Comparison

Timich vs Noodle Gallery

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

Head to head
About

Timich

Features
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Timich is a simple and elegant app for browsing your personal self-hosted Immich server from iPhone and iPad. Immich is a free and open-source photo management solution that runs on hardware you control. Timich connects to your own server, or to a paired Timich Agent, and gives you a smooth, responsive interface for exploring photos and videos without distraction. Use Timich at home with your local Immich server, or pair Timich Agent for a private connection path to your library. Timich Reach is an optional auto-renewable subscription that adds Remote Browsing through your paired Timich Agent when you are away from your home network. Timich Reach Family adds Family Sharing and supports Remote Browsing for up to five active app devices. Timich does not replace Immich and does not host your photo library. Your media stays on the Immich server and Timich Agent you run or control. Features: - Browse photos and videos from your self-hosted Immich server - Connect directly to Immich or pair with Timich Agent - Search your library - Jump quickly through large timelines by date - Open photos and videos in a focused full-screen viewer - Share media with the iOS share sheet - Save photos and videos to your device photo library - Use Timich Reach for optional Remote Browsing through your paired Agent Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Timich Terms of Use: https://timich.runo.jp/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://timich.runo.jp/privacy/

About

Noodle Gallery

This app automatically backs up your photos and videos to your own server, offering powerful AI-driven search and organized sharing options. It provides full control over your data and privacy, with no ads or cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Automatic photo and video backup
  • AI-powered smart search
  • Create shared spaces with permissions
  • Face recognition for photo grouping
  • Map view of photo locations
  • Organize with albums and tags
  • Deduplication of uploads
Features
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• Automatic Backup Photos and videos from your phone back up automatically to your Gallery server. Works in the background, resumes on interruption, and never duplicates. • Powerful Search Find any photo instantly. Search by location, date, people, camera, tags, or even what's in the image using AI-powered smart search. • Shared Spaces Share photos with family, friends, or co-workers. Create spaces with different members, each with their own permissions. Activity log shows who added what. • Face Recognition Gallery automatically groups photos by person. Name the people you know and find all their photos instantly. • Map View See where your photos were taken on an interactive world map. • Albums & Tags Organise your library your way with albums, tags, favourites, and ratings. • Deduplication Never worry about duplicate uploads. Gallery detects and handles them automatically (photos and videos). • External Libraries Connect existing photo collections from network drives or disks without importing. • Full Control Every feature runs on your own server. No data leaves your network unless you explicitly share it. REQUIRES A GALLERY SERVER Gallery is a self-hosted solution. You need to run the Gallery server on your own hardware. Setup takes about 5 minutes using Docker. Learn more and get started at https://opennoodle.de OPEN SOURCE Gallery is free and open source, forked from Immich with additional features focused on shared spaces and privacy. Source code is available on GitHub. PRIVACY BY DESIGN • No analytics or tracking • No ads, ever • No cloud storage - your server, your data • End-to-end control over who sees what

Screenshots

Timich3 screens
Noodle Gallery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Noodle Gallery at none against Timich's 2. Noodle Gallery also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Timich sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Noodle Gallery asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timich ships an update every 10 days, Noodle Gallery weekly. Both last shipped on September 11, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Timich versus Noodle Gallery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimichNoodle Gallery
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuno SaharaDavid Pierre Marais

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Timich

Subscriptions2
  • Timich Reach Personal$1.991 Month
  • Timich Reach Family$3.991 Month
None

Noodle Gallery

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timich free?
Timich is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Noodle Gallery free?
Noodle Gallery is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Timich or Noodle Gallery have ads?
Neither Timich nor Noodle Gallery shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timich or Noodle Gallery?
Timich ships an update every 10 days, and Noodle Gallery weekly. Most recently, Timich was updated on September 11, 2026 and Noodle Gallery on September 11, 2026.

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