Hi, I'm Amr, the solo maker of Gallerya. It launches here on Tuesday 20 October.
Gallerya backs up an iPhone or iPad photo library to a USB-C drive you own. It copies only what's new, as originals, checks every file with SHA-256, and leaves plain dated folders that any computer can open. No iCloud, no account.
Before launch day, I'm curious how you handle it now:
Where do your photos live: iCloud, Google Photos, a Mac or PC, a drive, or only on the phone?
What would you need to see before you trusted a backup?
If you've tried backing up to a drive before, what got in the way?
Gallerya copies only what's new from your iPhone or iPad photo library onto any USB-C drive, checks every file with SHA-256, and browses the drive as a gallery. No iCloud, no account, no server. The archive is plain dated folders any computer can open. New in 1.1: Trips finds your past trips on the phone, without sending any location anywhere. Free for 200 items, then $4.99 once.
