# HashPhotos — The Best Photo Gallery

> Advanced photo and video gallery manager with editing and organization tools. (iPhone/iPad app by beyondf.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hashphotos/id685784609 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [beyondf](https://appshunter.io/developer/500633325)
- Category: Photo & Video, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 2,471 App Store ratings · 787 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.5 · 86 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish and 2 more
- Released: 2013-12-16
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hashphotos/id685784609/reviews.md

## What is HashPhotos?

Tired of the Photos app falling short? HashPhotos gives you real control over your photo library — the way it should have always worked.

Organize your memories the way you want. Find any photo in seconds. Clean up your library with ease. All with a rich set of tools for photos and videos, built right in.
HashPhotos works seamlessly with your iOS photo library, and also includes a Local Library for photos you want to keep completely private.

Your privacy is our priority. HashPhotos never transmits your photos or personal data to external servers. Everything stays on your device.

◆ Organize
· Keywords (tags), searchable in Apple Photos as well
· Smart Album
· Uncategorized Album (See photos not in an album)
· Tray, Album Bar, Album Picker
· Add To Album (with quick access to Pinned and Recents)
· 5-Star Rating

◆ Clean Up
· Find Duplicates
· Find Similar Photos
· Compare and Pick

◆ Navigate & Search
· Search by keywords, built-in filters (format, size, title, filename, caption, location, and more), date/period, and dimensions
· Timeline and Events
· Map View
· Calendar
· Customizable sidebar with pin album support
· Album picker with grid view

◆ Viewer
· Photo and Video Information
· Metadata Viewer
· Histogram
· Animated Image (GIF, PNG, WebP, HEICS, AVIF)
· Live Text and Cut-out Object
· Memo

◆ Customization
· Thumbnails: sort (by date, size, filename, duration, rating, shuffle), grouping, layout styles (grid, mosaic, natural, waterfall), size, spacing, badges, additional info
· Viewer: UI visibility controls, video/Live Photo playback options, customizable gesture actions, and more
· Per-album view options, sidebar, and more

◆ Import & Export
· Import files and folders
· Export albums or folders
· Send to / receive from Mac or PC via Wi-Fi
· Save to Files (including Live Photos)
· System share integration

◆ Security & Privacy
· Local Library (Local / Private Album)
· Passcode and Face ID
· Fake Passcode for unlocking Private Album
· Privacy Options

◆ Photo Editor
· Crop, Rotate, Flip, Angle
· Adjustments and Filters (60+)
· Image / Text Overlay, Drawing, Stickers
· Blur, Tilt Shift, Shape Mask
· Eraser (Remove Background)
· Frame

◆ Video Editor
· Trim, Flip, Rotate
· Filter and Adjustments

◆ Tools
· Convert: image format, video/Live Photo to animated image (GIF, PNG, WebP), Live Photo to video or still image
· Batch Edit: apply filter, resize, rotate, flip, invert color
· Properties: adjust date/time, location, title, memo, favorite
· Metadata: edit, remove, import IPTC Keywords
· Utilities: combine photos, create animated GIF, slideshow, extract video frame, hide faces, show photos nearby

◆ Embedded Camera
· Save photos directly into an album
· Take photos with a filter

See more at https://hashphotos.app

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Organize photos with keywords and smart albums
- Find and remove duplicate photos
- Advanced search with filters
- Built-in photo and video editor
- Private local library with passcode protection
- Import/export via Wi-Fi
- Customizable viewer and thumbnail options

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Yearly | $8.99 | per year |
| Pro Monthly | $1.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Album Pack | $1.99 | one-time |
| Transfer Pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| Batch Tools | $1.99 | one-time |
| Photo Editor Pro | $0.99 | one-time |
| Tip - Nice One | $1.99 | one-time |
| Tip - Awesome | $4.99 | one-time |
| Tip - You Rock | $9.99 | one-time |
| Tip - Legend | $19.99 | one-time |
| All in One Pack | $18.99 | one-time |
| All in One (Legacy) | $24.99 | one-time |
| Pro Lifetime | $18.99 | one-time |
| All in One (Discount2) | $17.99 | one-time |
| Convert Tools | $1.99 | one-time |
| Photographer Pack | $1.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of HashPhotos?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Powerful photo management
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 🔍 Excellent search and filtering capabilities
- 📂 Effective album organization
- 🏷️ Versatile tagging and metadata features
- 🎨 Robust photo editing tools
- 🔒 Private album options
- 💰 Reasonable pricing

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Inconsistent search and filtering behavior
- 📂 Difficulty managing albums and folders
- 🔗 Lack of seamless integration with other platforms
- 🔒 Frustration with password-protected features

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes when zooming in on videos
- Issues with importing photos from external sources
- Inconsistent behavior when moving photos between albums

**Most requested features**

- Ability to sort photos by file name or size
- Enhanced batch editing and processing tools
- Improved syncing and backup options
- Better integration with Apple Photos and other photo apps
- More customization options for the user interface

## Recent user reviews (10 of 787)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hashphotos/id685784609/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Minor feature broke

*2026-08-18, version 6.5.0*

Hey, really like this app, but a function that used to really help me out is now broken, so hoping that could get fixed soon.

The specific function that has broken is the ability to select one or multiple photos, and then hold press on them to pick them up and bring them over to another app. I used to be able to do this, but now they just grey out with no way to transfer them anywhere.

Thank you in advance if you see this message and/or fix this small issue, otherwise I really love this app!

### 5/5 — External Library is slow

*2026-08-17, version 6.5.0*

The external library using SMB is quite slow at loading videos compared to the native files app

### 5/5 — Perfect

*2026-08-14, version 6.5.0*

This is the only photo album worth it. Idk what Apple is doing and why they continue to do everything we hate, but at least someone listens. If this app ever goes away I’m going with it.

### 5/5 — Fantastic and what the default app should have been

*2026-08-08, version 6.3.4*

Really good app. I can finally sort by video size or duration and see more info upfront at once. A few more built in features would be amazing like Date time stamper and ability to upload to Google Photos or Amazon photos or personal photo nas etc. 
It is pricey at $19 for lifetime but well worth it imo. Ideal pricing would have been $4.99 tops but it’s not too expensive given I purchase like one app every two years.

### 5/5 — 5年愛用中

*2026-08-03*

（2026.8.4追記）
ご返信ありがとうございます。では、ユーザーが選んで割当可能な1つのカスタムボタン、またはジェスチャーを要望させてください。
今後ご検討いただけたら嬉しいです。

−−−−−−
ずっと愛用してます。
いつもありがとうございます。

１タップで【複製】にアクセスできるようにしたい。
または、画像の長押しで表示されるメニューに複製ボタンを追加してほしいです。

今は
⋯のボタン→ツール→複製
と深い位置で隠れすぎて迷ったり時間がかかるので、
比較のために元画像を残して編集することが多く、ずっとこのタップ数の多さが気になってしまいます。

以前に書いたことと同じですが実装は難しいのでしょうか？よろしくお願いします。

**Developer response:** HashPhotos を長くご利用いただき、またレビューをお寄せいただきありがとうございます。

ユーザーごとによく使う機能が異なるため、どの機能をよりアクセスしやすい場所に配置するかについては、多くの検討が必要となります。ご理解いただけますと幸いです。

今後、ユーザーごとによく使う機能へより素早くアクセスできるようにする方法について検討してまいります。

Thank you for using HashPhotos for such a long time and for leaving a review.

Since different users frequently use different features, deciding which features should be made more easily accessible requires a great deal of consideration. We appreciate your understanding.

We will continue to think about ways to help users access the features they use most more quickly and conveniently in the future.

### 5/5 — Great App, Needs Video Crop

*2026-08-01*

I love HashPhotos and use it to organize my photo and video library with keywords.

However, one important feature is missing: video cropping. I can trim videos, but I can’t crop the frame like I can with photos.

Since I organize my videos with HashPhotos keywords, it’s difficult to switch to the Apple Photos app just to crop a video, because those keywords aren’t available there.

Please add a video crop feature to HashPhotos. It would make the app even more powerful and eliminate the need to switch to another app for such a basic editing task.

**Developer response:** Thank you for using HashPhotos and for leaving a review!

We completely understand how useful a video crop feature would be. We are currently planning to add video cropping in a future update.

Thank you for your valuable feedback and support!


HashPhotosをご利用いただき、レビューをお寄せいただきありがとうございます！

動画のクロップ機能がいかに便利か、よく理解しております。動画のクロップ機能につきましては、今後のアップデートでの追加に向けて計画を進めております。

貴重なご意見と応援をいただき、誠にありがとうございます！

### 5/5 — My favorite app purchase I have ever made

*2026-07-17, version 6.3.4*

I love this app so much! it has been such a quality of life improvement after I discovered it. It makes me so happy to see this is a continuous work in progress; constantly improving as time goes on.
 
I'd like to request a new gesture for slideshow; If you tap on the top right corner, you would give a little haptic tick and increase speed by 10% from what it's currently playing at, each time you tap. Tapping bottom right corner would slow down by 10% percent each time. And it wouldn't even need to remember what speed you last had it set at when you exit out of playing; it would just start playing at normal speed by default.
 
Also, i think it would be super handy if you could launch slideshow for what you currently have in the tray (playing in the order that you have them queued up). It wouldn't even need to show the prompt for slideshow with the options either. It would just start playing; like a continuous source tape.
 
And something else that i think would be simple to implement, but would be extremely helpful; When exporting, as each item is exported, add an 'exported' tag to it. This would make it extremely easy to find things that are safe to remove when you're running low on space. Plus down the road, you could even leverage that tags existence, and make it so if some of the items they're trying to export already have the tag, it could ask if they want to do a differential export (skipping the items that have tag), or a full export.
 
Thank you for everything that you do. You have seriously improved my life ☺️

### 5/5 — I love this app

*2026-07-17, version 6.3.4*

Dear hash photos can you please add a ton of more options because iOS 27 added more stuff to the photos application and I would like hash photos to copy every features that are on the apple photos app and add them to the hash photos application 

I have more requests 

can you please add more customizable options and add more options I would love more options to be added that is for example

1 add options to customize Liquid Glass effect for example by changing it to frosty or clear and color tint options 

2 an option to make the icons thicker and thinner 

3 add an option for show tabs at the bottom of the screen just like the apple photos app 

4 more gesture options and add options to speed up the video faster for example 2x 4x 6x 8x when you tap and hold on the video and add options to speed up the video even when I don’t tap and hold on the video 


5 add options to change the app icon 

6 and more advance search options for example search for a pacific photo for finding a photo that has pacific captions and search of a pacific photo for finding a photo that has that pacific text that will be nice to find all of of the photos for that pacific captions

7 add an option for enable utilities section for example recently saved recently viewed and duplicates and receipts and handwriting and illustrations and QR code and recently shared and documents and imports and map and identity documents and captured by me just like the apple photos app has that you can rearrange and remove 

8 add an option for save video frame as photo that is a iOS 27 feature 


9 add more AI tools that are extend the photo out more and reframe the photo like what the apple photos app has in iOS 27 

10 add an option for spatial auto to the photos like what iOS 26 has 

11 add an option called make album temporary that is on iOS 27 

12 add sharing options that is called people you choose and anyone with the link that is on iOS 27 

13 add an option to enable this that is you can put an emoji sticker and comment on a photo that is a iOS 27 feature 

14 add an option to go to the activity section of the shared photos 

15 improve this that is when you take a picture of food it shows you the nutritional value with lots of information that is a iOS 27 feature when you swipe up from a photos 

16 library view options that is both libraries and personal library and shared library and for today option and turn it off option

### 5/5 — 5年愛用中

*2026-07-13*

ずっと愛用してます。
いつもありがとうございます。

１タップで【複製】にアクセスできるようにしたい。
または、画像の長押しで表示されるメニューに複製ボタンを追加してほしいです。

今は
⋯のボタン→ツール→複製
と深い位置で隠れすぎて迷ったり時間がかかるので、
比較のために元画像を残して編集することが多く、ずっとこのタップ数の多さが気になってしまいます。

以前に書いたことと同じですが実装は難しいのでしょうか？よろしくお願いします。

**Developer response:** HashPhotos を長くご利用いただき、またレビューをお寄せいただきありがとうございます。

ユーザーごとによく使う機能が異なるため、どの機能をよりアクセスしやすい場所に配置するかについては、多くの検討が必要となります。ご理解いただけますと幸いです。

今後、ユーザーごとによく使う機能へより素早くアクセスできるようにする方法について検討してまいります。

Thank you for using HashPhotos for such a long time and for leaving a review.

Since different users frequently use different features, deciding which features should be made more easily accessible requires a great deal of consideration. We appreciate your understanding.

We will continue to think about ways to help users access the features they use most more quickly and conveniently in the future.

### 4/5 — Random Video Segments in Slideshow pls?

*2026-07-12, version 6.3.4*

Okay, love the new video duration options for slideshows, but perhaps the random range could be from the beginning of a video to the chosen duration of seconds before the end of the video?

## Frequently asked questions about HashPhotos

### What does HashPhotos do?

HashPhotos is a comprehensive photo and video management app that serves as an alternative to the default Photos app. It allows users to organize, edit, search, and clean up their photo libraries with advanced features and a focus on privacy.

### What are the key features of HashPhotos?

Key features include organizing photos with keywords and smart albums, finding duplicates, advanced search capabilities, a built-in photo and video editor with numerous tools and filters, a private local library with security options, and the ability to import/export media via Wi-Fi.

### Is HashPhotos free to use?

The app is free to download and use, offering a range of features. Additional advanced functionalities and features are available through in-app purchases, allowing users to customize their experience based on their needs.

### What devices is HashPhotos compatible with?

HashPhotos is designed for iPhone and iPad devices, seamlessly integrating with the iOS photo library. It leverages the capabilities of these devices to provide a rich photo management experience.

### How does HashPhotos ensure privacy?

HashPhotos prioritizes user privacy by not transmitting any photo data or personal information to external servers. It offers a local library for private management, along with security features like passcode and Face ID protection for albums.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 6.5.1 — 2026-08-23

HashPhotos keeps getting better and better!

· Improved Crop tool in Editor
  - Merged Rotate and Flip into a single menu
  - Added Skew feature
  - Tap crop result dimensions to input exact values manually
· Improved Combine Photos (iOS 17 or later)
  - Added 2:3 and 3:2 output ratios
  - Added two-finger rotate gesture to rotate rows/columns
· Improved Thumbnail Info to allow selecting multiple info items with a time format setting
· Improved Location Paste
  - Supports pasting places/locations copied from Apple Maps
  - Added Paste option to ... menu in Info Summary for photos without location data (no need to open Adjust Location)
· Improved External Library
  - Improved browsing stability
  - Improved video playback performance in SMB folders
  - Added option to show hidden and dot-prefixed items (hidden by default)
· Improved Calendar View (right sidebar) landscape UI and fixed freeze issue during scrolling (iOS 17 or later)
· Improved Video Control to show current position and remaining time while dragging the progress bar
· Improved Screen Recording videos to remain in the Screen Recordings album after being saved with Compress Video
· Improved list refresh performance in Uncategorized album after adding to album (reduced lag)
· Added Watermark option in Camera to apply Watermark preset directly when capturing
· Added Mosaic option to Blur style in Editor Add Blur
· Added rectangle shape support to Hide Faces (previously circle only)
· Added #screenrecording built-in search filter to find Screen Recording videos
· Fixed an issue where Camera did not properly handle landscape mode when iOS orientation lock was enabled
· Fixed an issue where some videos failed to import in Local Library
· Improved stability
· Minor bug fixes

See more details here
https://hashphotos.app/releasenotes

### 6.5.0 — 2026-08-12

HashPhotos keeps getting better and better!

· Added External Library to view photos from external storage without importing (iOS 17 or later)
  - Supports adding folders from Files, SMB/WebDAV Server, and Dropbox
· Added Compress Video feature (iOS 17 or later)
  - toolbar > ... > Convert > Compress Video
· Added a Watermark tool
  (… > Edit > Watermark) 
·  Added Turkish localization
· Added support for using Flag on multiple selected photos
· Added @prevday and @nextday built-in search filters
  - @prevday: search photos from yesterday's date across all years
  - @nextday: search photos from tomorrow's date across all years
· Improved Resize function
  - Added Output Format/Quality options
  - Added _resized suffix to new image names when Keep Original is enabled
  - Added Animated Image support
· Improved Tray to show a simple Viewer when tapping thumbnails for larger image preview
· Added the ability to cancel when converting multiple images with Convert Image Format  
· Improved loading speed for Search and Smart Album, with a cancel option for long-running operations
· Improved Save to HashPhotos in other apps' share sheet
  - Last selected album is now selected by default on next use
  - Added Sort by Name option
  - Added new album creation
· Improved Compare and Pick
  - Improved automatic Best Shot selection logic
  - Improved bottom toolbar button layout
  - Restored the missing Delete Unflagged feature
· Improved Settings > General > Open at Startup to allow selecting Smart Albums and more
· Lowered the priority of background indexing tasks to reduce their impact while using the app
· Improved handling of Visual information indexing that was being missed
· Fixed an issue where converting images to JPEG XL (JXL) could take too long or produce corrupted images  
· Fixed an issue where audio was not recorded when capturing Live Photos with the built-in Camera
· Fixed an issue where the time display was incorrect while seeking in Video Control
· Minor UI improvements and bug fixes

See more details here
https://hashphotos.app/releasenotes

### 6.3.4 — 2026-07-11

HashPhotos keeps getting better and better!

· Added Slideshow video playback options: duration, start position (iOS 17 or later)
· Added button to show full screen map in Info Summary (iOS 17 or later)
· Added Focus Indexing function with an option to run indexing only in background
· Added Add Blur to Quick Edit menu, remembering the last used blur drawing tool
· Added Save Video Frame as Photo to the video control menu (shortcut: Shift+Cmd+S)
· Added time to the filename when saving images from Extract Video Frame
· Improved Import Files/Folder to continue processing remaining files even if some fail
· Improved Export Albums/Folder to continue processing remaining files even if some fail
· Improved GPX file time parsing in Add Location from Track function
· Muted thumbnail video auto-play
· Minor bug fixes

See more details here
https://hashphotos.app/releasenotes

### 6.3.3 — 2026-06-30

HashPhotos keeps getting better and better!

· Renewed Combine Photos (iOS 17 or later)
  - Grid layout support
  - Output Ratio options
  - Transparent and gradient background support
· Added feature to add location data to photos from Geo Track data 
  (Tools > Metadata > Add Location from Track)
· Added By Country section in Library Overview
· Added option to auto-play videos in thumbnails
· Added Creation Date field option in Import Metadata
· Fixed an issue where the delay time was inaccurate when Slideshow transition effect was set to None
· Improved stability and minor bug fixes

See more details here
https://hashphotos.app/releasenotes

### 6.3.2 — 2026-06-17

HashPhotos keeps getting better and better!

· Refined Viewer thumbnail bar
· Added #tiff built-in search filter to search for TIFF format
· Added Animated GIF playback support in Slideshow
· Improved Library Overview performance and fixed an issue where it could stall
· Improved the right sidebar (Timeline) ascending order to match the thumbnail list sort order
· Optimized search speed
· Fixed an issue where images were not visible in Compare and Pick
· Fixed an animation glitch when picking the best photo in Compare and Pick
· Fixed an issue where the right sidebar (Timeline) did not scroll properly
· Other minor bug fixes

See more details here
https://hashphotos.app/releasenotes

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