Gallery for PhotoPrism vs NightLight light
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Gallery for PhotoPrism
This app brings a convenient mobile gallery experience for PhotoPrism. It does not support all the official web app functionality, but nevertheless has plenty of useful features: - Sending photos and videos to Gmail, Telegram or any other app - Content timeline with 5 grid size options, grouped by days and months - Timeline scroll that lets you quickly jump to a specific month - Configurable search - Search bookmarks that let you save search configurations and apply them later - Enhanced live photo viewer, which works best with Samsung and Apple shots - Full-screen slideshow with 5 speed options - Deleting items without archiving them first - Importing photos and videos trough sharing - Connection to both private and public libraries - Endless session without the need to re-enter the password - Support for mTLS (mutual TLS), HTTP basic auth and SSO like Authelia, Cloudflare Access, etc. - Basic TV compatibility that lets you browse and search the timeline with a remote-control (Not available in Google Play on TV, install as APK) - ⭐ Extensions: - Memories – get a daily collection of photos and videos from the same day in past years - Photo frame widget – see random photos from your library on the home screen The gallery runs on Android 5.0+ and it is confirmed to work the PhotoPrism release of November 30, 2025. Compatibility with older PhotoPrism versions may be partial. This is a free open-source app under the GPLv3 license: https://github.com/Radiokot/photoprism-android-client
NightLight light
This is the simplest possible night light app for android. It cycles colors on a full screen display. After one hour the display turns off. The app is add- and tracking free. The app does not connect to any servers. It uses only Android native libraries. It is published under GPL 3.0.
| Feature | Gallery for PhotoPrism | NightLight light |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | 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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