augmented[archive] vs Search Photos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
augmented[archive]
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augmented[archive] is a digital art project; a growing, expanding archive, a topography of the possible, a map of fragments from a city’s manifold presents. The project takes the form of a spatial narrative, functioning like a speculative archaeological tool, leading you through real and virtual ruins of past, present and future of the city and its imaginary expansions. Its framework is a media architecture, a GPS-based archive that can be read and rewritten, open for your thoughts and interaction. A guide that speaks of the various contestations of the city and your personal encounters with and within them.
Search Photos
Instantly find specific photos in your library by searching for text within them. This app uses advanced text recognition to extract and copy text, detect links, and even identify calendar events from your images. It also integrates with Maps to show photo locations.
- Search text within photos
- Extract and copy text from images
- Detect links and phone numbers
- Integrates with Maps for photo location
- Supports multiple languages
- Mark photos as favorites
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Search Photos can image process (or scan) the photos in your photos library for the purpose of finding a specific (lost) photo by using your search text. It uses Text Recognition software to find text in a photo. You can then search for text in your photos. You can also use Spotlight to search through your photos. You can scan a selected time period (7 days, 30 days, 6 months etc.) or scan all your photos. Once a photo has been processed, you will not have to scan it again, so after a while you will have processed your complete photos library and it will be ready to be searched instantaneously. Search Photos can extract the text from any photo and will allow you to copy the text. It will also detect links, phone numbers, calendar events etc. You can mark the found photo as a favourite, if you wish. An extensive User Guide is included. Most languages are supported : English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Russian. New languages that are supported : Thai, Vietnamese and Arabic. Search Photos integrates with Maps to show you the physical location where the photo has been taken. You can also use Search Photos to scan an individual photo, a photo of a paper document or a screen shot. The free edition is limited to five search results. After the In-App Purchase you will receive unlimited search results.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: augmented[archive] at none against Search Photos's 1. Search Photos's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Search Photos sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. augmented[archive] asks for nothing beyond the download.
augmented[archive] ships an update every 4 months, Search Photos every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | augmented[archive] | Search Photos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takhleeq Inc. | Alco Blom |
In-app purchases
augmented[archive]
No in-app purchases
Search Photos
- Unlimited Search$4.99
Questions
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