DSJ GeoTagger vs Photo Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DSJ GeoTagger
Easily add GPS location data to your photos. Record your journey and automatically enrich images with geotags after your trip. View photo metadata and store up to 10,000 geodata points.
- Enrich photos with GPS data
- Record geo data during excursions
- Automatic photo enrichment
- Display photo metadata
- Store up to 10,000 geodata points
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GeoTagger is an easy-to-use tool that can be used to enrich photos with geo or GPS data. Simply start GeoTagger during an excursion and record the geo data during the excursion. After the excursion the photos can be conveniently and automatically enriched with the corresponding geo-data. A total of 10,000 geodata can be recorded with GeoTagger. This is usually enough to be able to add geo-data to all trips of a 3 - 4 week vacation. In addition, the metadata of the loaded photo can be displayed via GeoTagger.
Photo Reader
Extract text from any photo or image with this tool. Select an image or take a picture of a document, and the app will quickly present the text for copying or sharing via message or email. It integrates seamlessly with Photos Editing and the Share Menu for convenient access.
- Extract text from photos
- Copy extracted text
- Share text via message/email
- Photos Editing Extension
- Share Menu integration
- Supports multiple languages
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With Photo Reader, you can extract text from any photo or image. Using the app, you select a photo or make a photo of a text document and then the app will very quickly present you the text found in the photo. You can then copy the text to use it somewhere else or you can send the text in a text message or email. On iPad, you can drag and drop image files from Files to Photo Reader. You can select any photo from the Photos Library or any photo on disk. You can also use Photo Reader in combination with Photos Editing, because a Photos Editing Extension is included. Also, Photo Reader is included in the Share Menu, because a Share extension is included. The provided extensions are very useful, because in many cases you don't even have to launch the app. Just select the Photo Reader extension after tapping the Share icon in your favourite app. Photos Editing Extension You can use Photo Reader while in Photos, for example. Tap on a photo, then tap Edit in the upper right. Now tap on the ellipsis (...) button to call on Photo Reader. The text found will be presented in a new screen. Share Extension Or you can use Photo Reader at any time where you are looking at an image and your favourite app allows to 'share' the image. Most languages are supported : English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Russian and Arab.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Photo Reader at 100% against DSJ GeoTagger's 67%. Photo Reader also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 26 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). DSJ GeoTagger's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $3.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
DSJ GeoTagger costs $0.99 and Photo Reader $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DSJ GeoTagger ships an update every 26 months, Photo Reader monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DSJ GeoTagger | Photo Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dirk Schulz-Judith | Alco Blom |
Customer experience
DSJ GeoTagger
Photo Reader
In-app purchases
DSJ GeoTagger
No in-app purchases
Photo Reader
No in-app purchases









