Comparison

PicDeploy vs ExifGone

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

Head to head
About

PicDeploy

Features
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PicDeploy is the IPTC editor for iPhone and iPad, made by pros for pros: caption, tag and export your photos with real IPTC and EXIF fields — no Mac or pro software required. Whether shot with a pro camera or captured quickly on your iPhone: PicDeploy reads the existing metadata of every photo and lets you edit title, caption, photographer, copyright and keywords directly. IPTC & EXIF — READ AND WRITE • View the existing IPTC and EXIF data of every photo • Edit title, caption, photographer, copyright, location and keywords • Per image or as batch metadata across an entire series • Also instructions, job identifier, usage terms, copyright status and photographer contact details • Enter copyright and creator once and have them remembered for good • Optionally strip all metadata including GPS • Works with imported pro camera images just as well as photos taken directly on iPhone PRESETS — SET UP ONCE, USE AGAIN AND AGAIN • IPTC presets: save photographer, copyright, location, keywords and more as a template and apply it to the whole batch with one tap • Export presets for size, quality and file name — "Web 1920", "Social Media 1080" and "Email 500 KB" are included • Mark one preset as default to apply it automatically at launch • Import the metadata templates you already have, in .lrtemplate and XMP format • Export presets to a file and share them between iPhone and iPad • Your last size, quality and file name settings are kept after a restart RESIZE & WATERMARK • Resize by max edge, percentage or maximum file size • Text or image watermarks with freely adjustable position, opacity and size • Adjustable JPEG quality FLEXIBLE EXPORT • Save to your device, iCloud Drive or a custom folder • Your originals stay untouched – every export is a new file • Fully configurable filename template with tokens for date, series, number and more GERMAN, ENGLISH, SPANISH, JAPANESE PicDeploy speaks four languages — including the IPTC field names. Switch any time in Settings. ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION PicDeploy uses a one-time purchase price instead of a subscription. FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS ON THE GO Built for sports photography, events, reportage, and every moment a photo needs to go out fast with correct IPTC data to clients or the newsroom — no computer nearby required. YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE PicDeploy works entirely locally on your device. No account, no backend, no tracking — your photos and metadata only leave your device when you export them yourself.

About

ExifGone

Features
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ExifGone helps you understand what private metadata is stored in a photo and create a cleaned copy before sharing it. • Inspect EXIF, location, device, date, authorship, description, XMP, IPTC, and supported C2PA metadata. • See whether each field came from EXIF, XMP, IPTC-IIM, Photoshop, PNG, or C2PA. • Filter a batch to the photos that contain location data and swipe through photo details. • Use Full Privacy, Location, Custom, or reusable named cleaning profiles. • See a before-and-after report of what was removed. • Share privacy-safe cleaning reports as readable text or JSON. • Clean in one tap with Quick Clean and an automatic next action. • Import and save batches with Photos or Files. • Use saved profiles in the app, system share sheet, and Shortcuts. • Customize cleaned-copy filenames and optional batch numbering. • Work comfortably on iPad with an adaptive list-detail layout and responsive settings. • Clean JPEG, PNG, HEIC, HEIF, AVIF, and WebP while keeping compressed image data unchanged. • Process everything locally, without accounts, analytics, ads, or uploads. ExifGone removes metadata containers. It does not claim to detect or remove SynthID or other watermarks encoded directly in image pixels.

Screenshots

PicDeploy4 screens
ExifGone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ExifGone at Free against PicDeploy's $3.99. ExifGone also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). PicDeploy's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

ExifGone is free to download; PicDeploy costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PicDeploy ships an update every 3 weeks, ExifGone every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
PicDeploy versus ExifGone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicDeployExifGone
Price$3.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArdan FuessmannTomasz Lorenc

In-app purchases

None

PicDeploy

No in-app purchases

None

ExifGone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PicDeploy free?
PicDeploy costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ExifGone free?
ExifGone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PicDeploy or ExifGone have ads?
Neither PicDeploy nor ExifGone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PicDeploy or ExifGone?
PicDeploy ships an update every 3 weeks, and ExifGone every 2 days. Most recently, PicDeploy was updated on October 29, 2026 and ExifGone on October 29, 2026.

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