Comparison

PhotoNotes vs Text OCR Search

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

Head to head
About

PhotoNotes

Easily view, add, and modify metadata for your photos. Use it to protect your images, create alibis, or remember important details about your pictures.

Highlights
  • View EXIF, TIFF, IPTC, GPS metadata
  • Add new metadata (copyright, keywords, GPS)
  • Modify existing metadata (date, GPS, camera model)
  • Save edited photos to library
  • Create alibis with modified metadata
  • Add GPS for map viewing
Features
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PhotoNotes provides you with a very simple way to see the metadata of your photos easily, add some information into it and/or modify a part of it. Did you ever need an alibi to help you in a critical situation? A solution to protect your digital photos? A proof showing you already traveled to some far away locations? A way to add information to your photos to remember what is immortalized? Then PhotoNotes is made for you! With PhotoNotes, you can see all the metadata associated to the photos of your camera roll, add metadata to the existing ones (such as copyright, description, keywords, comments...), and modify some of them (date, GPS information, model used to capture the photo...), in a very simple and intuitive way. Special features: - see all the metadata associated to the photos of your camera roll at one glance (EXIF, TIFF, IPTC, GPS... metadata): dimensions, resolutions, date, aperture, exposure, shutter speed... - add new metadata: description, comments, keywords, copyright, document name, GPS, date, model used to capture the photo... - modify part of the metadata: date, GPS, model used to capture the photo... together with the metadata you can add. - Save the selected photo with the new metadata to your photo library Create your perfect alibi to show you were there that day by modifying the metadata of one of your photo. Add GPS information to your photos to be able to see them on the map in the Photos app and iPhoto. Fake a trip in an exotic location by changing the GPS metadata of your photo. And more! Check out many other great iPhone apps, and hundred of free and discounted apps, at www.SEB-AppStore.com

About

Text OCR Search

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TV news and program captions, newspaper and magazine articles, billboards and advertisements you see on the street, URLs, phone numbers, store names, names... Have you ever taken a photo with your smartphone and wanted to search it online right away? That's when this app comes in handy. Use your smartphone camera to take a picture of any text that catches your eye. "Text recognition" allows you to search the internet in one go. There is no need for the troublesome work of starting up your smartphone's browser and typing in characters one by one. You can also use photos and images saved in your camera roll. Recognized text is also copied to the clipboard at the same time, so you can paste the text into other apps such as the Notes app.

Screenshots

PhotoNotes4 screens
Text OCR Search2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PhotoNotes at every 4 months against Text OCR Search's every 9 months. Text OCR Search's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

PhotoNotes costs $0.99 and Text OCR Search $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhotoNotes ships an update every 4 months, Text OCR Search every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
PhotoNotes versus Text OCR Search: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhotoNotesText OCR Search
Price$0.99$0.99
Positive reviews30.4% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 months โ€” betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastien BUETMasanori Katsuta

In-app purchases

None

PhotoNotes

No in-app purchases

None

Text OCR Search

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PhotoNotes free?
PhotoNotes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Text OCR Search free?
Text OCR Search costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do PhotoNotes or Text OCR Search have ads?
Neither PhotoNotes nor Text OCR Search shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PhotoNotes or Text OCR Search?
PhotoNotes ships an update every 4 months, and Text OCR Search every 9 months. Most recently, PhotoNotes was updated on September 22, 2026 and Text OCR Search on September 29, 2026.

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