Comparison

Firewalla vs AlbumLens

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Firewalla

Secure your home or small business network and IoT devices from cyber threats. Detect vulnerable devices, scan for infections, and block suspicious activity. Manage your network security with this powerful tool.

Highlights
  • Network security
  • IoT device management
  • Vulnerability detection
  • Mirai virus scanning
  • Port scanning
  • Network control
Features
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Firewalla is a vital security addition to every home and small business with network and IoT devices. Imagine yourself settling in for a nice, quiet evening. You go to check on the sleeping baby and out of the corner of your eye you catch the baby camera turn towards you...somebody else is watching. Hackers are like a burglar constantly checking all your doors and windows looking for a way to sneak in. Firewalla can help you to secure and manage your personal network, discover vulnerable IoT devices. Firewalla has the ability to discover devices that are open and can be infected (or already) by the Mirai virus. Security Scanning 1. Inside scan, find all the devices that may be infected with Mirai virus or can be infected with it. 2. Outside scan, search for ports that are open from the Internet side. This app will also control the Firewalla Box.

About

AlbumLens

Features
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AlbumLens shows your photo albums the way you actually use them. Apple's Photos app is photo-first — a giant grid of every shot you've ever taken. AlbumLens is album-first. Every Cloud Photos album you've made (Trips, Family, Wedding 2024, …) appears as a clean card with a 4-photo collage cover, the date range, and the photo count. Tap to dive in. Long-press to pin to the top. If youriCloud Photos library has grown into hundreds of gigabytes and your iPhone hasn't fully synced, AlbumLens helps you take control: • See at a glance which photos are still in Cloud (cloud icon) versus already on your device. • In the Insights tab, get a clear breakdown: total photos, Cloud-only count, and an estimated download size in GB. • Tap "Download this album" to pull every photo and video from iCloud into your local Photos cache — they then appear instantly in Photos.app too. A Wi-Fi-only toggle keeps it off cellular. Other features: • Year-by-year histogram, location map, and media type breakdown — all computed on-device. • Export an entire album to a Files folder with format conversion (HEIC → JPEG), GPS stripping, and naming policies. • Home Screen widget for your pinned album. • Beautiful 3-page onboarding, full Korean / English support, iPad layout. Privacy by design: Everything happens on your device through Apple's PhotoKit framework. Your photos, videos, album titles, EXIF data, and locations are NEVER transmitted to AlbumLens or any third party. We collect only anonymous, aggregated usage events through Firebase Analytics and serve ads through Google AdMob (Free tier only). Privacy Policy: https://cksw.pe.kr/Albumlens/privacy.html AlbumLens Pro — $4.99, one-time: • Unlock more than 5 albums (Free tier shows 5) • Per-album insights (year/place/media-type for any album) • Album export to a Files folder • Home Screen widget • Remove all ads [Terms of Service: Apple Standard EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula ] No subscription. Pay once, keep forever, syncs via Family Sharing.

Screenshots

Firewalla4 screens
AlbumLens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Firewalla at none against AlbumLens's 1. Firewalla also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AlbumLens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Firewalla asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Firewalla versus AlbumLens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirewallaAlbumLens
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (749 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings749 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRottiesoft LLCCHUNGKIL KIM

Bugs and requests

Firewalla

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes after updates
  • Connectivity issues with certain routers
  • Inconsistent device detection
  • Firmware update problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Landscape mode support for iPad
  • Web-based management interface
  • Improved setup process
  • Faster response times
  • More detailed network monitoring

AlbumLens

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Firewalla

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

AlbumLens

One-time1
  • Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Firewalla free?
Firewalla is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AlbumLens free?
AlbumLens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Firewalla or AlbumLens have ads?
AlbumLens shows ads; Firewalla does not.

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