Comparison

Shortly vs Metadata Viewer

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

Head to head
About

Shortly

This utility allows you to create and manage short URLs using the Bitly service directly from your iPhone or iPad. Easily copy shortened links for use in other apps and track their click statistics with helpful charts. It also includes a tool to look up existing Bitlinks and their performance.

Highlights
  • Create short URLs (Bitlinks)
  • Copy links to clipboard
  • Track click statistics
  • View charts and metadata
  • Bitlink lookup tool
  • Auto Shorten feature
Features
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Shortly is an easy-to-use utility that lets you create short URLs (Bitlinks) with your iPhone or iPad using the Bitly service. You can copy these links to the clipboard for use in other iPhone applications. Once you've created your Bitlink and pressed the button to put it on the clipboard, you can launch another application, click anywhere you can enter text and select Paste β€” it's that simple! Additionally you can track the click statistics for Bitlinks you create in the app, or Bitlinks you've shortened on the Bitly website with helpful charts and metadata. There is also a Bitlink lookup tool, so you can enter in a Bitlink you've found and see who created it, including the number of global clicks it has received this week. The app requires a Bitly account to enable the URL shortening and tracking features. If you don't have an account, signing up is easy and free. Just click on the Account tab in the app and click the button to get a new account. Auto Shorten feature: If you go into the Settings screen and turn this on, the Shortly app will look on the clipboard when it launches, and if it finds a valid URL there, it will automatically shorten it and place the Bitlihnk on the clipboard at the same time.

About

Metadata Viewer

Features
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Metadata Viewer: File Info reveals technical details stored in photos, videos, audio, PDFs, documents, ebooks, and archivesβ€”privately on your iPhone. Choose from Files or Photos and get an organized report without sending the file to a server. Expand the category you need while the rest stays easy to scan. SEE WHAT IS REALLY THERE Only present, accessible values appear. Empty or unsupported fields are omitted. Reports include a file summary followed by dates, type identifiers, MIME type, and other available properties. PHOTOS AND IMAGES Inspect common image metadata through Image I/O: β€’ Dimensions, color model, bit depth, alpha, orientation, and DPI β€’ EXIF camera, lens, exposure, and capture information β€’ Embedded GPS coordinates and location values β€’ Optional raw metadata dictionaries for deeper inspection AUDIO AND VIDEO Inspect media through AVFoundation: β€’ Duration, playability, and protected-content status β€’ Track count and media type β€’ Video dimensions and frame rate β€’ Audio channels and sample rate β€’ Codec identifiers and estimated bitrate β€’ Common and format-specific container tags Each audio or video track is summarized separately, so mixed media files remain understandable. PDF, OFFICE, AND OPENDOCUMENT PDF reports can include page count, title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, dates, version, and other readable document attributes. Metadata Info reads package properties from DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, macro-enabled Office variants, ODT, ODS, and ODP. Reports can include authorship, revisions, application details, page or slide counts, statistics, and custom properties. EPUB AND ZIP PACKAGES Inspect EPUB publication metadata such as title, creator, language, identifier, publisher, date, subject, rights, and contributors when present. For ZIP and supported package formats, view archive type, entry count, and uncompressed size. Parsing stays local and bounded; encrypted or unsupported archives are not expanded. QUICK, FOCUSED WORKFLOW Browse Files or choose from Photos, then review the summary. Expand one category inline; opening another collapses the first. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Inspection runs on your device. No account or upload is required, and there are no analytics or advertising SDKs. DAILY USE AND UNLIMITED ACCESS One successful inspection is free each local calendar day. Cancelled selections, loading errors, and failed inspections do not use the daily inspection. After the daily inspection is used, choose recommended Yearly Access or optional Forever Access for unlimited inspections. Restore Purchases is available in Settings and on the purchase screen. Existing Lifetime Access purchases remain valid. YEARLY AND FOREVER ACCESS: - Metadata Info inspects selected files locally on your device. It does not require an account, upload files for processing, or include analytics or advertising SDKs. - One successful metadata inspection is free each local calendar day. After that daily inspection is used, unlimited access is required before another completed result is shown. - Yearly Access is an auto-renewable subscription billed once per year. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Forever Access is a separate non-consumable, one-time purchase. Existing Metadata Info Lifetime purchases remain valid as Forever Access and can be restored. Apple processes purchases through StoreKit under Apple's terms and privacy practices. - Results contain only metadata that is present, readable, and supported by the system or the app. Encrypted, unreadable, unavailable, and unsupported values are omitted. ZIP-based formats are inspected locally with bounded archive, entry-count, and metadata-entry limits. Encrypted archives are not supported. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://yumcut.com/mobile/privacy

Screenshots

Shortly4 screens
Metadata Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Metadata Viewer at Free against Shortly's $0.99. Metadata Viewer also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). Shortly's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Metadata Viewer is free to download; Shortly costs $0.99 up front. Metadata Viewer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shortly asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shortly ships an update every 5 months, Metadata Viewer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Shortly versus Metadata Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShortlyMetadata Viewer
Price$0.99Free β€” better
Positive reviews10.8% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.618.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size9 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris DresslerIhar Shaduryn

In-app purchases

None

Shortly

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Metadata Viewer

One-time1
  • Metadata Info Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is Shortly free?
Shortly costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Metadata Viewer free?
Metadata Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shortly or Metadata Viewer have ads?
Neither Shortly nor Metadata Viewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shortly or Metadata Viewer?
Shortly ships an update every 5 months, and Metadata Viewer every 6 weeks. Most recently, Shortly was updated on October 20, 2026 and Metadata Viewer on October 14, 2026.

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