Comparison

Foto Notes vs BuildIntel Camera

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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/

About

BuildIntel Camera

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BuildIntel Camera is a construction site photo tool that automatically stamps every image with your name, date, time, GPS location and routing tags. Built to work seamlessly with SmartSort™. SMARTSORT™ COMPATIBLE Using SmartSort™ on your project? Every photo from BuildIntel Camera is tagged and ready for automatic sorting. Shoot on site, upload to SmartSort, and your photos are filed to the right folder instantly. Learn more at smartsort.build-intel.co.uk COMPANY CONNECT & AUTO UPLOAD Connect to your company with a project code to turn on automatic upload. Every photo you take is queued and sent in the background, even if you close the app or lose signal — it resumes as soon as you're back online. A Sync Status screen shows you exactly what's uploaded, pending or needs attention. SHOOT WITH CONTEXT Open the camera, snap the photo. Your name, the date, time and GPS coordinates are burned into every image automatically. No extra steps. TAG AND ROUTE Add routing tags before you shoot. Tap construction stage codes from the built-in tag sheet. Space inserts a dash automatically. Every photo is tagged and ready to file. FREEFORM NOTES Add short notes to any photo. Text is stamped directly onto the image so the context travels with the file. BUILT FOR SITE Full camera controls including flash modes, front and rear camera, pinch to zoom from 0.5x to 10x, and tap to focus. Designed to work fast on a live construction site. YOUR PHOTOS, YOUR PHONE Every photo is stored locally on your device first. Without a company connection, that's it — no account, no cloud, no upload. Connect to a company and photos also upload automatically for routing. Browse your photos in the built-in gallery, share or delete in batches. FREE WITH OPTIONAL TIP BuildIntel Camera is completely free. If you find it useful, you can support development with an optional tip in the app.

Screenshots

Foto Notes4 screens
BuildIntel Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Foto Notes at monthly against BuildIntel Camera's every 2 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Foto Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BuildIntel Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Foto Notes ships an update monthly, BuildIntel Camera every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Foto Notes versus BuildIntel Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoto NotesBuildIntel Camera
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobias HuppertzBuildIntel Limited

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Foto Notes

One-time1
  • Photo Notes Pro$4.99
1 purchases

BuildIntel Camera

One-time1
  • Buy Us a Coffee$2.99

Questions

Is Foto Notes free?
Foto Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BuildIntel Camera free?
BuildIntel Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Foto Notes or BuildIntel Camera have ads?
Neither Foto Notes nor BuildIntel Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Foto Notes or BuildIntel Camera?
Foto Notes ships an update monthly, and BuildIntel Camera every 2 months. Most recently, Foto Notes was updated on October 5, 2026 and BuildIntel Camera on October 1, 2026.

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