What are the best Android gallery apps?

Question

13

Options
Considered

160

User
Recs.

Jun 19, 2018

Last
Updated

Here’s the Deal

The Best 1 of 13 OptionsWhy?

13 Options Considered	Price	Last Updated
91 Piktures	-	Jun 19, 2018
89 Google Photos	-	Jun 3, 2018
-- QuickPic	-	May 10, 2018
-- HTC Gallery	-	Apr 22, 2018
-- Camera Roll - Gallery	Free	May 22, 2018

See Full List

Ad

12 Other Options Considered

160 Community Recommendations

+126

Request recommendations from the community

CulturedHecaterus

Contributor for 3 months

2

Total
Recs.

50

Total
Karma

QuickPic

3 months ago

As of March 2018, no longer accesses Dropbox API for new account links, nor views new folders nor new photos on older account links.

Con

Untrustworthy

CulturedHecaterus

Contributor for 3 months

2

Total
Recs.

50

Total
Karma

Google Photos

3 months ago

Allows a Google Photos folder inside the Google Drive. If any photos are moved from Photos to Drive and vice versa, be careful you don't delete them as Google deletes them from ALL locations. Also, you can't see file names or any tags without opening the info button on an individual photo. Google...

OptimisticTeshub

Contributor for 3 months

1

Total
Recs.

0

Total
Karma

Camera Roll - Gallery

Recommended 3 months ago

Good app no ads

NobleOrion

Contributor for 3 days

1

Total
Recs.

0

Total
Karma

Piktures

Recommended 3 days ago

NobleOrion hasn’t added their experience, pros or cons to their recommendation.

SincereMacGreine

Contributor for 7 days

1

Total
Recs.

0

Total
Karma

Piktures

Recommended 7 days ago

SincereMacGreine hasn’t added their experience, pros or cons to their recommendation.

EncouragingTusholi

Contributor for 7 days

1

Total
Recs.

0

Total
Karma

Piktures

Recommended 7 days ago

EncouragingTusholi hasn’t added their experience, pros or cons to their recommendation.

FascinatingAntheia

Contributor for 10 days

1

Total
Recs.

0

Total
Karma

Piktures

Recommended 10 days ago

FascinatingAntheia hasn’t added their experience, pros or cons to their recommendation.

PioneeringChukwu

Contributor for 15 days

1

Total
Recs.

0

Total
Karma

Piktures

Recommended 15 days ago

PioneeringChukwu hasn’t added their experience, pros or cons to their recommendation.

SuccinctSatet

Contributor for 19 days

2

Total
Recs.

0

Total
Karma

Piktures

Recommended 19 days ago

SuccinctSatet hasn’t added their experience, pros or cons to their recommendation.

NobleDiana

Contributor for 24 days

1

Total
Recs.

0

Total
Karma

Piktures

Recommended 24 days ago

NobleDiana hasn’t added their experience, pros or cons to their recommendation.

Currently displaying 3 out of 160 total recommendations.

I Recommend...

Help millions of people make better decisions.

Each month, over 1.7 million people use Slant to find the best products and share their knowledge. Pick the tags you’re passionate about to get a personalized feed and begin contributing your knowledge.

score 57 · Answer 1

Piktures

Top Con

Very slow

When zoomed images gets blurred and take much time to load fully. Really annoying. See More

Top Pro

Supports Dropbox sync

Top Pro

Ad-free

score 21 · Answer 2

Google Photos

Top Pro

Free unlimited storage

Google Photos comes with free storage for images up to 16GB and videos up to 1080p which means that most users need no longer worry about storage space. See More

Top Con

Files may be compressed if you're using the unlimited storage option

All images exceeding 16MP and videos exceeding 1080p will automatically be compressed to that size or lower. Meaning high-res images and videos won't work with the unlimited storage option. See More

Top Pro

Can automatically back up phone's photos

Any images taken with your phone can automatically be backed up to Google Photos. And the first time you run the mobile app it will also help you back up any existing images and videos you might have on your phone. See More

Top Con

Cannot tag photos manually

Top Pro

Handles multi device inquiry/edits flawlessly

If you use multiple devices (inc. desktop client(s)) there is very rarely an issue re file version control/simultaneous editing. See More

Top Con

Not a lot of free storage space for high-res content

While there's a free unlimited storage plan, it's limited to 16 megapixel images and 1080p videos. Uploading full-resolution content, if you opt out of free unlimited storage plan, is limited to 15GB that comes with a Google account which is shared across all Google services. Increasing that storage space costs about $10/mo per 1TB of storage. See More

Top Pro

Non-destructive built-in photo editor

Any photos that you edited can be undone to original copy. See More

Top Con

Might be removed anytime

Google has a tendency to quickly shut down or abandon services that don't perform well. Google Photos might run the risk of being discontinued if the user base of the app doesn't meet certain criteria. See More

Top Pro

Does not slow with load

Can store tens of thousands of photographs without any noticeable deterioration of speed. See More

Top Con

The website has performance issues

The site tends to lag and file uploads can sometimes fail. See More

Top Pro

Videos stream flawlessly

Video streaming is excellent (provided you have a suitable connection). See More

Top Con

The web version lacks certain features available on mobile apps

See All

score 13 · Answer 3

QuickPic

Top Con

Untrustworthy

It's owned by Cheetah Mobile. That says it all. See More

Top Pro

Fast performance loading photos

QuickPic displays photos ultra fast and performs better than most stock gallery apps. Developed with speed in mind, QuickPic will make working with any library of photos lightning quick. See More

Top Pro

Impressive video-player

Allows to lock a video in landscape mode and intuitive controls via swipe gestures. See More

Top Pro

Supports hidden images

In order to hide an image, start the title with a period. This can be great for privacy purposes. See More

Top Pro

Supports multiple online photo album services

QuickPic integrates with: Flickr, Picasa, 500px, and many more. See More

Top Pro

Excellent file management tools

QuickPic offers excellent file management tools, with the ability to move and rename photos, users are in total control over the photo library. Easily find new photos by date or location with the grouping tool. See More

See All

score 6 · Answer 4

HTC Gallery

Top Pro

Built-in image filters

HTC Gallery comes bundled with image filters that allow the user to add image effects to their images. Functions similar to Instagram filters. See More

Top Con

No option to exclude folders

Top Pro

Offers interesting image effects

The app allows creating blended, kaleidoscopic or masked images. See More

See All

score 9 · Answer 5

Camera Roll - Gallery

Top Pro

Free, no ads & open source

You can find the source code here. See More

score 6 · Answer 6

ASUS Gallery

Top Con

Large thumbnails

If your savy on storage, you may want to get another gallery, or get a thumbnail compression tool. Or if you think you can deal with it, make sure you have at least 1gb of free space. See More

Top Pro

Decent image modiffication tools

ASUS Gallery app comes with an integrated image modification tool with decent preset filters, as well as the capability to make your own. See More

Top Pro

Trash

If you are a constant clutz, and keep hitting the trash can unwillingly, this app has a solution, the gallery trash can. Although it often comes in handy, of course it's worth noting it will require you to empty the trash can every once and a while if you do not want it to get so full it is un-navigable. See More

See All

score 2 · Answer 7

F-Stop Media Gallery

Top Pro

Variety of features for categorizing the gallery

In addition to folders and albums the app allows images to be tagged, rated and favorited. It also offers the option to create smart galleries (automatically sort photos into galleries) and browse images based on location. See More

score 3 · Answer 8

A Photo Manager

Top Pro

Powerful geotagging/openstreetmap integration

A map shows where photos where taken. if you zoom in you see more details. Geotagging: select one or more photos + "set geo" + pick a point in the map ==> the selected images get that point. Filter images through the map: after selecting an area in the map (i.e. North Germany), the gallery will only show images from North Germany. See More

Top Con

It is not available on the Google Play Store

You have to download it via f-droid.org store. See More

Top Pro

Can handle big image collections

15000+ images in 1000+ folders. See More

Top Con

Only support for local photos

Top Pro

It is free

Open-source, no ads, no user tracking. See More

Top Pro

Quick hirarchical folder navigation

Only folders that contain pictures are shown. See More

See All

Answer 9

Darkroom

Top Pro

Good photo organization

You can create an infinite number of galleries for photos from vacations, pictures of important documents, receipts, etc. See More

Top Pro

It's free

score 2 · Answer 10

PhotoMap - Geo Photo Gallery

Top Pro

Unique augmented reality view

Top Pro

Share photos and tracks via link

Top Pro

Cloud storage access

Top Pro

Integrated GPS tracker

Top Pro

Calendar view

Top Pro

Groups photos by folder, time and location

Top Pro

Integrated diary

Top Pro

Network access via FTP, FTPS and SMB/CIFS

See All

score 3 · Answer 11

Levipic

Top Pro

Rating stored into EXIF

Top Pro

Wallpaper Slideshow Support

Top Pro

Track on a map where your photos we're taken

Your photos are grouped by location, so it's easy to see what photos were taken where. See More

See All

score 1 · Answer 12

Aperture

Top Pro

Free and open source

Aperture is licensed under GPLv3 with source code available on GitHub. See More

Top Con

May be abandoned

According to homepage the app is no longer supported or updated. What has been available is often buggy, laggy and missing features, as it never got out of beta. See More

Top Pro

Good looking Material Design UI

Makes for a pretty UI. Also, makes the app consistent with UI guidelines laid out by Google, and as a result consistent with many other apps. See More

See All

Answer 13

MyRoll Gallery

Top Pro

Aims to surface the most important images

The app analyzes all images that are stored in the app looking to determine which are the most important to you. It then puts those images in collections called Moments that are then prominently displayed within the app. See More

Top Con

Asks for permission to access the calendar

The behavioural engine pulls information from the calendar to figure out which images are important to you. See More

The Best 1 of 13 OptionsWhy?

Very slow

Supports Dropbox sync

Ad-free

12 Other Options Considered

Free unlimited storage

Files may be compressed if you're using the unlimited storage option

Can automatically back up phone's photos

Cannot tag photos manually

Handles multi device inquiry/edits flawlessly

Not a lot of free storage space for high-res content

Non-destructive built-in photo editor

Might be removed anytime

Does not slow with load

The website has performance issues

Videos stream flawlessly

The web version lacks certain features available on mobile apps

Untrustworthy

Fast performance loading photos

Impressive video-player

Supports hidden images

Supports multiple online photo album services

Excellent file management tools

Built-in image filters

No option to exclude folders

Offers interesting image effects

Free, no ads & open source

Large thumbnails

Decent image modiffication tools

Trash

Variety of features for categorizing the gallery

Powerful geotagging/openstreetmap integration

It is not available on the Google Play Store

Can handle big image collections

Only support for local photos

It is free

Quick hirarchical folder navigation

Good photo organization

It's free

Unique augmented reality view

Share photos and tracks via link

Cloud storage access

Integrated GPS tracker

Calendar view

Groups photos by folder, time and location

Integrated diary

Network access via FTP, FTPS and SMB/CIFS

Rating stored into EXIF

Wallpaper Slideshow Support

Track on a map where your photos we're taken

Free and open source

May be abandoned

Good looking Material Design UI

Aims to surface the most important images

Asks for permission to access the calendar

Don't see your favorite option? Add it.

160 Community Recommendations

One sec!