MetadataCleaner vs Continuous Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MetadataCleaner
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MetadataCleaner helps you share photos and supported documents with less hidden information attached. Photos can contain metadata such as GPS location, camera and device details, capture timestamps, software tags, and other image metadata. MetadataCleaner scans selected images, previews what will change, and creates clean copies for sharing. Your original files are not modified. Free is built for quick, safe photo cleanups: • Up to 10 images per batch • 3 cleanup batches per day • Preview before cleaning • Remove supported location, device, timestamp, camera, software, and other basic image metadata • One saved Quick Clean preset • A clear before-and-after summary MetadataCleaner Pro is a one-time upgrade for repeatable professional workflows: • Unlimited images and batches • Folder processing from Files while the app is open • Unlimited saved presets, including Share Safely, Client Delivery, Social Media, and Archive • Supported field actions to retain, remove, replace, redact, or normalize image metadata • Searchable metadata inspection, before-and-after comparison, local history, and export receipts • Local cleaned copies of supported PDFs, Word documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Standard authorship, comments, and revision artifacts are removed where technically supported. Privacy remains central. Supported photos and documents are processed locally on your device while the app is open, and originals are preserved by default. The app does not require an account or upload your files to our servers.
Continuous Player
This app automatically plays videos and photos from your selected album or custom playlist. It offers extensive playback customization, offline viewing, and a child-lock feature. Enjoy background playback and live captions with no ads or tracking.
- Automatic album playback
- Custom playlist creation
- Playback speed and timing control
- Offline viewing
- Child lock feature
- Background playback
- Live captions
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Pick an album in your Photos library. Everything inside plays, one after another, without stopping. No tapping every clip to start it again, no black screen the moment a video ends. Made for showing your kids only the videos in one folder, looking back at a trip with its photos and videos together, or leaving your footage running while you work. PICK AN ALBUM, THAT'S IT - Play an album from Photos as it is. No importing, no converting - Videos and photos mixed together play as one queue (photos stay on screen for as long as you set) - Or build a playlist of just the items you want, in the order you want TUNE THE PLAYBACK - Sort: date taken (oldest or newest first), duration (longest or shortest first), random - Filter: everything, videos only, or photos only - Filter by date taken: today, the last 3, 7 or 30 days, or an exact range you pick - Timing: how long a photo stays on screen (1-30 sec), and when to move on from a video (play in full, or 3-60 sec) - Repeat: off, the whole album or playlist, or just the video you're on - Speed: 0.5x to 2.0x in 0.25 steps, plus 3x, 5x and 10x PLAY IT OFFLINE - Copy videos and photos onto the device and they play where there's no signal - Filter to "downloaded only" to play just what you saved, back to back - Keep it running on the move or on a plane, without watching your data A LOCK FOR HANDING IT TO A CHILD - Lock the playback screen so taps and swipes no longer interrupt anything - Unlocking takes a long press, so it won't come undone by accident - To keep them from leaving the app entirely, pair it with Guided Access in iOS Settings FIND YOUR WAY BACK - Pin favorite albums to the top of the list - The last video or photo you played is marked, so you know where you left off - Show the date taken on thumbnails and during playback (optional) - Calendar view: thumbnails sit on the days they were taken. Tap a day to play from there, jump to any month, or tap Today to come back WHILE IT PLAYS - Press and hold either edge of the screen to fast-forward at twice your chosen speed, only while held - Double-tap the right or left side to skip 10 seconds forward or back - Background playback: sound keeps going with the screen off, with controls on the Lock Screen and in Control Center - Picture in Picture: keep it running in a small window while you use other apps LIVE CAPTIONS - The audio is recognized as it plays and shown as captions over the video - Switch the language it listens for without stopping playback - it doesn't have to match the app's language - Recognition happens entirely on your device. No audio is sent anywhere - When it can't make anything out, it tells you why NO ADS, NO IN-APP PURCHASES, NO TRACKING Buy it once and it's yours. No ads. No in-app purchases. Nothing about you is collected or sent anywhere. Your videos and photos are read and played on your device. LANGUAGES Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch, Polish. You can set the app's language separately from your device language. BEFORE YOU START - Access to your photo library is required. Limited access (selected photos only) works fine - Live captions need permission for speech recognition - Items kept in iCloud but not on your device are downloaded as they play, which uses data
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MetadataCleaner at Free against Continuous Player's $4.99. Continuous Player's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On ads, device support 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
MetadataCleaner is free to download; Continuous Player costs $4.99 up front. MetadataCleaner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Continuous Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
MetadataCleaner ships an update every 3 months, Continuous Player weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MetadataCleaner | Continuous Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #179 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steven Orley | Suguru Yamada |
In-app purchases
MetadataCleaner
- Metadata Cleaner Pro$0.99
Continuous Player
No in-app purchases
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