Comparison

CameraBag 2 vs MetaLog

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

Head to head
About

CameraBag 2

This app offers powerful photo and video editing with a vast array of high-quality styles and adjustments. Its elegant interface allows for quick style application and infinite adjustments, making professional-grade editing accessible.

Highlights
  • High-fidelity photo editing
  • Massive number of styles
  • Infinite adjustments
  • Elegant, minimal interface
  • Video filtering
  • Color grading
Features
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*** This is version 2 of CameraBag - be sure to check out the new (and free!) CameraBag Mobile 3.0 or our other full-featured photo editor, Fotograf! *** Meet the CameraBag series for Mac and iOS, bringing powerful, beloved, and highly-awarded photo and video editing to everyone: *CameraBag 2 (iOS): The world’s first hi-fi photo app, featuring a massive number of the highest-quality styles and adjustments in an elegant, minimal interface. Apply styles quickly and adjust infinitely. CameraBag Photo: awarded runner-up for Apple's Mac App of the Year, CameraBag Photo brings a whole new approach to photo editing and filtering, featuring a powerful and easy-to-use tile-based system that gives you control over everything affecting your image. CameraBag Cinema: the new, deluxe version of CameraBag includes everything in CameraBag Photo, along with incredible new video tools. You can use the same interface, and all your same looks, for both photos and video, easily performing video filtering and color grading that would normally only be possible with much more expensive software. If you're a pro, CameraBag is perfect for maintaining consistency across photo/video projects, such as weddings.

About

MetaLog

This app helps film photographers meticulously record and log photo settings, locations, and equipment details. It offers a simple interface for tracking film rolls, individual shots, and managing your camera gear for cataloging or post-processing.

Highlights
  • Log film roll details (load/unload dates, frames)
  • Record photo settings (lens, aperture, shutter speed, location)
  • Intelligent pre-fill and filtering for quick logging
  • Manage multiple film rolls and cameras
  • Pinpoint photo locations on a map
  • Export logged data as CSV
  • Create a gear inventory with camera/lens details
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Are you a meticulous film photographer that prefers to record settings/locations for the film photos that you take? Are you looking for a simple and easy to use app for tracking and logging that information? Are you tired of the buggy, crash-prone, or convoluted photo logging apps currently available? I happen to be all of those things. Which is why I developed MetaLog. MetaLog is a simple yet powerful data logging utility for photographers who want to quickly record photo metadata for photo cataloging or EXIF tagging during post-processing. In addition to keeping track of the settings for each photo, MetaLog can also act as an equipment inventory for your gear. Feature Highlights: • See all of your added film rolls at a glance, including the number of frames added to each roll, as well as load/unload dates to show which rolls are still in use. • Quickly log settings for each photo including date, lens, aperture, shutter speed, exposure compensation, as well as location coordinates, accessories, and notes about the shot. • Intelligent pre-fill and filtering for dates, locations, and equipment, making adding new frames a snap. • Easily manage multiple rolls loaded into multiple cameras simultaneously. • Pinpoint photo locations with a simple and familiar pinch-and-zoom map interface. • Export all logged data as convenient CSV files. • Gear pages can record camera and lens models as well as serial numbers, allowing for a complete gear inventory that's handy for tracking and insurance.

Screenshots

CameraBag 24 screens
MetaLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CameraBag 2 at 4.0 against MetaLog's 3.8. CameraBag 2 also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 67%) and ratings volume (60 vs 12). MetaLog's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CameraBag 2 costs $1.99 and MetaLog $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CameraBag 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CameraBag 2 has 60 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of CameraBag 2's written reviews are positive against 67% of MetaLog's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CameraBag 2 ships an update every 2 months, MetaLog every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CameraBag 2 versus MetaLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCameraBag 2MetaLog
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.0 (60 ratings) — better3.8 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews75.6% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings60 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNevercenter Ltd. Co.Christopher Curzio

Customer experience

CameraBag 2

All ratings60 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive75.6%
Neutral6.5%
Negative17.9%

MetaLog

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative26.7%

Bugs and requests

CameraBag 2

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App crashes frequently during use
  • Endless scrolling through filters after photo capture
  • Unable to save images to camera roll
  • Photos won't save or save very slowly
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
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  • Filter application fails when taking photos directly
  • Screen display only half usable
  • Cropping issues with incorrect aspect ratios
  • Image quality degradation/graininess
  • White screen glitch hiding interface
  • Filter not applying to newly captured photos
  • Specific filters cause saving failures
  • Metadata deletion on save

Requested features

14 requests
  • Universal app support for iPad
  • Photo editing extension for native camera app
  • Video editing capabilities
  • Undo/revert functionality
  • Landscape orientation support
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  • Full HD/maximum resolution saving
  • Layering of filters
  • Custom filter naming and organization
  • Zoom capability during editing
  • Flickr integration
  • More filter variety
  • Fixed aspect ratio cropping options
  • Metadata preservation
  • Faster app launch speed

MetaLog

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CameraBag 2

No in-app purchases

None

MetaLog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CameraBag 2 free?
CameraBag 2 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MetaLog free?
MetaLog costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CameraBag 2 or MetaLog?
CameraBag 2 is rated higher. CameraBag 2 averages 4.0 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while MetaLog averages 3.8 from 12 ratings.
Do CameraBag 2 or MetaLog have ads?
Neither CameraBag 2 nor MetaLog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CameraBag 2 or MetaLog?
CameraBag 2 ships an update every 2 months, and MetaLog every 3 weeks. Most recently, CameraBag 2 was updated on October 18, 2026 and MetaLog on October 13, 2026.

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