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WiSaw
What WiSaw is
WiSaw is a free app for sharing photos and short videos anonymously with people nearby. Its feed sorts posts by distance and time, and can be browsed without an account or profile. It is available on Android, iOS, and the web, and its app listing describes it as open source with code published on GitHub. Photos receive automatic AI descriptions, and AI can group them into Waves. Other features include real-time comments, bookmarks, dark mode, QR-code connections with friends, and short-video sharing. Users can remove content they consider inappropriate. The app listing highlights events, campuses, travel, neighborhoods, and conferences as use cases. WiSaw’s website describes a collection of unaltered phone-camera photos and videos that are free to use for personal and commercial purposes. Apple’s listing reports possible collection of coarse location and photos or videos not linked to identity, while noting that its disclosures are developer-provided and unverified. Google Play says data is encrypted in transit and not shared with third parties; it also says location, messages, and other data types may be collected.
Who it suits
WiSaw suits people who want to share or browse nearby photos and short videos without creating an account or profile. Its listed settings include events, campuses, travel, neighborhoods, and conferences.
What it does well
- Nearby posts are sorted by distance and time.
- No account or profile is required to browse.
- Available on Android, iOS, and the web.
- Users can remove content they find inappropriate.
- Open-source code is published on GitHub.
What to know first
- Apple reports possible collection of coarse location and media.
- Google Play says location, messages, and other data may be collected.
- Apple says its privacy disclosures are developer-provided and unverified.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | no paid tier stated · core app free | Free |
As wisaw.com lists them, read 15 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
WiSaw offers anonymous nearby photo and video sharing with no stated sign-in requirement for browsing. Readers should note the different data disclosures reported by Apple and Google Play.
Facts from WiSaw's own pages
- AI features
- The app listing says photos are automatically described by AI and AI can group photos into Waves. · apps.apple.com, 8 Oct 2026
- AI image recognition
- The product automatically generates AI descriptions for uploaded photos. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Alternative directory listing
- AlternativeTo lists WiSaw as free and open source and places it in social-network software. · alternativeto.net, 15 Oct 2026
- Anonymous posting
- Posts and comments can be made without revealing a user name, email address or phone number. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026
- API and extensibility
- The project uses a GraphQL backend with WebSocket subscriptions and publishes a separate AWS CDK infrastructure repository plus environment variables for GraphQL and realtime endpoints. · github.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Apple privacy disclosure
- Apple’s developer-provided disclosure lists coarse location and photos or videos as data that may be collected without being linked to identity. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Bookmarks
- Users can bookmark posts for later access. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Comments
- Users can participate in real-time comments attached to posts. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Community moderation
- Any user can remove content they consider inappropriate. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company founded
- LinkedIn states that EchoWaves was founded in 2010. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters
- LinkedIn lists EchoWaves headquarters in Fremont, California. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- The listed seller and developer are ECHOWAVES CORP. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn places EchoWaves in the 2–10 employee size range. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company type
- LinkedIn describes EchoWaves as a nonprofit corporation focused on open-source social collaboration technology. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Dark mode
- A dark-theme display option is included. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Data collection
- Apple’s listing reports that the developer may collect coarse location and photos or videos not linked to the user’s identity; Apple says these disclosures are developer-provided and unverified. · apps.apple.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Developer stack
- The repository documents React Native, Expo, TypeScript, Apollo GraphQL, WebSocket subscriptions, Jotai and device camera/location services. · github.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- Developer documentation includes setup prerequisites, installation commands, environment configuration, build scripts and guides for deep links, friends, navigation and comments. · github.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Google Play data safety
- Google Play says the app encrypts data in transit, shares no data with third parties, and may collect location, messages, and other data types. · play.google.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Google Play downloads
- The Android listing shows at least 1,000 downloads. · play.google.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Google Play security disclosure
- Google Play says the app does not share data with third parties, encrypts data in transit and supports deletion requests. · play.google.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Independent description
- Xataka characterizes WiSaw as a free, minimalist, fully anonymous photo network using geolocation to show nearby uploads. · xatakandroid.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Independent limitation
- An education study reports that WiSaw’s anonymity comes with no support for closed groups. · mlsjournals.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The app listing highlights events, campuses, travel, neighborhoods, and conferences as use cases. · apps.apple.com, 8 Oct 2026
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