Comparison

Fotki vs Visura

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

Head to head
About

Fotki

Access and manage your online photo collection directly from your mobile device. Upload photos in full resolution, create new albums, and browse your library with intuitive gestures. Enjoy a seamless viewing experience on your iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • View Fotki photo library
  • Create new albums
  • Upload photos from mobile
  • Full screen photo browsing
  • Bulk photo upload
  • EXIF info preservation
Features
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Fotki Mobile makes it easy to view your Fotki photo library on your iPhone or iPad, create new albums and upload new photos directly from mobile device. - Single app compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch including HD Retina and multitasking - Full screen photo browsing that lets you swipe through photos and zoom by pinching - Landscape and Portrate support - Create new albums - Upload your photos in bulk directly from your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch in full resolution, including EXIF info - App can be sent to background and restored Feedback: Please report any problems or make suggestions using “App Support” link. About Fotki: - Fotki is a thriving online community of photo fans who share their photos and videos online. - Fotki offers a low-cost and easy way to share your photos - and offers a printing service too. - Fotki's streamlined interface makes browsing through public photo albums easy and addictive. - Fotki: 9 of 9 in rating of the sites on how pleasant and intuitive the viewer experience will be for people who look at your photos. - Fotki gives you a plethora of photo management tools.

About

Visura

A platform for visual storytellers and their audiences to discover and support authentic, high-quality visual narratives. It connects creators with viewers interested in art, journalism, and culture.

Highlights
  • Discover visual stories
  • Support independent creators
  • Follow photographers and filmmakers
  • Explore powerful imagery
  • Connect with visual artists
Features
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Visura is built for visual storytellers and the audiences who support them. Discover authentic, high-quality visual stories from photographers, filmmakers, and visual artists around the world. Explore powerful imagery, follow the creators you care about, and support independent voices shaping culture, journalism, and art. Visura brings creators and audiences together around the images that matter.

Screenshots

Fotki1 screens
Visura4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Visura at 100% against Fotki's 23%. Visura also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Fotki's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Visura holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Fotki's written reviews are positive against 100% of Visura's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fotki ships an update every 3 months, Visura fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fotki versus Visura: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFotkiVisura
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (20 ratings)5.0 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2024 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB29 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFotki MobileFoto Visura Inc

Customer experience

Fotki

All ratings19 ratings
Positive31.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative68.4%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive23.0%
Neutral9.8%
Negative67.2%

Visura

All ratings24 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fotki

No in-app purchases

None

Visura

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fotki free?
Fotki is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visura free?
Visura is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fotki or Visura?
Visura is rated higher. Fotki averages 2.4 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Visura averages 5.0 from 24 ratings.
Do Fotki or Visura have ads?
Neither Fotki nor Visura shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fotki or Visura?
Fotki ships an update every 3 months, and Visura fortnightly. Most recently, Fotki was updated on November 1, 2026 and Visura on November 4, 2026.

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