Index: A Visual Archive
Max Hertz Reference iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Index: A Visual Archive is a free Reference app for iPhone and iPad by Max Hertz. Rated 5.0/5 from 16 ratings. Requires iOS 15.1. Updated October 23, 2026.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 16 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 38 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- Oct 23
- 2026 · v1.0.3
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About Index: A Visual Archive
Index is a visual art discovery and research platform that brings together a growing database of over 1.5 million sourced and cited artworks from museums, galleries, and archives worldwide. Swipe through a personalized discovery feed to find works you might not encounter on your own — surfacing connections across institutions that no single museum could show you. Save them to your collection, where they're automatically organized into folders by medium, material, maker, and more. Browse a searchable directory of 15,000+ makers with bios, works across multiple sources, and both visual and historical connections to related artists. Every maker page is a research tool, not just a gallery. Search by describing what you're looking for. Semantic search matches your words to visual results across the entire collection. Smart Discovery finds similar works across museums. Smart Suggest recommends folders and folder contents from your latest finds. Visual Similarity sorting lets you see any collection ordered by visual relationships. The discovery algorithm is fully customizable and transparent — adjust the balance between algorithmic and random recommendations, mute makers or clusters you're not interested in, and filter by time period. You'll always know why a work was shown to you. Share works with friends, chat about discoveries, browse each other's collections, and build collaborative folders together. Index works as a personal tool and as a collaborative platform for teams and studios. Index Pro unlocks an unlimited collection size, personal image uploads with visual analysis, and verified maker profiles for submitting your own works to the database. Your verified maker page can double as a portfolio — with your bio, contact information, portfolio link, and every submitted work discoverable alongside museum collections. A level playing field with institutional holdings. Index has no ads, no marketplace, and no engagement-driven feed. Works are never promoted or ranked by commercial interest. The collection is sourced directly from institutions, databases, and verified makers. The algorithm serves your taste — not advertisers. Full privacy controls over your collection, folders, and uploads. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://startindexing.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://startindexing.com/privacy
Ratings & reviews
5.0
16 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.0.3 · Updated October 23, 2026
- Your search now stays put when you move around the app or reopen it. - Faster, steadier loading, with clearer offline handling. - Maker pages now show bios, locations, contact links and related attributions, and sort correctly by date. - More accurate artist names and dates across the archive. - Bug fixes and stability improvements.
App privacy
The developer, Max Hertz, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Search History: Search History
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Other Usage Data
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name, Phone Number, Other User Contact Info
- Contacts: Contacts
- User Content: Emails or Text Messages, Photos or Videos, Customer Support, Other User Content
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Sensitive Info: Sensitive Info
Used for: Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: User ID
Used for: Analytics
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