Then & Nowvs your camera roll

The Photos app is free, already on your iPhone, and fine for a photo now and then. Here's what changes when the photos are meant to be compared.

Checked October 12, 2026 against Apple's iPhone User Guide.

  • Price

    Then & Now
    Free, with 99 new photos a week; Premium for unlimited
    Your camera roll
    Free

  • Where photos live

    Then & Now
    Inside the app, apart from your library, and in your own iCloud
    Your camera roll
    In your library, among everything else, with iCloud Photos

  • Lining up photos

    Then & Now
    Ghost mode lays an earlier photo over the camera
    Your camera roll
    The camera's grid and level

  • Hands-free

    Then & Now
    Say "Now", or a 3 or 10 second timer
    Your camera roll
    A 3 or 10 second timer

  • Comparing

    Then & Now
    Slider, side by side, 1 × 1 and timelapse
    Your camera roll
    Swipe from one photo to the next

  • Measurements

    Then & Now
    Weight, ratings, notes and more with each photo, charted on Trends
    Your camera roll
    A caption

  • Privacy

    Then & Now
    Lock any album with Face ID
    Your camera roll
    The Hidden album locks with Face ID

  • Reminders

    Then & Now
    Daily, weekly or monthly, with a streak
    Your camera roll
    None built in

  • Sharing

    Then & Now
    Exports with dates, a day count and blur
    Your camera roll
    The photo as it is

The Photos column describes the Photos and Camera apps that come with iPhone. We make Then & Now, so weigh this page with that in mind. You can use both: Then & Now can save to your camera roll too.

Choose your camera roll if…

  • You take a progress photo now and then and just want it saved.
  • You'd rather not add another app.

Choose Then & Now if…

  • You want each photo to line up with the last, so the change is the only thing that's different.
  • You want to see the difference: a slider, side by side or a timelapse, not swiping back and forth.
  • You want your progress pictures kept apart from screenshots and holiday photos, locked if you like.
  • You want your numbers alongside, and a nudge when it's time.

More comparisons

Small changes add up.Now you can see them.

Every transformation starts with Day 1.

  • Locked with Face ID
  • No account needed
  • Never on our servers
Download Then & Now on the App Store

Free to start on iPhone