Free to try. $19.99 once to keep.
Five sorts a week are free, forever — not a trial. One $19.99 purchase removes the cap and unlocks Studio. There is no subscription because there is nothing to subscribe to: no server, no account, nothing of yours stored anywhere but your phone.
- Not a trial — five sorts a week, forever
- No account, no credit card
- All six tools, Discover and every filter
- Saving, sharing and deleting — unlimited
- Your photos stay on your phone
iPhone · iOS 18.5+
- Unlimited sorts
- Studio — custom sorts and saved profiles: seven quality axes, up to three subjects, the balance wheel
- One purchase, tied to your Apple account — restores on a new phone
- No subscription. Ever.
One sort = one Review screen.
A sort is counted when the Review screen opens — whichever tool started it, however many photos it holds. Five a week, reset Monday.
Saving, sharing and deleting your results are never counted and never limited. Neither is browsing Scenes, the Timeline, or the taste profile learning from what you keep.
Two things. That's the list.
Unlimited sorts. The weekly cap goes away.
Studio. Custom sorts and saved profiles — seven quality axes, up to three subjects, the balance wheel. Free users can open it and look. What Studio does →
Every tool, every filter and every batch action is already in the free tier.
Bought once, yours on every phone.
Premium is tied to your Apple account. On a new phone, tap Restore Purchases in Settings. Bought Premium in SpectraSort 2.x? Same purchase, it carries over. Refunds are handled by Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com, as for any App Store purchase.
Mainland China: the edition there is 光谱挑片, ¥18 once, on the same terms.
Prices current as of version 3.0.5, September 2026. SpectraSort is made by Mike Lu; first released January 2026. App Store listing.