QuMagie vs Immich
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QuMagie
This app leverages AI for intelligent photo and video management on your QNAP NAS. It offers facial and object recognition to simplify organization and browsing, allowing access to your media library from anywhere.
- AI-powered photo and video management
- Facial recognition
- Object recognition
- Browse photos from QNAP NAS
- Organize photos and videos
- Access media anytime, anywhere
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QuMagie is a QTS photo management application that uses AI to help you manage photos and videos stored on your QNAP NAS. QuMagie integrates facial recognition and object recognition to make browsing and organizing photos and videos easier than ever before. With QuMagie Mobile, you can browse photos on your QNAP NAS anytime, anywhere. After QuMagie Mobile is connected to your QNAP NAS, your photos and albums will be accessible on your mobile device. Requirements: - QTS 4.4.1 or later, with QuMagie installed. - iOS 15 or later.
Immich
This client app enables self-hosted backup of your photos and videos. It requires you to run and manage your own server to function. Enjoy a private and efficient way to store your media.
- Self-hosted media backup
- Private data storage
- Intuitive user interface
- Efficient photo and video backup
- Constant updates and improvements
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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 77% against QuMagie's 18%. Immich also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). 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 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Immich has 801 ratings behind it against 73, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of QuMagie's written reviews are positive against 77% of Immich's.
QuMagie ships an update every 6 weeks, Immich every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QuMagie | Immich |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (73 ratings) | 4.8 (801 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.4% of reviews | 77.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 73 | 801 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #204 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 664 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QNAP Systems, Inc. | FUTO Computing |
Customer experience
QuMagie
Immich
User reviews
QuMagie
From 73 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast photo searching and retrieval
- 😊 Excellent face detection and recognition
- 📱 Good backup functionality when working
- 🎨 Improved grid layout options
- 👍 Similar to Google Photos interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and app instability
- ⏱️ Extremely slow performance and loading times
- 🚫 Background upload/backup doesn't work
- 📹 Poor video support and playback
- 🔌 App only works when in foreground
Immich
From 801 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth and fast
- 🔒 Self-hosted, no data collection
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly
- 🚀 Efficient photo/video backup
- 💡 Great alternative to Google Photos
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Unreliable background upload
- 🐛 Issues with video playback quality
- 🐛 Syncing problems with large libraries
- 🐛 Login issues after updates
Bugs and requests
QuMagie
Reported bugs
22 issues- App crashes on startup or when opening photos
- Crashes when uploading photos
- Crashes when accessing download folder
- Crashes on HEIC file handling
- Video playback freezes and skips
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- Tap to zoom broken - photo disappears to corner
- People tab fails to load or times out
- Cannot connect to NAS with local IP address
- Upload stuck in 'waiting for sync' status
- Download button shows progress but doesn't download
- App won't accept correct login credentials
- HEIF file orientation not displayed correctly
- Photo thumbnails replaced by music album art
- Backup task causes app crashes
- Two-factor authentication login issues
- App freezes when handling large photo libraries (>10000)
- Video thumbnails not displayed
- Cannot skip or scan through videos
- Inconsistent HEIC upload (uploads both HEIC and JPG)
- HDR not rendering correctly in HEIC files
- Face recognition duplicates same person
- Empty face recognition tags created
Requested features
20 requests- Ability to create, rename, and move folders
- Copy and move photos between folders
- Mass delete functionality for duplicate/similar photos
- Full video format support like Apple Photos
- Landscape mode support on iPad
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- Apple TV support
- Set cover photo feature for people albums
- Background task execution when app is closed
- File name visibility
- Ability to rotate photos
- Photo description/comment display
- Sharing functionality from mobile app
- Chromecast support
- Ability to manage tags remotely
- Live Photos support
- 360 photo and slow-motion video support
- Tinder-style swipe for photo review
- Photo organization and cleanup tools
- Download to device functionality
- Select all feature
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
QuMagie
No in-app purchases
Immich
No in-app purchases
