UnMuck: Photo Intelligence

Keep the Muck Out of Memoriesβ„’

A separate camera for receipts, meals, slides, and serial numbers β€” with AI that reads them. Your Camera Roll stays memories-only.

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15 problems. One app. Zero clutter.

Ever tried to remember where you saved that receipt? Or squint at a serial number? Here's what changes.

Receipts everywhere

Capture, extract vendor and total, file by folder. Find them in seconds, not minutes.

Tiny serial numbers and barcodes

AI reads model numbers, specs, warranty info. Barcodes and QR codes scanned automatically. No squinting. No retyping.

"What is this thing?"

Snap anything. AI identifies it and estimates value. Vehicles, electronics, art, plants, pets.

Tracking calories, carbs, and protein

Snap your meal, or describe it first, and get an instant nutrition breakdown. Save meals you eat often and re-log them in one tap. Daily totals, 7/14/30-day trends, Home Screen widgets, and calories burned from WHOOP or Apple Health so you see under or over for the day. Calorie tracking guide

"I can't read this"

Snap signs, menus, labels, instructions in any language. Translated with narrative context β€” foreign menus explained with dish descriptions, signs with cultural meaning, documents with practical notes.

Business cards pile up

Snap β†’ AI extracts contact β†’ Share to Contacts. Done. Browse all your contacts in an alphabetical list view like an address book.

Can't read test results

Snap lab work, soil tests, water reports. AI explains jargon and translates to plain language.

Conference slides fly by

Capture slides β†’ Deep Summary reads the actual images β€” charts, tables, and diagrams that OCR misses. Or Quick Summary from text alone. Include same-day audio recordings automatically. Event view groups slides by conference.

Reference docs scattered

One place for manuals, warranties, IDs, insurance cards, policies. Pin essentials to quick-access slots with the Essentials Wallet.

Need proof for a dispute?

Snap damage, incidents, conditions. AI describes and timestamps everything for insurance claims and legal disputes.

Camera Roll is a mess

Task photos buried in memories. Filter, sort, batch-select, and triage. Move the muck out. Keep the memories.

"What should I wear?"

Photograph your clothes. AI identifies each item by color, category, season, and formality. Build Me an Outfit generates weather-aware suggestions. Check what pairs with what. Save outfits and track what you wore.

"Do I already own this book?"

Photograph a shelf. AI reads every spine into title, author, series, and ISBN; Open Library adds covers and subjects for free. Assign each book to a room and search your whole library from your pocket.

"What can I eat here?"

Snap the restaurant menu. AI picks the low-carb and keto-friendly options with estimated macros β€” before the server comes back.

5 shots of the same thing

Select the duplicates, tap Best β€” AI picks the sharpest shot. Delete the rest in one tap. Two taps, done.

How It Works

Photo intelligence in four steps β€” from shutter to action.

1

Capture

Choose your intent. Photo goes to iCloud Drive, never your Camera Roll. Or analyze Camera Roll photos directly β€” no import needed.

2

Instant Recognition

Apple on-device AI kicks in immediately. OCR extracts text, barcodes are decoded, content is classified, foreign text is translated. No internet. No credits. Nothing leaves your phone.

3

Generative AI Insights

Auto-AI runs instantly for Calories, What is it?, Explain, Translate, Contact, Bike Fit, Wardrobe, Books, and Menu β€” the intents where it matters most. For everything else, tap Analyze when you want deeper insight. Each intent remembers your preference. One credit per analysis.

4

Act

Share to Reminders, Things 3, Contacts, Messages β€” with deep links back to the photo. Search across all folders. Browse on a map. Shared links open the photo in any folder.

Two Layers of Photo Intelligence

On-Device AI β€” Free. Instant. Private.

  • Text recognition (OCR) with no character limit
  • Barcode and QR code scanning
  • Content classification and auto-tagging
  • Foreign text translation
  • Document edge detection

Runs entirely on your iPhone β€” nothing leaves your device.

Generative AI β€” Deeper Understanding

  • Structures receipts into vendor, date, and total
  • Estimates calories, carbs, and protein from meal photos
  • Identifies unknown items with value estimates
  • Explains test results and jargon in plain language
  • Translates with cultural context, not just words
  • Deep Summary reads slide images β€” charts, tables, diagrams
  • Builds weather-aware outfits from your wardrobe photos
  • Catalogs a bookshelf spine by spine, enriched from Open Library
  • Compares similar photos to pick the best shot
  • Ask follow-up questions (first 2 free per analysis)

On-device AI does the heavy lifting. Generative AI adds the understanding. You always keep both.

Your Data Stays Yours

Photos stored in your iCloud Drive. We never see them. Ever.

On-device text recognition, translation, barcode scanning, and image classification. All run entirely on your phone. Nothing leaves your device.

Generative AI analysis is optional. When used, images are sent securely to Claude API and not stored on our servers.

⚠️ AI Disclaimer: AI estimates can be wrong β€” always verify before acting. Not a substitute for medical, dietary, or financial advice.

See It In Action

Four tabs and a set of widgets. Each one does something your Camera Roll can't.

Task
🌐 Translate
🧾 Receipt
🍽 Calories
What is it?
🔬 Explain
📊 Slide
📦 IDs & Docs
💼 Contact
🛡 Evidence
👕 Wardrobe
🚲 Bike Fit
📚 Books
🍴 Menu

Capture With Purpose

Tap what you're capturing. The app knows how to process it, where to file it, and what to extract. Receipt goes to Receipt folder. Food gets calories, carbs, and protein estimated. Contact becomes a vCard. A shelf photo becomes one entry per book.

Every photo gets free on-device OCR, barcode scanning, and classification. Generative AI adds deeper understanding when you want it. Audio is a mode now β€” toggle Record on any intent to capture as a transcribed recording instead.

Capture tab guide →
🧾
Receipt
Photo
🎤
Slide
Audio
Calorie Capture
Snap
Describe
Has / Not
Calories – 7 Days

Capture and Track From Your Home Screen

Capture widgets open the camera with an intent already locked in: Receipt + Photo, Slide + Audio, any of the 14 intents, on the Home Screen or the Lock Screen. Audio mode starts recording immediately.

The Calorie Capture widget logs a meal three ways: Snap, Describe, or Has / Not. Nutrition widgets show today's calories, carbs, and protein (Home Screen and Lock Screen) and 7-day bar or trend-line charts with your average.

Widgets in the Capture guide →
Food folder showing meals with calorie and carb overlays
480 cal62g
320 cal12g
740 cal58g
390 cal52g
280 cal44g
350 cal38g

Example photos are AI-generated

Snap Your Meal. See the Numbers.

Point, shoot, done. AI estimates calories, carbs, and protein instantly. Describe the meal or tag what's on the plate before you shoot for sharper estimates; correct a portion in a sentence afterward. Each photo shows nutrition at a glance and a daily banner tallies your totals.

Turn on a calories-burned source (WHOOP, or Apple Health fed by Apple Watch, Garmin, Oura) and the banner shows how far under or over you are. The Food Log keeps the history with 7, 14, and 30-day trends.

Calorie tracking guide →
AI picks the sharpest photo from similar shots
Picks the sharp one
AI picks the photo where everyone's eyes are open
Picks eyes-open

Example photos are AI-generated

Best Photo: Two Taps to Done

Select 2-6 similar photos. Tap Best. AI compares sharpness, lighting, composition, and facial expressions. The winner is deselected. Rejects stay selected.

Select Best Delete

Stop keeping 5 versions of the same shot.

Clean Up tab guide →
Camera Roll grid ready for triage

Example photos are AI-generated

Clean Your Camera Roll

Your Camera Roll is full of task photos mixed in with memories. Filter by album, screenshots, or "not in any album." Sort by similarity to cluster duplicates. View on a map.

Move task photos into Unmuck. Delete the clutter. Favorite the memories. Analyze any photo with AI right from the Camera Roll β€” no import required. Works without iCloud.

Clean Up tab guide →

7 charts + 3 heatmaps + lifetime metrics

See Your Photo Habits

100% on-device. No AI credits. No data sent anywhere.

Understand Your Camera Roll

A hub of cards (Lifetime Activity, Nutrition, Camera Roll, When, Where, Media, Storage) so each screen loads only what it shows. Seven interactive bar charts: photos by quarter, day of week, hour of day, media types, screenshots vs photos, and your top 12 locations. Three bubble-chart heatmaps cross-reference locations by month, locations by year, and your full year-by-month history.

Track lifetime activity β€” space reclaimed, memories kept, muck avoided, and your Camera Roll organization score. Tap any chart to jump to those photos. Share any chart or stat as a branded image for social media.

See patterns in your photography β€” then act on them.

Stats tab guide →

Share and Act

Every photo has a deep link. Share it anywhere β€” the link opens the photo in the app, in whatever folder it lives in.

Deep Links That Work

Share a photo to Reminders, Notes, or Messages and the link opens that specific photo in Unmuck β€” no matter which folder it's in. Not limited to Inbox.

Things 3 Integration

Add tasks directly to Things 3 from the share menu. Each task includes a deep link back to the original photo, so you can jump from your to-do list straight to the context.

Simple Pricing

Free

$0

Full capture & organization. On-device OCR, translation, barcode scanning, and auto-tagging. 50 AI analyses included.

Credits

$4.99

50 AI analyses. Buy anytime, never expires. No subscription required.

Ready to Get Things Done?

Requires iOS 18.0 or later.

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Photo intelligence. Always on. Always private. Always yours.