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Iris Gallery vs Lavender Photos: catalog facts
Iris Gallery	Lavender Photos
Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.
Android	Android
No internet permission at all Live detection of new photos and downloads	Smooth date-separated timeline of photos and videos Albums you choose rather than a forced selection
Android only Local viewer with no cloud backup or sync	Android only Local gallery without cloud backup
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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