Comparison

PhotoNotes vs Love Sofia

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

Love Sofia

Create cinematic photos and videos with analog filters inspired by iconic films. Recreate movie scenes with unique color grading and special effects. Enhance your content with a distinct, artistic touch.

Highlights
  • 17 film-inspired analog filters
  • Credit and cookie filters
  • Matching visual effects
  • Special effects for select filters
  • Cinematic color grading
Features
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Hi all, Love Sofia has been created out of inspiration from movies we love. We have hand-crafted (digitally) Coppola core analogue filters for you to reimagine and recreate as your own story in life. FILTERS * 17 filters inspired by scenes from 5 films * 1 credit filter and 2 cookies as extras EFFECTS * Each filter is matched with different effects to reflect the scenes * Some filters are matched with special effects for you to have fun Let us know how it goes: #lovesofia We hope you enjoy being the main character in your life with Love Sofia! Lots of love, House of FX

Screenshots

PhotoNotes4 screens
Love Sofia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Love Sofia at 100% against PhotoNotes's 30%. PhotoNotes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PhotoNotes versus Love Sofia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhotoNotesLove Sofia
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastien BUETHouseOfFX

Customer experience

PhotoNotes

Written reviews23 reviews
Positive30.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative65.2%

Love Sofia

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PhotoNotes

No in-app purchases

None

Love Sofia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PhotoNotes free?
PhotoNotes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Love Sofia free?
Love Sofia costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do PhotoNotes or Love Sofia have ads?
Neither PhotoNotes nor Love Sofia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PhotoNotes or Love Sofia?
PhotoNotes ships an update every 4 months, and Love Sofia every 4 months. Most recently, PhotoNotes was updated on November 1, 2026 and Love Sofia on November 4, 2026.

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