Comparison

EXIF Inspector vs Madcam

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

Head to head
About

EXIF Inspector

This tool allows photographers to quickly access and view detailed metadata embedded within their image files. It offers an elegant interface for seeing all prominent information at a glance, supporting various image formats and desktop-class features on Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Quick view of prominent EXIF info
  • Information-dense interface
  • Desktop-class features on iPad/Mac
  • Share Extension for Photos App
  • Privacy-focused, no tracking
  • Supports JPEG, HEIC, PNG, TIFF, RAW
Features
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A no-nonsense EXIF viewing tool for photographers in the field. - A handy quick view that shows you all the most prominent info at a glance; no scrolling through inscrutable tags to find the info you need - Elegant and Information dense interface that lets you see every detail in you photo's metadata - Supports desktop class features on iPad + Mac: multiple windows, open through drag & drop, keyboard shortcuts, etc. - Features a Share Extension to quickly view full EXIF from the Photos App - Respects your privacy: no 3rd party libraries or tracking. Uses the latest iOS APIs so you don't have to give access to your whole photo library. - Extremely small app size: while many EXIF viewers on the App Store are in the tens of megabytes or more, this one is only a few hundred kilobytes. - Support for JPEG, HEIC, PNG, TIFF, and many RAW formats

About

Madcam

Transform photos and videos with AI using text or voice prompts. Create stylized portraits, cinematic edits, and generate images, videos, music, and even interactive mini-apps. Features a powerful camera and a multimodal AI chat assistant.

Highlights
  • AI-powered photo and video editing via text/voice prompts
  • Text-to-image and text-to-video generation
  • AI song generator
  • Mini-app builder with no coding required
  • Multimodal AI chat assistant
  • Dual camera with picture-in-picture overlay
Features
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Madcam is the all-in-one AI creative studio built into your camera. Shoot a photo, speak or type what you want, and AI transforms it — stylized portraits, cinematic edits, artistic filters, or anything you can describe. Your edit processes in the background and lands in your camera roll the moment it's ready. POWERFUL CAMERA • Dual camera: shoot front + back simultaneously with a live picture-in-picture overlay • Pinch-to-zoom, tap-to-focus, countdown timer, and volume button shutter • Screen flash for perfect front-facing shots in any light AI PHOTO EDITING • Edit photos with a simple text or voice prompt • Choose from a curated library of styles and filters, or create and save your own • "Surprise Me" picks a creative edit for you • Side-by-side before/after preview for every edit GENERATE ANYTHING • Text-to-image: describe a photo and watch it appear • Text-to-video & image-to-video: animate your ideas into short clips • AI song generator: create original music by describing a vibe, genre, or mood • Mini-app builder: describe an app and get a fully working interactive tool — no coding required AI CHAT • A full multimodal AI assistant built in — send text, voice, images, and files • Ask questions, brainstorm ideas, extract prompts from photos, or build apps in conversation MUSIC PLAYER • Play your AI-generated songs with a full-featured player • Scratch the vinyl, tune the EQ, shift pitch — it's a studio in your pocket • Apple Music integration included NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. EVER. We believe subscriptions are unfair. With Madcam, you simply top up credits and use them however you want, at your own pace. No monthly fees. No pressure. The only creative app you'll ever need.

Screenshots

EXIF Inspector4 screens
Madcam4 screens

Verdict

The call

EXIF Inspector and Madcam both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Madcam's written reviews are positive against 60% of EXIF Inspector's. Madcam also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 4). EXIF Inspector's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating and ads 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. Madcam sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. EXIF Inspector asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for EXIF Inspector against 5.0 for Madcam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 16 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of EXIF Inspector's written reviews are positive against 100% of Madcam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EXIF Inspector ships an update every 5 months, Madcam every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
EXIF Inspector versus Madcam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEXIF InspectorMadcam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings416 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB222 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHéliographe, IncGigabizon Inc.

Customer experience

EXIF Inspector

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Madcam

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

EXIF Inspector

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Madcam

One-time6
  • 5,000 Credits$4.99
  • 10,000 Credits$9.99
  • 25,000 Credits$24.99
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  • 50,000 Credits$49.99
  • 100,000 Credits$99.99
  • 200,000 Credits$199.99

Questions

Is EXIF Inspector free?
EXIF Inspector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Madcam free?
Madcam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EXIF Inspector or Madcam?
EXIF Inspector and Madcam are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 16 ratings respectively.
Do EXIF Inspector or Madcam have ads?
Neither EXIF Inspector nor Madcam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EXIF Inspector or Madcam?
EXIF Inspector ships an update every 5 months, and Madcam every 3 days. Most recently, EXIF Inspector was updated on October 5, 2026 and Madcam on September 30, 2026.

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