ownCloud Gallery Free vs Databag
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- View ownCloud images
- Generates preview images
- Caches thumbnails on phone
- Optimized bandwidth usage
- Faster image loading
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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!
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.
- Decentralized communication
- Federated accounts
- End-to-end encryption
- Topic-based threads
- Audio and video calls
- Mobile alerts
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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)
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | ownCloud Gallery Free | Databag |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wolfgang Steuer | Roland Osborne |
Customer experience
ownCloud Gallery Free
Databag
In-app purchases
ownCloud Gallery Free
No in-app purchases
Databag
No in-app purchases









