Folio Refresh vs AlbumRescue

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Folio Refresh compared with AlbumRescue
Detail	Folio Refresh	AlbumRescue
What it does	Duplicate photos, found and cleared safely, on a Mac	Mac app that reads Photos libraries from external drives, old Macs, damaged copies or Time Machine backups, and saves albums as folders
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	IE	NO
Pricing model	Free trial	Freemium
Pricing	Free to try: scan, review and clean your first 100 photos. After that $14.99 once, no subscription.	Free: scan, all lists, comparison, and 10 photos saved. Full export: USD 34 once for 2 Macs, with one year of updates.
Key features	Finds identical copies, even renamed ones Detects edited and cropped versions Organizes burst photos by best frame Suggests best photo and explains why Safe deletion with undo capability Converts videos to HEVC and photos to HEIC Scans multiple storage locations simultaneously Touch-screen Mac support On-device processing with no uploads	Finds Photos libraries on external drives (APFS, encrypted APFS, HFS+, exFAT) and in Time Machine backups Reads library database without modifying original library or backup Shows which originals are on disk and which cannot be saved Compares albums, folders and items between two libraries Saves folders with original files, XMP sidecars and CSV report Works offline with no account or cloud upload required Reads change journals when database is damaged or missing
What makes it different	Works with catalogs like Lightroom Classic and Capture One, not just folders Finds edited and cropped versions that byte-for-byte finders miss Free for first 100 photos, then one-time payment with no subscription Everything stays on your Mac with no account or tracking All actions can be undone at any time	Reads Photos libraries from damaged backups and Time Machine copies that Photos itself cannot open Shows exactly what photos are stored locally versus in iCloud before exporting Exports as plain folders with XMP metadata that any app can use, not locked into Photos Completely private and offline with no account, no upload, no AI
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	21 +2 (up) since last check	36 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	2	7
Citation Flow (Majestic)	16	26
Referring domains (Majestic)	5	16

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