Comparison

Vision Viewer vs Photo Browser

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

Head to head
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Vision Viewer

Features
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Key Features: • Transparent Browsing - Overlay webpages transparently on your rear camera • Opacity Control - Adjust background and content transparency in real-time • Multiple Tabs - Manage multiple tabs just like Chrome • Bookmarks - Organize bookmarks with folder structure • File Viewer - Supports PDF, images, Markdown, and ePUB • Archive Files - ZIP/CBZ image viewer Browse the web while walking, check recipes while cooking, stay informed while seeing the real world!

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Photo Browser

Features
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Photo Browser: External Disk opens the photos and videos on your USB drive, SSD, SD card, NAS or cloud storage right where they are. Nothing is imported first, and there is no account to create. Your photos are never uploaded to us. The app only opens the drives, folders and services you choose. Passwords and keys, if you use any, stay in your device's Keychain. Built for big libraries. Folders with thousands of photos, or many more, open in moments and scroll smoothly, whether they're on a drive plugged into your iPhone or on a NAS across the house. Everything stays in one flow: browse a dense grid, act on many photos at once and check RAW details, with nothing imported. Every place you keep photos - USB drives, SSDs, hard drives and camera cards (SD, CFexpress) - NAS and shared computers (SMB and WebDAV) - OneDrive - Storage buckets: Amazon S3, S3-compatible services, Azure Blob Storage and Google Cloud Storage - Drives you've used before open again with one tap Browse and check - Photos, videos, RAW files and Live Photos - Camera, lens, exposure and a map of where each photo was taken - Sort by date taken, camera, size or name - Move, rename and delete on the drive, or save your picks to Photos - Copy a camera card to another drive, NAS or cloud location, with every copy compared with its original Pick the best photos - Similar shots in a folder are grouped, the best of each group is marked, and blurred shots and closed eyes are flagged - Choose how many to keep, then save the keepers to Photos, or move or delete the rest - Photos are analyzed on your device Video transcripts - Turn what is said in a video into text, on your device (iOS 26 or later) - Tap a line to play from there, or search everything said in a folder Remove private info before you share - Strip GPS location, capture time and camera serial numbers from photos and videos - Save a cleaned copy or overwrite the original. Quality doesn't change Back up your iPhone or iPad - Copy your photo library to your own drive, NAS or cloud location - Only new photos are copied, and originals, Live Photos and RAW files are kept - Free up space: remove photos from your device once their copies are confirmed to be there Also included: Light and Dark appearance, iPad and landscape layouts, and a speed test for your drive. Whether you're checking a camera card after a shoot, going through years of photos on a NAS, or freeing up space on your phone, Photo Browser: External Disk keeps your photos where you put them.

Screenshots

Vision Viewer4 screens
Photo Browser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Photo Browser at none against Vision Viewer's shown. Photo Browser also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Vision Viewer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vision Viewer ships an update every 3 weeks, Photo Browser weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Vision Viewer versus Photo Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVision ViewerPhoto Browser
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB28 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperYOON HO YOUNG坤宁 毛

In-app purchases

None

Vision Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

Photo Browser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vision Viewer free?
Vision Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Photo Browser free?
Photo Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vision Viewer or Photo Browser have ads?
Vision Viewer shows ads; Photo Browser does not.
Which is updated more often, Vision Viewer or Photo Browser?
Vision Viewer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Photo Browser weekly. Most recently, Vision Viewer was updated on October 17, 2026 and Photo Browser on October 20, 2026.

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