If you were to search for all photos of a specific person in both Apple Photos and Memorable, which app would accurately return the most results given the same set of photos?
This experiment was conducted by uploading the same 48,993 photos to both Apple Photos and Memorable, waiting for the system to automatically identify and match faces, and then using each app’s merge features to finalize the total count of pictures per person.
Apple Photos
It took about 10 days for Apple Photos to process all imported photos.
Apple provides three ways to merge photos.
Review Photos
Apple shows a review dialog which presents multiple photos to confirm when opened.
Name and Merge
Once a person is given a name, a merge option is presented if you use the same name again.
Confirm Additional
Apple Photos has a feature where you are presented with a single picture and asked whether or not it is the same person to add photos together.
Total Count
Apple Photos does not have a direct way of getting the count. However, if you click “Show More” followed by “Share,” you will see the total number of photos.
Memorable
Once uploaded, Memorable took around 3-4 hours to index and match every single photo.
Our “Persons” section has a blue dot in the top right corner for each person. When clicked, a context menu is presented.
Once merged, the person’s total count increases.
The Results
| Apple Photos | Memorable | |
|---|---|---|
| Anna (Mom) | 10,047 | 10,839 |
| Edgar (Son) | 5,468 | 6,282 |
| Vlad (Dad) | 5,359 | 6,257 |
| Eugene (Me) | 5,385 | 5,936 |
In conclusion, you can find more photos of yourself and loved ones to enjoy by using Memorable’s merge persons technology.
