Comparison

AlbumStack vs Loomey Viewer

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

Head to head
About

AlbumStack

Features
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Keep your memories beautifully organized. Easily create albums, group your favorite moments, and relive them anytime, all in one place.

About

Loomey Viewer

Access and view photos and videos stored on your NAS or SMB shares directly from your device. This app bypasses the need for importing or indexing, allowing you to browse your media as it is organized on your storage.

Highlights
  • Connect to SMB shares (Synology, QNAP, etc.)
  • Browse folder structure directly
  • View photos and play videos from share
  • Read USB drives and local folders
  • No server component required
  • No cloud sync or indexing
Features
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Your photos made it to the NAS. Now what? If you back up your photo library to a Synology, QNAP, Unraid or TrueNAS box - or any other SMB share - you know the problem: the files are safe, and invisible. To actually look at them from your phone, the usual answer is running a photo server, importing everything into its database, and maintaining one more service. Loomey Viewer skips all of that. It connects to your share directly over SMB and browses your folders exactly as they are. And it isn't tied to the network: a USB drive plugged into your device or a local folder on it works just the same. HOW IT WORKS • Connect to any SMB share - Synology, QNAP, Unraid, TrueNAS, a Windows or Mac share • Browse your folder structure as-is: no import, no index, no database • View your photos and play your videos straight from the share • Also reads USB drives connected to your device and local on-device folders • No server component - nothing to install or maintain on the NAS WHAT IT DOESN'T DO (ON PURPOSE) Loomey Viewer is exactly what the name says: a viewer, not a photo platform. It doesn't build a search index, doesn't do face recognition, and never reorganizes your files. Your archive stays a plain folder tree - readable by any tool, forever. And because it browses live over SMB, you need to be on the same network as your NAS (or connected to it via VPN) - while USB drives and local folders need no network at all. NO STRINGS • No account, no sign-up • No cloud — your media never leaves your network • No ads • Completely free TWO APPS, ONE IDEA Loomey Viewer is the "browse" half of the Loomey family. Its sibling, the Loomey backup app, gets full-quality originals from your iPhone onto the NAS - verified, deduplicated, stored as plain files. Loomey Viewer is how you enjoy them afterwards. Each app works fine without the other: Loomey Viewer reads any folder of media, however it got there. Built by a solo developer in Vienna. Questions, bugs, ideas: support@blendstylez.com

Screenshots

AlbumStack3 screens
Loomey Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: AlbumStack at 14.0 against Loomey Viewer's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AlbumStack ships an update every 5 weeks, Loomey Viewer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
AlbumStack versus Loomey Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlbumStackLoomey Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJorge LorenzoMartin Maurer

In-app purchases

None

AlbumStack

No in-app purchases

None

Loomey Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AlbumStack free?
AlbumStack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loomey Viewer free?
Loomey Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AlbumStack or Loomey Viewer have ads?
Neither AlbumStack nor Loomey Viewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AlbumStack or Loomey Viewer?
AlbumStack ships an update every 5 weeks, and Loomey Viewer every 2 months. Most recently, AlbumStack was updated on September 12, 2026 and Loomey Viewer on September 24, 2026.

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