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Ente Photos

Ente Photos

Encrypted photo storage

276 ratings
189 reviews
🔧 Utilities
📷 Photo & Video
Free
In-App Purchases

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  • Released
  • Updated
  • December 2, 2020
  • September 8, 2026

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Developer

Ente Technologies, Inc.
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Securely store, share, and rediscover your photos and videos with end-to-end encryption. AI-powered search helps you find memories instantly, while curated stories bring them back to life. Available across all major platforms, it offers robust privacy and backup solutions.

✓End-to-end encrypted storage
✓AI-powered search for faces and objects
✓Share encrypted albums with family
✓Original quality backups
✓Cross-platform availability
✓App lock and hidden photos
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Ente Photos. Based on 276 reviews and a 4.7/5 average, it highlights the 15 positives and 13 negatives reviewers mention most about this Photo & Video app.

Positive things

  • 🔒End-to-end encryption and zero-knowledge architecture
  • 👍Privacy-respecting alternative to Google Photos and iCloud
  • 🚀Fast and responsive app performance
  • 💡On-device AI features (face recognition, duplicate detection)
  • 🎨Clean and intuitive user interface
  • 💰Competitive pricing and generous free tier (10GB)
  • 📱Cross-platform support (iOS, Android, Desktop, Linux)
  • 🔓Open-source codebase
  • 🎁Shared albums and easy sharing features
  • ⚡Quick photo uploads and downloads
  • 🛡️Security audits passed
  • 👥Excellent and responsive customer support
  • 📸Preserves photo quality and EXIF metadata
  • 🎯Live Photos and HEIC format support
  • 🌍Multiple data center locations in Europe

Negative things

  • 🐛Frequent app crashes on iOS
  • 🔋High battery consumption during uploads
  • ⚠️Backup reliability issues and upload failures
  • 🐌Slow performance with large photo libraries
  • 💸Higher pricing compared to competitors
  • 🎨Limited photo editing capabilities
  • 🌐Missing language localization (Arabic, Turkish, etc.)
  • 📤Background sync not working reliably
  • 🎞️No HDR video support
  • ⚙️Performance degradation in recent updates
  • 🔌App freezes during initial sync of large libraries
  • 📱iPad app crashes frequently
  • 🎯Album management limitations
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What's New in Ente Photos

v1.3.63

September 8, 2026

• We’ve improved performance in search, maps and gallery scrolling. • Search by country and city with improved accuracy. • Automatically share current and future albums with family members from Settings → Family. • Add album descriptions that appear on shared links, and turn an old tablet into a photo frame with album slideshows. • Edited photos retain key camera, date and location details. JPEGs keep their original quality when you only rotate or flip them. • Double-tap either side of a video to seek five seconds, or choose a playback speed. • Enjoy music we composed for Memories, better Smart Albums, more reliable Free up space and per-file progress in Backup Status.

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Subscription plans

25 GB

Preserve your photos and videos forever

$1.991 Month
14 Days trial
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User reviews

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To many bugs

This is an Apple App, Apple is great there things just work this doesn’t to many bugs, not worth the money
mcgumbomcgumbo

Amazing!!

This has genuinely changed my life. My phone storage was so full and Ente great. I switched from Google Photos to Ente and it has been wonderful. It’s easy to upload photos and delete them from the Photos app. I have saved so much space and the paid plans are great.
loadingquinnloadingquinn

Good; could’ve been better

Local ML processing never finishes, always 99.something percent
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Großartig

Ich hab nach einer Lösung für eine einfache, geteilte Familienbibliothek gesucht. Die eine Hälfte hat iOS die andere Android. Und diesen Graben scheinen kaum Werkzeuge zu überwinden. Wir haben zuerst was mit Nextcloud gemacht, aber das ist nicht so schön für Fotos. Ente sieht großartig aus, funktioniert superschnell und was mich überzeugt hat, ist das Maschinen Learning auf dem
Gerät läuft. Tolles Konzept.
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LennartpetersLennartpeters

10/10 product with a 10/10 app!

Y’all have built an amazing product - cleaner than Apple photos imo and I can trust my photos are safe!
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Developer apps

Ente Auth - 2FA Authenticator
Ente Auth - 2FA Authenticator

Secure sync across devices

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Ente Locker
Ente Locker

End-to-end encrypted vault

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(8)

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Ensu - Ente's Local LLM
Ensu - Ente's Local LLM

An on-device LLM app by Ente

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(11)

Free
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

14 issues

App crashes when searching and selecting photos

Bug

Crashes when signing up/creating account

Bug

Rapid flashing patterns on iPad video playback (epilepsy risk)

Bug

Album sharing feature broken

Bug

Storage quota not updating after photo deletion

Bug

Videos not backing up after latest update

Bug

Data loss/deletion of entire account in recent update

Bug

Uploads hanging for hours without progress

Bug

App becomes unresponsive and slow with large libraries

Bug

Background sync not functioning

Bug

Keep display on setting not working

Bug

Passkey implementation broken on iPadOS

Bug

Albums created during import but photos not added

Bug

Inconsistent performance across devices

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Requested Features

20 requests

Photo editor with filters and text tools

Feature

HDR video support

Feature

Background sync improvements

Feature

Zoom levels for thumbnail grid view

Feature

Custom album ordering

Feature

Folder organization for albums

Feature

Batch sharing of multiple folders

Feature

Swipe gestures for navigation

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More language support (Arabic, Turkish, etc.)

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Blur face tool

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Album cover customization

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Passcode lock feature

Feature

Guest view with app lock integration

Feature

Ability to select multiple photos via drag on iOS

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iPhone favorites sync with Ente

Feature

Timestamp preservation from EXIF data

Feature

Manual upload limit increase beyond 50 photos

Feature

Support for document storage

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Regional pricing options

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Intermediate storage plans (between 50GB and 100GB)

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FAQ

What is Ente Photos?

Ente Photos is a secure photo and video storage application that utilizes end-to-end encryption to protect your memories. It allows you to store, share, and discover your photos and videos across multiple devices, ensuring only you and those you share with can access them.

What are the key features of Ente Photos?

Key features include end-to-end encrypted storage, on-device AI for searching faces and objects, curated memory stories, the ability to share encrypted albums, and cross-platform availability on mobile, desktop, and web. It also offers features like app lock, hidden photos, and original quality backups.

How much does Ente Photos cost?

Ente Photos offers a free tier with 10 GB of storage. Paid plans are available for additional storage and features, and these plans allow you to invite up to 5 family members at no extra cost. Specific pricing details can be found within the app.

What devices is Ente Photos compatible with?

Ente Photos is available on all major platforms, including mobile devices (iOS and Android), desktop computers, and the web. This ensures you can access your photos and videos from any device you own.

How does Ente Photos ensure the privacy of my photos?

Ente Photos uses end-to-end encryption, meaning your photos and videos are encrypted on your device before being backed up to the cloud. This ensures that only you can decrypt and view your content. Additionally, features like app lock and password-protected hidden folders further enhance privacy.