Souvenirs vs VES - Image and Photo Compare
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Souvenirs
Make photo albums, add text, video, sound and handwritten annotations. Support for photosphere image format in viewer. Upload your albums on a Nextcloud server and share them with family and friends. To upload an album to a Nextcloud instance, you will need: the Nextcloud Souvenir application installed on the instance the Nextcloud Android client installed and configured on your Android device with at least one working account. Synchronisation with your Nextcloud account is done via this app on your device : on Souvenirs app, go to settings and select your Nextcloud account. Yet an other gallery app Old school paper albums are not just a collection of time ordered photos, they are visuals and texts organised to tell a story, make you remember a moment in the past. The goal of this app is to mimic a full photo album though image spacial organisation, text and hand drawings, giving you the tools to express and store your memories ("souvenirs" in french). With a touch of more modern items such as video and sound. Well, at least trying to do it that way with my amateur android programming skills... Album structure Album are composed of several pages where you can include image or text blocs. Images and text blocs are organised in tiles fully covering the page. You can pan/zoom each images and handwritten annotations over them. You can also manually resize the tiles for a more custom layout. Permission explained : the application need the following permissions : "INTERNET" : used exclusively to upload/download albums from the nextcloud server. "WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" : optional, used only if you want to export your album in a PDF file. "RECORD_AUDIO" : optional, only used if you want to insert sound from your microphone. The following third party libraries are used by this app : The media loading library Glide The Nextcloud Single Sign On library The retrofit http client The photo sphere viewer javascript library
VES - Image and Photo Compare
Stop squinting at your gallery. Find the perfect shot with professional-grade comparison tools. Struggling to decide between two nearly identical selfies? Need to track your fitness progress or home renovation? VES Image Compare is the cleanest, fastest way to spot the subtlest differences between two images, right on your device. We don't track you or clutter your screen with ads. It’s a lightweight tool designed for photographers, designers, and anyone who loves perfection. Powerful Comparison Modes * Side by Side: The classic view for a quick visual check. * Overlay Tap: Stack images and toggle between them with a tap—perfect for spotting "ghosting" or movement. * Overlay Slide: Use a draggable slider to reveal the "before" and "after" in real-time. * Slide Transparent: Blend two images to check alignment or color shifts. * Overlay Cut: A precision line-cut tool for detailed side-by-side analysis. * Touch Transparent: Paint away the front image with your finger to reveal the image underneath. Pause the brush to zoom and pan both images together, then resume erasing exactly where you left off. * Differences: Let the app do the work. Both images are compared pixel-by-pixel and the biggest difference regions are automatically highlighted with coloured circles — no squinting required. Key Features for Better Results * Synchronized Zoom: Zoom into one image, and the other follows perfectly. Ideal for checking focus and sharpness. * Privacy First: No internet permission required. Your photos never leave your phone. * Zero Ads: A clean, distraction-free interface. * Flexible Loading: Pick from your gallery, use the camera, or "Share to App" directly from your photo browser. * Pre-Comparison Tools: Rotate and resize images to ensure a fair comparison. Perfect For: * Before & After: Fitness transformations, makeup looks, or DIY projects. * Quality Control: Comparing compressed vs. original images. * Designers: Checking iterations of logos or UI mockups. Completely Private & Local. Your data belongs to you. VES Image Compare works entirely offline. All data is stored in your local cache and can be cleared at any time via your device settings. You can contact me using this E-Mail address: vincentengelsoftware@gmail.com
| Feature | Souvenirs | VES - Image and Photo Compare |
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| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | Media PlayerGalleryVideo | Media PlayerGalleryVideo |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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