. Results are candidates for your review; you always decide what to keep. Features: • On-device processing: no photos or videos are uploaded to the developer's servers • Compare duplicate and similar photos side by side, in batches of up to five groups • Swipe up to protect photos and videos; manage protection in Settings • Review older screenshots in batches and sort large videos by file size • Swipe left to set an item aside for deletion, right to keep it, or tap the buttons • Zoom photos, play videos and restore candidates in the pending deletion list • Pause and resume analysis, with clear iCloud and read-failure feedback • Confirm final deletion through iOS Free and Pro: • Free: unlimited scanning and keeping, plus 30 items per rolling 24 hours into the To delete list • 7-day free trial: you start it, it ends on its own; nothing is charged or renewed • Photo Margin Pro: unlimited review with a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase • Subscriptions renew automatically through Apple and can be cancelled anytime in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions No account or registration is required. Photo Margin does not create a cloud photo library. You control access through the system Photos permission. If an asset is stored in iCloud, iOS may download it for display or playback. English and Simplified Chinese interfaces follow your device or app language. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://catteacher0515.github.io/privacy/en/

About

ShiftRoam

Features
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Know where your workday went—without giving up control of your data. ShiftRoam helps people who work across one or more locations record work sessions, review their timeline, and estimate earnings. START AND STOP YOUR WAY Record a shift manually whenever you need to. On supported iOS versions, use the home screen widget to browse saved workplaces, start a shift, and see the active timer at a glance. ORGANIZE EVERY WORKPLACE Save a workplace with its address, photo, recognition radius, time zone, work schedule, and hourly or per-shift pay rule. When starting manually, nearby workplaces are shown first when a recent location is available. OPTIONAL AUTOMATIC DETECTION If you choose to enable it, ShiftRoam uses iOS location services and region monitoring to recognize possible arrivals and exits around workplaces you saved. You can keep using the complete manual workflow without enabling automatic detection. REVIEW A CLEAR TIMELINE Browse workdays from the calendar, inspect each session, add notes, correct times, resolve overlaps, and mark records that need review. UNDERSTAND TIME AND EARNINGS See weekly and monthly summaries. ShiftRoam calculates estimated earnings from your pay rules, while still allowing you to record the amount actually received. LOCAL-FIRST PRIVACY Your workplace and work-history records are stored primarily on your device. The current version has no account, advertising, behavioral analytics, employer portal, or ShiftRoam cloud sync. Export a local backup when you want one. Automatic detection depends on permission, device settings, signal quality, and operating-system behavior. Events may occasionally be delayed or missed, so review important records. Work hours and earnings are estimates, not payroll, tax, legal, safety, or emergency records.

Screenshots

Photo Margin4 screens
ShiftRoam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShiftRoam at none against Photo Margin's 4. ShiftRoam also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Photo Margin's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 9 days). On price and ads 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. Photo Margin sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ShiftRoam asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Margin ships an update daily, ShiftRoam every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Photo Margin versus ShiftRoam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto MarginShiftRoam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer博 刘Diep Nguyen

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Photo Margin

Subscriptions3
  • Photo Margin Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Photo Margin Pro Yearly$4.991 Year
  • Photo Margin Pro Quarterly$4.993 Months
One-time1
  • Photo Margin Pro Lifetime$9.99
None

ShiftRoam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Photo Margin free?
Photo Margin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShiftRoam free?
ShiftRoam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Photo Margin or ShiftRoam have ads?
Neither Photo Margin nor ShiftRoam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Margin or ShiftRoam?
Photo Margin ships an update daily, and ShiftRoam every 9 days. Most recently, Photo Margin was updated on October 31, 2026 and ShiftRoam on October 24, 2026.

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