Android App for seeing pictures in a hierarchical way

Question

I believe there are a lot of app for seeing pictures on android.

The app I'm looking for should be:

• free or cheap (<20$)
• mature, you can find a definition of what mature means here
• have a well finished graphic (comparable with the standard program for seeing
• **should allow to see ONLY the folders and not their subfolders **
• it should only show images and videos (not the other file type)
• it should preview the images exactly as the original one (with a thumbnail)

For hierarchical I mean that Android's default image gallery player shows every folder it can find. I mean it mixes together folder and subfolder. From the root you can access any folder. I don't want this.

I want some comparable app where you can open a folder and see immediate files inside that folder, but not deeper. I do not want an app that automatically combines the contents of the folder I am currently viewing with its subfolders. If I want to see the images in a subfolder, I will open the subfolder.

Do you know anything like this?

Answer 1

For one, you could simply use a file explorer. I use ES File Explorer, which includes a picture viewer (amongst others):

• Free or cheap: Free
• Mature: Definitly. It's around for a long time, runs stable, never ever crashed on me or caused any trouble.
• Well finished graphic: Not sure how to define that, but pics look fine
• Only show folders (not sub-folders): If I understand that part of your requirement correctly, yes. It shows only the pics in the current folder; for pics of sub-folders you have to change into them.
• Only show images & videos (not other files): Being a file manager, it shows all files. So here you'd have to compromise. But you can switch to "image mode" (see screenshots) :)
• Preview thumbnails: Yes.
• Hierarchical: As a file manager, naturally.
  
  ^{ES File Explorer: Image mode (source: Google Play; click image for larger variant)}

QuickPic might be an alternative. It's some time ago I've used it last, but one of its features is to allow you browsing by folder. A detailed review can e.g. be found here.

• Free or cheap: Free
• Mature: Definitly. It's around for a long time, runs stable. One of the fastest, smallest, and at the same time a feature-rich image viewer (and editor, btw).
• Well finished graphic: It's known for that, yes.
• Only show folders (not sub-folders): Again depending on my understanding of what you mean: Possible, yes (see screenshot).
• Only show images & videos (not other files): It's a picture browser, so yes (AFAIR; as said above, it's a while ago I've used it last).
• Preview thumbnails: Yes.
• Hierarchical: See screenshot.
  
  ^{QuickPic: Explorer mode (click image for larger variant)}

Answer 2

This Question maybe a bit older but i know an app which perfectly solves your Question. Cam Store combines the ability of Gallery, File Manager & Camera.

^{Cam Store (source: Google Play; click images for larger variants)}

The first screenshot shows how the app corresponds to your wish of "hierarchival view". This app is still pretty new (just released in 1/2016), but well rated.