Comparison

ownCloud Gallery Free vs Databag

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

Head to head
About

ownCloud Gallery Free

View images from your ownCloud instance with generated previews. This free version allows testing your connection and thumbnail generation before upgrading. It optimizes bandwidth and loading times for a faster viewing experience.

Highlights
  • View ownCloud images
  • Generates preview images
  • Caches thumbnails on phone
  • Optimized bandwidth usage
  • Faster image loading
Features
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This app shows you your images on your ownCloud instance with preview images. It makes use of the preview feature introduced in ownCloud version 6. This is the free version for testing the connection to your ownCloud 6 instance. If you are able to successfully connect to your ownCloud instance and can generate thumbnails, you are ready to go for the real version! If using https, make sure you have a valid SSL certificate or import the certificate before using this app. It generates thumbnails and caches them on your phone. This makes this app perfect for showing your latest holiday pictures. The bandwidth usage should be lower than transferring the original image and loads it faster. Make sure you have a ownCloud Version 6 (!) otherwise you will need to upgrade your ownCloud installation to get this app to work! This app ONLY previews your images as squares (limitation of the ownCloud API). Of course you can then show your original image as well anyways! If you have any feature request just drop me an email. I would love to implement it and improve the app. If you encounter a bug please send me as much details as possible that I will be able to fix it! This is the first version, so more features to come (suggest me some ...)! Have fun!

About

Databag

This self-hosted messaging service offers decentralized and federated communication with end-to-end encryption. Organize conversations by topic and enjoy low latency with mobile alerts for new messages and calls.

Highlights
  • Decentralized communication
  • Federated accounts
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Topic-based threads
  • Audio and video calls
  • Mobile alerts
Features
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Databag is a selfhosted messaging service. Notable features include: - Decentralized (direct communication between app and server node) - Federated (accounts on different nodes can communicate) - Public-Private key based identity (not bound to any blockchain or hosting domain) - End-to-End encryption (the hosting admin cannot view sealed topics, default unsealed) - Audio and Video Calls (nat traversal requires separate relay server) - Topic based threads (messages organized by topic not contacts) - Lightweight (server can run on a raspberry pi zero v1.3) - Low latency (use of websockets for push events to avoid polling) - Unlimited accounts per node (host for your whole family) - Mobile alerts for new contacts, messages, and calls (supports APN)

Screenshots

ownCloud Gallery Free4 screens
Databag3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Databag at 100% against ownCloud Gallery Free's 7%. Databag also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.4). ownCloud Gallery Free's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.4). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Databag holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ownCloud Gallery Free has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of ownCloud Gallery Free's written reviews are positive against 100% of Databag's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ownCloud Gallery Free ships an update every 2 weeks, Databag fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ownCloud Gallery Free versus Databag: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterownCloud Gallery FreeDatabag
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews7.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWolfgang SteuerRoland Osborne

Customer experience

ownCloud Gallery Free

All ratings5 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive7.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative85.7%

Databag

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ownCloud Gallery Free

No in-app purchases

None

Databag

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ownCloud Gallery Free free?
ownCloud Gallery Free is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Databag free?
Databag is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ownCloud Gallery Free or Databag?
Databag is rated higher. ownCloud Gallery Free averages 1.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Databag averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ownCloud Gallery Free or Databag have ads?
Neither ownCloud Gallery Free nor Databag shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ownCloud Gallery Free or Databag?
ownCloud Gallery Free ships an update every 2 weeks, and Databag fortnightly. Most recently, ownCloud Gallery Free was updated on October 9, 2026 and Databag on September 23, 2026.

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