MetaX vs Simple Exif Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MetaX
Edit and remove photo metadata like EXIF and GPS data. This tool allows for precise modification of capture dates and camera information, or complete removal of sensitive details before sharing. All processing is done locally on your device for enhanced privacy.
- Inspect EXIF, TIFF, and GPS metadata
- Modify capture dates and GPS coordinates
- Remove sensitive metadata
- Overwrite original or save new copy
- Organize edited photos in a dedicated album
- Local processing for privacy
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Take full control of your photo metadata. MetaX is a clean, powerful tool designed for photographers and privacy-conscious users. Inspect detailed EXIF data, correct timestamps and locations, or remove metadata entirely before sharing, all within an intuitive, distraction-free interface. What you can do with MetaX: • Deep Inspection: Access comprehensive EXIF, TIFF, and GPS metadata. • Precision Editor: Modify capture dates, GPS coordinates, and camera information. • Privacy Clean: Instantly remove sensitive metadata with a single tap. • Smart Saving: Choose to overwrite the original or save a new copy. • MetaX Album: Edited photos are automatically organized in a dedicated album. • Secure & Local: All processing happens on your device. Nothing is uploaded. • Universal Design: Fully optimized for iPhone and iPad in any orientation.
Simple Exif Viewer
Explore hidden details within your photos. This utility allows you to view Exif data, including GPS location and camera settings like shutter count. Discover the story behind your images.
- Read Exif data from photos
- View GPS location data
- Check camera shutter count
- Open images from gallery
- Explore image file information
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A simple app to read the Exif data from your photos This utility lets you open a image from your gallery to view its Exif data. There's lots of interesting information held in image files for you to explore. Some images have GPS data so you can see exactly where it was taken. Nikon also records the camera's shutter count in the Exif data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Exif Viewer at none against MetaX's 2. Simple Exif Viewer also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). MetaX's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (12 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. MetaX sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Simple Exif Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Exif Viewer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MetaX has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of MetaX's written reviews are positive against 67% of Simple Exif Viewer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MetaX ships an update monthly, Simple Exif Viewer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MetaX | Simple Exif Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (12 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuhan Chen | sang reul juen |
Customer experience
MetaX
Simple Exif Viewer
In-app purchases
MetaX
- Apple Juice$0.99
- Apple Pie$3.99
Simple Exif Viewer
No in-app purchases
