Comparison

EXIF Frame vs Beamer Notes

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

Head to head
About

EXIF Frame

Automatically enhances photos by adding frames based on their EXIF metadata. Users can select themes to match their images, or customize frames if metadata is absent. This app makes your special moments more memorable.

Highlights
  • Automatic EXIF metadata framing
  • Themed frame selection
  • Customizable framing options
  • Enhances photo memories
  • Works with or without EXIF data
Features
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EXIF Frame automatically adds frames to photos, making special moments even more memorable. This app interprets the EXIF metadata of photos and adds frames to the pictures according to the themes chosen by the user. If there is no EXIF metadata in the photo, customization is also possible.

About

Beamer Notes

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Beamer Notes is a two-screen presenter for slide decks made with LaTeX Beamer and “show notes on second screen”. Your iPad shows the current slide, your private speaker notes, and a preview of what’s next — while the projector shows only the slide, cleanly letterboxed on black. Draw with Apple Pencil and every stroke appears on the projector in real time, in exactly the right place. Fingers are free to turn pages, so your palm never leaves a mark. YOUR IPHONE AS A REMOTE Step away from the lectern. Your iPhone shows your speaker notes, the next slide and the timer, turns pages, and aims the laser pointer on the projector. It pairs straight to your iPad — no shared Wi-Fi, no account, nothing to set up. AND A MAC FOR THE TIDYING UP Beamer Notes on the Mac keeps your library in order between talks — folders, colours, renaming, sorting, on a big screen with a keyboard. Everything stays in step with your iPad over iCloud. Presenting remains the iPad’s job. It is free on the Mac App Store, and a Full Version bought on iPad carries over with Restore Purchases. FEATURES • Dual screen over HDMI or AirPlay — the audience sees only the slide, never your notes or controls. • Apple Pencil ink with live mirroring, through the system drawing palette: pen, monoline, fountain pen, pencil and marker; a pixel eraser and an object eraser; lasso to move what you have already drawn; a ruler for straight lines; any colour, any width. Plus a laser pointer with an optional comet trail. • Tabs — keep several decks open at once, drag to reorder, and they reopen where you left off. • Speaker notes shown full-width with pinch-to-zoom, plus a next-slide preview. • Automatic layout detection for notes on the right, left, top, or bottom — 16:9 and 4:3 — with a manual override when you need it. • Count-up timer and an adjustable countdown with an on-screen “time’s up” alert only you can see. • Navigate by tap, swipe, on-screen arrows, hardware keyboard, USB or Bluetooth presenter clickers, or your iPhone. • Tappable table-of-contents and \hyperlink jumps inside the PDF. • Thumbnail overview that marks the pages you’ve annotated. • An in-app library with coloured folders, synced through iCloud and organisable on your Mac; import via Files, AirDrop, or the share sheet, and a revised PDF with the same name can replace the old one. Plain PDFs work too. • Decks are fetched to the device in the background, so they open with no network at all — and anything not yet downloaded is marked in the library. • Your ink is saved automatically and survives quitting the app. Built for lecture-hall reliability. No account, no tracking, no data collection. Free to try with three of your own PDFs. The built-in tutorials are always free, and reopening a deck you have already used never counts again. Need more? Add ten or thirty decks whenever you like, or unlock unlimited decks forever with a single purchase. TIP FOR PROJECTORS Connect the display before you begin and stay in Beamer Notes for the talk. On iPadOS 26 and 27 the system sometimes does not hand the external screen back to an app that has been in the background; if the projector starts mirroring your iPad, quit Beamer Notes and open it again with the display connected.

Screenshots

EXIF Frame4 screens
Beamer Notes1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EXIF Frame at none against Beamer Notes's 3. EXIF Frame also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Beamer Notes sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. EXIF Frame asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EXIF Frame ships an update daily, Beamer Notes every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
EXIF Frame versus Beamer Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEXIF FrameBeamer Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJEONGHYEON KIMWei Chen

In-app purchases

None

EXIF Frame

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Beamer Notes

One-time3
  • Add 10 Decks$1.99
  • Add 30 Decks$4.99
  • Full Version$9.99

Questions

Is EXIF Frame free?
EXIF Frame is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beamer Notes free?
Beamer Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do EXIF Frame or Beamer Notes have ads?
Neither EXIF Frame nor Beamer Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EXIF Frame or Beamer Notes?
EXIF Frame ships an update daily, and Beamer Notes every 3 days. Most recently, EXIF Frame was updated on October 14, 2026 and Beamer Notes on October 13, 2026.

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