Comparison

Fileyan vs EXIF Metadata viewer & remove

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

Head to head
About

Fileyan

View detailed technical information for your image, video, and audio files. It displays metadata such as creation time, GPS location, codecs, dimensions, and camera settings. This app supports a wide range of common and professional media formats.

Highlights
  • View creation time and GPS location
  • Display codec, dimensions, and frame rate
  • Show EXIF and camera information
  • Support for numerous image, video, and audio formats
  • Detailed metadata extraction
Features
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View technical information of media (image, video and audio) files. MediaInfo alternative. Show info about creation time, GPS location, codec, dimensions, frame rate (FPS), duration, profile, level, encoder, EXIF metadata, orientation, alpha, container format, bitrate, device, camera, aperture, focal length, shutter speed, ISO, exposure bias, HDR, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, ISO 21496-1, UltraHDR, gain map, XMP, megapixel count, color space, color transfer (SMPTE/PQ/HLG), matrix coefficients, color primaries (Display P3/BT.2020), bit depth, pixel format, saturation, sharpness, depth image, 360 videos, spatial videos, live photos, panorama, motion photos, ICC profile, auxiliary data, audio channels, sample rate, chroma subsampling, auxiliary images, IPTC, C2PA (Content Credentials), AI Generated, RGB/YUV/CMYK/XYB and more. It can also extract motion/live photo videos, EXIF/XMP/JUMBF metadata, thumbnails, gain map and auxiliary images to PNG, HEIF/AVIF/HEIF box data, JPEG sub-images, PNG chunks, ISO BMFF UUID. Supported formats: - Image: JPEG, HEIC, HEIF, PNG, APNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, WEBP, AVIF, JPEG XL (JXL), RAW, CR3, CR2, NEF, ARW, RW2, DNG, ORF, RAF, HIF, JPEG 2000 - Video: AV1, VP9, VP8, H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), H.266 (VVC), MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, MOV, MP4, M4V, 3GP, MKV, QuickTime, WebM, FLV, WMV, TS, MTS, M2TS, VOB, MPG, AVI, OGG, APV - Audio: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, AC3, DTS, WMA, M4A, OPUS, OGG, AIFF, APE, MPC, AMR, MKA, AU, RA, RMVB, CAF, MID, MIDI

About

EXIF Metadata viewer & remove

Easily view and remove sensitive EXIF data, including GPS location, from your photos before sharing. Protect your privacy by stripping metadata or sharing images without location information.

Highlights
  • View EXIF metadata
  • Remove GPS location
  • Share photos without metadata
  • Copy and share metadata
  • Support for 100+ photo tags
Features
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Best tool for view metadata inside any photo. Helps keep your privacy if you want to share photos without your location. Features: - Support more 100+ photo tags - View GPS location on photo - Share photo without metadata or without location - Copy all metadata and share - Show raw data on photo

Screenshots

Fileyan4 screens
EXIF Metadata viewer & remove3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fileyan at 4.9 against EXIF Metadata viewer & remove's 4.2. Fileyan also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). EXIF Metadata viewer & remove's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume 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. EXIF Metadata viewer & remove sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Fileyan asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fileyan holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 10 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fileyan ships an update every 5 days, EXIF Metadata viewer & remove every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Fileyan versus EXIF Metadata viewer & remove: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFileyanEXIF Metadata viewer & remove
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (16 ratings) — better4.2 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer园园 刘Aleksandr Alekseev

Customer experience

Fileyan

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

EXIF Metadata viewer & remove

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

Fileyan

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

EXIF Metadata viewer & remove

Subscriptions3
  • 1 week: EXIF Metadata viewer3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • 1 month: EXIF Metadata editor3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • 1 year: EXIF Metadata editor3 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Fileyan free?
Fileyan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EXIF Metadata viewer & remove free?
EXIF Metadata viewer & remove is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fileyan or EXIF Metadata viewer & remove?
Fileyan is rated higher. Fileyan averages 4.9 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while EXIF Metadata viewer & remove averages 4.2 from 10 ratings.
Do Fileyan or EXIF Metadata viewer & remove have ads?
EXIF Metadata viewer & remove shows ads; Fileyan does not.
Which is updated more often, Fileyan or EXIF Metadata viewer & remove?
Fileyan ships an update every 5 days, and EXIF Metadata viewer & remove every 3 months. Most recently, Fileyan was updated on October 25, 2026 and EXIF Metadata viewer & remove on October 24, 2026.

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