Fossify Gallery review

Fossify Gallery is the cleanest replacement for a stock Android gallery on this list. Its Google Play listing promises no ads and no unnecessary permissions, and the data safety section declares that no data is collected or shared. The built-in editor crops, resizes, rotates, flips, draws and applies filters, and you can strip EXIF metadata such as GPS coordinates before sharing. Specific photos, videos or the whole app can be locked behind a PIN, pattern or fingerprint, and a recycle bin brings back deleted files. Format support is wide, from JPEG XL and RAW to MKV and SVG. It was last updated on November 7, 2026. What it does not do is back up your photos or search them by content, so pair it with a cloud service if you need either. We compared documented features and published prices; we did not test each app.

Who it is for

Android owners who want an ad-free gallery that collects no data

Price

Free on Google Play with no ads.

Gallery with Photo editor. No Ads, Open-source, Private.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• Photo editor that crops, resizes, rotates, flips, draws and applies filters
• Strips EXIF metadata such as GPS coordinates
• PIN, pattern or fingerprint lock for specific files or the whole app
• Recycle bin to recover deleted photos and videos
• Supports JPEG, JPEG XL, PNG, MP4, MKV, RAW, SVG and GIF

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: No ads and open-source code on GitHub
• Strength: Play Store data safety section says no data collected
• Strength: 4.6 rating from 8.94K Google Play reviews
• Weakness: Android only
• Weakness: No cloud backup of its own
• Weakness: No AI search or automatic face grouping in its listing

Key facts

• Google Play rating: 4.6 from 8.94K reviews
• Downloads: 1M+
• Price: Free, no ads
• Last updated: Nov 7, 2026
• Data collected: None declared

Where it ranks

Fossify Gallery is No. 3 in our Best Photo Gallery Apps verdict.