Comparison

PathShot vs Photium

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

Head to head
About

PathShot

Features
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PathShot geotags photos and videos from your digital camera in Apple Photos, just like iPhone shots. Record your GPS track with your iPhone or Apple Watch while shooting. When you get home, PathShot automatically adds the precise location to every photo and video imported from your camera. LEAVE YOUR IPHONE AT HOME With the Apple Watch app, you can shoot with just your camera and your Watch. No iPhone needed in the field. PathShot syncs everything automatically when you get back. YOUR CAMERA SHOTS ON THE MAP Apple Photos creates Memories, Trips, and displays your photos on the map, exactly like photos taken with your iPhone. WORKS WITH ANY CAMERA BRAND Panasonic, Sony, Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm, GoPro, Olympus, Leica, Ricoh and more. Supports both JPEG and RAW files (Panasonic RW2, Olympus ORF and others). PHOTOS AND VIDEOS PathShot locates both your photos and videos with pinpoint accuracy. PER-CAMERA CALIBRATION Not all camera clocks are perfectly accurate. PathShot calibrates each one individually, for photos and videos separately. IMPORT FROM STRAVA, GARMIN AND MORE Already using a GPS tracker? Import any GPX file from Strava, Garmin, or any GPS app and PathShot will use it to tag your photos. AUTOMATIC BACKGROUND SYNC Set it once. PathShot tags your photos silently in the background every time you come home. ICLOUD READY Import your photos to Apple Photos on your iPhone or Mac. iCloud keeps everything in sync. 100% PRIVATE, NO ACCOUNT, NO SUBSCRIPTION Everything is processed on your device. No data is ever sent to a server. No sign-up required. PathShot only adds GPS metadata, it never deletes or modifies your photos.

About

Photium

Features
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Photium turns the thousands of photos you never look at again into something you'll love coming back to. Most of your library is forgotten the moment it's taken. Photium quietly studies your photos on your device and brings the best moments back as beautiful, curated memory channels β€” the people you love, your trips, the seasons, those busy days, and the ones you'd completely forgotten. Then you just lean back and watch. Swipe through memories like Reels: photos breathe, Live Photos come alive, and there are no decisions to make β€” only the flow. WHAT MAKES PHOTIUM DIFFERENT β€’ Curated memory channels β€” forgotten ones, favorites, trips, people and seasons, rebuilt every time you open the app β€’ A Reels-style feed β€” swipe up through your memories, one story at a time β€’ Concepts β€” Photium understands what's in your photos (nature, happy, family, concert, travel…) so you can browse any theme as its own feed β€’ People β€” faces are grouped on your device; you just give them names β€’ Explore β€” your trips quietly become a map you can travel back through, with playful levels and badges β€’ Search β€” find any moment by person, place, year, season or concept β€’ Home screen widget β€” a daily memory, right where you'll see it PRIVACY, FOR REAL Everything happens on your device. No account. No tracking. No ads. No servers receive your photos, faces or locations β€” because there are no servers. Your memories never leave your phone. (Photium only ever asks Apple for a place name using coordinates, and only if you turn that on.) Photium is free. We build it for the love of it β€” and to keep making thoughtful, private little apps.

Screenshots

PathShot4 screens
Photium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Photium at none against PathShot's 1. Photium also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. PathShot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Photium asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
PathShot versus Photium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathShotPhotium
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuben BramiEmre Harman

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PathShot

One-time1
  • PathShot Full Access$8.99
None

Photium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PathShot free?
PathShot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photium free?
Photium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PathShot or Photium have ads?
Neither PathShot nor Photium shows ads.

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