Deadline Editor vs IPTCPhotoSender

Deadline Editor is a professional photo management and editing app for photographers working under pressure — in sports, events, and editorial photography. Browse & Organize Browse thousands of images in a fast, GPU-accelerated thumbnail grid. Filter by star rating, color code, or favorite status. Pair RAW+JPEG automatically and view them together or separately. Edit JPEG/RAW Files Non-Destructively Process 15+ RAW formats with a full suite of professional adjustments — exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, white balance, clarity, texture, dehaze, sharpening, noise reduction, vignette, and film grain. All edits are stored as XMP metadata, so your original files are never modified. Shoot Track Record where you have been working. Your route appears on a map with a pin for every photograph, and each frame is written with the position it was taken at — RAW included, through its XMP sidecar. Frames imported from a card later are placed by their own capture time. Export a session as a GPX file for Lightroom or Photo Mechanic, or share a picture of the map. Tracks stay on your iPad, are never uploaded, and are deleted on a schedule you set. Voice Tags & Transcription Attach voice memos and have them transcribed on device. Transcriptions flow into your chosen metadata field — field notes, player IDs, or scene descriptions without typing. Sports Photography Workflows Build game rosters by fetching live data for 20+ professional and college leagues, or paste roster data from any source. In Batch Mode, type a jersey number and the app expands it to the player's full name and position using Quick Text. Auto-advance moves you to the next image after each tag. Quick Text Automation Load TSV/CSV files with shorthand-to-caption mappings. Type a trigger key and it expands to full text. Combine sources and see live match previews as you type. Import From Anywhere Tether to a Wi-Fi camera over FTP and receive frames as you shoot. Import from card readers with verified checksums and automatic rollback on failure. Sync from FTP servers on a schedule. Connect to DeadlineFTP.com for real-time file delivery. Apply XMP metadata templates during any import. Comprehensive Metadata Editing Edit 66+ XMP and IPTC fields organized into categories — description, creator, content, people, location, rights, workflow, and camera info. Choose which fields are visible, pin your most-used, and reorder everything. Edit across multiple images at once. Deliver Fast Export to JPEG, PNG, TIFF, or HEIC with quality control, optional resizing, and metadata handling. Upload directly to FTP, FTPS or SFTP with batch support and progress tracking. Save delivery presets for one-click repeat workflows. Rename on export using pattern-based naming with EXIF date, metadata fields, and sequence variables. Built for Professionals Extensive hardware keyboard shortcuts let you rate, color-code, protect, navigate, filter, and tag without touching the screen. A dedicated photographer database stores contact information for embedding in image metadata. Use the iPad as a read-only client display for a photographer working on a Mac — no subscription needed. Supports JPEG, PNG, TIFF, HEIC, WebP, and RAW formats from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, and Samsung. Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. Subscription 7-day free trial, then Deadline Editor Monthly at $9.99/month or Deadline Editor Annual at $79.99/year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in Settings > your Apple Account > Subscriptions. Works with an existing Deadline subscription — sign in to activate. Privacy Policy: https://deadlineftp.com/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://deadlineftp.com/terms.html

[From the Developer] As a news agency photographer, I built this app for my own daily work — to send images to the desk instantly from iPhone or iPad, and help photographers deliver breaking news faster. Shoot. Caption. Send. Straight from the field, in seconds. IPTCPhotoSender is the all-in-one wireless workflow for press and sports photographers. With a BUILT-IN FTP SERVER, your camera sends photos straight into the app — no separate receiver app and no computer needed. Add IPTC captions and credits with reusable templates, then transmit to your desk over FTP, all on your iPhone or iPad. RECEIVE WIRELESSLY - Built-in FTP server receives photos directly from FTP-capable cameras (Canon, Nikon, Sony, and more). - No tethering app or PC needed — connect the camera and start shooting. - Quick-connect to your camera's Wi-Fi from within the app, and save multiple named profiles to switch channels at busy venues with one tap. (Auto-connect is verified on Canon; other cameras with an access-point mode should work too.) - Free camera connection settings and step-by-step guides on our support site. VOICE TAGS (AUDIO MEMOS) - Voice annotations recorded on the camera are received paired with their photos. - Play them back on the photo editing screen, in both the Photos and Sent tabs. - On sending, a voice tag stays linked to its photo and is delivered as a pair, so your spoken notes travel with the image. IPTC METADATA & TEMPLATES - 20 IPTC fields; choose which are shown and in what order. - Save reusable templates and apply them to all, selected, or individual photos. - Gap-free sequence numbering: {Seq} / {Jseq} are assigned at the MOMENT OF SENDING, in capture-time order, and only to photos you actually transmit — so the last number is your exact sent count. Once assigned, a number stays locked even if you edit and resend. {Edate} / {Jdate} add dates automatically. - Date/Time Created filled automatically from capture time, with the correct time zone. - Lossless embedding — EXIF, maker notes, and image quality are preserved (no re-compression). CODE REPLACEMENTS (Photo Mechanic compatible) - Import game/event code files, or add your own personal codes in the app. - Type a short code and it expands to the full text on apply. - Sample codes are included. FAST EDITING & REVIEW - Full-screen preview to recognize shots at a glance. - Swipe or tap between photos; scroll position is kept, so you can compare the same field across frames. - Pinch-to-zoom the full image to check focus. - Crop, voice-tag playback, and per-photo actions. SEND & SHARE - Send all, send only the selected photos, or send a single photo — stop any time. - RAW / original send mode for unprocessed files. - Share the metadata-embedded photo or the original via AirDrop / Mail / Messages. - Multiple FTP server profiles. - Sent list with resend and share. BUILT FOR THE FIELD - Screen Guard locks the screen while receiving or sending, so a stray touch won't interrupt a transfer. - If a server or connection is briefly unstable, sending auto-retries to push through (up to 4 attempts with increasing waits), showing transfer progress and retry status. - Export / import templates to share with colleagues. - Fully bilingual: English and Japanese. [Support] Downloads, guides, and support: https://halaoki.github.io/app-support/ Support email: support.iptcphotosender@gmail.com [Subscription] A 7-day free trial is available. After the trial, a subscription is required to continue using the app. - Monthly Plan: $5.99 - Annual Plan: $59.99 (save 17%) Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://halaoki.github.io/iptcphotosender-privacy/