Photik4 vs Vidarium
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Photik4
Share up to four photos per post in this social app. Engage with comments and likes, with the most interactive photo becoming featured. Follow users, send messages, and discover new content.
- Share up to four photos per post
- Interactive comments and likes
- Featured photo based on interaction
- Follow other users
- Direct messaging
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A social application for sharing up to four photos in one post. Each photo receives interaction through comments and likes, and the photo that receives the most interaction is the featured photo. In addition, the application includes the feature of following other users, messaging, and other features. Privacy Policy โ http://photik4.com/privacy Terms of Use โ http://photik4.com/terms
Vidarium
Manage your local video collection with advanced organization tools. Preview clips instantly with hover-scrub technology and organize using folders, tags, and smart searches. Your files remain untouched, offering a private and secure media library experience across all your Apple devices.
- Local-first video library management
- Thumbnails and hover-scrub previews
- Hierarchical folders and tags
- Saved and advanced searches
- On-device AI suggestions
- iCloud library sync (Pro)
- One-time purchase for Pro features
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Vidarium is Lightroom for your videos โ a local-first library manager for people with large video collections who don't want a media server or a cloud lock-in. Your files stay exactly where you put them. Vidarium adds a fast, native layer on top: thumbnails, hover-scrub previews, folders, tags, people, collections, and smart searches. THUMBNAILS AND HOVER-SCRUB PREVIEWS See a poster frame for every clip, then hover over one to scrub through it frame by frame and find the right moment instantly โ no need to open a player. Works with the video formats your Apple devices play, like MOV, MP4, and M4V. ORGANIZE THE WAY YOU THINK โข Hierarchical folders that can mirror the folders on your disk, or stay purely in-app โข Tags, people, and collections to cross-cut your library however you like โข Saved and advanced searches with a rule editor โข Star ratings and rich per-file details โข Drag and drop to import from Finder and to rearrange YOUR FILES, UNTOUCHED Vidarium points at the folders you already have. It never copies your originals into a hidden database and never moves them without asking. No server, no required account, no tracking. Delete the app and your videos are exactly as they were. EVERY APPLE DEVICE Native on Mac, iPad, iPhone. Keep multiple libraries, open them in their own windows on Mac and iPad, and play videos right in the grid or full-screen โ with play-all and shuffle. A PLAYER THAT GETS OUT OF THE WAY Play videos right in the grid on Mac, or full screen on iPad and iPhone. The custom player has elegant glass controls that appear when you need them, on-the-fly scrub previews, playback speed, AirPlay โ and a Related Videos bar that suggests what to watch next based on shared people and tags. ON-DEVICE AI SUGGESTIONS Vidarium reads a video's file name and metadata and suggests matching tags and people โ including brand-new ones spotted in the name. On devices with Apple Intelligence, suggestions run through the on-device model; everywhere else a fast text matcher steps in. Nothing ever leaves your device. ONE iCLOUD LIBRARY THAT JUST WORKS (PRO) Sync a single library across all your devices. Your organization syncs instantly; the actual video files download from iCloud Drive on demand โ tap to pull a clip down with live progress, or let it fetch automatically when you play. Clips you haven't downloaded yet are clearly marked, never mistaken for missing, and never silently deleted. VIDARIUM PRO โ ONE PURCHASE, EVERY DEVICE The Local library and all core features are free. Vidarium PRO is a single one-time purchase โ no subscription โ that unlocks the power features: the iCloud library, libraries in any folder you choose, automatic AI tagging (including Auto-Tag for the whole library), fixing names from a video's source web page, and, on the Mac, downsizing single videos or your entire library and a full metadata editor. One purchase unlocks every current and future PRO feature on all your devices. Subscribed to Setapp? The Setapp version of Vidarium comes with everything unlocked, and on iPhone and iPad you can sign in with Setapp instead of buying. Vidarium โ a place for your videos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Vidarium at every 4 days against Photik4's fortnightly. Photik4's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Photik4 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Vidarium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Photik4 ships an update fortnightly, Vidarium every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Photik4 | Vidarium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | โ | 80.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0.0 โ better | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Karrar Al-Hameed | Charlie Monroe Software, s.r.o. |
In-app purchases
Photik4
- 1 Month Photik4 Upgrade$4.991 Month
- 1 Year Photik4 Upgrade$39.991 Year
Vidarium
- Vidarium PRO$19.99









