CameraBag 2 vs MetaLog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- High-fidelity photo editing
- Massive number of styles
- Infinite adjustments
- Elegant, minimal interface
- Video filtering
- Color grading
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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.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
CameraBag 2 costs $1.99 and MetaLog $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | CameraBag 2 | MetaLog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (60 ratings) — better | 3.8 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.6% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nevercenter Ltd. Co. | Christopher Curzio |
Customer experience
CameraBag 2
MetaLog
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
CameraBag 2
No in-app purchases
MetaLog
No in-app purchases









