Comparison

phNotes Lite vs ExifPhotos

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

Head to head
About

phNotes Lite

Features
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*** If you like this app please take the time and leave a feedback, this will help me a lot in maintaining it and add additional features. Thank you! *** This simple but powerful app allows photographers who use manual lenses, technical/view cameras, adapted gears with digital or even analog film photography to take note of the most important parameters of each shot taken on the field. Additionally, with the Pro version all annotations can be easily exported through email or into your cloud storage. When back home/studio, the freely downloadable desktop companion application "PhotoAnnotator" can read the exported data and automatically write all annotations as EXIF/IPTC metadata into the corresponding image files (RAW, TIFF, JPEG, etc...). This is particularly useful in all cases where the shooting parameters are not automatically written by the camera into the image files. Your image and shooting annotations can then live together in one single file. FEATURES (LITE AND PRO VERSION): - Supported annotations: image counter, shoot date, camera make and model, lens make and model, filter, shutter speed, aperture value, focus distance, shift and tilt movements, film, GPS location, additional notes. - GPS location automatically read from the iPhone's GPS system. - Ability to swipe-clone an existing image for fast editing in the field. - Ability to swipe-delete single photos. - Ability to manage a list of cameras. - Ability to manage a list of lenses. - Ability to manage a list of filters. - Ability to manage a list of films. - Ability to clear the whole session after having exported it. - Contextual help available. ADDITIONAL FEATURES (PRO VERSION ONLY): - Ability to save unlimited image entries (LITE is limited to 12 max). - Ability to export all data via the standard iOS sharing machanism. - The companion desktop app PhotoAnnotator can be freely downloaded at https://www.marcoristuccia.com/it/photoannotator - The companion desktop app PhotoAnnotator supports all the major RAW and image types (see the application description at the indicated web page for more details).

About

ExifPhotos

Easily view detailed metadata embedded within your photos and videos. Access information like file name, size, pixel dimensions, date, camera lens details, focal length, and geographic location. Supports various formats including LivePhoto and RAW, and organizes content by album.

Highlights
  • View EXIF, TIFF, IPTC data
  • Supports photos, videos, LivePhoto, RAW
  • Displays file name, size, date, lens info
  • Includes focal length and GPS location
  • Album classification
  • Clean GPS location data
Features
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ExifPhotos is an application that can help you easily view EXIF information, TIFF information, IPTC information, etc. stored in photos. Such as file name, file size, file pixel, date, lens, focal length, geographic location, etc. main features 1. Support photos, videos, LivePhoto, Raw formats. 2. Support photos in iOS devices and iCloud. 3. Support the display of file size, photo size, aperture, exposure time, ISO, 35 focal length, exposure compensation and other information. 4. Support album classification display. 5. Support clean GPS location

Screenshots

phNotes Lite4 screens
ExifPhotos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: phNotes Lite at none against ExifPhotos's shown. phNotes Lite also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

phNotes Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, ExifPhotos every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
phNotes Lite versus ExifPhotos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterphNotes LiteExifPhotos
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks โ€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationโ€”Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better14.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco Ristuccia่‹ ็Ž‹

In-app purchases

None

phNotes Lite

No in-app purchases

None

ExifPhotos

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is phNotes Lite free?
phNotes Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ExifPhotos free?
ExifPhotos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do phNotes Lite or ExifPhotos have ads?
ExifPhotos shows ads; phNotes Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, phNotes Lite or ExifPhotos?
phNotes Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, and ExifPhotos every 3 months. Most recently, phNotes Lite was updated on October 4, 2026 and ExifPhotos on October 7, 2026.

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