Drop a Line vs Immich
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drop a Line
Create personalized digital postcards using your photos. Add custom captions, messages, and your name to a postcard template. Share your creations via email, text, or social media, or print them directly.
- Custom postcard design
- Photo selection from gallery
- Add personalized captions
- Include sender's name
- Up to 8-line message
- Share via email, text, social media
- Direct printing option
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This camera app creates a customized postcards. The postcard design features photos selected from the "Photos" app. Individualized captions are superimposed onto the photo and the sender's name is placed on the designated location of the postcard template. A message of up to 8 lines can be typed in the space adjacent to the photo. When saved to the "Photos" app the postcard can be sent as an attachment via email or text messages, as well as to popular social networking websites such as "Facebook", "Twitter", "Flickr" and more. Lastly, a hardcopy of the postcard can be produced directly from a device to a printer via AirPlay or a dedicated and usually free Printer app.
Immich
This client app enables self-hosted backup of your photos and videos. It requires you to run and manage your own server to function. Enjoy a private and efficient way to store your media.
- Self-hosted media backup
- Private data storage
- Intuitive user interface
- Efficient photo and video backup
- Constant updates and improvements
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This is a client app for Immich Server and you will need to run/manage the server on your own in order to use the app. Website: https://immich.app GitHub: https://github.com/immich-app/immich
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Immich at 77% against Drop a Line's 0%. Immich also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.8 vs 1.0). Drop a Line's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On ads, 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
Immich is free to download; Drop a Line costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Immich holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Immich has 810 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Drop a Line's written reviews are positive against 77% of Immich's.
Drop a Line ships an update every 8 months, Immich every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drop a Line | Immich |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (810 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 77.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 810 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #207 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Manfred Breede | FUTO Computing |
Customer experience
Drop a Line
Immich
Bugs and requests
Drop a Line
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Immich
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to log in on latest update
- Frequent timeline rebuilds
- Inconsistent behavior with HDR photos
- Scrolling issues in the app
- Unreliable background sync
Requested features
5 requests- Option to remove photos from device after backup
- Support for 360-degree photos and videos
- Improved family/user sharing capabilities
- Better integration with third-party tools
- Clearer cache management
In-app purchases
Drop a Line
No in-app purchases
Immich
No in-app purchases
