Remarks vs das Image Search and Explore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Remarks
Easily add text and drawings to your photos and videos. Enhance your images with custom "Remarks" and share them instantly. Integrate with Notification Center and Apple Watch for quick access.
- Add text and drawings to photos
- Built-in camera
- Add watermarks to photos and videos
- Remarks Space for Notification Center
- Apple Watch integration
- Easy sharing via AirDrop, Facebook, Twitter
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Picture is worth a thousand words. Introducing Remarks, an easy way to put "Remarks" on your photos or pictures. Built-in Camera in App ∙Take photo or choose existing photo from library then start put some drawing on it Add Watermark ∙Tap Adjust then Extensions on Photos App to add Watermark to your photos or videos Phone, Car and Standby Widget ∙Display Remarks photo Widget on Phone, Car and also during Phone Standby Notification and Live Activities ∙Set Remarks photo Reminder and also Live Activities countdown SharePlay ∙Start SharePlay with Remarks photo Easy sharing ∙Share with friends via AirDrop and WhatsApp or Post it on X Box integration ∙Add comment and upload Remarks photo to Box
das Image Search and Explore
Discover and search for images, wallpapers, and GIFs from various sources. Customize your viewing experience with multiple layouts, filters, and modes. Enjoy privacy with on-device search history and find content that perfectly fits your device's resolution.
- Explore and search images
- Multiple layout options (table, grid, wallpaper, waterfall)
- Adjustable image size and full zoom
- Light/dark mode and orientation options
- On-device search history for privacy
- Search multiple engines and photo platforms
- Advanced search filters (layout, color, size, type, freshness)
- Animated GIF search
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EXPLORE & SEARCH: Explore images from galleries, or search for any topic. View results in table, grid, wallpaper or waterfall layouts, and in detail views with full zoom capability. Adjust image size in result views. Choose light or dark mode. Browse in portrait or landscape. ALWAYS PRIVATE: We never share search history or personal information with providers. Your search history lives on device only. Or choose to have it deleted after you leave the app, or to never persist it in the first place. CHOOSE YOUR SOURCE: Search the full internet with Bing, Google and Yandex, or find interesting Flickr, Pinterest, Pixabay, Unsplash, Pexel and PxHere photography. FILTERS: Focus your search with image layout (portrait, landscape or square), color or black and white, size, image type (photo, clipart, line drawing or gif) and freshness. Quickly change orientation in our custom keyboard toolbar. WALLPAPERS FITTING YOUR DEVICE: Our wallpaper filter determines your phone resolution and returns only results that exactly match for maximum clarity images. ANIMATED GIFS: Filter for GIFs to enjoy fun mini movies. TRENDING: Find Bing trending collections in wallpapers, people, nature, animals and gifs IMAGE OF THE DAY: We surprise you with a beautiful homepage image every day. GET THE BACKSTORY: Browse to the hosts of the images you find. Explore news and Wikipedia articles, Flickr, Pixabay, Unsplash, Pexels and PxHere photographers as well as Pinterest photo or gallery pages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Remarks at none against das Image Search and Explore's shown. Remarks also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). das Image Search and Explore's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Remarks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and das Image Search and Explore sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Remarks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: das Image Search and Explore has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Remarks's written reviews are positive against 91% of das Image Search and Explore's.
Remarks ships an update every 23 months, das Image Search and Explore every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Remarks | das Image Search and Explore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 91.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Juiko Ong | Florian Voss |
Customer experience
Remarks
das Image Search and Explore
Bugs and requests
Remarks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
das Image Search and Explore
Reported bugs
2 issues- Google search source not working for some users
- App crashes when changing search sources
Requested features
4 requests- Add more language support
- Implement a slideshow feature
- Allow custom file naming for downloads
- Provide a premium ad-free version
In-app purchases
Remarks
- Extra Ink$0.99
das Image Search and Explore
- Forever Ad-Free$4.99
Questions
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