PhotoMapper vs Tagalong
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PhotoMapper
Organize your photo library by adding or modifying GPS location data. Protect your privacy by removing geotags before sharing photos online. Batch edit multiple photos quickly and easily.
- Add/modify photo location data
- Remove GPS location from photos
- Batch photo editing
- Find photos with missing location
- Copy location from one photo to another
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Keep your photo library organized by place and date. PhotoMapper lets you add or correct photo locations, change dates and times, and create copies without GPS metadata for sharing. Add missing places to photos from your camera or friends, correct a location, or update several photos together. EDIT PHOTO LOCATIONS Choose a place on the map to add or change a photo's location. Apply the same location change to multiple photos at once. ADJUST DATES AND TIMES Change photo dates and times to keep your library in order. FIND AND REUSE LOCATIONS Find photos without location information, copy a location from another photo, and return to your favorite and recently used places. SHARE A COPY WITHOUT GPS METADATA Create a copy without GPS location metadata while keeping the original photo in your library. Organize your photos, fill in missing places, and choose when to share location information. Terms of Use: https://gist.github.com/bigMOTOR/27f60cb35180a150d38dc11df5462276 Privacy Policy: https://gist.github.com/bigMOTOR/e373f36ef179c17679d5083e5fb39e80
Tagalong
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Some of your photos aren't on the map. The ones friends sent you. The ones from your camera. The ones you took with Location Services switched off. Tagalong finds them, works out where they were taken, and restores the location automatically. HOW IT WORKS Tagalong scans your library for photos with no location, then compares each one against the photos you already have — matching what's in the image and when it was taken. It groups the results by place, shows you the map, and you accept with a tap. WHERE THE GAPS COME FROM • Photos sent over messaging apps — most strip location before sending • Photos imported from a DSLR, mirrorless or action camera with no GPS • Scanned prints and old family albums • Travel photos taken with Location Services switched off WHY IT MATTERS A photo with no location never appears on your Places map. It's skipped by Memories and Trips. And it doesn't turn up when you search for the city you were in. Tagalong closes those gaps, so every memory is back where it belongs. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your photos are analysed entirely on your iPhone, using Apple's on-device Vision framework. They are never uploaded, never sent to a server, and never seen by anyone but you. Tagalong writes the location into the photo's existing EXIF metadata — it never re-encodes or compresses the original image. FREE TO TRY Scan your whole library for free and see exactly how many photos are missing a location. Your first 100 fixes are free. Tagalong Pro unlocks unlimited fixes, either as a yearly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tagalong at every 3 weeks against PhotoMapper's every 6 weeks. PhotoMapper's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. PhotoMapper sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Tagalong sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PhotoMapper ships an update every 6 weeks, Tagalong every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PhotoMapper | Tagalong |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (205 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 59.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 205 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mykola Fiantsev | Dan Eden |
Bugs and requests
PhotoMapper
Reported bugs
7 issues- Photos changed to the location of the last image
- Photos added individual locations did not stick
- Ignores pins and puts own addresses
- Doesn’t find Apple Maps locations
- App doesn't work or do anything
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- App changed location of every photo, no undo
- Tried to fake location, but showed original location
Requested features
14 requests- Option to automatically select 'without GPS'
- Sort option that sticks (newest first)
- Ability to change location for games like Pokémon Go
- Option to select date when editing
- Option to change photo date
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- Improved multi-selection for photos
- Drag and select input for bulk selection
- New button to add location data directly to photos without location
- Ability to see satellite image on map
- Start by displaying photo's current location on map
- Option to pick location on Google Maps
- Extension for native Photos app to edit directly
- Show all locations for multiple photos and let users choose
- Show old location when editing EXIF
Tagalong
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PhotoMapper
- Photomapper Premium3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Photomapper Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Photomapper Premium3 Days trial$6.997 Days
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- PhotoMapper Premium3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- PhotoMapper Premium$24.991 Year
- PhotoMapper Premium$49.991 Year
- PhotoMapper Lifetime Premium$1.99
- PhotoMapper Lifetime Premium$2.99
Tagalong
- Annual$19.991 Year
- Tagalong Pro Lifetime$39.99
Questions
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