Peek-a-View

Name: Peek-a-View
Rating: 4.6 (298 reviews)
Author: Limitliss LLC

By: Limitliss LLC

Read-only photo gallery

Features & Capabilities

Peek-a-View is a read-only photo gallery that keeps your memories safe by never modifying or deleting your photos. It can be paired with Guided Access on iOS to lock the device into viewing mode, ensuring safe sharing.

Default behavior shows the 20 most recent photos, with an option to restrict to a single album. It supports Dark Mode, Live Photos, videos, and GIFs, and includes an optional in-app purchase to lift the 20-photo limit and unlock additional icons.

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By:

Limitliss LLC

Rating:

4.60

(298)

Version:

2025.2 Last updated: 2025-05-06

Version code:

874529315

Creation date:

2020-02-05

Compatible devices:

Size:

4.31MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-06

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Ranking

# 97,606 ▼ 88

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Developed by:

Limitliss LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/peek-a-view/id1491554407

Website:

http://www.caseyliss.com/peek-a-view

User Reviews

Peek-a-View is praised for a safe, view-only way to share photos with Guided Access and a simple UI, making it ideal for kids and presenters. Repeated drawbacks include thumbnail cropping, occasional crashes/overheating, disruptive video audio behavior, and limited album controls. Overall, it’s valuable for privacy-conscious sharing, with room for polish and feature improvements.

Pros

Allows sharing a curated, view-only subset of photos, reducing the risk of accidental deletion or exposure of the full library.
Guided Access integration provides strong, easy-to-enforce restrictions to keep others from accessing apps or editing photos.
Simple, kid-friendly UI that makes it easy for children or non-tech users to browse photos.
Great for handing a device to colleagues, family, or kids for focused photo viewing without giving full access.
Offers peace of mind in social or presentation settings by limiting what others can do on your device.

Cons

Thumbnail previews crop/zoom too aggressively, making it hard to identify images (especially with Live Photos).
Occasional crashes or performance issues, including device overheating during use.
Video playback can produce unwanted audio or looping behavior, distracting during use.
Limited ability to select or switch to specific albums; often defaults to Recent or lacks in-app album management.

Recent reviews

This app allows me to hand my chosen phone to a stranger, so they can see photos while holding my phone. You might think of that as an odd thing to do, but I live in a unique place, and at gatherings, people want to see pictures. I want to share SOME photos, and I don’t feel like sitting next to someone and holding my phone is necessary, or I wouldn’t be sharing in the first place, but it’s easy to end up in the wrong place with a fat thumb. I have even chosen the wrong album to share. I only want to share specific photos, and this app solves the problem. I set up Guided Access to further manage it, too. What a help that is! Guided Access alone in iPhones doesn’t protect photos, nor does it keep a person out of other albums. This app does. I’d give it more stars, if I could!!!

by Ra*****, 2026-02-05

You can pinch to zoom but you can’t choose where it zooms, neither can you pan once zoomed. It always zooms into the left side of the photo. So unless you happen to want to zoom into that part of the photo you will feel frustrated. If this is fixed I will update my review and actually I would strongly consider purchasing the app.