How to Organize iPhone Photos with AI Smart Albums (2026 Guide)

Phone Diet runs on iPhone and iPad (iOS 17.0 or later, or iPadOS 17.0 or later). Similar Photos groups near-identical shots and marks the best one 'Keep'. Duplicates are exact copies. It also finds blurry and dark photos, screenshots, screen recordings, Live Photos, and bursts, and it lists Largest Files. Photos never leave the device. Video compression uses HEVC and can make a video up to 70% smaller. Undo has a countdown, and Recover keeps removed items for 30 days, or 7 or 60. Smart Albums, swipe to sort, and On This Day are included. The full scan is free, and the first cleanup of up to 1 GB is free.

From those groups you can review duplicate photos and blurry shots inside one category instead of the whole camera roll. When a year of photos should leave the phone entirely, move them to an external drive, check the copy, and delete only after that.

How to organize in Photos

Photos already groups some of the library for you. People and Pets groups faces. Places groups by location. Search finds a subject you type. None of that is a Phone Diet feature.

From a Photos search you can review duplicate photos with Apple's Duplicates album and blurry shots by looking through the roll. When a year of photos should leave the phone entirely, move them to an external drive, check the copy, and delete only after that. Search is also the fastest way to find one photo for a holiday card.

What Phone Diet lists

Phone Diet runs on iPhone and iPad (iOS 17.0 or later, or iPadOS 17.0 or later). Similar Photos groups near-identical shots and marks the best one 'Keep'. Duplicates are exact copies. It also finds blurry and dark photos, screenshots, screen recordings, Live Photos, and bursts, and it lists Largest Files. Photos never leave the device. Video compression uses HEVC and can make a video up to 70% smaller. Undo has a countdown, and Recover keeps removed items for 30 days, or 7 or 60. Smart Albums, swipe to sort, and On This Day are included. The full scan is free, and the first cleanup of up to 1 GB is free. English only.

1. Download Phone Diet from the App Store. iPhone and iPad (iOS 17.0 or later, or iPadOS 17.0 or later). English.
2. The full scan is free, and the first cleanup of up to 1 GB is free.

Frequently asked questions

Does Smart Albums work on iPad?

Yes. Phone Diet includes Smart Albums and runs on iPhone and iPad (iOS 17.0 or later, or iPadOS 17.0 or later). English only.

How fresh is the classifier?

Phone Diet includes Smart Albums. The listing does not describe a classifier version. Photos Search, People and Pets, and Places are Apple's tools.

Will it classify my entire library or just recent photos?

Phone Diet includes Smart Albums, swipe to sort, and On This Day. The listing does not state a first-run photo count.

Can I add my own categories?

Phone Diet includes Smart Albums. The listing does not describe custom categories.

Does it use Apple Intelligence?

Phone Diet includes Smart Albums. Scanning runs on the device. Photos never leave the device. The listing does not mention Apple Intelligence.