# Photo Retriever - AI Search — Find by Text, Color, Objects

> AI-powered photo and video analysis for content and color-based search and organization. (iPhone/iPad app by Klaus Schöffmann.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-retriever-ai-search/id1438616981 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Klaus Schöffmann](https://appshunter.io/developer/475241194)
- Category: Photo & Video, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.00/5 from 21 App Store ratings · 12 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 7 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), European Spanish
- Released: 2019-04-01
- Data updated: 2026-08-25
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-retriever-ai-search/id1438616981/reviews.md

## What is Photo Retriever?

This is an outstanding and unique app, which enables content-based search and filtering in your photos and videos, based on automatic content analysis with color analysis and deep neural networks (AI). 

With this app you can:
* see what color and content the app has detected in your photo
* search & filter photos by a detected content class (e.g., beach, flowers, animals, etc.)
* search & filter photos by a specific color (e.g., white, blue, green, etc.)
* search & filter photos by a specific year.
* capture a new photo and search for other photos in your collection that are similar to it ('search-by-example'). If you capture a photo of a document, for example, it will search for other photos of documents in your photo library. 
* view a photo in different sorted lists, either sorted by time, color, or content class. This allows you for a selected photo to see other pics with a similar content (recording time, color, or content).

Furthermore, you can 
* delete photos (directly in Photos)
* export photos to an album (directly in Photos)

These features help you to efficiently organize your photos. For example, in combination with similarity search, you can quickly delete duplicates. Moreover, you can quickly export photos of a specific content class (e.g., "beach") or a specific color (e.g., "white") to an own album.

## Key features

- Content-based search and filtering
- Color analysis and filtering
- Search by detected content class
- Search by specific color
- Search by year
- Search-by-example similarity search
- Organize photos by time, color, or content

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlimited Photo Analysis | $4.99 | one-time |
| Query by Example Search | $3.99 | one-time |
| Image Content Similarity | $4.99 | one-time |
| Export to Album | $4.99 | one-time |
| All Premium | $14.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 12)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-retriever-ai-search/id1438616981/reviews.md

### 1/5 — USELESS

*2025-06-12*

I’m trying to identify different rooms and elements in a home and this thing is USELESS. Put in stairs and I get two stair pics and 22 that have no relevance at all.  It goes on like that.  Bought every bell and whistle it comes with and none of it works.

### 2/5 — Lobenswerte Idee, funktioniert nur nicht wie erwartet

*2021-07-25*

Ich habe jetzt 7€ ausgegeben, um herauszufinden, dass mein Anwendungsfall -  ein Bild auf dem iPhone auswählen und ähnliche Bilder anzeigen lassen - nicht funktioniert. Tippt man auf “Suche” öffnet sich nur die Kamera. Ein vorhandenes Bild auswählen funktioniert nicht. Ich nehme an, dass es lediglich ein Bug ist und das Ganze vermutlich ein Hobbyprojekt. Bitte weiterentwickeln, die Idee ist gut 👍🏻

### 5/5 — Really underrated app....

*2021-04-18*

It found all my pictures of my dog ignoring all other breeds. It’s good to have it all in one album

### 5/5 — Hidden treasure? So useful for photogs, amazing customer service

*2020-08-23*

The app can find photos by primary color, so if you tap the red box any image that is primarily red or pink (photos are shown in a color range) you can see and export all your photos to an ios album. The best part is that it doesn’t duplicate your photos and take up space. It simply adds them to a folder in your photo library. Also matches based on image contents, so it may recognize all photos with flowers for example, and it can find more specific content within your images as well, like “necklace” or “lampshade.” It does this at least as well as google photos and more quickly. The shining star really is the customer support, however. I had a small issue exporting the color galleries to my library and sent a screenshot and brief description directly to the developer and was met with a friendly person eager to help. The issue was fixed by the next day. Highly recommended and not sure why it’s not ranked higher in the App Store. Thanks again  for the speedy assistance you provided last month. :)

### 5/5 — They did listen!

*2020-06-07*

Added the delete function, so: five stars!

**Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback - the new version (2.3) has such a delete function!

### 2/5 — Fair-good

*2020-06-05*

Has great potential but often fails (badly) to identify  the predominant color in a photo. The AI object identifier also needs a lot more work. Would be great if I could override the AI's incorrect guess at content. Overall not worth the money; stick with Google photos for free and better AI. Wish I could get a refund!!!

**Developer response:** It is state-of-the art performance of deep neural networks, which of course sometimes fail to correctly identify the content. Still I think it is a great app with a lot of useful features! And it is free in its basic version.

### 5/5 — Excellent App

*2020-05-30*

I use this app to supplement my photography. Its a great way to organize and view photos, especially using the color organizer. It sorted 7000+ photos, no issues. The AI is also great for detecting duplicates.

### 5/5 — ❤️ Deep Photo Analyzer!

*2020-05-22*

Excellent app!  Allows one to view their photos by color or even by topic (not perfect but works well).  Find it very handy for making collages by color or subject (just choose share - copy, then paste into your collage app).  Thanks for your professional apps, Klaus!

**Developer response:** Thanks a lot for the great feedback!

### 4/5 — I love this app

*2019-11-25*

I love this app but can you guys either add a feature that allows you to save multiple photos at once to an album or just bring back the feature that let you save one at a time so I can plan my posts again? Thank you!

**Developer response:** Thanks for the suggestion, the current version contains such an export feature.

### 4/5 — Useful tool.

*2019-07-05*

Works well. A different kind of search tool. Loaded my 6000 pics in a few hours and was able to find images easily. It presents all of the resultant pics in a bloc. I particularly like the way you can take a picture of something and then search for it or similar.

**Developer response:** Thanks very much for the good feedback!

## Frequently asked questions about Photo Retriever

### What kind of content can Deep Photo Analyzer with AI detect?

Deep Photo Analyzer with AI can detect various content classes such as beaches, flowers, and animals. It also performs color analysis to identify specific colors within your photos and videos.

### How does the search-by-example feature work in Deep Photo Analyzer with AI?

The search-by-example feature allows you to capture a new photo, like one of a document, and then find other similar photos within your collection. This leverages the app's deep neural networks for content similarity.

### Can I organize my photos using Deep Photo Analyzer with AI?

Yes, you can organize your photos by viewing them in sorted lists based on time, color, or content class. This helps in quickly finding similar images or duplicates.

### Does Deep Photo Analyzer with AI allow deleting or exporting photos?

Yes, the app enables direct deletion of photos from your library and export of photos to albums. You can export photos of a specific content class or color to a dedicated album.

### What devices is Deep Photo Analyzer with AI compatible with?

Deep Photo Analyzer with AI is compatible with iPhones, iPads, and iPods, as indicated by its supported devices list.

### What is the age rating for Deep Photo Analyzer with AI?

The app has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

### When was Deep Photo Analyzer with AI last updated?

The latest version of Deep Photo Analyzer with AI was released on July 13, 2020, with version number 2.65.

### What is the user rating for Deep Photo Analyzer with AI?

Deep Photo Analyzer with AI has a rating of 3.9 stars based on 20 user ratings.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.1 — 2026-07-17

• NEW: Free-text search — just type what you're looking for (e.g. "dog on the beach"), in your own language
• NEW: Browse by month — pick a year, then a month, or view the whole year
• Completely renewed AI content detection: more accurate, faster, and with a larger vocabulary — your library is re-analyzed once automatically
• Videos: full playback in the detail view, duration badges in the grid, and videos are now included in analysis and search
• Redesigned filter bar (Color | Time | Class | Text) with larger, easier-to-use panes
• Result lists now show the number of matches and a bigger location map in the info view
• Many bug fixes and stability improvements

### 3.00 — 2026-07-07

Heavily improved version:
* AI-search works much more accorate now.
* Free-text search added: simply enter a phrase or description of the photos you want to find.
* Search-pane increased for Time-, AI-, and Free-text-search.
* Video-support added.

### 2.65 — 2020-07-13

Fixes an issue with the 'All Premium' in-app purchase.

### 2.60 — 2020-07-11

Fixes an issue with the analysis of photos.
'Restore purchases' now works as expected.

### 2.50 — 2020-06-25

Performance improvements.

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