Pixel Gallery Android

Comparison

Pixel Gallery vs A+ Gallery

Verdict: Pick Pixel Gallery if you want no ads, face grouping and search by what a photo shows. Pick A+ Gallery if you want a password vault with backup and Facebook or Dropbox photos in the same app.

A+ Gallery is a fast, popular gallery with color search, a vault and optional cloud sync, funded by ads. Pixel Gallery has no ads and adds on-device AI.

Last updated . A+ Gallery website

Pixel Gallery vs A+ Gallery at a glance

Pixel Gallery vs A+ Gallery feature comparison, data as of November 8, 2026.
Capability Pixel Gallery A+ Gallery
Photos stay on the phone Yes Pixel Gallery never uploads your photos or videos. Partly Local gallery; optional A+ Cloud sync and secure vault backup store photos on the developer's cloud
Works without an account Yes Partly Gallery works without sign-in; turning on the secure vault, vault backup or A+ Cloud creates an account
On-device smart search Yes SigLIP2 model, ~375 MB optional download. No Searches by date, location, album and image color offline; no content search like "dog on beach" documented
Face grouping Yes Runs on the phone. No Not mentioned in the Play listing or the help center
Duplicate and similar cleanup Yes No No duplicate or similar-photo finder documented; listing offers resizing photos and videos to save storage
Encrypted metadata database Yes Not documented
No ads Yes No Play listing carries "Contains ads"; privacy policy names Google, Facebook and MoPub as ad partners
No subscription Yes Free, plus an optional one-time Premium purchase. Not documented Free with ads and in-app purchases; whether any purchase is a subscription is not documented
Cloud backup No Pixel Gallery has no cloud. Backup is up to you. Yes A+ Cloud sync, secure vault backup, and sync/backup with Dropbox
Open source No No No public source code found; proprietary app
Password vault with backup Partly Blurs items behind a biometric lock; files are not encrypted. Yes Vault backup needs an account.
Online photos (Dropbox, Facebook) in the gallery No Yes
Map view Yes Yes
Photo and video editor Yes Not documented
Stories and memories Yes No
Sources (5)
  1. A+ Gallery on Google Play, accessed
  2. A+ Gallery data safety on Google Play, accessed
  3. A+ Gallery help: Delete my account (A+ Cloud, vault account), accessed
  4. AtomicAdd privacy policy, accessed
  5. A+ Gallery help: Get started, accessed

Yes, if ads bother you or you want a smarter gallery. A+ Gallery is fast and very popular, with offline search by date, place and color. It is funded by ads, and its privacy policy names ad partners. Pixel Gallery shows no ads and adds face grouping, semantic search and cleanup, all on the phone.

  • Vault with backup. A password-locked vault with optional backup.
  • Online sources. Dropbox and Facebook photos next to local ones.
  • Color search. Find photos by their dominant color.
  • No ads. And analytics stay off until you consent.
  • On-device AI. People, search by what a photo shows, text recognition, captions on supported devices.
  • Cleanup. Duplicates, similar shots and low-quality photos with swipe review.
  • No account for anything. A+ creates one when you use the vault backup or A+ Cloud.

Who should pick which?

Pick Pixel Gallery for an ad-free, smarter gallery that keeps photos on the phone. Pick A+ Gallery if a backed-up vault or online albums in one place are what you need.

Move anything you want indexed out of the A+ vault first, then install Pixel Gallery and allow photo access.

What makes Pixel Gallery different

  • On-device AI

    Faces, semantic search, text recognition and captions run on the phone. Gemini Nano captions on supported devices.

  • Never uploads your photos

    Pixel Gallery never uploads your photos or videos. No account, no cloud library.

  • Encrypted metadata database

    The index of faces, places, text and embeddings is encrypted on the device.

  • No ads, no subscription

    Free to use with no ads. Premium is a one-time purchase.

Beyond the table

18 more things Pixel Gallery does

The table sticks to where Pixel Gallery and A+ Gallery differ most. This is the rest of the app, all on the phone. Features marked Premium are part of the one-time purchase.

On-device AI

Search & discover

Organize

Create & edit

Insights

Sharing

Experiences

Gallery basics

All features What's in Premium

Pixel Gallery vs A+ Gallery: questions

Is there an A+ Gallery alternative without ads?

Yes. Pixel Gallery has no ads and adds face grouping, semantic search and cleanup on the phone.

Does A+ Gallery upload my photos?

Not by default. Its secure vault backup and A+ Cloud sync store photos on the developer's cloud and create an account when you turn them on.

Does A+ Gallery have face recognition?

Face grouping is not documented for A+ Gallery. Pixel Gallery groups faces on the phone.

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Requires Android 13 or newer. No account. Optional one-time Premium upgrade.

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