Pare
Your storage, pared down.
Swipe left to clear, right to keep. The biggest files come first.
Pare is an iPhone app that goes through your photo library with you, one item at a time, starting with what takes the most space: large videos, screenshots, similar shots taken seconds apart and the burst frames you never picked. Swipe left to clear, swipe right to keep. Everything runs on your iPhone, and your photos and videos are never uploaded.
Quick answer
Pare is a swipe storage cleaner for iPhone by Marouane Gazouzi: it shows your biggest photos and videos first, and you swipe left to clear or right to keep, through large videos, screenshots, similar shots and unpicked burst frames. Pare Pro can also compress large videos into smaller HEVC copies. Everything runs on the iPhone, with no account, ads or tracking. Free for 50 swipes a day. Coming soon to the App Store.
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Biggest first
Pare starts with the files that free the most space, so a few swipes go a long way.
Categories
Large videos, screenshots, similar shots taken seconds apart and unpicked burst frames, each in its own pile.
Large-video feed
Your largest videos one after another, with three choices: clear, keep or compress.
Compress
A smaller HEVC copy that keeps the date, place, favourite and albums; the original goes to Recently Deleted. Slo-mo and edited videos are left alone (Pro).
Daily session
A short session a day, a streak to keep going, and a weekly total of what you cleared.
Safe deletes
Every delete goes through iOS's own confirmation, then into Recently Deleted for 30 days.
How it works
Pare shows one photo or video at a time, biggest first. Each one gets a decision.
Clear
How: Swipe left
What happens: iOS asks you to confirm, then the item moves to Recently Deleted, where it stays for 30 days
Keep
How: Swipe right
What happens: The item stays in your library and Pare remembers that you kept it
Compress
How: In the large-video feed (Pro)
What happens: Pare saves a smaller HEVC copy that keeps the date, place, favourite and albums, then deletes the original. Slo-mo and edited videos are left alone
Nothing is deleted without iOS's own confirmation, and anything you clear can be recovered from the Recently Deleted album in the Photos app for 30 days.
Free and Pro
- Free: 50 swipes a day.
- Pare Pro: unlimited swipes and video compression.
- US$29.99 a year or US$4.99 a week, each with a 3-day free trial. Prices in other countries are shown in local currency in the app.
Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings.
Privacy
- No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking.
- Pare reads your photo library on your iPhone and never uploads your photos or videos.
- Purchases are handled by Apple and recorded by RevenueCat under an anonymous ID.
Support
Questions, bugs or something that looks wrong? Write to hello@aveniaconsulting.com
Tell us your iPhone model, your iOS version and what you were doing when it happened. Please don't send passwords, payment details or your photos.
Swiping and deleting
Where do the things I clear go?
Every delete goes through iOS's own confirmation. Once you confirm, the photo or video moves to the Recently Deleted album in the Photos app, where it stays for 30 days before iOS removes it.
I cleared something by mistake. Can I get it back?
Yes, within 30 days. Open the Photos app, go to the Recently Deleted album, select the item and tap Recover.
Why does Pare ask for access to my photos?
Pare needs the Photos permission to show you your library and find what takes the most space. Full Access is recommended: with limited access, Pare can only see the photos you selected. Your photos and videos are read on your iPhone and never uploaded.
What does compress do?
In the large-video feed, compress saves a smaller 1080p HEVC copy that keeps the video's date, place, favourite state and albums, then deletes the original in the same iOS-confirmed change, so the original goes to Recently Deleted for 30 days. Slo-mo videos and videos edited in Photos are left alone. Compression is part of Pare Pro.
Subscriptions
What is free and what is Pro?
Free: 50 swipes a day. Pare Pro: unlimited swipes and video compression. Pro costs US$29.99 a year or US$4.99 a week, each with a 3-day free trial (prices in other countries are shown in local currency in the app).
How do I cancel?
On your iPhone, open Settings › your name › Subscriptions › Pare Pro › Cancel Subscription, or open the App Store app, tap your photo, then Subscriptions.
Cancel at least 24 hours before the renewal date (or before the free trial ends) to avoid the next charge. You keep Pro until the end of the period you paid for. Deleting the app does not cancel the subscription.
How do I restore Pro on a new iPhone?
Open Pare and tap Restore. Use the same Apple Account you subscribed with.
How do I get a refund?
Purchases are processed by Apple, so refunds are requested from Apple.
Privacy
Do my photos leave my iPhone?
No. Everything runs on your iPhone. Pare reads your photo library on the device and never uploads your photos or videos.
Do I need an account?
No account. No ads, no analytics, no tracking. Your streak, daily swipe count, cleared totals and the list of items you kept are stored on your iPhone.
Legal
Contact: hello@aveniaconsulting.com
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