Solos
Solos or Apple Clean Up for removing people from your travel photos
Short answer
Apple Clean Up is a feature of the Photos app on compatible iPhones, built in and free on those devices; you use it photo by photo. Solos is a separate app made for cleaning travel photos: it suggests who stays and repeats your choice across similar photos. If your iPhone has it and you clean a photo now and then, Clean Up may be enough.
Choose Apple Clean Up if…
- You have a compatible iPhone and want something built in and free.
- You clean up a photo now and then.
- You prefer not to leave the Photos app.
Choose Solos if…
- You want to tap each person and have Solos suggest who stays.
- You have several similar photos and want to repeat your choice with “do the same on similar photos”.
- You want to pick several photos at once and keep their original resolution.
How they differ
| Solos | Apple Clean Up | |
|---|---|---|
| How you choose who to remove | You tap each person. No instructions to type. | You choose, on each photo, what you want to remove. |
| Whether it suggests who stays | Yes. Solos finds the people and suggests who stays. | Focused on removing what you point at. |
| Whether it repeats your choice across similar photos | Yes. “Do the same on similar photos”. You can also pick several photos. | Used photo by photo. |
| What else it is for | Built to remove strangers from your travel photos, and it keeps your photo's original resolution. | A feature of the Photos app, alongside the rest of your library. |
| How you pay | First 3 photos free, no sign-up. After that, photo packs that don't expire, no subscription. | Built in and free on compatible iPhones, according to public information. |
Frequently asked questions
What is Apple Clean Up?
Clean Up is a feature of the Photos app on compatible iPhones. According to public information, it is built in and free on those devices, and you use it photo by photo.
How does Solos choose who to remove?
You choose by tapping each person, with no instructions to type. Solos finds the people and suggests who stays; you can change it. With “do the same on similar photos” it repeats your choice on other photos.
Does Solos use facial recognition, and what happens to my photos?
Solos does not use facial recognition and does not identify anyone. Photos are sent to our server and to AI providers to process them, are deleted within 24 hours and are not used to train models.
How much does Solos cost?
The first 3 photos are free, no sign-up. After that there are photo packs that don't expire, with no subscription. Prices are on the home page.
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Information based on public sources up to October 2026. Third-party features, plans and prices change: check their official website. Apple and Clean Up are trademarks of Apple. Solos is not affiliated with any of them. www.apple.com