# Queryable - Photo Search App — AI Image Search & Organizer

> Offline, open-source photo album search engine using natural language. (iPhone/iPad app by SmashMelon LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/queryable-photo-search-app/id1661598353 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [SmashMelon LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895995887)
- Category: Photo & Video, Utilities
- Price: $4.99 (on sale, was $6.99)
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 87 App Store ratings · 64 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 197 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean and 8 more
- Released: 2022-12-28
- Data updated: 2026-08-28
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/queryable-photo-search-app/id1661598353/reviews.md

## What is Queryable?

A product that has reached #1 on the front page of Hacker News and topped the paid tools chart across all European countries, while ranking #2 in the US on the same day.

Queryable is an open-source, offline photo album search tool unlike anything you've used before.

Search your photos with natural descriptions like "two people by the sea," "a blonde woman holding a glass of red wine," "a girl in red on the lawn," or even emotional moments like "We fell in love." Queryable understands longer, more human descriptions instead of only simple tags.

New in this version: search in your own language. Non-English queries are translated on your device before searching, so your photos and your words never leave your phone.

You can also search by photo, filter results by time, batch-select and share, clean up duplicates more precisely, and view Live Photos and videos more reliably.

Pay once and use it forever. Queryable works completely offline after download, protecting the privacy of your photo library.

FAQ:

1. What languages can I search in?
   You can search in your own language. Queryable translates your query on device before searching, while keeping the accuracy of the English search model. The app interface is currently localized in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian.

2. How is my photo privacy protected?
   Queryable works completely offline. You can even disable the app's network permissions if you have privacy concerns.

3. How do I use it?
   After downloading, build an index for your photos. This takes a few minutes depending on your library and device. On an iPhone 12 mini, Queryable processes about 2,000 photos per minute, and indexing is only required once.

   Once indexing is complete, you can search instantly. When you add new photos, you can update the index at any time.

Contact:

- Email: myfancoo@gmail.com
- Twitter: @immazzystar
- GitHub: https://github.com/mazzzystar/Queryable

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## Key features

- Natural language photo search
- Offline functionality
- Open-source
- Privacy-focused
- Complex description understanding
- One-time indexing

## Chart rankings

- #165 in Top Paid · Photo & Video (US App Store)

## What do users think of Queryable?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🚀 Fast and effective search
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Innovative AI search technology
- 🔒 Privacy-focused (offline processing)
- ✅ Finds photos missed by native search
- 💯 Highly useful for large libraries

**Cons**

- 🐛 Freezes and crashes
- 🐛 Inconsistent results (false positives/negatives)
- 🐛 Videos appear black
- 🐛 Not working on Mac
- 🐛 UI is basic/rudimentary
- 🐛 Slow model loading
- 🐛 Limited access to photo library
- 🐛 Not working on older devices (A12X)
- 🐛 Images appear blurry/floues

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App freezes after analyzing ~12k photos
- App freezes when selecting a photo and searching for similar
- App crashes during indexing
- App freezes on Mac
- Videos won't playback, appear black
- App returns black photos and irrelevant results on Mac
- App crashes immediately after search
- App doesn't work on iPad Pro
- App doesn't work on older iPads (A12X)
- Indexing stops if app is used while indexing
- Deleted photos are blank
- App crashes when trying to view image

**Most requested features**

- Multi-select for many images
- Copy/move selected images to other apps
- Open images in native Photos app
- Masonry-like image display
- Fix iPad horizontal mode image shrinking
- Select all photos feature
- Move selected photos to Files folder
- Support for Chinese language
- Search in Brazilian Portuguese
- Search in Spanish
- Search in German
- Search in French
- Choose clip model for keywords
- Access to photo location/folder
- Voice search
- Incremental index building
- Automatic background index updating
- Gestures for navigation
- Display metadata by default
- Show photos taken around same time
- Sort results by date
- Filter by location
- Work with arbitrary folders on macOS
- Better photo app integration
- Zoom in on images
- Share images from the app
- Swipe left/right to browse images
- Refined UI/UX
- Add a nuage de mots-clés for results
- Add more languages
- Add gestures
- Add ergonomics
- Order results by timestamp
- Filter by location
- Show info about photo by default
- Show photos taken around the same time
- Better photo app integration
- Delete photos
- Fix blank deleted photos

## Recent user reviews (10 of 64)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/queryable-photo-search-app/id1661598353/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Great app!

*2026-07-30*

Great search function, but how do you sort search results by date instead of by the perceived closeness to the query?
Why not integrate a simple older first/newer first?

### 5/5 — Found my missing photo right away

*2026-05-22*

I have just bought this, in desperation at trying to find a particular photo. I had been searching manually and through Apple Photos search functionality but could not find it. In desperation I bought this app and it found the photo on my first search! Very happy!

### 5/5 — Awesome app

*2026-04-15*

Just a fantastic app, search works super well and the developer has implemented most of the features I’ve wanted out of this app. Great job!

**Developer response:** :)

### 5/5 — It’s great!!

*2026-04-08*

I like how quick and easy it is to use. One issue I have is that the images aren’t masonry like on the photos app which makes it a bit hard to see but its not a big deal imo. When selecting multiple images I wish you could multiselect a lot of images like on the photod app. I’d also like if you could copy your entire selection in the share option or move them to another app. The only action you can take is deleting it which is neat but more options (like copying or ideally opening them in another app) would be great! 

On the iPad if your in horizontal mode and you open an image. The image apparently shrinks in size. You have to put it on vertical one and back to horizontal mode to fix it.

If a couple of this changes could be implemented that would take this application from a great app to a extremely useful one. Overall this is a great project! Keep up the great work!!!

If I see any of these changes I’ll be happy to give this a 5 star!

Edit: saw this awesome update go through!! Glad to see improvements are being made! Amazing app! :)

### 1/5 — Freezes

*2026-01-14*

The app freezes after analyzing 12.000 photos. I’ve got over 200.000 using iCloud. It freezes every single time around 12k on an iPhone 16e. It does not saves progress, so the analysis start over when you restart the app.

**Developer response:** hey please update to version 2.0.9, this issue should have been fixed.

### 2/5 — Doesn’t Seem to Work on Mac

*2026-01-05*

I literally just bought this and used it on my Mac Studio and also on my MacBook Air. For both instances, it does not seem to function correctly. Any query brings up the same results. Reading a prior developer response, it appears the developer recommends not using it on Mac, but it’s listed as a Mac app on the store.

### 1/5 — Keeps Crashing

*2026-01-05, version 2.0.8*

The application keeps crashing during indexing.  It has only indexed a proportion of my photos.

Those photos that I did index missed so many details.  People, locations, objects.

### 5/5 — Bravo

*2025-12-11*

Très utile.

### 4/5 — 👍🏼

*2025-12-02*

Bonne application avec un bien meilleur résultat que l’application native d’Apple. 
Il manque une fonctionnalité importante : la possibilité lorsqu’une photo a été trouvée de pouvoir la localiser directement dans l’appli Photos

**Developer response:** Merci pour ce retour ! On aimerait vraiment proposer cette fonctionnalité, mais malheureusement Apple ne permet pas aux apps tierces d'ouvrir une photo directement dans Photos. On espère que ça changera un jour !

### 5/5 — 很实用的app

*2025-11-28, version 2.0.8*

节省了很多时间去找照片

## Frequently asked questions about Queryable

### What is Queryable and how does it work?

Queryable is an open-source, offline photo album search tool. It allows you to search your photos using detailed, natural language descriptions. After an initial one-time indexing of your photo collection, you can quickly find specific images by describing them.

### How does Queryable protect my photo privacy?

Your photo privacy is fully protected because the app works entirely offline. It requires no network connection for searching or indexing, and you can even disable its network permissions for added security.

### What are the system requirements for Queryable?

The app requires an initial download and then works offline. The indexing process speed depends on your device; for example, an iPhone 12 mini can process about 2,000 photos per minute. It supports English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian, with English yielding the best results.

### How do I get started with Queryable?

After downloading the app, you'll need to build an index for your photos, which takes a few minutes. Once indexing is complete, you can start searching your photos using descriptive phrases. You can also easily update the index when you add new photos.

### What is the cost of Queryable?

Queryable is a one-time purchase application. You pay once and can use it forever without any recurring fees or subscriptions.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.1.6 — 2026-08-11

Clean Up Similar Photos gets a major upgrade:

• Newly added photos are processed incrementally—no full library rescan needed.
• Browse and adjust groups while processing; progress and space estimates are saved automatically and can resume after interruptions.
• Keep or delete entire groups, with fixes for selection and preview mismatches.
• Faster large-library processing, an improved iPad layout, and better reliability with Limited Photos access.

All photo analysis remains completely on device to protect your privacy.

### 2.1.5 — 2026-08-10

Bug fixes

• Fixed the favourite heart appearing to turn off after paging away and back in photo details, even though the favourite was saved correctly.
• Fixed the Similar Photos panel showing results for the wrong photo after returning from another similar photo’s details.

### 2.1.4 — 2026-08-08

All-new "Clean Up Similar Photos"

• Similar photos are sorted into three tiers — Exact Duplicates, Near Identical, and Similar Scenes — so you know exactly what you're cleaning before you clean it
• One-tap clean for every tier: AI aesthetic scoring automatically keeps the best photo in each group, and the Similar Scenes tier asks for extra confirmation
• Keep as many photos per group as you like: tap the circles to pick any, keep the whole group in one tap, or tap any photo to compare full-screen
• Your progress is saved automatically — leave and come back anytime, even after force-quitting the app
• Photos only: videos are never touched
• Bulk deletion now asks for confirmation just once

Fixes & improvements

• Fixed scrolling getting stuck after entering multi-select
• Fixed swipe-to-select occasionally triggering "go back"

### 2.1.3 — 2026-07-27

This update focuses on important fixes:

• Fixed search returning the same results no matter what you typed (mostly on beta versions of iOS)
• Fixed the app getting stuck on "Loading photos…" after choosing "Limited Access" for your photo library
• Fixed a launch crash on some devices with large photo libraries
• New "Similar Photos" button on the photo page — no more hidden swipe-up gesture
• Stability improvements and better compatibility with the latest iOS

Thanks to everyone who reported these issues. If anything comes up, feel free to reach out anytime.

### 2.1.2 — 2026-07-10

New Features

- Search in Any Language - Type in your own language and Queryable finds the right photos. Non-English queries are translated on your device, so nothing leaves your phone and English search stays just as accurate.
- Search by Photo - Take a picture, or pick one from your library, to instantly find similar shots in your album.
- Filter by Time - Narrow any search to the last week, month, 3 months, 6 months, year, or a specific year.
- Batch Select & Share - Swipe across photos to select them, select all at once, then share or export in a single tap.
- Choose Which Duplicates to Keep - When cleaning up duplicates, you can now tick each photo individually to keep or remove exactly the ones you want.
- Live Photos & Originals - Share full-resolution originals, with full Live Photo and video playback.

Design

- A brand-new look with an Apple Photos-style grid, smooth zoom transitions, a floating glass search bar, and a cleaner first-time setup.
- Haptic feedback throughout for a more responsive feel.

Privacy

- Queryable now asks for photo access only when you actually search. Nothing is read from your library until you choose to.

Performance & Reliability

- Opens straight to search, with no black screen or launch delay.
- First search is now instant instead of a 2-3 second wait.
- Lower memory use on large photo libraries.
- Fixed video playback and Live Photos in the photo viewer.
- Fixed deleted photos sometimes still appearing in results.
- Fixed several crashes during search and indexing.

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