Songqi Zou

I built a tiny app that removes strangers & clutter from photos — what would make it truly useful?

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I kept coming home with great shots… and five random people, power lines, and a rogue street sign in the background. So I built ClearCrowds, a small app that lets you tap what you don’t want and fills the background so the photo looks like you actually remember it.

What it does right now

One-tap removal for people/objects

Quick brush to refine edges (hair, shadows, reflections)

High-res export without weird “smudge” artifacts

Where it still struggles

Busy patterns (fences, lattice)

Very low-light noise

Batch workflows for big dumps after a trip

I’m trying to keep it fast, simple, and honest—open, tap, done. No heavy editor feel.

I’d love your take:

What clutter ruins your photos most often?

Must-have touches before you’d use this weekly? (albums, RAW, batch, shortcuts, iPad)

Any pricing you’ve liked for utility apps like this?

If you want to try it and share a before/after, I’m all ears. Thanks for reading—and for any feedback that helps me make this more than a neat demo.

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