Comparison

Purrge vs Fliff

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

Head to head
About

Purrge

Effortlessly manage your photo library with intuitive swipe gestures. Quickly delete unwanted pictures, screenshots, and duplicates to free up storage space and simplify organization. Enjoy a fast and enjoyable photo purging experience.

Highlights
  • Fast photo deletion
  • Swipe gestures for deleting
  • Grid and single photo views
  • Shake to undo
  • Today View widget
  • Free up storage space
Features
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Delete photos fast. Really, really fast. CNET: "... delete photos faster, with less tedious tapping and more swiping." The Next Web: "Purrge lets you swipe (in feline fashion) ... to quickly delete rejects." iDownloadBlog: "If your main focus is on deleting mass quantities of photos with a swipe, this is perfect for you." AppAdvice: "... purge unwanted items from your photo library using simple swipe gestures." iPhone Photography School: "... delete unwanted photos with cat-like reaction speed..." Matts Apps: "... incredibly simple design... I really can't believe I haven't found an app like this before." @thejaketrease "This is possibly my most-used app now." @eevonvon "This app speaks to me on so many levels..." @LisaSullivan "YES" @yeesamson "Simple and beautifully done. Delete unwanted photos from your iPhone, save space and time." @MDJCreative "Purrge is a great app for clearing out your burgeoning iPhone camera feed." @ccarella "... I love this idea for a mobile camera roll utility." @PleaseEnjoy "The annoyance of deleting iPhone photos 1 by 1 has been solved by this awesome app..." @mitchellholder "Have always wanted this..." @nicolejensen "Finally!" Purrge is a beautifully designed app for staying on top of your ever growing photo library. The app takes full advantage of simple swipe, drag, and flick gestures to make deleting pictures easy, fast, and (dare we say) enjoyable. Grid View: Select photos one at a time or select multiple photos at once by swiping across. Single Photo View: Swipe up to delete. Swipe back and forth between photos to determine which photos you want to purge from your library. Shake to undo! Today View Widget: Keep an eye on your photo count when you're not using the app. Simplify photo management, delete photos lightning fast, get rid of screenshots, duplicates, and bad photos, and free up memory on your iPhone and iPad. You can kiss (or hiss) these errors goodbye: "Cannot Take Video" "Cannot Take Photo" "Not Enough Storage" "Storage Almost Full" Photo hoarders rejoice! /\__ /\ (=^_^=) Meow at us @purrgeapp on Twitter. Enjoy!

About

Fliff

Features
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With Fliff you can convert formats of image files or scale them. You can load images from the clipboard, the Photos app, the Files app or from the camera. The converted images files can be saved to file system and to the camera roll and can be copied to the clipboard or shared. You can preview them in order to check the file size and the quality, espicially when using compression. Fliff can also be called from the Share menu in other apps that provide images. Furthermore Fliff is also a photo editing extension, i.e. you can use it as a plugin in the edit mode of the Photos app. 
This app is freeware. It comes with absolutely no warranty. Use it at your own risk!

Screenshots

Purrge1 screens
Fliff4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fliff at Free against Purrge's $1.99. Fliff also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 47 months). Purrge's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.3). On ads and device support 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

Fliff is free to download; Purrge costs $1.99 up front. Purrge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fliff asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Purrge ships an update every 47 months, Fliff every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Purrge versus Fliff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPurrgeFliff
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 47 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.3
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppJesterUwe Holtkamp

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Purrge

One-time1
  • Extra Cat Sounds$0.99
None

Fliff

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Purrge free?
Purrge costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Fliff free?
Fliff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Purrge or Fliff have ads?
Neither Purrge nor Fliff shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Purrge or Fliff?
Purrge ships an update every 47 months, and Fliff every 3 months. Most recently, Purrge was updated on October 13, 2026 and Fliff on October 6, 2026.

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