Comparison

Unsplash vs Ghost EXIF

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

Head to head
About

Unsplash

Access over 7 million free, high-resolution images contributed by a global community of photographers. Discover new photos daily for any project and easily save and access your favorites across devices. Anyone can contribute, regardless of equipment.

Highlights
  • Millions of free high-resolution images
  • Daily curated new photos
  • Collect and access photos across devices
  • Drag & drop functionality on iPad
  • Contribute your own photos
  • Used for presentations, artwork, mockups
Features
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The Unsplash app is home to over 7 million free high-resolution images brought to you by the world’s most generous community of photographers. Want in? Beautiful, free images With Unsplash, you’ve got access to over seven million high-resolution photos that are free to do-whatever-you-want with. And with new images hand-selected every day, you’ll find the perfect photo for your next project — guaranteed. Unlimited Unsplash Access When you create a free account, you’ll be able to collect photos to keep coming back to and access them anywhere: iPhone, iPad, your computer — you name it. Drag & Drop Plus, our app plays well with others on iPad. Simply drag your favourite Unsplash photos into any app that supports drag & drop, like Keynote, Pages and Notes. Anyone can join the Unsplash community No pro camera? No problem! You don’t need fancy equipment to start contributing to Unsplash - submitting a photo can be as simple as picking up your phone and taking a few photos. So whether you’re new to photography or consider yourself a pro—your images are welcome here. Make something awesome Millions of creators from around the world have downloaded over 5 billion Unsplash images to create presentations, artwork, mockups, and more. About Unsplash We built Unsplash as a way to empower creativity by sharing copyright-free photography. Today, Unsplash hosts some of the world’s most widely-seen photos, contributed by a community of some of the most talented (and most generous) creators in the world. Curiosity piqued? Come contribute a shot, or spend some time browsing. Make something awesome at https://unsplash.com.

About

Ghost EXIF

Features
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Take control of the hidden information inside your photos with GhostEXIF, a powerful privacy and metadata utility for iPhone. Photos can contain more than the image you see. They may include GPS coordinates, camera details, capture dates, software information, dimensions, and other metadata. GhostEXIF helps you inspect that information, remove what you do not want, and create a clean copy before saving or sharing. INSPECT PHOTO METADATA Open a photo and view its available metadata in a clear visual inspector. See dimensions, camera make and model, software, capture details, GPS coordinates, and raw metadata values. PROTECT YOUR LOCATION Use Purge GPS to remove location coordinates while keeping other supported metadata intact. Review the staged result before exporting it. WIPE PHOTO METADATA Use Wipe All to remove supported metadata and create a sanitized copy. Your original photo remains unchanged. UNDO STAGED CHANGES Privacy actions are staged before export. If you change your mind, use Undo Stage to return to the previous version. CLEAN PHOTOS IN BULK Select multiple photos and remove sensitive metadata from up to 50 files in one session. GhostEXIF provides progress information and a processing log for each item. RESIZE PHOTO RESOLUTION Choose a custom pixel width and height. Lock the original aspect ratio to avoid stretching, or unlock it when you need exact dimensions. TARGET A FILE SIZE Enter a maximum file size and GhostEXIF will create the highest quality JPEG it can produce within that limit. This is useful for uploads, forms, email attachments, and websites with file size restrictions. IDENTITY CONTROLS Professional mode lets you add supported artist and copyright information before export. Ghost Mode removes supported camera, software, artist, and copyright identity fields. VIEW RAW METADATA Explore the complete raw metadata structure when you need a deeper technical view of what a file contains. PRIVATE PHOTO PROCESSING Photo inspection and editing happen on your device. Your selected photos are not uploaded to a GhostEXIF server. Originals are never overwritten. You decide when a processed copy is saved or shared. PREMIUM MODE Unlock Premium with a one time App Store purchase to remove advertising. Restore your purchase at any time using the same Apple Account. GhostEXIF is designed for photographers, privacy conscious users, developers, researchers, journalists, social media users, and anyone who wants more control over the information attached to their photos.

Screenshots

Unsplash4 screens
Ghost EXIF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Unsplash at none against Ghost EXIF's 1. Unsplash also leads on ads (none vs shown). Ghost EXIF's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price and device support 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

Both are free to download. Ghost EXIF sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Unsplash asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Unsplash versus Ghost EXIF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnsplashGhost EXIF
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (13K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUnsplash IncJames Louis Washkau Jr

Bugs and requests

Unsplash

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Clear all history feature not working
  • Downloading images causes app to crash
  • Widget not functioning as expected
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Inability to login or create an account

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to follow photographers and see their full portfolios
  • Implement a dark mode option
  • Improve search functionality with more filters and tags
  • Allow users to upload and share their own photos
  • Provide detailed photo metadata and exif data

Ghost EXIF

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Unsplash

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ghost EXIF

One-time1
  • GhostEXIF Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Unsplash free?
Unsplash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ghost EXIF free?
Ghost EXIF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Unsplash or Ghost EXIF have ads?
Ghost EXIF shows ads; Unsplash does not.

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