Before leaving an album
Check which photos and videos are still missing from your library before access changes.
Save Shared Album Photos on iPhone
Scan iCloud Shared Albums, find photos and videos missing from your personal library, and save them locally with no uploads or account.
- Local only Photos and metadata stay on your iPhone.
- Clear counts See missing, saved, duplicate candidates, and failures.
- Built for Shared Albums Focused on iCloud Shared Albums, not generic cloud storage.
Shared Albums are not a backup plan.
Apple lets people save shared items, but the content is not automatically backed up to your personal library. Shared Album Saver turns that uncertainty into a reviewable checklist.
After a trip or event
Review large shared albums without manually comparing every item in Photos.
When changing devices
Confirm shared memories are local before a phone upgrade, Apple ID change, or cleanup session.
A safer path from shared to saved
- Scan shared albums Shared Album Saver reads Shared Albums through PhotoKit and builds a local comparison.
- Review what is missing Saved, missing, duplicate candidates, and failed items are separated before import.
- Import with a log Save selected missing items and keep a local record of what happened.
Designed for the cleanup moment
The app keeps the main decision visible: what is missing, what is already safe, and what needs attention before you import.
- Full Photos Access explanation before scanning
- Quality notice for Apple-provided shared copies
- Failure reasons that are visible instead of silent
Private by design, honest about limits
Shared Album Saver does not turn Shared Albums into original-quality backups. It saves the files Apple provides and explains the limits before you import.
- No uploads
- No cloud account, no photo upload, no server-side album processing.
- Full Photos Access
- Required so the app can compare Shared Albums with your personal library.
- Apple quality limits
- Shared Album photos may be reduced to 2048 px on the long edge. Videos may be delivered up to 720p.
- Platform capacity
- Shared Albums have Apple limits, including 5000 combined photos and videos per album.
Apple review in progress
Get notified when Shared Album Saver is ready
We are currently submitting the app for Apple review. Leave your email and optional use case, and we'll notify you as soon as it is approved and ready to download.
Questions people search before saving shared albums
Are iCloud Shared Albums automatically backed up?
No. Apple says Shared Album content is not automatically backed up. To keep a shared item, add it to your Photos library.
Does Shared Album Saver upload my photos or use AI processing?
No. The product is designed for on-device scanning and importing. There is no account and no photo upload.
Why does Shared Album Saver need Full Photos Access?
The app needs to compare Shared Albums against your personal library. Limited access can hide items and make the audit incomplete.
Will saved items be original quality?
Not always. Shared Albums contain Apple-provided copies, and those copies may be lower quality than the original files.
Does Shared Album Saver remove duplicate photos?
No. It identifies duplicate candidates and helps you avoid repeat imports, but it does not delete user photos.