PhotoHoarder — Support

Last Updated: August 11, 2026

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I deleted photos but my storage did not change

This is the most common question, and it is not a bug in PhotoHoarder.

When any app deletes a photo on iPhone, iOS moves it to the Recently Deleted album rather than removing it. That album still occupies your storage for 30 days. Only Apple’s Photos app is allowed to empty it, so PhotoHoarder cannot do this step for you.

To reclaim the space now:

Open Photos. It opens to your Library, so tap Collections at the top.
Scroll down to Utilities, then tap Recently Deleted.
Tap View Album, then unlock with Face ID.
Tap Select, then Delete All.

If you skip this, iOS clears the album by itself after 30 days and the space comes back then. That wait is fixed and cannot be shortened.

Collections can be rearranged on your device, so Utilities may not be exactly where these steps say.

Common Questions

I swiped the wrong way. Can I undo it?
Yes. A gold Rewind button appears for a few seconds after every swipe. Tap it to take the last one back. You can also use Undo last decision in the menu.
Where do the photos I swipe left on go?
Into the Delete queue, not the bin. Nothing is deleted by a swipe. Open the menu and tap Delete queue to review them as a grid, tap any one to see it full screen, and tap Keep this to pull it back out. They are only deleted when you tap the Delete button and confirm.
Why don’t my favorites show up?
Hearted photos are left out of the main deck by default, because hearting something is already a decision to keep it. Turn on Include favorites in the menu to see them, or use the Loved Photos and Loved Videos decks.
Where did I leave off?
PhotoHoarder remembers every photo you have decided about and never shows it again, so you always resume at the newest photo you have not seen. New photos you take appear at the front. To start over, use Reset sorting progress in Settings. That clears your decisions only. It never deletes photos.
How does duplicate detection work?
It groups burst photos using the burst information iOS already stores, then compares nearby photos for visual similarity. It suggests one to keep and tells you why. Everything is computed on your device. Scanning Everything on a large library can take several minutes, so start with Past month.
Do my photos ever leave my phone?
No. PhotoHoarder contains no networking code at all. There are no accounts, no analytics, and no servers, so there is nothing in the app that could send a photo anywhere.
Can I use it on iPad?
Not yet. PhotoHoarder is built for iPhone. It will run on an iPad in iPhone compatibility mode, but it is not designed for that screen.

Reporting a problem

Settings has a Report a bug link that opens an email with your app version and iOS version already filled in. That information helps a lot, so please leave it in place. Nothing is sent until you send it yourself.