Hyper Image Search vs Search Photos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hyper Image Search
Easily search for images with a simple interface. Select multiple search results from a large storage for quick access. This app offers straightforward image discovery and management.
- Easy image searching
- Multiple result selection
- Large storage access
- Simple operation
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Search want images with easy operation The mass storage in select multiple search results
Search Photos
Instantly find specific photos in your library by searching for text within them. This app uses advanced text recognition to extract and copy text, detect links, and even identify calendar events from your images. It also integrates with Maps to show photo locations.
- Search text within photos
- Extract and copy text from images
- Detect links and phone numbers
- Integrates with Maps for photo location
- Supports multiple languages
- Mark photos as favorites
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Search Photos can image process (or scan) the photos in your photos library for the purpose of finding a specific (lost) photo by using your search text. It uses Text Recognition software to find text in a photo. You can then search for text in your photos. You can also use Spotlight to search through your photos. 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. Search Photos 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 mark the found photo as a favourite, if you wish. An extensive User Guide is included. 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. Search Photos integrates with Maps to show you the physical location where the photo has been taken. You can also use Search Photos to scan an individual photo, a photo of a paper document or a screen shot. The free edition is limited to five search results. After the In-App Purchase you will receive unlimited search results.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Search Photos at 100% against Hyper Image Search's 50%. Search Photos also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). Hyper Image Search's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence 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. Search Photos sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hyper Image Search asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hyper Image Search | Search Photos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hiroyuki Kawate | Alco Blom |
Customer experience
Hyper Image Search
Search Photos
In-app purchases
Hyper Image Search
No in-app purchases
Search Photos
- Unlimited Search$4.99
Questions
Is Hyper Image Search free?
Is Search Photos free?
Do Hyper Image Search or Search Photos have ads?
Which is updated more often, Hyper Image Search or Search Photos?
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