picTrove vs PicGent
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/
PicGent
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PicGent helps you find photos that other apps miss—when your input is vague, highly detailed, or the OCR text is noisy. No more scrolling through thousands of images. Search your library by meaning or by text inside images. Describe what you remember, or search for words from a screenshot, sign, menu, receipt, document, or note—and get results in seconds. Example Searches -“screenshot with the Wi‑Fi password” -“Dior receipt” -“note that mentions ‘meeting agenda’” -"July 3rd medical examination report" Key Features -Hard‑query semantic search: Works with vague memories and detailed prompts, designed to avoid “no results.” -OCR text search: Find photos by the words inside screenshots and documents. -Fast on large libraries: Get matches in seconds, even with thousands of photos. -Multi‑select actions: Share results or save them to a new album. -Privacy controls: Supports Limited Photos access—choose exactly what the app can access. -Bilingual: Search in English or Chinese. Privacy To power search, selected photos may be securely transmitted to our servers to generate embeddings (numeric representations used only for search). We do not store or retain your photos on our servers, and we do not use your photos for advertising or identification. You can use Limited Photos access and change your selection at any time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PicGent at none against picTrove's 2. PicGent also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). picTrove's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price 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. PicGent asks for nothing beyond the download.
picTrove ships an update every 3 months, PicGent every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | picTrove | PicGent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (75 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 67.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 212 MB | 594 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Traversient Incorporated | Oliver Liu |
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
PicGent
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
picTrove
- No Ads Monthly$1.991 Month
- No Ads Yearly$19.991 Year
PicGent
No in-app purchases
Questions
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