| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Photo Viewer Software | 7.7 (#12) | 7.7 (#13) |
| Editing | It can rotate, crop, resize, mirror, flip, reduce red eye, and adjust brightness, contrast, or gamma. | Editing includes filters, effects, adjustments, and undo/redo history. |
| Privacy | KDE says its software generally does not transfer information from users’ devices except after an explicit user action; any telemetry, where present, is opt-in and disabled by default. | The maker says files stay on the device and are never uploaded, while anonymous usage statistics and crash reports are sent through TelemetryDeck. |
| Purpose | Gwenview is an image viewer for browsing and displaying image collections. | Phiewer PRO is a Mac app for managing, viewing, and editing photos, RAW images, and videos. |
| Support | The Gwenview page links to its handbook, community forum, and bug reporting page for help and issue reporting. | The maker offers support by email at [email protected] and says it will respond as soon as possible. |
