Pixtide Swipe
Free to sort. Pay once if you want more.
Pixtide Swipe is the free iPhone photo cleaner where you swipe right to keep, left to delete and down to decide later. It gives 1,000 free sorts every 7 days, refilled automatically, and Pixtide Pro removes the limit with one payment of $14.99 (£14.99 in the UK) on the App Store. No subscription, no ads, and your photo library never leaves your phone.
What is free, and what Pro adds
Free
No ads, no subscription
- 1,000 sorts every 7 days, refilled automatically
- Reviewing and deleting what you have sorted, always
- Every way to sort: month, year, category, recent photos, On This Day
- Similar shots: scan and see every group of duplicates and blurry photos, and bursts on iPhone
- Decide Later, undo, stats, streaks, the widget and reminders
- No ads, no account, photo library never uploaded
Pixtide Pro
$14.99 once (£14.99 in the UK) on the App Store, no subscription
- Unlimited sorting, for big first clean-ups and huge libraries
- Similar shots: keep the best, delete the rest, in one tap
- One payment, no subscription, no trial that renews
- Restore it on a new phone with Restore Purchase
Everyday tidying fits easily inside the free allowance. Pro is for the big first clean-up of a large library, or for anyone who would rather not wait for the refill. Many swipe photo cleaners charge every week instead; the dated comparison table shows their prices.
Already using Pixtide from before version 2.0? Your sorting stays unlimited. See the answer in the FAQ.
Why Pixtide changed
Pixtide outgrew the free plans of the tools behind it, and building it now takes most of my spare time. So new downloads get 1,000 free sorts every week, and Pixtide Pro removes the limit with one purchase. If you downloaded before 2.0, your sorting stays unlimited. Thank you: you made this possible.
The one person behind Pixtide.
Similar shots, right on your phone
On iPhone, Similar shots finds bursts, duplicates and blurry photos using Apple's on-device Vision framework, pre-marks the best shot, and waits for you. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is deleted until you confirm, and you have 30 days to change your mind. You make the final call.
iPhone and Android
Pixtide Swipe is coming to Android on Google Play.
Both
- Swipe to keep, delete or decide later, with Undo and sort buttons
- 1,000 free sorts every 7 days and a one-time Pro, no subscription
- A review before anything is deleted, then 30 days to change your mind
- Similar shots on your phone, nothing uploaded
- Weekly goal, stats, milestones, widgets and 12 languages
- No ads, no account, photo library never uploaded
iPhone only
- iOS 18 or later, iPhone only, from the App Store, which handles payment
- Founding users and their tip jar
- iCloud photos load on demand
- Bursts stack as one card, and deleting a burst removes every frame
- Similar shots uses Apple's on-device Vision framework
- Deleted items go to Recently Deleted; empty it in Photos to get the space back
- Reinstalling does not reset the weekly allowance
- In-app support chat
Android, once on Google Play
- Android 11 or later, made for phones, from Google Play, which handles payment
- No founding users or tip jar: everyone starts on the free allowance
- Sorts photos on your phone; photos held only in Google Photos' cloud are invisible to every app
- Each burst frame is an ordinary photo, deleted singly
- Similar shots uses plain on-device image comparison, so results can differ from iPhone
- Deleted items go to the phone's Trash for 30 days
- Empty trash gets the space back in the app, and also empties what other apps put in the Trash
- That frees space on your phone; backed-up copies stay in Google Photos until you delete them there
- Category decks are guessed from file names and folders, so they vary by phone
- Support by email, with the app version, Android version and phone model filled in
Frequently asked questions
Is Pixtide free?
Yes. Pixtide is free to download and use, with no ads and no subscription. It gives 1,000 free sorts every 7 days; everyday tidying fits easily inside that, and a big first clean-up of a large library is where the optional one-time Pro comes in.
Does Pixtide have a swipe limit?
Until version 2.0 there was no limit; it now gives 1,000 free sorts every 7 days, then refills on its own. Pixtide Pro removes the limit with one payment. Reviewing and deleting what you have already sorted is always free, and people who downloaded on iPhone before 2.0 keep unlimited sorting.
How much is Pixtide Pro?
Pixtide Pro is a one-time purchase: $14.99 in the US and £14.99 in the UK (checked 27 Oct 2026), priced per country by the App Store. It is not a subscription and has no trial that turns into one. It unlocks unlimited sorting and one-tap clearing of Similar shots groups. The Android app, once on Google Play, sells the same one-time Pro, at the price Google Play shows. Many swipe photo cleaners charge every week instead.
Does Pixtide use AI?
You decide every photo, and nothing is deleted on its own. On iPhone, Similar shots finds bursts, duplicates and blurry photos using Apple's on-device Vision framework. The Android app, once on Google Play, uses plain on-device image comparison instead, with no model. Either way it runs entirely on the phone, no photo is uploaded or seen by anyone, and nothing is deleted until you confirm. You make the final call.
I already use Pixtide. Do I have to pay?
Not if you downloaded Pixtide on iPhone before version 2.0: you are a founding user and keep unlimited sorting and every Pro feature free, for good. You do not need to do anything; the app recognises your original download, and founding users can leave an optional tip if they want to support the app. New downloads since version 2.0 get 1,000 free sorts every 7 days and the optional one-time Pro. Founding users and tips are iPhone only.
Is Pixtide Swipe on Android?
Pixtide Swipe is coming to Android on Google Play. It will have the same free allowance and the same one-time Pro, with no founding users or tip jar. The Android app, once on Google Play, needs Android 11 or later, sorts the photos stored on your phone, and keeps deleted items in the phone's Trash for 30 days. Its Empty trash button gets the space back from inside the app; that frees space on your phone, and backed-up copies stay in Google Photos until you delete them there.
Pixtide Swipe is one of the Pixtide apps. Prices checked on 27 Oct 2026.