# iChecker vs Photo Recovery

The clearest difference is rating: iChecker at 3.6 against Photo Recovery's 1.0. iChecker also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 0%) and ratings volume (54 vs 1). Photo Recovery's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. iChecker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Photo Recovery sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

iChecker holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iChecker has 54 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of iChecker's written reviews are positive against 0% of Photo Recovery's.

iChecker ships an update every 2 months, Photo Recovery monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | iChecker | Photo Recovery |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[3.6 (54 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ichecker-check-storage-memory/id981032667/reviews)** | [1.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-recovery-secure-backup/id6475307327/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **54** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | **25.0% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Monthly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 16 MB | 68 MB |
| Requires iOS | **9.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [泽辉 王](https://appshunter.io/developer/892030257) | [Piyushkumar Bhut](https://appshunter.io/developer/1678963675) |

## What reviewers say

### iChecker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ichecker-check-storage-memory/id981032667)

Monitor your iOS device's RAM and disk space usage. It also helps manage your contacts by detecting and merging duplicates, and cleaning up empty entries. The app can also find and remove duplicate photos to free up storage.

**Highlights:** Check RAM usage percentage, View free disk space, Detect and merge duplicate contacts, Remove contacts without name/email, Analyze and clean duplicate photos, Refresh data button

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Permanently Remove ads | $1.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Solves storage problems
- 👍 Cleared large amounts of data
- 👍 Functional for its purpose
- 👍 Interface is simple and friendly
- 👍 Works well on iPhone

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Fills up storage completely
- 🐛 Consumes excessive storage
- 🐛 Stuck phone in a loop
- 🐛 Does not clean memory

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes at completion percentage
- App fills up entire storage
- App ate 20 GB of storage
- Phone stuck in a loop, hard reset needed
- App shows inconsistent storage readings

**Requested features**

- Optimize memory
- Reinstate previous icon
- Support iOS 11.3


### Photo Recovery

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-recovery-secure-backup/id6475307327)

Securely store and recover deleted photos and videos. Organize your media with folders, protect content with biometrics, and edit files with built-in tools. Sync from your computer and convert images to PDFs.

**Highlights:** Secure data backup and restore, Organized folders and custom albums, Biometric content protection, Photo and video editing tools, Document scanning to PDF, Similar photo/video cleanup

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Photo Recovery Weekly Subscriptions | $0.99 | per 7 days |
| Photo Recovery Yearly Subscriptions | $9.99 | per year |
| Photo Recovery Standard Plan | $9.99 | one-time |
| Photo Recovery Premium | $14.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is iChecker free?

iChecker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Photo Recovery free?

Photo Recovery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, iChecker or Photo Recovery?

iChecker is rated higher. iChecker averages 3.6 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Photo Recovery averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do iChecker or Photo Recovery have ads?

Both iChecker and Photo Recovery show ads.

### Which is updated more often, iChecker or Photo Recovery?

iChecker ships an update every 2 months, and Photo Recovery monthly. Most recently, iChecker was updated on November 1, 2026 and Photo Recovery on November 4, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*