Comparison

Queryable vs TextBehind Pro

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

Head to head
About

Queryable

This app allows you to search your personal photo collection using natural language descriptions. It works entirely offline, ensuring your privacy, and understands complex queries beyond simple tags. Build an index once and then quickly find any moment in your album.

Highlights
  • Natural language photo search
  • Offline functionality
  • Open-source
  • Privacy-focused
  • Complex description understanding
  • One-time indexing
Features
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A product that has reached #1 on the front page of Hacker News and topped the paid tools chart across all European countries, while ranking #2 in the US on the same day. Queryable is an open-source, offline photo album search tool unlike anything you've used before. Search your photos with natural descriptions like "two people by the sea," "a blonde woman holding a glass of red wine," "a girl in red on the lawn," or even emotional moments like "We fell in love." Queryable understands longer, more human descriptions instead of only simple tags. New in this version: search in your own language. Non-English queries are translated on your device before searching, so your photos and your words never leave your phone. You can also search by photo, filter results by time, batch-select and share, clean up duplicates more precisely, and view Live Photos and videos more reliably. Pay once and use it forever. Queryable works completely offline after download, protecting the privacy of your photo library. FAQ: 1. What languages can I search in? You can search in your own language. Queryable translates your query on device before searching, while keeping the accuracy of the English search model. The app interface is currently localized in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian. 2. How is my photo privacy protected? Queryable works completely offline. You can even disable the app's network permissions if you have privacy concerns. 3. How do I use it? After downloading, build an index for your photos. This takes a few minutes depending on your library and device. On an iPhone 12 mini, Queryable processes about 2,000 photos per minute, and indexing is only required once. Once indexing is complete, you can search instantly. When you add new photos, you can update the index at any time. Contact: - Email: myfancoo@gmail.com - Twitter: @immazzystar - GitHub: https://github.com/mazzzystar/Queryable Preview page created with https://screenshots.pro/.

About

TextBehind Pro

Easily add text behind your photos to create unique and stylish edits. This app offers offline functionality and a variety of creative tools to enhance your images for social media and personal use.

Highlights
  • Place text behind subjects
  • Blur and style text
  • Offline functionality
  • Drip fonts and shadows
  • Instant one-tap edits
  • No watermarks or ads
Features
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Say Less. Your Pics Just Got a Whole New Vibe. Welcome to TextBehind Pro — the easiest way to drop bold text behind you, your cat, your fit, or whatever’s poppin’ in your shot. It’s smart. It’s fast. It’s all offline. And yeah — it slaps. What You Can Do: • Place text behind you – like, actually behind you • Blur it, pop it, style it – no editing degree needed • Stay private – 100% offline. No cloud. No creeps. • Get creative – with drip fonts, shadows & smooth controls • Instant edits – one tap = done. Aesthetic secured. Built For: • IG stories, TikTok posts & viral memes • Moody quotes & savage captions • Profile glow-ups, cat pics & soft-core inspo • People who want that look with zero effort No Stress, Just Flex: • No watermarks. No ads. No weird subscriptions. • Just you and your vibe. Forever. Download TextBehind Pro now. Create scroll-stopping edits in seconds. Then drop it, share it, own it.

Screenshots

Queryable4 screens
TextBehind Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TextBehind Pro at Free against Queryable's $4.99. Queryable's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

TextBehind Pro is free to download; Queryable costs $4.99 up front. TextBehind Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Queryable asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Queryable holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Queryable has 91 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Queryable's written reviews are positive against 73% of TextBehind Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Queryable ships an update every 2 weeks, TextBehind Pro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Queryable versus TextBehind Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQueryableTextBehind Pro
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (91 ratings) — better3.7 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews — better72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings91 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#38 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmashMelon LLCSalah-eddine KABLY

Customer experience

Queryable

All ratings87 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative15.6%

TextBehind Pro

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative22.7%

Bugs and requests

Queryable

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App freezes after analyzing ~12k photos
  • App freezes when selecting a photo and searching for similar
  • App crashes during indexing
  • App freezes on Mac
  • Videos won't playback, appear black
Show 7 more
  • App returns black photos and irrelevant results on Mac
  • App crashes immediately after search
  • App doesn't work on iPad Pro
  • App doesn't work on older iPads (A12X)
  • Indexing stops if app is used while indexing
  • Deleted photos are blank
  • App crashes when trying to view image

Requested features

39 requests
  • Multi-select for many images
  • Copy/move selected images to other apps
  • Open images in native Photos app
  • Masonry-like image display
  • Fix iPad horizontal mode image shrinking
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  • Select all photos feature
  • Move selected photos to Files folder
  • Support for Chinese language
  • Search in Brazilian Portuguese
  • Search in Spanish
  • Search in German
  • Search in French
  • Choose clip model for keywords
  • Access to photo location/folder
  • Voice search
  • Incremental index building
  • Automatic background index updating
  • Gestures for navigation
  • Display metadata by default
  • Show photos taken around same time
  • Sort results by date
  • Filter by location
  • Work with arbitrary folders on macOS
  • Better photo app integration
  • Zoom in on images
  • Share images from the app
  • Swipe left/right to browse images
  • Refined UI/UX
  • Add a nuage de mots-clés for results
  • Add more languages
  • Add gestures
  • Add ergonomics
  • Order results by timestamp
  • Filter by location
  • Show info about photo by default
  • Show photos taken around the same time
  • Better photo app integration
  • Delete photos
  • Fix blank deleted photos

TextBehind Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Queryable

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TextBehind Pro

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$4.99

Questions

Is Queryable free?
Queryable costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TextBehind Pro free?
TextBehind Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Queryable or TextBehind Pro?
Queryable is rated higher. Queryable averages 4.7 out of 5 from 91 ratings, while TextBehind Pro averages 3.7 from 13 ratings.
Do Queryable or TextBehind Pro have ads?
Neither Queryable nor TextBehind Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Queryable or TextBehind Pro?
Queryable ships an update every 2 weeks, and TextBehind Pro every 3 months. Most recently, Queryable was updated on October 27, 2026 and TextBehind Pro on October 15, 2026.

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