$240 a year or $59.99 once
One Mylio Individual plan costs $240 a year and stops when you stop paying. PhotoCore Full costs $59.99 once, and Family Sharing extends it to the Macs of your family.
Comparison
PhotoCore vs Mylio Photos
Mylio Photos+ keeps one private photo library aligned across Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with face recognition and advanced search, and sells it as a subscription: $20 a month per user, billed $240 a year, $32 a month for two users ($384 a year) and $40 a month for five users ($480 a year), with monthly and two-year options, a free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee (mylio.com, September 15, 2026). PhotoCore Full is a one-time purchase of $59.99 / €59.99 for your Mac, with Family Sharing included. It indexes folders, external drives and NAS shares in place, archives your iPhone and your Apple Photos library with verified copies, finds photos by description, and turns any selection into a Story you can share without uploading anything.
$240 a year vs $59.99 onceEvery device vs your MacBoth privateFamily plans, two ways
Direct Comparison
Feature comparison
Mylio is built around keeping the same library on every device. PhotoCore is built around one Mac and the drives you own.
| Feature | Mylio Photos | PhotoCore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Individual $20/month per user, billed $240 a year; Duo $32/month for 2 users ($384 a year); Family $40/month for 5 users ($480 a year); monthly and two-year options; free trial; 30-day money-back guarantee | Free (Light, up to 200 photos) / $59.99 one-time, Family Sharing included |
| Platform | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android | macOS 26.4 or later on Apple silicon (M1 or later) |
| One library on every device | Yes, aligned across all your devices without a cloud service | No. PhotoCore lives on one Mac and copies nothing between devices |
| Family | Duo and Family plans, 2 or 5 users, paid yearly | Family Sharing included in the one-time price |
| Where your photos live | A private media library managed by Mylio on your devices | Folders indexed in place, read-only; nothing is moved or changed |
| Search by description | Advanced search, per the vendor | Yes, on device with SigLIP 2 via Core ML, 100+ languages, under 50 ms on 10,000 photos |
| Face recognition | Advanced face recognition, per the vendor | Yes, on device, off by default, face data deletable per person |
| Unplugged drives and NAS | Not described on the plan page | Yes: external drives and NAS shares stay searchable while disconnected |
| iPhone photos | Through the Mylio app on the phone, into the shared library | Phone Archive over USB to a drive you own, verified byte for byte, never deleting on the phone |
| Apple Photos | Imports from Apple Photos | Verified copy of the whole Apple Photos library to a drive you own, updated incrementally |
| Share without uploading | Sharing through the Mylio apps | Web Story, PDF photo book, vertical Short, Constellation and Poster as files |
| Onboarding | Personalized setup session included with the plan | In-app guide, three languages, no session needed |
Sources and dates. Mylio prices and plan contents come from mylio.com/signup-personal on September 15, 2026: Individual $20 a month per user billed $240 a year, Duo $32 a month for two users billed $384 a year, Family $40 a month for five users billed $480 a year, with monthly and two-year options, free trial and 30-day money-back guarantee. PhotoCore figures come from this site and the Mac App Store. Prices and features change; check the vendor's page before you buy.
Where each one fits
What each app is built for
Mylio answers “how do I see the same library on every device”. PhotoCore answers “where do my photos live for the next twenty years, and how do I find them”.
Every device or one home
Mylio keeps one library aligned on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. PhotoCore keeps your archive on one Mac and the drives you own, and copies nothing between devices. If you need the same library on a Windows PC and a phone, Mylio is the better fit.
The phone and Apple Photos
PhotoCore archives your iPhone over USB with byte-for-byte verification and copies your Apple Photos library to a drive you own, verified with SHA-256. Both archives are indexed and searchable even when the drive is unplugged.
Stories as files
PhotoCore turns a selection into a web Story, a PDF photo book, a Short or a Poster you can send to anyone. Nothing is uploaded and nothing expires.
How to choose
Which one is right for you
Choose Mylio Photos if
Mylio is the better choice when:
- you want the same library on a Mac, a Windows PC, an iPhone and an Android phone
- several people in the family need their own device access to one shared library
- you value a personalized setup session and a money-back guarantee
- a yearly subscription fits your budget
Choose PhotoCore if
PhotoCore is the better choice when:
- you want to pay once and own the app, with Family Sharing included
- your archive lives in folders, on external drives and on a NAS, and you want it searchable even when unplugged
- you want a verified copy of your iPhone and your Apple Photos library on a drive you own
- you want to share a Story or a photo book as a file, with nothing uploaded
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How much does Mylio Photos cost compared with PhotoCore?
On September 15, 2026 mylio.com listed Mylio Photos+ at $20 a month per user, billed $240 a year, with Duo ($384 a year) and Family ($480 a year) plans. PhotoCore Full is a one-time purchase of $59.99 / €59.99 with Family Sharing included.
Does PhotoCore keep my photos on more than one device?
No. PhotoCore lives on one Mac and copies nothing between devices. Family Sharing lets other Macs in your family install the Full edition, each with its own archive. If you need one library aligned on Mac, Windows and phones, Mylio is built for that.
Do both apps keep my photos private?
Both vendors describe a private library on your own devices. PhotoCore carries the App Store privacy label “Data Not Collected”, runs in the App Sandbox, and runs all its AI on the Apple Neural Engine.
Can PhotoCore archive my iPhone without iCloud?
Yes. Phone Archive copies photos and videos from an iPhone or Android phone over USB to a folder or drive you own, verifies every file byte for byte, never deletes anything on the phone, and indexes the result.
Get started free
Try PhotoCore: free up to 200 photos
Download PhotoCore for free. The Light edition indexes up to 200 photos with no time limit. PhotoCore Full is a one-time purchase of $59.99, with Family Sharing included.