Comparison

Mosaic vs das Image Search and Explore

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

Head to head
About

Mosaic

Explore billions of photos and videos from Flickr with this app. View full-screen HD content, customize your grid, and navigate with intuitive gestures. Unlock advanced features with a one-time in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Full Screen HD Photo & Video Gallery
  • Customizable grid view
  • Multiple gestures for navigation
  • Pre-loads photos for fast browsing
  • Search and explore Flickr content
  • View EXIF data and photo details
Features
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Mosaic turns Flickr into a beautiful, fluid gallery. Every day millions of photos are shared on Flickr; Mosaic brings the very best of them to you in a full-screen mosaic that fits each photo's shape, so nothing is cropped and everything flows. EXPLORE • Today's Interesting: Flickr's most interesting photos of the day, laid out edge to edge • Explore by Date (Pro): jump to any day and see what caught everyone's eye • The Commons (Pro): photos from the world's museums, libraries and archives, with no known copyright restrictions • Recent Uploads: the latest photos from around the world • Photo Map: find photos taken near you or anywhere in your country, then open a whole area as a stream • Search the way you think: "Show me photos of mountain lakes from everyone, most interesting first" DIVE DEEPER • Tap any photo for the full story: description, tags, comments and where it was taken • Follow a photo into the albums and groups it belongs to, or the photographer who took it • A browsing trail remembers where you've been, so you can wander freely and always find your way back MADE TO BE ENJOYED • Smooth zoom from the grid into each photo, and swipe through at full size • Slideshows with a gentle Ken Burns effect, or simple fades, at the pace you choose • Video playback, with picture in picture • Pinch the mosaic to make photos bigger or smaller • On iPhone, follow any stream as a feed, one photo at a time, with the mosaic a tap away • Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen, including a photo frame YOUR FLICKR Sign in with your Flickr account to see your photostream and contacts, comment on photos and join group discussions. You sign in on flickr.com in a secure window; Mosaic never sees your password. MOSAIC PRO Mosaic is free to explore, with a few limits: the first 50 photos of every stream, five searches and five Photo Map searches a day (within your own country), the streams you've opened today, and widgets of Today's Interesting and photos of sunset. Upgrade to Mosaic Pro with a one-time in-app purchase to unlock: • Unlimited photos in every stream • Unlimited searches, with every filter • Unlimited Photo Map searches, anywhere in the world • Albums, groups and galleries • The Commons: every institution's collection • Explore by Date: Interesting from any day • Every stream you've opened, not just today's • Favouriting photos, and saving them to your device where the owner allows • Full-size photos, from 1600 px to the original • Camera details: when each photo was taken, and with what • Adding tags and contacts, and following photographers • Widgets of any search, and of your own photos and favourites • Activity & Stats: who faved and commented on your photos, and their views • Comments without the "via Mosaic" line MOSAIC PRO STUDIO A subscription for looking after your own photos on Flickr, with a 7-day free trial: Auto-Upload sends new photos to Flickr by your rules (which albums, private or public, places kept private, albums by month), upload and edit photos (replacing the original on Flickr needs Flickr Pro), share photos to Flickr from any app or with Shortcuts, change titles, tags, visibility and location for many at once, organise albums, and add photos to groups and galleries. Studio is available monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mosaic.devedup.com/privacy/ Mosaic uses the Flickr API but is not endorsed or certified by Flickr. Flickr is a trademark of SmugMug, Inc.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Mosaic4 screens
das Image Search and Explore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: das Image Search and Explore at 91% against Mosaic's 0%. das Image Search and Explore also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 6). Mosaic's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Mosaic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

das Image Search and Explore holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: das Image Search and Explore has 1.2K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Mosaic's written reviews are positive against 91% of das Image Search and Explore's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mosaic ships an update every 3 weeks, das Image Search and Explore every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mosaic versus das Image Search and Explore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMosaicdas Image Search and Explore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews91.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings61.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.715.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB9 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperDevedUp LimitedFlorian Voss

Customer experience

Mosaic

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

das Image Search and Explore

All ratings1,138 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews218 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative4.6%

Bugs and requests

Mosaic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

1 purchases

Mosaic

One-time1
  • PRO package$9.99
1 purchases

das Image Search and Explore

One-time1
  • Forever Ad-Free$4.99

Questions

Is Mosaic free?
Mosaic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is das Image Search and Explore free?
das Image Search and Explore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mosaic or das Image Search and Explore?
das Image Search and Explore is rated higher. Mosaic averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while das Image Search and Explore averages 4.7 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Mosaic or das Image Search and Explore have ads?
das Image Search and Explore shows ads; Mosaic does not.
Which is updated more often, Mosaic or das Image Search and Explore?
Mosaic ships an update every 3 weeks, and das Image Search and Explore every 9 days. Most recently, Mosaic was updated on October 24, 2026 and das Image Search and Explore on October 24, 2026.

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