Fewer Photos
01

Choose a month

Your photo library is arranged into manageable monthly collections. Start with yesterday, last summer or a forgotten year.

02

Review one photo

Swipe or use the clear controls to keep a photograph or place it into the deletion queue.

03

Change your mind

Undo the most recent choice at any time. Favouriting is also available without leaving the review.

04

Return when ready

Progress is saved automatically. Close the app halfway through a month and continue from the remaining photos later.

05

Check the queue

Every photo marked for deletion remains visible in a separate queue. Restore individual photographs before confirming anything.

06

Confirm with Apple Photos

Fewer Photos only requests deletion after you explicitly confirm the queue. Apple Photos then presents its own system confirmation.

Choose your controls

Use the review style that feels natural.

Keep ↓
Photo
Delete ↑

Vertical Review

Swipe down to keep and up to queue for deletion. Designed for comfortable one-handed use.

← Delete
Photo
Keep →

Classic Swipe

Swipe left to queue for deletion and right to keep. Familiar, direct and available from Settings.

Built around deliberate deletion

Queued first. Deleted only after confirmation.

Fewer Photos never silently removes an image. Your queue remains reviewable until you choose to continue, and Apple provides the final system-level deletion prompt.

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