Comparison

Foto Notes vs Photo Notes

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

Head to head
About

Foto Notes

Features
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Foto Notes burns the date, time, street address, GPS coordinates, compass, altitude, a small map, the weather and your note right into your photos. There is nothing to edit afterwards and no separate notebook. Construction site, apartment viewing, handover, inspection or survey: the photo shows when and where it was taken, and the details stay on every copy. THE DOCUMENTATION STAMP An info card that updates live in the viewfinder: - Large clock with seconds, date and time zone - Full street address with street, number and city - Exact GPS coordinates, altitude and compass direction (true or magnetic north) - A map thumbnail of your position, standard or satellite (Pro) - The weather at capture: temperature, wind and humidity (Pro) - Your note - Your logo, company name and website (Pro) Hold the stamp to show or hide each element. What you see in the viewfinder is exactly what gets burned in. DESIGN RIGHT IN THE CAMERA Change transparency, colors and placement in the adjust panel next to the shutter, and the viewfinder shows each change instantly. The stamp sits in a corner or above/below the photo, so it never covers a detail. Stamp size: small, medium or large. VIDEO WITH A TIMESTAMP (NEW, PRO) In video mode the stamp is burned live into every frame. The clock keeps running, and the compass and map dot follow your movement. Records in Full HD with optional sound and saves straight to your photo library. SIX TAGS FOR YOUR NOTE Tap a tag and it drops into your note as a badge: - Date: today's date in the format you choose - Time: the current time, to the second - Location: city, country or full street address - Room: an entry from your room list (kitchen, bathroom, office …) - Coordinates: exact GPS position, even offline - Company: your company name and website (Pro) MADE FOR VIEWINGS AND JOB SITES Pick the room before each shot, from the built-in list or, with Pro, from your own. Three viewings later you still know which bathroom belongs to which apartment. On the job site, date, coordinates and map record every step. CHECK-IN: WORK HOURS WITH PROOF Check-in mode clocks you in and out with a proof photo from the selfie camera, with the time burned into it. The app reminds you to check out, times you add or correct later are marked in the report, and iCloud backup keeps your time log through a reinstall. Export the work time report as a PDF with photos, daily totals and signature lines, or as CSV. Your first report is free, after that it is part of Pro. STAMP PHOTOS YOU ALREADY HAVE (PRO) Stamp existing photos from your library or the Files app. Date, time and location come from the original's capture data (EXIF), and the originals stay untouched. TRY EVERYTHING FIRST Your first 3 photos after installing carry the full Pro stamp, including the map and your own branding. Then you decide what to keep. NO ADS The free version takes unlimited photos and shows no ads. In return it carries a small Foto Notes badge inside the stamp. FOTO NOTES PRO Pro replaces that badge with your logo, company name and website on every photo you hand to clients, insurers or contractors. It adds video mode, the map thumbnail and stamp layouts above/below the photo. Get Pro as a subscription or as a one-time lifetime purchase, which launches at an introductory price. ALSO ON BOARD - Quick zoom presets, flash, continuous light and front camera - Flexible date, time and location formats - Save photos to your photo library or your own iCloud Drive PRIVACY The app uses the camera, microphone and location only to take the photo or video and render the stamp. Your photos stay on your device or in your own iCloud Drive and are never sent to us or anyone else. The app needs no account and does not track you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Photo Notes

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Take notes with photos, fast classification, simple operation, you can enter photo descriptions, support GPS positioning, and export HTML and PDF files with pictures and texts "I took a lot of pictures, but I couldn’t find the one I wanted temporarily. I finally found it but I forgot where the picture was taken. After too much time, I forgot why I took this picture. I also forgot the story in the photo." Do you have this trouble too? Then try Photo Notes. This is not a camera, nor is it a mere photo album, but a useful tool to help you categorize selected photos. Function Description: 1. Set various categories, you can take photos or import photos 2. Read the GPS data in the photo, click on the earth when browsing to open the map 3. If there is no GPS data in the photo, you can enter the coordinates or landmark name in the description to locate 4. You can add a photo description, which will be displayed when you browse the photo 5. Brightness and color adjustment and cropping and correction 6. Support exporting HTML and PDF files 7. Show photos on the map 8. Drawing function Use occasion reference: 1. Bought a lot of things and took a photo of the receipt to record how much money was spent 2. I visited a lot of shops, took pictures of the prices of the things I wanted, and looked for the cheapest one 3. Eat delicious food, take a photo of the food, you can use the coordinates in the photo to locate the restaurant from the photo 4. When you see a beautiful scenery, take a photo, you can use the coordinates of the photo to locate it, and add a text description, it is a travel diary 5. After receiving the customer's business card, take a photo for sorting, so that it can be easily searched later 6. The output PDF is an e-book with pictures and texts

Screenshots

Foto Notes4 screens
Photo Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Photo Notes at none against Foto Notes's 1. Photo Notes also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). Foto Notes's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Foto Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Photo Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Foto Notes ships an update monthly, Photo Notes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Foto Notes versus Photo Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoto NotesPhoto Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS16.612.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size30 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobias HuppertzYihang Huang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Foto Notes

One-time1
  • Photo Notes Pro$4.99
None

Photo Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Foto Notes free?
Foto Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo Notes free?
Photo Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Foto Notes or Photo Notes have ads?
Photo Notes shows ads; Foto Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Foto Notes or Photo Notes?
Foto Notes ships an update monthly, and Photo Notes every 2 weeks. Most recently, Foto Notes was updated on October 5, 2026 and Photo Notes on October 10, 2026.

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