PhotoNotes vs DateStamper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
DateStamper
Easily add date, time, location, and custom captions to your photos. Preserve your memories with customizable stamps that blend beautifully with your images. Edit or remove stamps non-destructively at any time.
- Apply date, time, and GPS location stamps
- Add custom captions
- Extensive font, color, and style customization
- Non-destructive editing
- Batch stamping
- Photos app extension
- Shortcuts integration
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DateStamper allows you to apply beautiful date stamps overtop your photos – and include time, location, caption, and filename if you’d like. — "DateStamper brings back old memories for me ... It looks good, it gets the job done, and it’s nicely integrated with Apple’s Photos app." – MacStories Editor-in-chief and Founder, Federico Viticci — The modern photo date stamp is here! Easily add a stamp to your photos so you can remember when or where they were taken. Perfect for printing pictures to display in albums or scrapbooks, allowing you to preserve your memories. The best feature of point and shoot cameras is now available on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac – and better than ever. Styles ◦ With many fonts, colors, and styles to choose from, you can get just the look you want* ◦ The vibrant style beautifully blends the stamp into the photograph, allowing the image behind to shine through ◦ Or go with a classic look with the traditional digital display font ◦ Add a background color, stroke, shadow, underline, and adjust opacity ◦ Customize the date and time format ◦ Use the date taken, date created, date added, current date, or a custom date ◦ Add the location where your photos were taken — name, address, GPS coordinates, or custom text ◦ Add the photo caption, a custom caption, or filename ◦ Adjust the placement with position and padding options, and change the order of the text Stamp ◦ Quickly select photos from your library to stamp — select each individually, swipe to select, select a range, or select all photos in an album ◦ Stamp multiple photos at the same time** ◦ Take a new picture with a stamp pre-applied ◦ Use the DateStamper edit extension to stamp a photo directly in the Photos app ◦ Use the Stamp Image action in Shortcuts to automate your workflow ◦ Easily see which photos have been stamped with filters, badges, and a DateStamper album Edit ◦ Edits are applied right on top of the photo in your library, no duplicating necessary ◦ Remove or change a date stamp at any time, it’s completely nondestructive ◦ With iCloud Photos, when you apply a date stamp on one device, it will appear on all your other devices automatically Features ◦ Lock Screen widget and Control Center control ◦ Beautiful and intuitive Liquid Glass design ◦ Universal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac ◦ No ads, no tracking, no nonsense * Premium Styles is an available in-app purchase that allows you to utilize all of the style options ** Unlimited Batch is an available in-app purchase that allows you to stamp more than 10 photos at a time
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DateStamper at Free against PhotoNotes's $0.99. DateStamper also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 30%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). PhotoNotes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On ads 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
DateStamper is free to download; PhotoNotes costs $0.99 up front. DateStamper sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. PhotoNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.
PhotoNotes ships an update every 4 months, DateStamper monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PhotoNotes | DateStamper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (9.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.4% of reviews | 73.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 9.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sebastien BUET | Jordan Hipwell |
Customer experience
PhotoNotes
DateStamper
Bugs and requests
PhotoNotes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
DateStamper
Reported bugs
2 issues- Date/time stamp not visible on some photos
- Inability to batch process all photos in library
Requested features
3 requests- Add option to stamp videos
- Provide more flexibility in date/time stamp positioning
- Allow manual date/time input for older photos
In-app purchases
PhotoNotes
No in-app purchases
DateStamper
- Premium Styles$4.99
- Unlimited Batch$9.99
Questions
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