Canvia vs Immich
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Canvia
This app lets you control smart art displays and interact with a curated collection of artworks. You can select art, create playlists, adjust display settings, and even upload your own content to bring art into your home or workspace.
- Control Canvia devices
- Curated art collection
- Create art playlists
- Adjust device settings
- Upload own content
- Interactive art experience
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Canvia combines an exclusive, curated art collection with cutting-edge technology, empowering you to bring artworks into your home, work and other living spaces like never before. The Canvia app allows you to control your Canvia devices and interact with art: choose works and playlists for display, adjust device settings such as orientation and caption overlays, and upload your own content.
Immich
This is a client application that connects to a self-hosted Immich Server. It allows users to back up their photos and videos from their mobile devices to their own server, providing a private and customizable cloud storage solution.
- Mobile client for Immich Server
- Photo and video backup
- Self-hosted solution
- Private cloud storage
- Customizable server management
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This is a client app for Immich Server and you will need to run/manage the server on your own in order to use the app. Website: https://immich.app GitHub: https://github.com/immich-app/immich
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Immich at 76% against Canvia's 12%. Immich also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). Canvia's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Immich holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Immich has 778 ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Canvia's written reviews are positive against 76% of Immich's.
Canvia ships an update every 3 months, Immich every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Canvia | Immich |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (36 ratings) | 4.8 (778 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.0% of reviews | 75.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 | 778 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #206 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Palacio Inc. | FUTO Computing |
Customer experience
Canvia
Immich
Bugs and requests
Canvia
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Immich
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to log in on latest update
- Frequent timeline rebuilds
- Inconsistent behavior with HDR photos
- Scrolling issues in the app
- Unreliable background sync
Requested features
5 requests- Option to remove photos from device after backup
- Support for 360-degree photos and videos
- Improved family/user sharing capabilities
- Better integration with third-party tools
- Clearer cache management
In-app purchases
Canvia
No in-app purchases
Immich
No in-app purchases
