Comparison

NORMAL MAGAZINE vs das Image Search and Explore

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

Head to head
About

NORMAL MAGAZINE

This exclusive photographic magazine showcases stunning artistic nude photography from renowned artists. It blends art-book and magazine elements, featuring editorials, interviews, and portfolios that explore fashion and the human form. The app also provides opportunities for emerging photographers and models.

Highlights
  • Artistic nude photography
  • Fashion and art fusion
  • Editorials and interviews
  • Photographer portfolios
  • In-app purchases for issues
  • Subscription options
Features
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The best nudes as seen by the greatest photographers. Packed with stunning photos of the world’s most beautiful women, NORMAL is a very exclusive photographic magazine devoted to art and photography, focusing on fashion and artistic nude. In a subtle fusion between art-book and magazine, NORMAL reveals the intimacy of our generation’s greatest photographers through editorials, series, interviews and portfolios. Mingling fashion and art together in nearly 250 pages, on the fringe of individual focus, and desirous to interact with its readership, the magazine offers several inserts to talented photographers and models, whether passionate amateurs or experienced professionals. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

NORMAL MAGAZINE1 screens
das Image Search and Explore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: das Image Search and Explore at 4.7 against NORMAL MAGAZINE's 3.3. das Image Search and Explore also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 54%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 103 months). NORMAL MAGAZINE's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. das Image Search and Explore sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NORMAL MAGAZINE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

das Image Search and Explore holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: das Image Search and Explore has 1.2K ratings behind it against 62, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of NORMAL MAGAZINE's written reviews are positive against 91% of das Image Search and Explore's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NORMAL MAGAZINE ships an update every 103 months, das Image Search and Explore every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
NORMAL MAGAZINE versus das Image Search and Explore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNORMAL MAGAZINEdas Image Search and Explore
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (62 ratings)4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews91.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings621.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 103 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB9 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperIncarnatioFlorian Voss

Customer experience

NORMAL MAGAZINE

All ratings62 ratings
Positive54.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative40.3%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative38.5%

das Image Search and Explore

All ratings1,138 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews218 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative4.6%

Bugs and requests

NORMAL MAGAZINE

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

None

NORMAL MAGAZINE

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

das Image Search and Explore

One-time1
  • Forever Ad-Free$4.99

Questions

Is NORMAL MAGAZINE free?
NORMAL MAGAZINE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is das Image Search and Explore free?
das Image Search and Explore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NORMAL MAGAZINE or das Image Search and Explore?
das Image Search and Explore is rated higher. NORMAL MAGAZINE averages 3.3 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while das Image Search and Explore averages 4.7 from 1.2K ratings.
Do NORMAL MAGAZINE or das Image Search and Explore have ads?
das Image Search and Explore shows ads; NORMAL MAGAZINE does not.
Which is updated more often, NORMAL MAGAZINE or das Image Search and Explore?
NORMAL MAGAZINE ships an update every 103 months, and das Image Search and Explore every 9 days. Most recently, NORMAL MAGAZINE was updated on November 6, 2026 and das Image Search and Explore on November 6, 2026.

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