Comparison

Preview vs Finder

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

Head to head
About

Preview

Plan and visualize your social media feed before posting. This tool helps you arrange photos, discover relevant hashtags, and save them for future use to maintain a professional online presence.

Highlights
  • Photo preview for Instagram
  • Post planning functionality
  • Hashtag search and discovery
  • Saving of used hashtags
  • Profile visualization
Features
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Preview app: Profile Assistant created specifically for people who want to keep their Instagram account professional! Available Functions: - preview for previewing photos (you can upload your photos and see how your profile will look on Instagram) - post planner - search for hashtags (for this, simply create your first post in the planner and start entering hashtags in the post) - saving hashtags that have already been added to your posts

About

Finder

Explore the digital world using visual search. Upload photos from your device or via URL to find similar images across multiple search engines. Features include image editing and search history.

Highlights
  • Multi-engine image search
  • Search from camera or library
  • Search by URL
  • Search by words
  • Image cropping and rotation
  • Search history
Features
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Discover the power of visual search with the innovative Finder - Reverse Image Search app for iOS. This app allows you to dive deep into the digital world by utilising the power of the leading search engines - Google Image Search (Google Lens), Yandex, TinEye and Bing Image Search. FEATURES: - All search engines in one app. - Directly search for photos from your device's camera, photo library, clipboard and files. - Search images by URL. - Use words to search for photos. - Previous image searches. - Using a web browser to save photos to your devices. - Rotating and cropping images. In-app purchases: You can become a premium user by auto-renewing your subscription. - Payment will be deducted from your iTunes account when you confirm your purchase. - Subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the expiry date. - Subscription length: one week, one month, one year. - If you renew your subscription within 24 hours before the end of the current period, your account will be charged the amount corresponding to the renewal price. - Subscription cost: one week - $2.99, one month - $5.99, one year - $9.99. - Subscriptions can be managed by the user, and auto-renewal can be disabled by going to User Account Settings after purchase. - Cancellation of the current subscription during the active subscription period is not allowed This application uses Google, Bing, Yandex in the web browser application. However, the app is not supported or associated with any of these search engines. Privacy policy: https://webrain.ltd/uv/privacy-policy.html Terms of service: https://webrain.ltd/uv/terms-conditions.html

Screenshots

Preview4 screens
Finder3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Preview at 77% against Finder's 20%. Preview also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). Finder's advantage is ratings volume (236 vs 22). 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. Finder sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Preview asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Preview holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Finder has 236 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Preview's written reviews are positive against 20% of Finder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Preview ships an update every 2 months, Finder every 15 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Preview versus Finder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPreviewFinder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (22 ratings) — better4.2 (236 ratings)
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22236 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB34 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEkaterina IvanovaWeBrain

Customer experience

Preview

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative21.8%

Finder

All ratings235 ratings
Positive79.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative17.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

Preview

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Finder

Subscriptions7
  • Image Search3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Reverse Image Search$2.997 Days
  • Photo Search3 Days trial$5.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Search by Image$5.991 Month
  • Image Search$7.991 Year
  • Google Lens for Iphone3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Google Photo Search$15.991 Year

Questions

Is Preview free?
Preview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Finder free?
Finder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Preview or Finder?
Preview is rated higher. Preview averages 4.7 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Finder averages 4.2 from 236 ratings.
Do Preview or Finder have ads?
Finder shows ads; Preview does not.
Which is updated more often, Preview or Finder?
Preview ships an update every 2 months, and Finder every 15 months. Most recently, Preview was updated on October 25, 2026 and Finder on October 25, 2026.

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