Comparison

EXIF Inspector vs Take a Stick

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

Take a Stick

Features
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Take a Stick is a camera-first sticker maker. Point your camera at anything, line it up inside a frame, and tap the shutter. Your photo is stamped into a clean, bordered sticker, ready for WhatsApp, Telegram and any chat. No cutout tools. No background eraser. No fiddly editing. You compose the shot first, and the frame does the rest. MAKE STICKERS FROM REAL LIFE • Camera-first capture: frame the moment, then stamp it • Eight punch-out shapes: square, circle, heart, star, hexagon, diamond, cloud and blob • A crisp white border that pops on any chat background • Turn photos from your library into stickers too STICKER EFFECTS • Five looks: holographic, puffy, halftone, mosaic and cross stitch • Preview every effect for free, then apply the one you love A CALENDAR OF EVERYTHING YOU STAMPED • Every sticker lands on the day you made it • See the whole month as a collage, or tap a day to revisit it • Free for everyone ORGANISE YOUR STICKER PACKS • Group stickers into collections you name and colour • Add a private note to any sticker, and search your notes and collections • Pick the cover and the stickers you share in a pack SEND STICKERS ANYWHERE • Add packs straight to WhatsApp and Telegram • Use the share sheet or save to Photos, always free • Works with Messages, Discord and any app that takes an image NINE LANGUAGES English, Português, Español, Bahasa Indonesia, Türkçe, Русский, Deutsch, Français, Italiano. Pick yours in Settings. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-up, no Take a Stick server • Your photos and stickers stay on your device and we cannot see them • No ads, no tracking, no analytics ONE-TIME UNLOCK, NO SUBSCRIPTION Take a Stick is free to use: capture, shapes, calendar, effect previews, saving and sharing. A single lifetime unlock adds unlimited collections and stickers, photo-library import, applying effects, search, curated packs and private backup. Buy once, keep it forever. Download Take a Stick and turn the world around you into a personal sticker pack.

Screenshots

EXIF Inspector4 screens
Take a Stick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EXIF Inspector at none against Take a Stick's 1. EXIF Inspector also leads on device support (4 vs 1). Take a Stick's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Take a Stick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. EXIF Inspector asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EXIF Inspector ships an update every 5 months, Take a Stick every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
EXIF Inspector versus Take a Stick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEXIF InspectorTake a Stick
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHéliographe, IncJong Yann Goh

In-app purchases

None

EXIF Inspector

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Take a Stick

One-time1
  • Take a Stick Lifetime Unlock$5.99

Questions

Is EXIF Inspector free?
EXIF Inspector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Take a Stick free?
Take a Stick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do EXIF Inspector or Take a Stick have ads?
Neither EXIF Inspector nor Take a Stick shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EXIF Inspector or Take a Stick?
EXIF Inspector ships an update every 5 months, and Take a Stick every 9 days. Most recently, EXIF Inspector was updated on October 22, 2026 and Take a Stick on October 26, 2026.

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