Comparison

Piwigo vs SnapSync+

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

Head to head
About

Piwigo

Manage your cloud-based photo gallery from your mobile device. Organize albums, edit photos and videos, upload new media with detailed metadata, and share your creations. This app complements the web-based Piwigo software for a seamless photo management experience.

Highlights
  • Browse and manage albums
  • Edit, download, and delete photos/videos
  • Upload media with metadata
  • Organize photos into albums
  • Share photos and videos
  • Set album cover images
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Piwigo for iPhone/iPad/iPod supplements the photo gallery software in the cloud Piwigo (v12.0 or higher): • Browse your albums, • Create, delete, move and rename albums, • Search, edit, download and delete photos and videos, • Copy and move photos and videos between albums, • Add and remove photos and videos from your favorites, • Set a photo as album image, • Upload photos and videos: - of modifiable size and quality, - with description, author, tags, EXIF metadata, - with or without GPS metadata. • Share albums, photos and videos. Piwigo empowers you to create your own photo gallery on the web. It includes many powerful features such as albums, tags, geolocation, many levels of customization, upload by visitors, privacy, calendar or statistics. Piwigo is free and opensource. Piwigo is also compatible with the following extensions: - Community: allows users to create albums and add photos - rotateImage: enables you to rotate images - Share Album: allows to share private albums with people who do not have an account - piwigo-two_factor: adds two-factor authentication (2FA) - piwigo-videojs: adds video support Feedback or questions ? Piwigo offers free support at https://piwigo.org/forum and we'd love to hear from you.

About

SnapSync+

Features
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SnapSync - free, simple, fast way to sync and backup your photos wirelessly. Cloud is very comfortable and easy, but should you keep your most valuable memories in one place?! Backup your photos to your own server or Mac. There are never too many backups) - Works with Synology, Nextcloud, Owncloud and other NAS (you can sync photos via WebDAV) - Free photo sync and backup with original quality - Flexibly organize photos in subfolders: by year, month or day - Export LivePhoto as Photo or Video - Intuitive, native and simple design - Fast sync - Privacy - no data shared, no analytics, your data stays with you. Premium features: - Background sync: keep your photos backed up while asleep - Home screen widgets - Lock screen widgets + More features to come Privacy policy: https://snapsync.paul-nameless.com/policy/ Terms of use: https://snapsync.paul-nameless.com/eula/

Screenshots

Piwigo4 screens
SnapSync+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Piwigo at none against SnapSync+'s 2. SnapSync+'s advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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

Both are free to download. SnapSync+ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Piwigo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piwigo ships an update every 3 weeks, SnapSync+ every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Piwigo versus SnapSync+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiwigoSnapSync+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (182 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings182 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPigolabsPavlo Klymenko

Bugs and requests

Piwigo

Reported bugs

35 issues
  • iPad app connection issues
  • Uploaded photos not showing
  • B&W images render blurry on iPad/iPhone
  • Pictures only display momentarily
  • Uploads have stopped
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  • Severe bug: deleted photo reappears
  • Live Photos not uploaded with 'live' portion
  • .MOV files fail to upload
  • Images stuck uploading for hours
  • Auto-download toggle deactivates
  • Crashes constantly on iPad
  • Permission errors on iPad
  • App needs auto upload camera roll
  • Users cannot delete their photos
  • Images no longer load
  • Cannot download original size photo via iOS app
  • Uploads hanging after update
  • Doesn't connect to custom domains
  • Crashing since last update
  • Album images layout issues
  • Thumbnail size adjustment ineffective
  • Uploading from cloud photos problematic
  • Uploads fail or resize to tiny images
  • Interface bugs, selection issues
  • Not compatible with iOS 8
  • Freezes on password entry
  • Cannot see existing albums
  • Album creation silently fails
  • Cannot upload photos
  • App not updated, upload issues
  • Stopped allowing photo uploads
  • Cannot select multiple pics at once
  • Freezes during upload
  • Uploads freeze after first photo
  • Doesn't upload geo info from exif

Requested features

13 requests
  • Ability to browse in Photos and open in Piwigo to upload
  • Double tap to zoom
  • Auto upload camera roll
  • Search capability
  • Support for multiple accounts
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  • Better album image layout
  • Ability to see and add comments
  • Video support
  • Nextcloud integration
  • Download original size photo via iOS app
  • Support tag editing on upload
  • Cache photo galleries for offline viewing
  • Upload geo info from exif data

SnapSync+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Piwigo

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SnapSync+

Subscriptions2
  • SnapSync Premium (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • SnapSync Premium (Yearly)$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Piwigo free?
Piwigo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SnapSync+ free?
SnapSync+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Piwigo or SnapSync+ have ads?
Neither Piwigo nor SnapSync+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Piwigo or SnapSync+?
Piwigo ships an update every 3 weeks, and SnapSync+ every 6 days. Most recently, Piwigo was updated on September 24, 2026 and SnapSync+ on September 7, 2026.

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