Comparison

EXIF Studio vs Exif Metadata Viewer & Editor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

EXIF Studio

Effortlessly manage your photo library by viewing, editing, and sharing image metadata. Protect your privacy by removing sensitive location data before exporting your pictures. This app offers an intuitive experience for both iPhone and iPad users.

Highlights
  • View image metadata
  • Remove location data
  • Share edited images
  • Load images from gallery
  • Load images from URLs
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Experience the power of EXIF Studio — the essential iOS app for exploring, managing, and protecting your photo metadata. Instantly view every detail embedded in your photos: camera make and model, lens, exposure settings, ISO, focal length, GPS coordinates, and more. Load images directly from your photo library or any image URL. - Privacy First: Remove location data or strip all metadata before sharing — export a clean copy straight to your Photos library without touching the original. - Batch Export: Select up to 50 photos at once and export them all without location data or metadata in one step. - Revert Anytime: Made a change? Revert any photo back to its original state with a single tap. - Raw Metadata Viewer: Explore the full, unformatted metadata of any photo. Filter by keyword and share the raw JSON with one tap. -Works Everywhere: Optimized for iPhone and iPad with a clean, native interface. Download EXIF Studio and take full control of your photo library today.

About

Exif Metadata Viewer & Editor

This app allows you to view, edit, and search metadata tags for any photo in your library. It supports batch editing, GPS location updates, and custom presets for metadata changes. Easily manage EXIF, TIFF, GPS, and manufacturer-specific codecs for various file formats.

Highlights
  • Bulk edit and remove metadata
  • Create and apply metadata presets
  • Edit GPS metadata with real addresses or current location
  • Intuitive Date, GPS & Property Editors
  • Search metadata tags, albums, and dates
  • Wide file format support (JPEG, PNG, HEIC, CR2, CR3)
  • Extensive metadata support (EXIF, GPS, TIFF, Canon, Nikon)
Features
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A powerful, modern, and robust metadata viewer, editor and search engine! A single app to quickly view, edit, and search metadata tags for any photo in your photo library. A single photo or 100s; This app can do it. A great tool for anyone from photographers to the privacy conscious. View tags for EXIF, TIFF, GPS, Canon or Nikon codecs, and export to any common file format. A Versatile and powerful app; if you need to view or edit your photos metadata, this is the app to do it. Select multiple photos to view & edit with an intuitive metadata viewer/editor. Swipe between your selected photos and see the metadata tags automatically update. Easily apply edits to all your photos with the touch of a button. Edit metadata tags manually or with intelligent GPS or Date/Time Editors. Update GPS metadata properties to a real address or even to your current location & heading. For dates, you can choose to set all photos to the same date or even shift the proportionally. Configure things to your liking! Configure the GPS editor to your preferred map format: Satellite, Hybrid or Standard. Easily change the export format for your modified images and even sync GPS Tag changes to the iCloud Library. View and Edit common metadata formats like EXIF, GPS or TIFF or even custom manufacturer codecs like Canon or Nikon. Search your entire photo library by metadata tags including numeric comparisons like less than, more than or equal to. Enjoy wide file format support, including common types like JPEG or PNG, up to manufacturer specific formats like CR2 or CR3. Easily choose your export format as well. Easily share metadata by clicking on a tag to copy it to your clipboard. For the privacy conscious, easily wipe just the GPS Metadata or All Metadata tags from all your photos. Export to a completely new photo or reversibly override the existing photo. Want to quickly apply your favourite metadata edits? Simple create your edits in the metadata viewer and create a metadata preset for later use. Select your photos and load the preset back ready to apply. Select your photos from either your photo library, by album or even by your documents with the new document browser. Select your photos from your document library and apply your edits. Your new photos can then be found in the apps public folder by using the Files app. Supported read formats: HEIC, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, CR2, CR3 Supported export formats: HEIC, JPEG, PNG, TIFF See a full list of features below Features: • Select & Bulk Edit Metadata • Select & Bulk Remove Metadata or GPS Tags • Clear a Metadata Tag by long pressing and selecting ‘Clear Value’ • Easily create and apply Metadata presets • Select photos via the all photos list, an album or even from the documents library • Search by Metadata Tags, Album, Date or Other Properties • Intuitive Date, GPS & Property Editors • Wide File Format Support - CR2, CR3, JPEG, PNG, HEIC, & More • Extensive Metadata Support - EXIF, GPS, TIFF, Canon, Nikon • Editing Metadata - Overwrite or Generate a New Image • Copy & Paste Metadata Tags • Full Dark Mode Support (iOS 13) • Easily update your photo export format or map viewing style • Set or Shift Dates proportionally • Set GPS Properties to an address or your current location Note: Some of these features require an In-App Purchase

Screenshots

EXIF Studio4 screens
Exif Metadata Viewer & Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Exif Metadata Viewer & Editor at 100% against EXIF Studio's 50%. Exif Metadata Viewer & Editor also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 8 months). EXIF Studio's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.5). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Exif Metadata Viewer & Editor is free to download; EXIF Studio costs $0.99 up front. EXIF Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Exif Metadata Viewer & Editor sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EXIF Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of EXIF Studio's written reviews are positive against 100% of Exif Metadata Viewer & Editor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EXIF Studio ships an update every 8 months, Exif Metadata Viewer & Editor every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
EXIF Studio versus Exif Metadata Viewer & Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEXIF StudioExif Metadata Viewer & Editor
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (21 ratings) — better3.5 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKappz LLCMade in Russia

Customer experience

EXIF Studio

All ratings21 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral9.5%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%

Exif Metadata Viewer & Editor

All ratings15 ratings
Positive46.7%
Neutral26.7%
Negative26.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

EXIF Studio

One-time1
  • EXIF Studio Pro$1.99
2 purchases

Exif Metadata Viewer & Editor

One-time2
  • Advanced Features$0.99
  • Basic Features$1.99

Questions

Is EXIF Studio free?
EXIF Studio costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Exif Metadata Viewer & Editor free?
Exif Metadata Viewer & Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EXIF Studio or Exif Metadata Viewer & Editor?
EXIF Studio is rated higher. EXIF Studio averages 4.2 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Exif Metadata Viewer & Editor averages 3.5 from 15 ratings.
Do EXIF Studio or Exif Metadata Viewer & Editor have ads?
Neither EXIF Studio nor Exif Metadata Viewer & Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EXIF Studio or Exif Metadata Viewer & Editor?
EXIF Studio ships an update every 8 months, and Exif Metadata Viewer & Editor every 6 days. Most recently, EXIF Studio was updated on November 2, 2026 and Exif Metadata Viewer & Editor on November 3, 2026.

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