Reviews of Utiful: Move & Organize Photos

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List of user reviews and ratings for Utiful: Move & Organize Photos

Total ratings

3.97 (Rating count: 3,358)

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Review summary

Users praise Utiful for organizing large photo libraries with a tidy, easy-to-use interface and for serving as a focused alternative to Google Photos. However, recurring concerns are the ongoing subscription cost for essential features, limited interoperability (photos trapped in the app), reliability issues with sync and data transfers, and some UI/UX limitations. Overall, it’s a strong organizer when not hindered by paywalls or stability concerns.

Pros

Turns large photo libraries into a tidy, navigable folder/album structure.
Simple, easy-to-use interface that’s fast and looks good.
Very convenient for organizing work-related albums and reducing clutter.
An effective alternative to Google Photos for organizing, with a focused, no-frills approach.
Saves time by streamlining the organization workflow for photos and videos.

Cons

Requires subscription/paid premium for key organizing features, with annual All Access.
Photos moved into Utiful can be hard to access from other apps; interoperability is limited.
Reliability issues: slow or lengthy sync, occasional data-transfer problems, risk of losing photos.
UI/UX limitations: some controls blocked by status bar; top area usability issues.
Feature limitations (e.g., cannot create sub-folders; DCIM compatibility issues; occasional app not opening).

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Recent rating average: 2.90

All time rating average: 3.97

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-30	Sh*****	It used to work well for about a couple of years but for the past 6 months the app has been unable to sync itself to the already present file system. Now it won't even show the previously saved image. Quite frankly it's a dead weight now
It used to work well for about a couple of years but for the past 6 months the app has been unable to sync itself to the already present file system. Now it won't even show the previously saved image. Quite frankly it's a dead weight now
2026-07-17	*****	it's a yearly subscription I see now as at July 2026 of $9.99 a year so it's not expensive. I've read the reviews and I am not prepared to take the risk of organising files to have them disappear. The one star reviews they asked to contact them however I would have rather had a resolution that I could read as a prospective purchaser. I'll try others before I come back here.
it's a yearly subscription I see now as at July 2026 of $9.99 a year so it's not expensive. I've read the reviews and I am not prepared to take the risk of organising files to have them disappear. The one star reviews they asked to contact them however I would have rather had a resolution that I could read as a prospective purchaser. I'll try others before I come back here.
2026-07-11	Il*****	Couldn't figure out how to use it. There is no tutorial or instructions. It just wants me to choose a file. I wanted to be able to make files to add my pictures to it not use existing files. Very confusing.
Couldn't figure out how to use it. There is no tutorial or instructions. It just wants me to choose a file. I wanted to be able to make files to add my pictures to it not use existing files. Very confusing.
2026-07-04	mo*****	stupid apps!!! i constantly moving my photos from main gallery to organize into multiple folders. good at first day. now its the third day and all my 2k+ photos lost just like that! i searched the photos again on my main gallery. NONE! its gone. i trusted mobile app too easily 🤬
stupid apps!!! i constantly moving my photos from main gallery to organize into multiple folders. good at first day. now its the third day and all my 2k+ photos lost just like that! i searched the photos again on my main gallery. NONE! its gone. i trusted mobile app too easily 🤬
2026-06-07	Ma*****	mark pierce like your son
mark pierce like your son
2026-06-05	Pe*****	I use a poco x7 hyperos and the app doesn't do what it says it does just copies the image and not truly move the photo over and remove it from gallery. even when I click move out of the two options it's just copy worst is after it copies it doesn't even keep the selected photos selected it just unselects so large photo organization is off the books. not good experience to use I'd avoid this till they fix these flaws
I use a poco x7 hyperos and the app doesn't do what it says it does just copies the image and not truly move the photo over and remove it from gallery. even when I click move out of the two options it's just copy worst is after it copies it doesn't even keep the selected photos selected it just unselects so large photo organization is off the books. not good experience to use I'd avoid this till they fix these flaws
2026-05-29	Pe*****	Subscriptions are awful, why would you not offer a purchase option? Also, no webdav support.
Subscriptions are awful, why would you not offer a purchase option? Also, no webdav support.
2026-05-21	Ne*****	great app great for organising photos
great app great for organising photos
2026-05-08	So*****	Amazing Value for Separating some images from the rest of pictures and organizing them in a folder, so helpful for my reading and comprehension , but I have one issue with it, All Access version should be a one time payment not a monthly payment business model
Amazing Value for Separating some images from the rest of pictures and organizing them in a folder, so helpful for my reading and comprehension , but I have one issue with it, All Access version should be a one time payment not a monthly payment business model
2026-04-19	Du*****	100 💯 the best
100 💯 the best