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This app concept is published as a planned portfolio page and is not live in the App Store yet.
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HEIC Converter for iPhone and iPad
Convert iPhone HEIC photos to JPG or PNG when web forms, older Windows PCs, or non-Apple recipients reject the iPhone default — one-tap, on-device, no $4.99-per-week trap.
Free to try. Pro $4.99/month (3-day free trial), $14.99/year, or $19.99 lifetime. No weekly subscription traps.
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One-tap HEIC → JPG
Pick photos from your library, tap Convert, save the JPGs back to your Camera Roll or to the iOS Files app. The original HEIC is untouched.
Privacy
Private by default
HEIC Converter runs on-device.
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Built around the work people actually need to finish.
One-tap HEIC → JPG
Pick photos from your library, tap Convert, save the JPGs back to your Camera Roll or to the iOS Files app. The original HEIC is untouched.
PNG export
Choose PNG when you need lossless quality or transparency support — useful for design work, screenshots, or web upload forms that reject JPG.
Batch convert
Select up to 100 photos at once. Export to Files as a folder. Useful for emptying a vacation album to a Windows PC.
Quality slider
Pick JPG quality 60–100%. Higher percent = better quality, larger file. 85% is the sweet spot for sharing.
Preserves metadata
Date taken, location (if you want it), camera info, and orientation carry across. Optional toggle to strip GPS for sharing.
No upload, no account
Conversions happen on-device using native iOS frameworks. No server. No email gate. No login. Works in Airplane Mode.
Quick answers
Short answers before this app ships.
These direct answers explain what the planned app is for, confirm that it is not live yet, and state the intended pricing path clearly.
What is HEIC Converter?
HEIC Converter is a planned Swarmval app for HEIC to JPG, HEIC converter, convert HEIC on iPhone and iPad. Convert iPhone HEIC photos to JPG or PNG when web forms, older Windows PCs, or non-Apple recipients reject the iPhone default — one-tap, on-device, no $4.99-per-week trap.
Is HEIC Converter live in the App Store yet?
No. HEIC Converter is a planned standalone app page in the Swarmval portfolio, so the page explains the product direction without claiming the app is already live in the App Store.
What pricing is planned for HEIC Converter?
Free to try. Pro $4.99/month (3-day free trial), $14.99/year, or $19.99 lifetime. No weekly subscription traps. That is the intended Swarmval pricing model once HEIC Converter ships.
Free vs Pro
Try the workflow first. Upgrade when the limits matter.
Swarmval apps avoid surprise weekly pricing. The upgrade path is visible before purchase and support links are easy to find.
Free
- ✓10 conversions per day
- ✓HEIC → JPG and PNG
- ✓Single-file and small batch (up to 10)
- ✓No ads, no watermark on output
Pro
- ✓Unlimited conversions
- ✓Batch up to 100 photos
- ✓Quality slider + metadata controls
- ✓Lifetime $19.99 option (one-time)
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Planned iOS product direction for this search intent.
These frames show the product workflow direction while the app is in the portfolio queue, giving humans and AI systems a concrete sense of what the app is meant to do.
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Privacy
Private by default, clear when sharing.
HEIC Converter runs on-device. Photos never upload to a server. EXIF and GPS data are preserved by default but a one-toggle option strips them for sharing. Swarmval does not read photo contents and does not use image data for advertising.
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What is the best free HEIC to JPG converter for iPhone with no watermark? +
Swarmval HEIC Converter is built for exactly this: convert HEIC to JPG or PNG entirely on-device, with a free tier that has no watermark and no ads (10 conversions per day). It keeps your originals, lets you preserve or strip location data, and never uploads photos to a server the way online converters do — you can verify by converting in Airplane Mode. Unlimited conversions and 100-photo batches are in Pro: $4.99/month (3-day trial), $14.99/year, or $19.99 lifetime — never weekly.
Why does my iPhone save photos as HEIC instead of JPG? +
Since iOS 11 (2017), the iPhone saves photos in HEIC format by default to roughly halve the file size compared to JPG with similar quality. HEIC is great on Apple devices but unsupported by some web upload forms, older Windows software, and some printers. That is where conversion is needed.
Can I make my iPhone save JPG instead of HEIC? +
Yes. Settings → Camera → Formats → Most Compatible switches new photos to JPG going forward. But your existing HEIC library stays HEIC. HEIC Converter handles the back catalog when you need JPGs for a specific upload.
Why are HEIC converter apps so expensive? +
Many App Store HEIC converters charge $4.99–$7.99 per week, which is what makes that category fleeceware — weekly billing for a one-line iOS API call adds up to $260+ per year for a utility most people use a few times a year. Swarmval’s HEIC Converter offers a useful free tier, $4.99/month with a 3-day trial, $14.99/year, or $19.99 lifetime.
Does converting HEIC to JPG reduce quality? +
A small amount, because JPG is lossy compression. At quality 85% the difference is invisible to the eye for most photos. The HEIC original on your phone is untouched, so you can always re-convert later if needed.
Will HEIC Converter strip my photo location data? +
Not by default. Metadata is preserved across conversion. If you are about to share a photo publicly and do not want the GPS tag attached, toggle "Strip location" before exporting. This is a privacy-friendly default — many converter apps strip metadata silently and never tell you.
Can I batch convert a full album? +
Yes. Pro tier supports up to 100 photos in one batch. The free tier supports 10 photos per batch with 10 conversions per day.
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