Comparison

Exif Lens vs Ghost EXIF

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Exif Lens

Features
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Exif Lens is an EXIF viewer, EXIF editor and metadata remover for iPhone, iPad and Mac. See when and where a photo was taken, change its date, location and camera data, and remove its location or all metadata before you share it — on your device. Free Privacy Tools: • Remove Location or All Metadata: From one photo or a whole selection, and from MOV and MP4 videos too. • Share Clean: Share or save a copy without its location or without any metadata. • From Any App: Choose Exif Lens in the share sheet to check a photo's details and pass it on clean, or open it inside Photos. Exif Lens Pro Editing: • Lossless by Design: Dates and places are set through Photos without touching the image, and edits to files keep the original pixels. If a library photo has to be saved again, Exif Lens asks first. HEIC stays HEIC, and depth, Portrait mattes and the HDR gain map are kept. • Change Photo Date & Time: Edit the capture date, shift times, or move photos into another time zone. • Edit GPS Location: Place a photo on a live map (geotag) and set which way the camera faced. • Camera Data Control: Edit ISO, aperture, shutter speed, lens details and shooting modes. • The Full Record: Edit title, headline, description, keywords, creator, copyright, credit and source. • Batch Editing: Edit fields across many photos at once, with "Multiple values" where they differ. • Copy & Paste: Copy fields from one photo onto others. Everywhere You Work: • iPhone, iPad and Mac: A three-column library with albums and filters, and on Mac, full menus, keyboard shortcuts and multiple windows. • Files & Finder: Open, edit and rename photos in place, and export clean copies to any folder. • Shortcuts: Remove location, remove metadata, set dates and shift times in your own automations. • Undo & Revert: Undo an edit, or return any photo in your library to its original. • 45 Languages: Exif Lens speaks 45 languages, from Arabic and Hindi to Japanese and Vietnamese, with right-to-left layouts for Arabic, Hebrew and Urdu. Private by design: everything runs on your device. No ads, no tracking, no analytics. Exif Lens Pro Viewing metadata and every privacy tool are free. Editing metadata is part of Exif Lens Pro, available as a monthly or yearly subscription or as a one-time lifetime purchase, and one purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://g7g.dev/en/products/apps/exiflens/privacy Terms of Use: https://g7g.dev/en/products/apps/exiflens/terms

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Ghost EXIF

Features
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Take control of the hidden information inside your photos with GhostEXIF, a powerful privacy and metadata utility for iPhone. Photos can contain more than the image you see. They may include GPS coordinates, camera details, capture dates, software information, dimensions, and other metadata. GhostEXIF helps you inspect that information, remove what you do not want, and create a clean copy before saving or sharing. INSPECT PHOTO METADATA Open a photo and view its available metadata in a clear visual inspector. See dimensions, camera make and model, software, capture details, GPS coordinates, and raw metadata values. PROTECT YOUR LOCATION Use Purge GPS to remove location coordinates while keeping other supported metadata intact. Review the staged result before exporting it. WIPE PHOTO METADATA Use Wipe All to remove supported metadata and create a sanitized copy. Your original photo remains unchanged. UNDO STAGED CHANGES Privacy actions are staged before export. If you change your mind, use Undo Stage to return to the previous version. CLEAN PHOTOS IN BULK Select multiple photos and remove sensitive metadata from up to 50 files in one session. GhostEXIF provides progress information and a processing log for each item. RESIZE PHOTO RESOLUTION Choose a custom pixel width and height. Lock the original aspect ratio to avoid stretching, or unlock it when you need exact dimensions. TARGET A FILE SIZE Enter a maximum file size and GhostEXIF will create the highest quality JPEG it can produce within that limit. This is useful for uploads, forms, email attachments, and websites with file size restrictions. IDENTITY CONTROLS Professional mode lets you add supported artist and copyright information before export. Ghost Mode removes supported camera, software, artist, and copyright identity fields. VIEW RAW METADATA Explore the complete raw metadata structure when you need a deeper technical view of what a file contains. PRIVATE PHOTO PROCESSING Photo inspection and editing happen on your device. Your selected photos are not uploaded to a GhostEXIF server. Originals are never overwritten. You decide when a processed copy is saved or shared. PREMIUM MODE Unlock Premium with a one time App Store purchase to remove advertising. Restore your purchase at any time using the same Apple Account. GhostEXIF is designed for photographers, privacy conscious users, developers, researchers, journalists, social media users, and anyone who wants more control over the information attached to their photos.

Screenshots

Exif Lens4 screens
Ghost EXIF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Exif Lens at none against Ghost EXIF's shown. Exif Lens also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Exif Lens sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Ghost EXIF sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Exif Lens versus Ghost EXIF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExif LensGhost EXIF
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGokhan GunduzJames Louis Washkau Jr

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Exif Lens

Subscriptions2
  • Exif Lens Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Exif Lens Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Exif Lens Pro Lifetime$69.99
1 purchases

Ghost EXIF

One-time1
  • GhostEXIF Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Exif Lens free?
Exif Lens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ghost EXIF free?
Ghost EXIF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Exif Lens or Ghost EXIF have ads?
Ghost EXIF shows ads; Exif Lens does not.

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