Textograph vs Metadata
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Textograph
Easily add beautiful typography and quotes to your photos or create posters without them. This app offers extensive text editing capabilities, including per-character styling, dynamic color adjustments, and a variety of fonts and photo effects. Share your creations directly to social media or save them to your device.
- 80+ cool fonts
- Rich text editing
- Per-character styling
- Dynamic color slider
- Lens blur effect
- Photo filters
- AirDrop poster creation
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Textograph Offers: - More than 80 Cool Fonts out of the box! -Textograph Pro+ allows you to add most beautiful typography to your images, or simply turn your favorite quote in to a beautiful poster without or without photos. And share the result on Facebook, Twitter, Weibo ,iMessages, or simply save it to your photo library. Textograph is not just another app which allows you to put text on images. Textograph is an iOS exclusive amazing tool which is very simple and easy to use, but has very powerful features such as rich text editing, which let you create unlimited possibilities with texts. Exclusive features in Textograph : - Dynamic color slider which shows actual color when adjusting Hue, Saturation and Brightness. - When you tap on a text which already has a color, adjustment sliders will automatically snap to their correct values so you don't have to re-do all the hard work. - Above mechanism works for text color, text highlight color and also canvas background color! - Random color generator to make things quicker surprising. - Amazing photo effects! - Add a lens blur effect to your photos to make them look more stunning. And adjust the lens blur amount. (Textograph is the only app in app store which provide these features) Why Textogrpah? - This app can be used for AirDrop Posters! Type anything you like and turn it into a picture which can be shared with AirDrop!!! - Textograph acts like your favorite rich text editing software! Available only on App Store. - Textograph allows you to change attributes of a text per character basis! Which means you can just select only a part of a text (or just a single letter) and set different font type, color, size , transparency , highlight color etc. Or all at once! - With Textograph, you can set each letter to contain different attributes(colors, sizes etc) on the same word or paragraph! That is an amazing feature which allows you to come up with unlimited possibilities. - Take a picture or import one from your camera roll and add beautiful photo filters available in Textograph. - Use over 85+ available fonts. - Share with your friends on Facebook, twitter, instagram, email, Message! - Open output image in instagram and many other thirdparty apps! - No additional purchases at all. Like us on Facebook : Facebook.com/textograph Follow us on Twitter : @iTextograph , @rukshan_86
Metadata
View detailed information about your photos, including measurements, DPI, file size, location, and device details. Unlock advanced photography data and text extraction with a subscription.
- View image measurements, DPI, file size, location, and device info
- Drag and drop image import on iPad
- Extract and copy text from photos
- View advanced photography data (aperture, ISO, lens details)
- Print size calculator using DPI
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Metadata is the modern photo metadata viewer for photographers, creators and visual professionals. Import an image from Photos or Files and instantly discover the hidden information behind your photos. Explore detailed EXIF data, camera settings, image dimensions, DPI, file size, lens details, location information and more — all displayed in a beautiful interface designed for creative workflows. Whether you shoot on iPhone, DSLR, mirrorless cameras or create artwork in professional editing apps, Metadata helps you inspect, analyse and better understand your images. Perfect for: • Photographers • Designers • Content creators • Social media professionals • Digital artists • Print studios • Creative agencies FEATURES • View detailed photo metadata and EXIF information • Inspect ISO, aperture, exposure, focal length and lens details • See image dimensions, DPI, colour profile and file size • View device and location information stored in photos • Import images from Photos, Files and other apps • Drag and Drop support for fast professional workflows • Fast, elegant and modern design • Optimised for creators and creative professionals METADATA PRO Unlock advanced creative tools with Metadata Pro: • Extract text directly from photos using on-device text recognition • Copy and share recognised text instantly • Access advanced photography metadata and camera information • Calculate print sizes with the built-in DPI calculator • Check image dimensions for print and production workflows From analysing exported artwork to checking professional camera settings before print, Metadata gives creators a powerful way to inspect and understand their images anywhere. - Subscription Details - Subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless automatic renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and automatic renewal status in Account Settings after purchase. Price may vary by location. Privacy Policy: https://smudge.app/privacy Terms and Conditions: https://smudge.app/app-terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Metadata at Free against Textograph's $2.99. Textograph's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). On ratings volume, 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
Metadata is free to download; Textograph costs $2.99 up front. Metadata sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Textograph asks for nothing beyond the download.
Textograph holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 120 and 222 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Textograph's written reviews are positive against 24% of Metadata's.
Textograph ships an update every 2 months, Metadata every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Textograph | Metadata |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (120 ratings) — better | 4.0 (222 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.1% of reviews — better | 23.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 120 | 222 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rukshan Marapana | Thomas Coomer |
Customer experience
Textograph
Metadata
Bugs and requests
Textograph
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Metadata
Reported bugs
11 issues- App consistently does not work
- Not working iOS 14
- Frozen, stopped working
- Metadata is missing
- No geotagging available
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- Does not show data
- Metadata not accurate
- No location and no device info
- Wrong location data or no location
- Cannot decode DPI for some pictures
- App is unusable
Requested features
4 requests- Sharing photos without location data
- Editing metadata
- Option to choose Google Maps
- Add as an Extension for Photos/Share Button
In-app purchases
Textograph
No in-app purchases
Metadata
- Metadata Pro - Monthly$0.991 Month









