Comparison

Photo Gopher vs AI Notes Taker

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

Head to head
About

Photo Gopher

This app extracts and displays detailed metadata from your photos and videos. It can locate media items using GPS data and provide directions to their original capture location. Explore general, image, movie, and Apple-specific metadata.

Highlights
  • Extracts media metadata
  • Displays GPS location data
  • Provides turn-by-turn directions to media location
  • Supports Photos Library and Files App
  • Lists general, image, and movie metadata
  • Includes Apple-specific metadata
  • Favorites management
Features
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Photo Gopher allows you to pick a movie or image from your Photos Library or Files App, and then goes digging for that item's metadata, which it then displays. We use the terms media item to refer to any movie, video, image or photo, and metadata as the descriptive and identifying information bundled within that item. Photo Gopher goes to great lengths to find a media item's location (GPS) metadata, which it uses for the singular purpose of providing turn by turn directions from you to that favorite item. Assuming the media contains GPS information, simply choose the Show Route action to begin your journey. (You must have Location Services enabled in Settings / Privacy & Security / Location Services / Photo Gopher.) Media Metadata: A non-exhaustive list of the metadata that Photo Gopher can show follows. - General information such as name, size, creation date, resolution, etcetera. - Movie specific information such as audio and video track details, data rate, cover art, etcetera. - Image specific information such as orientation, aperture, exposure, etcetera. - Places, GPS coordinates, an annotated map, and if location services are enabled, turn-by-turn walking or driving directions back to that favorite location. - Apple specific metadata: - EXIFAux, EXIF Auxiliary Faces data, the bounding box of detected face regions. - MakerApple, Apple MakerNote data. - MakerNote information from other manufactuers. - EXIF, Exchangeable Image File Format data. - TIFF, Tagged Image File Format data. - PNG, Portable Network Graphics data. - JFIF, JPEG File Interchange Format data. - IPTC, International Press Telecommunications Council data. - DNG, Digital Negative data. - ... and more. Usage: The Photo Gopher window consists of four tabs: - Media presents the Photos Library picker for choosing items (if the picker isn't visible simply click the Media tab to re-open it). External items can be chosen using Files to Share / Photo Gopher. Once a media item is chosen a Gopher view appears showing a media thumbnail (typically clickable), detailed metadata, and a map centered on the coordinates of the media item, assuming the item has a geotag with GPS coordinates. The latitude, longitude and altitude are automatically copied to the pasteboard, which you can paste directly into Maps' search field. You may also manually copy any other asset metadata ferreted-out by the Gopher: long-press for iOS, control-click for macOS. - Favorites itemizes media items that you previousaly marked as a favorite. Selecting a favorite opens a new Gopher view. Swipe left on a favorite to remove it from the list. - Settings contains App settings. - Help shows this information. Gopher Actions: After selecting a media item a Gopher view appears - touch the Action button (or on macOS use the File menu) and the Gopher shows the allowable actions, from the following list: - Make Favorite adds the media item to the Favorites tab. The maximum number of favorites is selectable in Settings. - Show Route invokes Maps to display travel directions, using the media item's location as the destination and your current location as the starting point. You may select the route type and map type in Settings. - Mail invokes Mail with the media item's metadata in two attachments: a textual representation of the data structure used by the Gopher, and a PDF of that structure tailored for human consumption. - Print prints the media item's metadata in human readable form, formatted for 8.5" x 11" paper in portrait orientation.

About

AI Notes Taker

Effortlessly transform voice, videos, and text into organized, AI-powered notes. This tool provides instant summaries, accurate speech-to-text transcription, and multi-language support to streamline your workflow.

Highlights
  • Instant AI Summaries
  • Speech to Text Transcription
  • Organized Notes with Folders
  • Video Summarization
  • Multi-language Support
Features
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AI Note Taker – Your Smart Assistant for Notes & Summaries Turn your voice, videos, and text into organized, AI-powered notes effortlessly. AI Note Taker is the ultimate productivity tool designed to help you capture, transcribe, summarize, and organize your content with ease. Key Features: - Instant AI Summary– Get automatic summaries of your recordings in seconds. - Speech to Text – Convert any speech into accurate, real-time text. - Stay Organized – Manage your notes effortlessly with folders and categories. - Summarize Videos– Extract key insights from YouTube and other videos. - Record in Any Language – Supports multiple languages for seamless note-taking. Whether you're a student, professional, or content creator, AI Note Taker simplifies your workflow and keeps your notes structured. Download now and supercharge your productivity with AI. privacy : https://glowvideo.io/ainotestaker/pp.pdf terms of use : https://glowvideo.io/ainotestaker/tos.pdf

Screenshots

Photo Gopher4 screens
AI Notes Taker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Photo Gopher and AI Notes Taker both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Photo Gopher's written reviews are positive against 0% of AI Notes Taker's. Photo Gopher also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). AI Notes Taker's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Photo Gopher sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AI Notes Taker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Photo Gopher against 5.0 for AI Notes Taker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Photo Gopher's written reviews are positive against 0% of AI Notes Taker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Gopher ships an update every 4 months, AI Notes Taker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Photo Gopher versus AI Notes Taker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto GopherAI Notes Taker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteve LidieAdir Kol

Customer experience

Photo Gopher

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

AI Notes Taker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Photo Gopher

One-time1
  • Photo Gopher SharingFree
3 purchases

AI Notes Taker

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Plan$7.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan$14.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Photo Gopher free?
Photo Gopher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AI Notes Taker free?
AI Notes Taker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Photo Gopher or AI Notes Taker?
Photo Gopher and AI Notes Taker are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Photo Gopher or AI Notes Taker have ads?
AI Notes Taker shows ads; Photo Gopher does not.
Which is updated more often, Photo Gopher or AI Notes Taker?
Photo Gopher ships an update every 4 months, and AI Notes Taker weekly. Most recently, Photo Gopher was updated on October 9, 2026 and AI Notes Taker on October 1, 2026.

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