u/canercbo

My camera roll has been out of control for years. I’m a hobby photographer so I just kept piling stuff up. Duplicates, blurry shots, screenshots from 2018 I forgot about, you name it.

I tried a few cleaner apps to fix it and every single one felt the same. You swipe a bit, get bored, close the app, never open it again. They all looked like dull utility apps with zero personality. After abandoning the third one I decided to just build my own.

It’s called Pikondo. Core idea is simple: swipe right to keep, swipe left to trash. Trashed photos go into a review queue first so you don’t accidentally lose something (I’ve done that before with another app and it sucks).

The thing I really wanted was for it to feel more like a game than a chore. So I added:

- 5-minute sprints. You lock in for 5 minutes a day, swipe through as many as you can, done. Way easier to actually commit to than “clean your whole library this weekend.”

- Achievements and streaks. Sounds silly but it’s honestly the only reason I keep coming back to it.

- Blurry detection and similar/duplicate photo detection. Everything runs on-device, nothing gets uploaded anywhere.

- Filter by month and year, so you can attack specific chunks instead of staring at 30k photos.

Built it solo in my spare time because I needed it. Would love feedback from anyone whose camera roll is also a disaster.

https://apps.apple.com/de/app/pikondo-foto-cleaner-mit-ki/id6760225123

Hey everyone!
I’ve been working on a space arcade game and it’s finally live on the App Store 🎉

The goal is to slingshot around planets, build momentum through orbit mechanics, and see how far you can go while chasing the highest score possible.

Really excited to finally share it after spending a lot of time building it.

App Store link: Slingshot Space Arcade

If you play it, what’s your high score? 👀

Hey everyone!
I’ve been working on a space arcade game and it’s finally live on the App Store 🎉

The goal is to slingshot around planets, build momentum through orbit mechanics, and see how far you can go while chasing the highest score possible.

Really excited to finally share it after spending a lot of time building it.

The game: Slingshot Space Arcade

If you play it, what’s your high score? 👀

Hey everyone,

I'm a software engineer and just finished my first actual app, a swipe-to-delete photo cleaner for iOS. Wanted to share it.

Quick note upfront: I didn't use AI for any of it. I wanted to actually know how my app works, line by line, and take back control over my own code.

I also gamified the whole thing, which is why the design leans the way it does. Cleaning your camera roll is usually boring, so I wanted it to feel more like playing something than doing chores.

Here is the app: Pikondo

What it does:

• Everything runs on-device, photos never leave your phone
• 5-minute sprints to keep cleaning sessions short and focused
• Screenshot detection so you can clean those out separately
• Blurry image detection
• Swipe left to delete, right to keep

Curious to hear what you all think. What modes do you find useful in cleaner apps? Anything you wish existed that doesn't? I've been thinking about closed-eye detection for portraits, duplicate finding, and more game mechanics to make it less of a chore.

Happy to answer any questions about the build.

I tried a bunch of apps to clean up my camera roll recently because mine was completely out of control. Thought they’d all be pretty similar, but they actually feel very different once you use them for a bit.

Pikondo
This one honestly surprised me the most. It doesn’t feel like a typical cleaner app at all. It’s more like you jump in, do a quick 5-minute session, and you’re done. I’ve been using it in short bursts and it actually makes a dent without feeling overwhelming.
Also everything runs completely on-device, which I like way more than apps that upload or process stuff somewhere else.

SwipeWipe
Super basic. You just go photo by photo and swipe to delete or keep. It works, but it gets repetitive fast if you have a big library. After a while it just feels like work. Also pretty expensive for what it is, which didn’t really make sense to me.

Cleanup: Phone Storage Cleaner
More about speed. It throws a ton of suggestions at you right away, which is nice if you just want to free space quickly. But yeah, I definitely double-checked a lot of stuff before deleting.

Photos (default app)
It’s okay. Has some smart categories, but it’s pretty limited. I wouldn’t rely on it if your library is messy.