Utiful: Move & Organize Photos vs Photo Album Private Manager Usage & Stats
Utiful is the photo filing system Apple forgot to build. As featured in The Wall Street Journal.
Are you frustrated that the Apple Photos app mixes everything—and won't let you create real order?
Unlike Apple Photos and other photo apps, Utiful lets you:
• Move photos out of your camera roll and outside of the main gallery—finally!
• Sort your photos into separate categories—work, hobbies, personal, and more.
• Keep utility photos like documents, receipts, and IDs out of your main gallery.
• Keep your main gallery clean and tidy.
How Utiful Works:
• Use Utiful to move photos out of your camera roll and save them to Utiful folders.
• The photos are removed from the camera roll but kept in your Utiful folders.
• Your Utiful folders are automatically backed up to your iCloud Backup.
• The Utiful sync feature lets you access your folders across all your iOS devices.
Utiful’s further unique features include:
• Save photos to Utiful folders straight from the Photos app.
• Take photos with the folder camera that save directly to the folder.
• Manually rearrange photos in a folder—just the way you like.
• Protect your Utiful folders with a passcode lock (Touch ID and Face ID supported).
• Import/export photo folders from/to computer, cloud storage, external hard drives, also wirelessly via AirDrop.
Who Uses Utiful:
• Professionals & freelancers keeping work photos separate from personal ones
• Contractors & service providers managing before/after project pictures
• Doctors & lawyers organizing reference photos, evidence, and case documentation
• Hobbyists & creatives storing inspiration, artwork, and craft ideas
• Everyday users organizing screenshots, receipts, IDs, and notes by category as well as reference pictures such as haircuts, clothes, fitness tracking, songs identified with Shazam etc.
Quick Start Guide:
1. Open Utiful, tap "Add Photos", select photos from the camera roll and tap "Move".
2. Or, while in the Photos app, select photos, tap Share and choose "Save to Utiful".
All photo, video, GIF, and RAW formats are supported. Original image quality & metadata are preserved.
The full feature list, User’s Manual, and tutorial videos are available anytime in the app’s settings.
Download Utiful today and take control of your photo library!
Subscription & Free Trial
New users get a free trial before the subscription begins. After the free trial, your subscription automatically renews annually unless canceled at least 24 hours before the billing period ends. You can manage your subscription in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions.
Terms of Use: utifulapp.com/terms.html
Privacy Policy: utifulapp.com/privacy.html
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Photo & Video
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Looking for real privacy to manage your photos and videos?
Photo Album is the best photo management solution to manage your photos and videos with strong Privacy features, lots of functionalities to Organize, create Slideshows and Sync your photos and videos between devices with iCloud end-to-end encryption and Dropbox.
Sync directly from device to device and WiFi transfer of photos from device and computer.
PRIVACY FEATURES
+ Customizable 4 digit to 10 digit passcode to login to the App.
+ Three layers of privacy with passcode, password and invisible mode for private albums.
+ Supports Face ID and Touch ID to login to the App.
+ Ultra double lock needs passcode and Face ID authentication to login.
+ Intruder Break-In report with photo, date and time. Report of all who tried to break-in to the App.
+ App access report with photo, date and time. Report of all who logged into the App.
+ PIN and Password reset option with unique secret key.
+ Turn invisible mode off just for the session to access private albums, private albums will disappear when closing the App with this option.
+ Safe share photos for secure encrypted access with iCloud link.
PHOTO MANAGEMENT FEATURES
+ Import unlimited photos, videos and GIFs into Albums, option to select all or just unsaved photos, supports background process for importing photos.
+ Supports file sharing extension to allow importing from Photos, Files and from other Apps.
+ Sort or Move the photos(among multiple Albums) by a simple drag and drop gesture.
+ App generated photo categories, intuitive search by photo categories and face.
+ Search similar photos to find duplicate and redundant photos.
+ View photos with music in animated slideshow with 12 transition styles and effects.
+ View photo metadata with swipe up gesture on photo view screen.
+ Create wallpaper from photos in the album.
+ Listen to your favorite playlist of songs in the App with slideshows.
+ Record slideshows with animated GIFs, 12 transition styles and effects.
+ Wi-Fi Sync within App across devices and with computer using Wi-Fi drive and Web browser.
+ Backup and restore. Keep your photos and videos synced between devices with iCloud.
+ Backup and restore. Keep your photos and videos synced between devices with Dropbox.
PHOTO ALBUM PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION
+ Subscription payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase.
+ Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of current subscription period.
+ Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period.
+ Subscriptions can be managed by the user after purchase from App Store account settings to turn off auto-renewal of subscription.
Terms Of Service: http://terms.ebensoftware.com
Privacy Policy: http://privacy.ebensoftware.com
Thank you for using Photo Album — Organizing becomes simple and private.
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Photo & Video
Store Rank
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Utiful: Move & Organize Photos VS. 
Photo Album Private ManagerJanuary 15, 2026