picTrove vs das Image Search and Explore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
picTrove
Easily find and save images and animated GIFs from across the web. Search multiple online sources simultaneously and organize your discoveries. Enjoy a slideshow of your saved content.
- Search internet photos
- Animated GIF support
- Saved Searches
- Save photos with one tap
- Image Slideshow
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The best app to search the Internet for photos. Search images from multiple image, photo and GIF sources on the Web. * Animated GIF support * Saved Searches * Save photos you like with 1 tap * Image Slideshow EULA: https://traversient.com/terms-and-conditions/
das Image Search and Explore
Discover and search for images, wallpapers, and GIFs from various sources. Customize your viewing experience with multiple layouts, filters, and modes. Enjoy privacy with on-device search history and find content that perfectly fits your device's resolution.
- Explore and search images
- Multiple layout options (table, grid, wallpaper, waterfall)
- Adjustable image size and full zoom
- Light/dark mode and orientation options
- On-device search history for privacy
- Search multiple engines and photo platforms
- Advanced search filters (layout, color, size, type, freshness)
- Animated GIF search
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EXPLORE & SEARCH: Explore images from galleries, or search for any topic. View results in table, grid, wallpaper or waterfall layouts, and in detail views with full zoom capability. Adjust image size in result views. Choose light or dark mode. Browse in portrait or landscape. ALWAYS PRIVATE: We never share search history or personal information with providers. Your search history lives on device only. Or choose to have it deleted after you leave the app, or to never persist it in the first place. CHOOSE YOUR SOURCE: Search the full internet with Bing, Google and Yandex, or find interesting Flickr, Pinterest, Pixabay, Unsplash, Pexel and PxHere photography. FILTERS: Focus your search with image layout (portrait, landscape or square), color or black and white, size, image type (photo, clipart, line drawing or gif) and freshness. Quickly change orientation in our custom keyboard toolbar. WALLPAPERS FITTING YOUR DEVICE: Our wallpaper filter determines your phone resolution and returns only results that exactly match for maximum clarity images. ANIMATED GIFS: Filter for GIFs to enjoy fun mini movies. TRENDING: Find Bing trending collections in wallpapers, people, nature, animals and gifs IMAGE OF THE DAY: We surprise you with a beautiful homepage image every day. GET THE BACKSTORY: Browse to the hosts of the images you find. Explore news and Wikipedia articles, Flickr, Pixabay, Unsplash, Pexels and PxHere photographers as well as Pinterest photo or gallery pages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: das Image Search and Explore at 4.7 against picTrove's 3.2. das Image Search and Explore also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (91% vs 67%). picTrove's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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
Both are free to download. picTrove sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and das Image Search and Explore sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
das Image Search and Explore holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: das Image Search and Explore has 1.2K ratings behind it against 76, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of picTrove's written reviews are positive against 91% of das Image Search and Explore's.
picTrove ships an update every 3 months, das Image Search and Explore every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | picTrove | das Image Search and Explore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (76 ratings) | 4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.0% of reviews | 91.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 76 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 212 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Traversient Incorporated | Florian Voss |
Customer experience
picTrove
das Image Search and Explore
User reviews
picTrove
From 76 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent image search app
- 🚀 Comprehensive search across multiple sources
- 💡 Useful editing and sharing features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
- 🔋 High memory usage leading to performance problems
- 💰 Paid version still shows ads
das Image Search and Explore
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great image search app
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🔍 Comprehensive search sources
- 💡 Helpful for artists and creators
- 🔍 Efficient image finding
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or errors
- 🔍 Limited customization options
- 📤 Inconsistent file naming for downloads
- 🔍 Ads can be intrusive in free version
Bugs and requests
picTrove
Reported bugs
3 issues- Search results not loading properly
- Inability to access certain search engines
- Saved searches and history not persisting
Requested features
3 requests- Add option to filter out inappropriate content
- Improve search result quality and relevance
- Restore ability to save images directly to device
das Image Search and Explore
Reported bugs
2 issues- Google search source not working for some users
- App crashes when changing search sources
Requested features
4 requests- Add more language support
- Implement a slideshow feature
- Allow custom file naming for downloads
- Provide a premium ad-free version
In-app purchases
picTrove
- No Ads Monthly$1.991 Month
- No Ads Yearly$19.991 Year
das Image Search and Explore
- Forever Ad-Free$4.99
Questions
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