Comparison

Queryable vs FramePad

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

FramePad

Transform your device into a digital photo frame. Easily select photos from your library to create a full-screen slideshow with customizable timing, playback order, and display modes. Enjoy a distraction-free experience focused on showcasing your cherished memories.

Highlights
  • Full-screen slideshows
  • Photo library integration
  • Customizable slideshow timing
  • Fit or fill display modes
  • Shuffle or ordered playback
  • Distraction-free interface
Features
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FramePad turns your iPhone or iPad into a simple digital photo frame. Choose photos from your library and start a full-screen slideshow in seconds. Adjust slideshow timing, choose fit or fill mode, and shuffle playback or keep your selected order. FramePad is designed to be simple and distraction-free so your photos stay front and center.

Screenshots

Queryable4 screens
FramePad3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FramePad at Free against Queryable's $4.99. FramePad also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (16.5 vs 18.0). Queryable's advantage is chart position (#96 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases 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

FramePad is free to download; Queryable costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Queryable versus FramePad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQueryableFramePad
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (90 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings90 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#96 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmashMelon LLCEasy Simple Smart

Customer experience

Queryable

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

FramePad

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
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  • 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

FramePad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Queryable

No in-app purchases

None

FramePad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Queryable free?
Queryable costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FramePad free?
FramePad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Queryable or FramePad have ads?
Neither Queryable nor FramePad shows ads.

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