Exif Wizard vs Photo Metadata EXIF Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Exif Wizard
This app allows photographers to view, edit, and manage EXIF data for their digital images. It supports native screen resolution, swipe gestures for navigation, and options to email photos while retaining EXIF data. Users can also upload images via FTP and create modified copies of photos with updated EXIF tags.
- View and edit EXIF data
- Email photos with retained EXIF
- FTP image upload
- Modify EXIF tags (Artist, Copyright, GPS)
- Native screen resolution support
- Swipe gestures for navigation
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Exif Wizard-Pro is an Exif reader for photographers who are serious about their digital images. - Work in native screen resolution, portrait & landscape, on your iPad. - Move through an album using left or right finger "swipe" gestures on the preview or zoomed-out full-size images - Ability to e-mail photos from within the app which retain their Exif data - Upload images via FTP (passive mode, which virtually every recent server supports) and select your upload directory via a graphical user interface. Send one image at a time, or let Exif Wizard-Pro upload an entire album for you with the touch of a button. - Create a copy of an existing photo with the option to add, modify, or delete some Exif tags (Artist, Copyright, ImageDescription, Software, and GPS Location). Copies are placed at the end of your Recents album (Camera Roll). (JPEG images only) ***iCloud Photo Library Users - In the event a photo you believe is in your iCloud Photo Library fails to load, please open Apple's built-in "Photos" app to verify its presence, then try Exif Wizard-Pro again. Note that it may take several seconds or more to download a photo. ***If you edit a photo in Apple's built-in Photos app, it may become inaccessible to Exif Wizard-Pro. Reverting to original should restore access. FTP security: Exif Wizard-Pro sends FTP data (including your password) unencrypted and, if you choose to store your password, saves it on your mobile device unencrypted. Therefore, you should NOT enter your main server password into Exif Wizard-Pro. If you have not done so already, set up an FTP account with limited access permissions. Consult your sources of technical support for further information. Expectations Management: The process of importing photos from your desktop, laptop, or stand-alone digital camera to your mobile device is controlled by Apple. Some image editing programs, social media sites, and image upload/storage services remove Exif data from photos. Thank you for your understanding. Notes: - Web photos can be stored in your Recents album (Camera Roll) with Exif information by touching and holding the photo, and then touching "Add to Photos" on the action sheet which will appear. - If you experience slow loading of photos for a selected album, go to the "Settings" app (from your home screen) and, in Exif Wizard-Pro's settings, scroll down and turn ON the "Fast Load" switch. *** If Exif Wizard-Pro is not displaying GPS/mapping information for photos you have taken with your iOS device, it may be because you did not enable geotagging when you first used the built-in Camera app. To grant permission now, from your home screen, touch Settings -> Privacy -> Location Services. Make sure the "Location Services" switch at the top of the screen is ON, then scroll down and turn on the switch next to "Camera." Keep in mind that if you enable geotagging, people you transmit your photos to may be able to determine the locations where those photos were taken using any number of mobile and desktop Exif applications.
Photo Metadata EXIF Viewer
View all EXIF, GPS, and camera information embedded in your photos and videos. Easily access details like location, dates, and camera settings directly within the app or through the Photos Share sheet. Search for specific fields or values to quickly find the data you need.
- View all EXIF and GPS data
- See location on a map
- Searchable metadata fields
- Copy metadata values
- Access via Photos Share sheet
- Supports videos
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See everything stored in your photos and videos. Photo Metadata EXIF Viewer shows every field in a file, from camera settings to location and dates, in the app or from the Share button in Photos. SEE EVERY DETAIL • Tap any photo or video to see every detail stored in its file. • Tiles sum up the date, camera, exposure, file, and colors, with every metadata group listed below them. • See on a map where a photo was taken and, when the file records it, which way the camera faced. • Swipe left or right to move to the next item. • See whether a photo's file says it was made or edited with AI, the AI tool it names, and any Content Credentials (C2PA). • On iOS 27 and later, see the caption, keywords, and star rating the Photos app keeps for each photo. FIND A FIELD • Tap the magnifying glass and type part of a field's name or part of its value. Search covers every group, from camera settings to GPS. • Touch and hold a value to copy it. IN THE PHOTOS APP View All Metadata appears under the Share button in Photos, so you don't have to open this app. It works on up to 20 photos at a time, or one video. GOOD TO KNOW • This app only shows metadata. It doesn't change or remove anything. • The AI label shows only what a file says about itself. Many AI-made images carry no label, and Content Credentials are read but not verified. The app can't detect invisible watermarks, such as the SynthID mark Photos adds to some AI edits. PRIVACY Your photos are never uploaded or copied from this app to any server or cloud. Maps and place names come from Apple Maps, which receives a photo's coordinates. Usage and crash data never include your photos, file names, or metadata values, and you can turn them off in Settings. No account needed. Need more? Metadata Pro is a separate paid app from the same developer. It does what this app does, and also edits fields and changes dates and places.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Photo Metadata EXIF Viewer at Free against Exif Wizard's $1.99. Photo Metadata EXIF Viewer also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (593 vs 8). Exif Wizard's advantage is review sentiment (56% vs 47%). On update cadence, 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
Photo Metadata EXIF Viewer is free to download; Exif Wizard costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Photo Metadata EXIF Viewer holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Metadata EXIF Viewer has 593 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Exif Wizard's written reviews are positive against 47% of Photo Metadata EXIF Viewer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Exif Wizard | Photo Metadata EXIF Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (8 ratings) | 4.4 (593 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews — better | 46.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 593 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | homedatasheet.com, Inc. | PLATINUM CITY LLC |
Customer experience
Exif Wizard
Photo Metadata EXIF Viewer
Bugs and requests
Exif Wizard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Photo Metadata EXIF Viewer
Reported bugs
9 issues- No functions appear after selecting photo
- Only cancel option available when selecting pictures
- Blank page displayed when opening photo data
- App freezes when attempting to save changes
- Incorrect file names reported in metadata
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- Random full-screen games pop up and cannot be closed
- Unexpected audio blaring on first app launch
- Modified dates change when saving to device
- Text screen cannot be exited properly
Requested features
6 requests- Display file size information
- Show device type and location data
- Option for altitude in feet (not just metric)
- Better in-app guidance and tutorials
- Ability to export or copy metadata
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- Improved support for message extraction from photos
In-app purchases
Exif Wizard
No in-app purchases
Photo Metadata EXIF Viewer
No in-app purchases
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