Real.Photos vs CollectData
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Real.Photos
Capture authentic photographs with a focus on reality, not AI generation. This app verifies your images at the point of capture, embedding a 'proof of reality' stamp with location and timestamp in the metadata. Once minted, you can easily list your verified photos for sale in a dedicated marketplace.
- Capture real photos, not AI
- Verify photos at point of capture
- Embed 'proof of reality' stamp
- Include location and timestamp metadata
- Mint photos as NFTs
- List photos for sale in marketplace
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Real.Photos mobile app is the easiest way for photographers to take photos, mint them as nfts, and list them for sale. We've built an app exclusively for photographers. You take photos that are verified as real, not AI, at the point of capture. Each photo is certified with a 'proof of reality' stamp in the metadata along with the location and timestamp. Once minted, you can list photos for sale in the Real.Photos marketplace. Humanity is less than 2 years away from not being able to tell which photos are real and which aren't. And soon there will be be more AI generated content than human generated. Real.Photos is a way to push back against the blurring of reality that's coming. We hope you like it.
CollectData
Contribute real-world data through guided video recordings and environment scans to advance AI technologies. Help researchers build better computer vision, robotics, and AI systems by completing simple tasks on your phone or compatible smart glasses.
- Guided data collection opportunities
- Phone-based environment scanning
- Video capture for AI research
- Smart glasses video import
- Secure contribution uploads
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CollectData is a platform for contributing real-world data that helps power the next generation of AI systems. Through guided opportunities, you can record short videos and capture real-world environments using your phone or compatible smart glasses. These recordings help researchers and developers build better computer vision, robotics, and AI technologies. How it works * Browse Opportunities * Discover guided data collection opportunities available to you Complete Simple Tasks * Follow step-by-step instructions to capture short recordings or scans using your phone Contribute Real-World Data * Your recordings help improve AI systems that interact with the physical world Features * Guided recording tasks * Phone-based environment scanning * Video capture for AI research * Optional import of videos recorded with compatible smart glasses * Secure upload of contributions
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Verdict
Real.Photos and CollectData both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Real.Photos's written reviews are positive against 50% of CollectData's. Real.Photos also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16 vs 26.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Real.Photos against 5.0 for CollectData. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Real.Photos's written reviews are positive against 50% of CollectData's.
Real.Photos ships an update weekly, CollectData every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Real.Photos | CollectData |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 162 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bogdan Gusiev | Pulse Studio LLC WA |
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Real.Photos
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In-app purchases
Real.Photos
No in-app purchases
CollectData
No in-app purchases
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