EXIF Manager vs Top Compressor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EXIF Manager
Analyze your device's photos by comparing them across various photographic settings like exposure value, shutter speed, and ISO. This tool helps you understand your camera's performance and learn optimal settings for different lighting conditions.
- Compare photos by Exposure Value
- Analyze by Shutter Speed
- Sort by ISO Rating
- View by f/stop
- Order by Focal Length
- Filter by Camera Maker
- View individual image details
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The EXIF Manager takes all the images on your device and allows you to compare them in 6 different ways - by Exposure Value, by Shutter Speed, by ISO Rating, by f/stop, by focal length and by camera maker. Select one of the various rows in the table and you'll be shown a screen of images with the relevant information underneath each one. You can then select to view just that image to have a better look at it. Exposure Value Ordering: Each image was taken assuming a certain level of exposure. The f/stop, focal length, shutter speed and iso were set and you took the image. You hoped you that you got the setting correct and the image was properly exposed, but was it? Looking at the images by Exposure Value allows you to check what EV was assumed against what was actually achieved. So if for a given EV value 75% of the images look correctly exposed it is the other 25% that you need to look at. These may be either under or over exposed. The App shows you the relevant settings for each image so you can compared the correct ones with the incorrect ones and learn which of the settings of were wrong. The correctly exposed images can also teach you what setting are required in a similar situation. So when next you're taking pictures in an EV 3 setting (indoors, not particularly bright) you can look at the EV 3 images in the App and check what sort of settings will be required. Shutter Speed Ordering: All images taken with the same shutter speed are collated together. This is useful to look at to see if the images are correctly exposed. If the images for a shutter speed all appear over exposed or under exposed then you know that you are incorrectly using this speed and you should consider changing your use of this speed or changing other setting to make this speed correct. Images may also appear blurred with certain shutter speeds and this also points to the use of too low a speed. ISO Rating Ordering: Most digital cameras have multiple ISO settings and it can be useful to see which ones were taken with which ISO ratings. You might find that you rely too heavily on one specific ISO setting whereas you should consider using a higher rating to enable you to take fast action or low lighting images. F/Stop Ordering: Being able to see what images were taken with what f/stop is another way to see whether you have been selecting the correct f/stop for the exposure to be correct. A quick look at all my f/5.6 images showed images that were under exposed (so if possible I should have been using a lower f/stop or slower shutter speed) but also images that were massively over exposed (so I should have used a much higher f/stop). Focal Length Ordering: The images are ordered based on what focal length was used. This may well show you that you either only use one fixed focal length lens or you may have an variable focal length lens but many of your images are at one extreme or the other and few with any of the other values. You may be missing a few tricks and should try to use the other lengths that are possible. Camera Maker Ordering: The final option is to see which images were taken with with device. With PhotoStream enabled your device will have images on it that were taken with other devices. I load my DSLR images onto my iPad on site to look at them so my DSLR images are also on my iPad. The EXIF Manager is trying to show you other ways to consider the images you take so that you can improve your photo taking abilities. Note: Not all images have all the EXIF data in them that will allow this App to function correctly. In these cases it may not be possible to calculate the Exposure value for the image or the image may basically say very little (images from my iPhone 3G seem to have little EXIF data in them). For the various orderings if the required information is not available then the image is placed in the 'Unknown' set of images.
Top Compressor
This app allows batch compression of photos and videos to save storage space, offering lossless compression options. It also enables viewing, editing, and deleting EXIF data, including location and time stamps.
- Batch photo and video compression
- Lossless compression support
- EXIF tag display
- EXIF data deletion
- EXIF data editing
- Preview photos and videos
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video compression can compress your photos and videos in batches without networking ● Support sliding multiple selection of pictures, one-click to complete smart compression. Up to 96% of the size can be compressed, saving your storage space a lot. support loseless compression ● Quickly preview the pictures and videos in the phone album. Video supports vertical sliding switch ● Display the EXIF tag of the photo, such as ISO, shutter speed, focal length, time stamp, aperture, etc. ● Delete EXIF elements in photos, such as GPS information ● Edit EXIF information. For example, modify the location of shooting, shooting time, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Top Compressor at Free against EXIF Manager's $0.99. Top Compressor also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). EXIF Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On 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
Top Compressor is free to download; EXIF Manager costs $0.99 up front. EXIF Manager sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Top Compressor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Top Compressor holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of EXIF Manager's written reviews are positive against 57% of Top Compressor's.
EXIF Manager ships an update every 2 months, Top Compressor every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EXIF Manager | Top Compressor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Essence Computing | 意 田 |
Customer experience
EXIF Manager
Top Compressor
In-app purchases
EXIF Manager
- Purchase Depth of Field$0.99
- Purchase Exposure Calculator$0.99
- Purchase Depth of Field Variants$0.99
Top Compressor
No in-app purchases
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