folderCamera
It works like the camera you already use. Pick an album with the button at the top, and the photos and videos you take go straight into that album in the Photos app.
Free for up to 3 albums · Unlimited photos · iOS 17 or later · Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription
Guide:How to sort iPhone photos into albums
Pick the album with the button at the top
Skip it, and photos go to your library only
The shutter, zoom and Video/Photo switch
work the way you expect
Pick an album, then shoot as usual.
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Tap the button at the top to open your albums. Choose a recent album or one from the Photos app, or create a new one. Your choice stays selected the next time you open the app.
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The shutter fires the moment you press it. When a shot is saved to an album, the button at the top shows “✓ album name” for 3 seconds. Tap it then to move what you just took to another album.
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Your photos and videos are in the album you chose in the Photos app. They also appear in your library, so you can browse them as usual.
The shutter and zoom work the way they do in most camera apps, so you can shoot the way you always do from day one.
Fires on press
Takes a photo the moment you press, without waiting for you to lift your finger.
Slide left
Slide the shutter to the left to shoot until you let go. The photos go into the album you picked.
Shoot with volume
Press a volume button to take a photo without touching the screen (iOS 17.2 or later).
.5 1×
While zoomed, the button shows the current zoom level; tap it to go back to 1×. .5 is available on models with an ultra wide camera.
VideoPhoto
Switch below the shutter, or swipe right from Photo to Video.
Tap and hold
Tap to focus; it returns to auto when the scene changes. Touch and hold to lock focus and exposure.
Sideways stays sideways
Photos and videos taken sideways are saved the way you held the phone.
From the thumbnail
Open recent photos and videos from the thumbnail at the bottom left to share or delete them. For shots taken in this app, you can change the album there too.
folderCamera starts with No Album selected and saves photos and videos to your library. Pick an album with the button at the top only when you want one. With Limited photo access, you can still save with No Album.
Put your favorite albums on a medium or large Home Screen widget. Tap one to open the camera with that album selected.
Use “Choose from Photos Albums” in the list to put new shots into an album you already have. If you create an album with a name that already exists in Photos, you choose whether to use the existing album or create a new one.
Switch to Video and record. Videos are saved to the album you picked, just like photos.
On iOS 18 and later, you can place a button in Control Center, on the Lock Screen or on the Action button (on supported models). It opens the camera with the album you chose when adding it. When your iPhone is locked, it opens after you unlock.
When you have no albums yet, create one from Receipts, Kids, Resale or Work. You can rename it as you create it.
Photos from the iPhone's built-in camera go into your library, and you add them to albums later in the Photos app.
| Item | Built-in camera | folderCamera |
|---|---|---|
| Where shots go | Your photo library | The album you chose (also shown in your library) |
| Sorting into albums | Add them later in the Photos app | Pick with the button at the top before you shoot |
| Moving the last shot | Add it to another album in Photos | Within 3 seconds, move it with the button at the top |
For the manual method and the limits of automation, see how to sort iPhone photos into albums automatically.
The more often you shoot the same kind of thing, the more it helps to pick the album first.
Pick “Receipts” or “Work receipts” before you shoot, and you won't be hunting for them at month-end or tax time.
Pick an album per child or per event, and every shot adds to that album.
Keep an album per item, so the full view, tag and wear photos are together when you list it.
Pick an album per job, and site photos stay separate from your personal ones.
Up to 3 albums are free. There's no subscription.
Up to 3 albums
Unlimited albums
See the App Store page for the price of Pro.
folderCamera is an iPhone camera app that works like the camera you already use, with one addition: you can pick the album before you shoot. The photos and videos you take go into that album in the Photos app, so there is nothing to sort later. If you don't pick an album, they are saved to your photo library like a regular camera.
Tap the button at the top center of the camera screen to open your albums. You can choose No Album, a recent album or an album from the Photos app, or create a new one. Your choice stays selected the next time you open the app.
Photos are saved to your photo library, just like a regular camera. A new install starts with No Album selected, so you only pick an album when you want one.
For 3 seconds (6 seconds with VoiceOver) after a shot is saved to an album, the button at the top shows “✓ album name.” Tap it and choose another album to move what you just took. After that, you can still change the album of recent photos and videos taken in this app from the viewer that opens when you tap the thumbnail at the bottom left.
It uses the controls common to camera apps. The shutter fires the moment you press it, and sliding the shutter to the left shoots a burst. You can also shoot with the volume buttons (iOS 17.2 or later), and switch between Video and Photo below the shutter. Holding the shutter to record video and 2× or telephoto zoom buttons are not supported.
Up to 3 albums are free, with no limit on how many photos and videos you take. A one-time Pro purchase unlocks unlimited albums. There is no subscription.
In your iPhone's Photos app (your photo library), and they are also added to the album you chose. folderCamera keeps no library of its own. If iCloud Photos is on, they can appear on your other devices, depending on your Apple settings and sync status.
Photos, videos and albums saved in the Photos app stay after you delete folderCamera. However, photos or videos that could not be saved to Photos and are being held in the app temporarily are lost when you delete the app.
Yes. With No Album selected, photos are saved to your library even with Limited access. Sorting into albums requires Full Access to Photos, and the app explains this when you choose an album.
Yes. Switch to Video and record, and the video is saved to the album you chose, just like photos.
folderCamera sorts the photos and videos you take from now on. For photos you already have, select them in the Photos app and add them to an album.
It is off by default. Only when you turn it on in Settings is the shooting location recorded in your photos and videos.
No. Photos from the built-in camera are saved to your photo library, and adding them to an album is done afterward in the Photos app. With folderCamera you pick the album before you shoot, so there is no adding afterward.
In folderCamera, choose the album with the button at the top of the camera screen, then shoot. Your photos and videos go straight into that album in the Photos app, with nothing to move later.
Up to 3 albums are free. Try it with your next photo.
iOS 17 or later. Shooting needs Camera access, saving needs Photos access (Limited is fine), and sorting into albums needs Full Access to Photos. Video sound is recorded with the microphone.