Shuffle Photos vs Random Gallery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shuffle Photos
Create dynamic photo slideshows from your camera rolls and albums. Customize transition speeds, repeat options, and enjoy features like pause, zoom, and photo management. It can also serve as a digital photo frame or signage.
- Shuffled and unshuffled slideshows
- Adjustable photo switching speed
- Infinite repeat option
- Pause and resume functionality
- Zoom and maintain zoom rate
- Display remaining time
- Selectable background options
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Multi-functional slideshow app! You can enjoy shuffled Slideshow in units of iPhone and iPad camera rolls and albums. Of course, you can also unshuffled. You can change the photo switching speed from 1 second to 3600 seconds. You can also make it repeat infinitely. 【Available function in slideshow】 *Pause & Resume *Tap to go to the next & previous photo *Zoom *Maintain zoom rate *Display the remaining time until the next photo *Share photos *Add to favorite photos *Delete photos *Hide photos *Add and remove photos from albums *Check EXIF of the photo 【Other useful functions】 *Selectable background - black / white / blur (dark) / blur (light) *Shortcut key support for iPad and Mac -- Recommended uses -- When you want to look back on your memories or view your favorite photos. Use as a digital photo frame or digital signage. Reuse iOS devices that are no longer in use. Use the remaining time display function to practice drawing or sketching. It also has a photo deletion function and a favorites function, so you can organize your photos in a slideshow. and more… I hope you can use this app to have a good photo life! [copyright] pixabay Pakutaso
Random Gallery
Rediscover your forgotten photos and videos with a randomized viewing experience. Organize your media library, create favorite albums, and free up storage by deleting unwanted content. Enjoy slideshows and support for various media formats.
- Random photo and video discovery
- Create and share favorite albums
- Sort and delete unwanted media
- Slideshow functionality
- Video and GIF support
- Storage saving features
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DISCOVER your gallery in random order! Explore forgotten pictures and videos! SHARE your favorite moments – create an album and share it with your friends! SORT OUT your pictures to declutter and shrink your gallery! Get more storage space and a better overview! CREATE creative slideshows and collages from pictures, videos, GIFs and various folders and albums! Discover your photos and videos in a whole new way! With Random Gallery, you can relive old memories and organize your media library. The app lets you view images and videos randomly selected from your device's albums and folders. You can mark pictures as favorites and share them. Delete or hide unwanted content to free up extra storage space on your device. Sort recently added pics and easily delete them from various source folders like camera roll, WhatsApp or other applications. Have fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shuffle Photos at 4.6 against Random Gallery's 3.2. Shuffle Photos also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 33%) and ratings volume (348 vs 9). Random Gallery's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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. Shuffle Photos sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Random Gallery asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shuffle Photos holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shuffle Photos has 348 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Shuffle Photos's written reviews are positive against 33% of Random Gallery's.
Shuffle Photos ships an update every 3 weeks, Random Gallery every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shuffle Photos | Random Gallery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (348 ratings) — better | 3.2 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.5% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 348 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryusuke Uchida | Thomas Olip |
Customer experience
Shuffle Photos
Random Gallery
Bugs and requests
Shuffle Photos
Reported bugs
27 issues- App freezes on photos even with paid version
- Upgraded version shows no change
- Stopped working after weeks of use
- Ads prevent usage
- GIFs cause the app to freeze and not transition
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- Video sound does not work
- Cannot zoom in to photos, resets to original size
- No casting to Apple TV or Chromecast
- App says 'No photos' despite having many
- App crashes after a few photos
- Slideshow quits regularly
- Next and previous buttons freeze on videos/pictures
- Cannot download slideshow to send
- Date display issues
- iPad share function not working
- Share icon pauses slideshow
- Share option under 3 dot menu does nothing
- 1Tap control bar is buggy, action names always visible
- Font size for action names is too large
- Japanese text in album view
- Sound doesn't work for videos
- Endless loop showing adverts
- Cannot adjust slideshow timer or transition settings without ending slideshow
- No way to tell slideshow progress or remaining pictures
- No way to open a particular photo in an editor or Photos app
- Update 2.1.6 has bugs with 1Tap control bar and font size
- Bugged GIFs, won't transition off of them
Requested features
23 requests- Playback speed feature
- Shuffle photos from Files app
- Run multiple instances for multiple displays
- Pick music for each slideshow
- Shuffle photos from iCloud Drive
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- Beat matching feature
- Configurable one-tap interface
- Configurable 'more options' menu order
- Add 'back' button to 1Tap control bar
- Support for Files app and folders
- Pan and zoom (Ken Burns) effect
- Video playback with sound
- Sync across devices
- Export/share entire slideshow
- Filter images by color palette
- Fast forward/rewind during video playback
- Configurable GIF playback (repeat/pause)
- Configurable video playback (repeat/pause)
- Display date created or date taken
- Shuffle button independent of slideshow play
- Toggle for 'gifs and videos continue playing when slideshow is paused'
- Make beat match/sync setting free
- Configure slideshow settings without restarting
Random Gallery
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shuffle Photos
- Pro Version$7.99
Random Gallery
No in-app purchases
Questions
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