Comparison

Peek vs Cinemin by Tinrocket

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

Head to head
About

Peek

This app provides a secure, read-only photo gallery to prevent accidental deletions. It offers peace of mind when sharing photos with others, especially children, by ensuring no data is ever modified or removed from your library.

Highlights
  • Read-only photo gallery
  • Prevents accidental photo deletion
  • No data modification
  • Integrates with iOS Guided Access
  • Option to display specific albums
  • Supports Live Photos, videos, and GIFs
  • Dark Mode and Dynamic Type support
Features
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Save your photos from accidental — or deliberate! — deletion by toddlers, clients, or anyone that can't be trusted. Peek-a-View is a read-only photo gallery. Using Peek-a-View, you can always feel safe sharing your photos with anyone, because there is literally no way to have Peek-a-View delete your photos. In fact, Peek-a-View does not write ANY data back to your photo library. When paired with the Guided Access feature on iOS and iPadOS, you can lock your device into Peek-a-View, ensuring that the only thing that device can do is look at photos, until you decide otherwise. By default, Peek-a-View will show your most recent photos in your photo gallery, but it can be configured to only show a specific album. Furthermore, access to Peek-a-View's settings is automatically restricted when Guided Access is started. Peek-a-View will show you your 20 most recent photos for free; a one-time in-app purchase will remove that limitation. Peek-a-View fully supports Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, Live Photos, videos, and animated GIFs. With purchase, it also supports several alternative icons. Born from a trip to an amusement park with a very independent toddler, Peek-a-View was written so that my wife and I can give our phones to our precocious two-year-old and know that she won't accidentally delete any of our precious memories.  Without Peek-a-View, we'd have to hope that she didn't figure out how to delete anything, or spend time fiddling with the Guided Access settings to block out the delete features on the Photos app.  With Peek-a-View, we can simply open the app, start Guided Access, and hand her the phone. No deletion, no modifications, no worries. Privacy Policy: https://www.caseyliss.com/peek-a-view-privacy

About

Cinemin by Tinrocket

Create animated photos and videos with real-time effects. This app offers live camera capture, a photo and video editor, and multiple export resolutions. It provides preset styles and a full-screen viewer for an immersive experience.

Highlights
  • Live camera mode for photos and videos
  • Preset styles
  • Photo & video clip editor
  • Export video at 1080p, 3K, 4K
  • Cinema Mode immersive viewer
  • Save unfiltered photos and videos
Features
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Capture your imagination with Cinemin! Experience the vibrant world of animation, vividly presented with real-time effects. FEATURES: • Live camera mode to capture photos and videos • Universal: One app works on iPhone, iPad, and Silicon Macs • Preset styles • Photo & video clip editor • Export video at 1080p, 3K, 4K • Cinema Mode” — immersive full-screen live viewer • Save unfiltered photos and videos for editing later • Simple, spontaneous, and fun to use • No generative AI* • From Tinrocket, creator of Waterlogue (App Store Best of 2014), This by Tinrocket (App Store Best of 2016), and Olli (App Store Best of 2017) ABOUT TINROCKET: • Tinrocket is an “indie” app development company devoted to making creative experiences possible for everyone. • We are self-funded! Your support keeps us in business, enabling us to maintain and continually enhance our existing apps while devoting resources to developing innovative new ones. • We’re here to help: If you have a question or need assistance, you can always email us at support@tinrocket.com • If you like Cinemin, please consider leaving an App Store review or rating. Every review counts and helps indie developers like ourselves. • Follow @Tinrocket on Instagram or Tinrocket on Facebook for the latest! NOTES: *Tinrocket’s commitment to respect the art community is tangible in the heart of Cinemin. Unlike other applications that use online artwork to train “Generative AI,” often without artists’ permission, Cinemin takes another approach: We built Cinemin the hard way—by first learning to see like an artist. No artists’ work was used to “train” Cinemin into producing its stunning output. Screenshots show higher-resolution output from Cinemin Unlimited. Privacy Policy: https://www.tinrocket.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.tinrocket.com/terms

Screenshots

Peek4 screens
Cinemin by Tinrocket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Peek at 298 against Cinemin by Tinrocket's 54. Cinemin by Tinrocket's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 79%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Peek sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cinemin by Tinrocket sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Peek against 4.7 for Cinemin by Tinrocket. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Peek has 298 ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Peek's written reviews are positive against 87% of Cinemin by Tinrocket's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Peek ships an update every 3 weeks, Cinemin by Tinrocket fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Peek versus Cinemin by Tinrocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPeekCinemin by Tinrocket
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (298 ratings)4.7 (54 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews86.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings298 — better54
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLimitliss LLCTinrocket, LLC

Customer experience

Peek

All ratings298 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative12.5%

Cinemin by Tinrocket

All ratings54 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%

Bugs and requests

Peek

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when swiping through photos
  • Thumbnail previews don't match actual photos
  • Pinch-to-zoom not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to create custom photo albums
  • Ability to select specific people/faces to view
  • Disable auto-play for videos and Live Photos
  • Improved zoom and panning controls

Cinemin by Tinrocket

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Peek

One-time1
  • Unlock All Photos$4.99
3 purchases

Cinemin by Tinrocket

Subscriptions2
  • Cinemin Unlimited (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Cinemin Unlimited (Yearly)$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Cinemin Unlimited (Lifetime)$9.99

Questions

Is Peek free?
Peek is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cinemin by Tinrocket free?
Cinemin by Tinrocket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Peek or Cinemin by Tinrocket?
Cinemin by Tinrocket is rated higher. Peek averages 4.6 out of 5 from 298 ratings, while Cinemin by Tinrocket averages 4.7 from 54 ratings.
Do Peek or Cinemin by Tinrocket have ads?
Neither Peek nor Cinemin by Tinrocket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Peek or Cinemin by Tinrocket?
Peek ships an update every 3 weeks, and Cinemin by Tinrocket fortnightly. Most recently, Peek was updated on November 7, 2026 and Cinemin by Tinrocket on November 3, 2026.

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