Comparison

PhotoLocator vs ScanBox

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

Head to head
About

PhotoLocator

This utility app extracts GPS data from photos to reveal the exact location where they were taken. It provides street addresses, pinpoints locations on Google Maps, and allows sharing this information via email. Useful for finding places, sharing your location, or verifying photo details.

Highlights
  • Extracts GPS data from photos
  • Displays street address of photo location
  • Pinpoints location on Google Maps
  • Shares photo location via email
  • Finds previously visited locations
Features
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Photolocator can tell you exactly where a photo was taken, your own or someone else’s one! What is the difference of the function PLACES contained in PHOTOS of Apple? Simple, PLACES from a photo can not tell you where it was taken, PHOTOLOCATOR can! With PLACES you can browse the location where the photos were taken, of course you will find tons of images of areas that you frequent more and it'll take long time to scroll through them all until you find what you were looking for, Photolocator it only takes few seconds. PLACES does not give you the address and the time at which the photo was taken, but only gives you a PIN on the map. PHOTOLOCATOR instead provides you with all the data in the blink of an eye. This simple utility will be much more useful than you can imagine. For users iOS5. Go into your preferences Localization service. Turn off the switch the Camera. Re-enable the switch to the Camera. How does Photolocator work: Photolocator reads the GPS data contained in the EXIF description of the photographic images. The photos taken with modern GPS cameras and with iPhone, iPod, iPad (if connected to the network or covered by GPS when the picture was being taken) contain this type of information. Select a photo from your collection. If the photo includes the GPS information, the closest street address to the place where the picture was taken, will be displayed. -The street address is visible on Google Maps and the Pin will be located on the exact spot where the picture was taken (even if you weren’t on the street!). -The picture can be sent by e-mail together with the description of the place where the photo was taken and the link to pinpoint it on Google Maps. The scope of this application ranges from social to work related purposes. - a friend wants to get hold of you in a bar but doesn’t know where it is? Take a picture at the entrance of the bar and email it through PhotoLocator, and that’s it! - Do you want to let others know where you are? Take a picture and send it through PhotoLocator :) -During your last holidays you took a picture when you were on an amazing beach but now you can’t find it anymore? Ask Photolocator and it will take you right back! - Have you done a photo shoot and need to check if the information on the locations is right? Photolocator will serve you perfectly! -Would you like to go back to that spot in the woods where you found those delicious porcini mushrooms you took a photo of? Photolocator can give you directions and following the map you will easily get there! -Have you just received a photo by e-mail from your friend and you want to know where she is? Photolocator will reveal it to you! -Have you gone back to Paris and want to find that beautiful shop you took a photo of but you can’t remember where it is? Don’t worry, Photolocator will find it for you! -And much more: use your imagination!

About

ScanBox

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Scan only the text you want, frame it with a resizable scan box, tap once, and copy it. No wall of text to clean up. Works on camera, photos and screenshots, entirely on your iPhone. ScanBox gives you a scan box you can drag and resize. Put it over a price, a serial number, a single paragraph or a QR code, tap once, and just that is ready to use. WHAT'S NEW IN 1.3 β€’ QR codes and barcodes: ScanBox reads codes inside the scan box, from the camera and from photos. Each code gets a Copy button, and web links get a tap-to-Open button β€’ Search your history, ignoring case and accents β€’ Tap phone numbers, links, addresses and dates in your results to call, open, map or add them β€’ Edit captured text before you copy it; your edits are saved to history β€’ Read aloud with the on-device system voice β€’ Share sheet: choose "ScanBox" from Photos, Files or Safari images to read the text and copy it all, without opening the app. Scans from the share sheet are not saved to history β€’ Shortcuts: the "Extract Text from Image" action (iOS 16 or later) β€’ A simpler 3-step first-run guide TWO WAYS TO SCAN Camera: point at a menu, label, receipt, book page, sign or QR code. Move and resize the scan box to frame exactly what you need. Pinch to zoom from 1x to 6x and switch on the torch in dim light. Photos: import any picture or screenshot from your library. The same scan box appears over the image (it starts on the whole image) so you can narrow it to one line before you capture. WHY SCANBOX β€’ Scan box: drag, resize and capture only what is inside it β€’ Image to text from Photos and screenshots β€’ QR code and barcode reading β€’ Live camera scanning with torch and pinch-to-zoom (1x to 6x) β€’ 13 OCR languages: English (US/UK), French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Russian and Ukrainian (these four need iOS 16 or later) β€’ Optional auto-copy: turn it on in Settings to send text to your clipboard the moment it is read β€’ Fast Mode for quick, everyday scans β€’ Copy or share the result to Messages, Mail, Notes or any app β€’ Local scan history with search, swipe to delete and Clear All β€’ Haptics you can switch off β€’ Tiny download - no bloat PRIVATE BY DESIGN ScanBox collects nothing. There is no account, no ads, no tracking, no analytics, no third-party SDKs and no network requests. Text is recognised on your device with Apple's Vision framework, and read aloud with the on-device system voice. Photos and camera frames are never saved or uploaded, and your history stays in the app's private storage on your iPhone. It works in airplane mode. GREAT FOR Receipts, menus, product labels, ingredient lists, serial numbers, price tags, business cards, street signs, whiteboards, book passages, neatly handwritten notes, QR codes, barcodes, and text inside screenshots - anything you would otherwise retype by hand. Free. No subscription. No sign-in.

Screenshots

PhotoLocator4 screens
ScanBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PhotoLocator at every 3 weeks against ScanBox's every 4 months. PhotoLocator also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhotoLocator ships an update every 3 weeks, ScanBox every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
PhotoLocator versus ScanBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhotoLocatorScanBox
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks β€” betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 β€” better15.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size13 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArcastudio srlNeha Rathore

Customer experience

PhotoLocator

Written reviews11 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral9.1%
Negative90.9%

ScanBox

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

PhotoLocator

No in-app purchases

None

ScanBox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PhotoLocator free?
PhotoLocator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScanBox free?
ScanBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PhotoLocator or ScanBox have ads?
Neither PhotoLocator nor ScanBox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PhotoLocator or ScanBox?
PhotoLocator ships an update every 3 weeks, and ScanBox every 4 months. Most recently, PhotoLocator was updated on October 7, 2026 and ScanBox on October 24, 2026.

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