Stringr Video vs Photos Search
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stringr Video
This app allows users to capture and upload video footage directly to a marketplace. Media customers can request and purchase the videos they need, and users can view nearby requests for footage.
- Capture video footage
- Upload videos to marketplace
- View nearby video requests
- Sell footage to media customers
- Receive notifications for requests
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Shoot, upload and sell footage using Stringr Video. With Stringr, you’ll be notified when the media wants video near you. You can also upload footage on your own. Stringr is a video marketplace where media customers come to request, preview and purchase the video they need. * View nearby requests for video footage * Capture video footage * Upload videos to Stringr
Photos Search
This app uses text recognition to find words within your photos. It allows you to extract, copy, and organize text from images, including links and phone numbers. The app also integrates with Maps and offers a macOS version.
- Search text in photos
- Extract and copy text
- Detect links and phone numbers
- Create albums from search results
- Integrates with Maps
- Share and Editing Extensions
- macOS version included
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Photos Search can search for text in your photos library. It uses Text Recognition software to find text in a photo. Spotlight is supported, so you can search directly from the Home Screen. You can scan a selected time period (7 days, 30 days, 6 months etc.) or scan all your photos. Once a photo has been processed, you will not have to scan it again, so after a while you will have processed your complete photos library and it will be ready to be searched instantaneously. Photos Search can extract the text from any photo and will allow you to copy the text. It will also detect links, phone numbers, calendar events etc. You can create an album in Photos with your search results, so that you can also work with your found photos in the Photos app. Photos Search integrates with Maps to show you the physical location where the photo has been taken. You can also use Photos Search to scan an individual photo, a photo of a paper document or a screen shot. Photos Search includes a Share Extension. With this extension you can extract text from any image or photo in any app through the extension feature of iOS. Photos Search also includes a Photos Editing Extension. With this extension you can extract text from any photo in Photos through the extension feature of Photos. Just Edit a photo in Photos and call on the Photos Search extension to extract all the text from the photo. You will also get the macOS version of this app with this purchase. The app is also available separately only for iOS under the name Photos Search Text and that version has a lower iOS price. Most languages are supported : English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Russian. New languages that are supported : Thai, Vietnamese and Arabic.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Photos Search at 100% against Stringr Video's 51%. Photos Search also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). Stringr Video's advantage is price (Free vs $17.99) and ratings volume (333 vs 5). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Stringr Video is free to download; Photos Search costs $17.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Photos Search holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stringr Video has 333 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Stringr Video's written reviews are positive against 100% of Photos Search's.
Stringr Video ships an update monthly, Photos Search every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stringr Video | Photos Search |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $17.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (333 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 333 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stringr Inc | Alco Blom |
Customer experience
Stringr Video
Photos Search
Bugs and requests
Stringr Video
Reported bugs
3 issues- Issues with video uploads and processing
- Unreliable location-based requests
- Problems with login and account management
Requested features
4 requests- Provide more details on video usage and sales
- Increase pay rates for videographers
- Improve communication and support
- Add more advanced features for professional users
Photos Search
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stringr Video
No in-app purchases
Photos Search
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Stringr Video free?
Is Photos Search free?
Which has better reviews, Stringr Video or Photos Search?
Do Stringr Video or Photos Search have ads?
Which is updated more often, Stringr Video or Photos Search?
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