Comparison

Queryable vs Rewind

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

Head to head
About

Queryable

Search your entire photo library using natural language descriptions and even the text within your images. This offline tool helps you find specific moments, people, or information quickly, with options to clean up duplicates and share originals.

Highlights
  • Natural language photo search
  • Search text within photos
  • Find similar photos
  • Duplicate and similar photo cleanup
  • Offline operation for privacy
  • Share full-resolution originals
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. You can type in your own language: non-English queries are translated on your device before searching. NEW: SEARCH THE TEXT IN YOUR PHOTOS Turn on text recognition and Queryable also finds photos by the words in them: a Wi-Fi password in a screenshot, the total on a receipt, a dish on a menu, a line on a lecture slide. Switch between Visual and Text search with one tap, and copy all the text from any photo. Recognition uses Apple's on-device engine at its highest accuracy. It is off by default, so building your index stays as fast as before. ALSO IN QUERYABLE • Search by photo: pick or take a photo to find similar ones • Clean up duplicates and similar shots group by group, with space estimates • Filter results by date, select in bulk, and share full-resolution originals • Videos and Live Photos play with sound, even in silent mode; GIFs animate • A redesigned interface with your recent searches one tap away Pay once and use it forever. No ads, no subscription. Queryable works completely offline after download, protecting the privacy of your photo library. FAQ: 1. What languages can I search in? You can describe photos in your own language. Queryable translates your query on device, while keeping the accuracy of the English search model. The first time, iOS asks once to download your language for offline translation; you can also do it anytime in Settings. Text search looks for the words exactly as they appear in your photos; it reads English and, where Apple's engine supports it, your device language. The app interface is available in 18 languages. 2. How is my photo privacy protected? Queryable works completely offline. You can even disable the app's network permissions. The only time it uses the network is when you choose to download the full-resolution original of a photo stored in iCloud. 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, and is only required once. When you add new photos, you can update the index at any time. Text recognition is optional and slower than the visual index; you can pause it and continue later. 4. Why can't Text search find some photos? With "Optimize iPhone Storage" turned on, many photos are kept on your iPhone only as small previews that are too small to read. Open such a photo and download the original, and its text is recognized automatically. Contact: - Email: myfancoo@gmail.com - Twitter: @immazzystar - GitHub: https://github.com/mazzzystar/Queryable

About

Rewind

Features
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Rewind redonne vie à votre galerie photos en la parcourant de manière aléatoire, comme un feed TikTok tourné vers vos propres souvenirs. Chaque jour, faites défiler votre galerie comme un fil d'actualité : redécouvrez des moments capturés il y a des mois ou des années, partagez-les, sauvegardez-les dans un album dédié, ajoutez-les à vos favoris, ou triez ceux dont vous n'avez plus besoin. Fonctionnalités • Scroll vertical intuitif dans toute votre galerie • Double tap pour ajouter un souvenir à vos favoris • Swipe gauche ou bouton pour envoyer à la corbeille • Partage en un tap • Sauvegarde directe dans un album "Rewind" • Vos photos ne quittent jamais votre appareil Rewind Pro • Scrolls illimités sans quota quotidien • Suppressions illimitées (swipe ou bouton) • Favoris illimités • Filtre par albums : choisissez ce qui apparaît dans votre feed • Filtres Photos / Vidéos • Outils Nettoyage : Faites le tri dans vos médias mois par mois • Accès aux statistiques d'usage de l'application

Screenshots

Queryable4 screens
Rewind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rewind at Free against Queryable's $4.99. Rewind also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Queryable's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#52 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads 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

Rewind is free to download; Queryable costs $4.99 up front. Rewind sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Queryable asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Queryable ships an update every 2 weeks, Rewind weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Queryable versus Rewind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQueryableRewind
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (92 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings92 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#52 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmashMelon LLCJoel HOUINSAVI

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

Rewind

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Queryable

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Rewind

Subscriptions2
  • Rewind Pro - Mensuel7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Rewind Pro - Annuel7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro à vie$22.99

Questions

Is Queryable free?
Queryable costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rewind free?
Rewind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Queryable or Rewind have ads?
Neither Queryable nor Rewind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Queryable or Rewind?
Queryable ships an update every 2 weeks, and Rewind weekly. Most recently, Queryable was updated on November 3, 2026 and Rewind on October 31, 2026.

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