# Google Photos alternatives for Android

As of 17 Oct 2026, 13 Android apps can take over from Google Photos. Your pictures stay on your phone, and the cloud is your choice.

## What you keep

| Feature | Google Photos | Piktures | Aves Libre | Fossify Gallery | Ente Photos |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Browse the photos on your phone | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Edit photos | ✓ | ✓ | Basic | ✓ | Basic |
| Hide private photos | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| Open photos already in Drive, OneDrive or Dropbox | Its own cloud | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Your own server or NAS | — | ✓ | — | — | Self-host |
| Automatic backup | ✓ | Paid plans | — | — | ✓ |
| Works without an account | Google account | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |

## Apps

- [Aves Libre](https://getunstock.com/apps/aves-libre) — Gallery and metadata explorer
- [Ente Photos](https://getunstock.com/apps/ente-photos) — Ente Photos is an photos app, that provides end-to-end encrypted bac
- [Fossify Gallery](https://getunstock.com/apps/fossify-gallery) — Gallery with Photo editor. No Ads, Private. No strings attached
- [Gallery for PhotoPrism](https://getunstock.com/apps/gallery-for-photoprism) — A convenient gallery for PhotoPrism with plenty of useful features
- [Iris Gallery](https://getunstock.com/apps/iris-gallery) — Fast, private, 100% offline gallery with photo editor and EXIF inspector
- [Lavender Photos](https://getunstock.com/apps/lavender-photos) — A no non-sense, stylish, and performant gallery app
- [Les Pas](https://getunstock.com/apps/les-pas) — A photo album that saves all your precious memory in your private cloud
- [MA Photos](https://getunstock.com/apps/ma-photos) — A photos app with a full editor and on-device AI search
- [Memories](https://getunstock.com/apps/memories) — Fast, modern and advanced photo management suite. Runs as a Nextcloud app
- [Prism Gallery](https://getunstock.com/apps/prism-gallery) — A private, offline photo gallery with four beautiful, animated design styles
- [ReFra](https://getunstock.com/apps/refra) — A modern, media gallery
- [Stingle Photos](https://getunstock.com/apps/stingle-photos) — Stingle Photos is a secure, end-to-end encrypted gallery and sync app
- [Tulsi Gallery](https://getunstock.com/apps/tulsi-gallery) — A sweet looking photos gallery app for android!

[Moving out, in three steps.](https://getunstock.com/guides/move-your-photos-to-a-new-gallery)