Stillgram
Verified Oct 16, 2026 ActiveiPhone camera app that erases background crowds from travel photos on-device, no cloud and no data connection.
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Paid options from
- $2.99/mo
- Billing
- Monthly
The site lists $2.99/month or $8.99 as a one-time unlock; the App Store shows in-app purchases of $2.99 (City Breaker) and $14.99 (Frequent Traveler), so the exact ladder differs by source. Free tier is 1K output, selfie-only removal and watermarks.
Use tool ↗About Stillgram
Stillgram is a point-and-shoot iPhone camera that removes background crowds from travel photos as you take them. You tap to mark who stays in frame, and it outputs both a still and a short clip in which the crowd fades away. All processing runs on the iPhone's Neural Engine, so it works without a data connection and no photos leave the device. The free tier caps output at 1K resolution, restricts crowd removal to selfies and watermarks results; the paid tier lifts that to 4K with editing and no watermark. It is a two-person product by Marek Ekes and Adam Gronczewski, iOS only, and the App Store listing has not been updated since June 2023.
- Platforms
- iOS
- API
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- Oct 16, 2026
Verified sources
- On-device crowd removal via the iPhone Neural Engine, tap-to-keep subjects, live clip output; free tier 1K with watermark, paid $2.99/month or $8.99 one-time for 4K; built by Marek Ekes and Adam Gronczewskistillgram.io ↗
- App Store listing shows developer Marek Ekes, in-app purchases at $2.99 and $14.99, age rating 4+, last updated 8 June 2023apps.apple.com ↗
Is Stillgram legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Let's Encrypt, valid until Nov 28, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 16, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 16, 2026The site answered
- Operated by
- StillgramOur research, card verified Aug 23, 2026
Pros & cons of Stillgram
A narrow tool that does one thing genuinely well: crowds vanish from landmark photos without a round trip to anyone's server. The offline, on-device design is the real selling point for travel. The worry is maintenance — the App Store build has sat untouched since mid-2023.
Pros
- Runs entirely on the iPhone Neural Engine — works offline and uploads nothing
- Tap-to-keep control over which people stay in frame
- Produces a short clip of the crowd disappearing, not just a still
- Free tier is usable, if watermarked and capped at 1K
Cons
- iOS only, with no web or Android version
- App Store listing shows no update since June 2023
- Free tier limits crowd removal to selfies and stamps a watermark
- Pricing differs between the website and the App Store listing
- No company entity or country published
Best for
- travellers shooting busy landmarks without data roaming
- people who want photos processed without cloud upload
- quick crowd cleanup at capture time rather than in an editor later
Not for
- Android or desktop users
- general-purpose object removal beyond crowds
Watch out: The App Store build was last updated in June 2023 — check it still works on your iOS version before paying.
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