Solos
Solos or Lightroom for removing people from your travel photos
Short answer
Lightroom is a professional photo editor with many tools and AI features, some of them inside paid plans. Solos is a simple app for one task: removing strangers from your travel photos by tapping each person. If you already edit your photos in Lightroom, you get more control there; Solos doesn't ask you to learn an editor.
Choose Lightroom if…
- You already edit your photos in Lightroom.
- You want control over many settings besides removing people.
- A steeper learning curve is worth it to you in exchange for more tools.
Choose Solos if…
- You want to tap each person without learning an editor.
- You want Solos to find the people and suggest who stays.
- You have several similar photos and want to repeat your choice, with no subscription.
How they differ
| Solos | Lightroom | |
|---|---|---|
| How you choose who to remove | You tap each person. No instructions to type. | According to public information, you select the area or element yourself with its editing tools. |
| Whether it suggests who stays | Yes. Solos finds the people and suggests who stays. | Not its main purpose: it is an editor with many tools. |
| Whether it repeats your choice across similar photos | Yes. “Do the same on similar photos”. You can also pick several photos. | Worked photo by photo with its tools. Check their documentation for multi-photo workflows. |
| What else it is for | Built to remove strangers from your travel photos, and it keeps your photo's original resolution. | A professional photo editor with many tools and AI features. |
| How you pay | First 3 photos free, no sign-up. After that, photo packs that don't expire, no subscription. | Some features are inside paid plans. Check their official website. |
Frequently asked questions
Can I remove people from a photo with Lightroom?
According to public information, Lightroom includes editing tools and AI features to remove elements from a photo, some of them inside paid plans. Check Adobe's website to see what each plan includes.
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. Lightroom and Adobe are trademarks of Adobe. Solos is not affiliated with any of them. www.adobe.com