EXIF Manager vs VIEWFINDR
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.
VIEWFINDR
Get personalized weather alerts for your favorite photography locations. Receive notifications for optimal light and weather conditions, helping you save time, money, and reduce your environmental impact. Plan your shoots like a pro with detailed forecasts for fog, red skies, and more.
- Personalized weather alerts for photo spots
- Forecasts for fog, red skies, golden hour, and more
- Automatic GPS tracking for local alerts
- 80% forecast accuracy
- Drone weather safety checks
- Hourly weather forecasts with subscription
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Set up a detailed weather alert for your photo spots in 1min! Receive warnings when weather & light on your photo spots is favourable. The 80% forecast accuracy lowers your carbon footprint and saves your money & time. Our algorithm hides sensitive places to prevent destruction. Get the experience in location, weather & light planning of professional landscape photographers by your hands. Developed for the needs of those seeking the most favourable weather conditions on their photo spots. Yes, our subscription is not cheap. VIEWFINDR depends on high-resolution, not free accessible weather data. That’s why we get the forecast right in 80% of the time. Imagine the fuel prices. If we safe you from one trip with bad weather conditions per month, we save you more money than VIEWFINDR costs while also lowering your carbon footprint. In just 1min you will setup a personalized weather alert for your chosen photo spots. We also automatically track your GPS (in a data safe way) and send you weather alerts for your area so that you don’t miss out nice weather & light conditions. We forecast: - Veil of mist (flatlands) - Dense fog/high fog (Valleys and mountains) - Precise height of fog layer - Red Skies (Afterglow before sunrise, after sunset) - Golden clouds (While golden hour) - Clear Night Sky (For Milkyway, Aurora) - Blue Hour (Cloudless sky) - Water Reflections (On lakes and calm rivers) - Cloud Layers - Drone weather (is it safe to fly) The VIEWFINDR subscription gives you access to the following functions: - Details of active weather alerts - Hourly weather forecasts - More details about the photo spots such as the exact position Terms and conditions: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/90053319
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: VIEWFINDR at Free against EXIF Manager's $0.99. VIEWFINDR also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.5) and review sentiment (80% vs 40%). EXIF Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
VIEWFINDR is free to download; EXIF Manager costs $0.99 up front. EXIF Manager sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and VIEWFINDR sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
VIEWFINDR holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of EXIF Manager's written reviews are positive against 80% of VIEWFINDR's.
EXIF Manager ships an update every 2 months, VIEWFINDR every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EXIF Manager | VIEWFINDR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 3.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 80.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Essence Computing | ImagoTerra UG (haftungsbeschränkt) |
Customer experience
EXIF Manager
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In-app purchases
EXIF Manager
- Purchase Depth of Field$0.99
- Purchase Exposure Calculator$0.99
- Purchase Depth of Field Variants$0.99
VIEWFINDR
- Monthly subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Monthly subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Monthly subscription1 Month trial$4.991 Month
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- Annual subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Annual subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Annual subscription1 Month trial$49.991 Year
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