Comparison

EXIF Extractor vs Image Inspector

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

Head to head
About

EXIF Extractor

Features
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EXIF Extractor lets you browse your photo library and instantly see the camera settings behind every shot — camera model, lens, ISO, shutter speed, aperture, focal length, and capture date. Copy EXIF data in exactly the format you want using customizable templates, perfect for sharing photos on social media or organizing your portfolio. NEW: Photo Statistics Analyze your shooting habits with distribution charts for ISO, aperture, focal length, and shutter speed, plus rankings of your most-used cameras and lenses. FEATURES • View detailed EXIF metadata for any photo • Copy formatted metadata with one tap • Create custom copy templates • Photo statistics: distributions & camera/lens rankings • Works entirely on your device — your photos never leave your iPhone FULL VERSION Unlock unlimited custom templates and expanded photo statistics (up to 500 photos) with a one-time purchase.

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Image Inspector

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Every photo carries a second layer: where it was taken, which iPhone took it, when it was really edited, and sometimes a thumbnail of what it looked like before you touched it. Image Inspector reads that layer and puts it in plain language. Open a photo. A few seconds later you have a full report. WHAT IT FINDS • Hidden location. Coordinates, altitude, compass heading and speed, decoded from the file and flagged before you post. • The Story. Your photo retold as a narrative: the device, how you were holding it, the angle of the sun, whether it was golden hour. Worked out offline from the metadata alone. • Tamper Check. The file cross-examined against itself. Capture, digitized and modify clocks that disagree. A camera clock that drifts from GPS satellite time. Recorded dimensions that do not match the real pixels. The embedded preview that still shows the pre-edit image. • Provenance. Reads C2PA Content Credentials, IPTC markers, and the fingerprints that generators such as Midjourney, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion and Firefly leave behind. Declarations only: an unmarked file is reported as unproven, never as real. • Apple maker notes. The private fields other viewers show as an opaque blob: Live Photo identifiers, burst UUIDs, device uptime, grip and tilt, HDR type, colour temperature. Every field listed, none invented. • Readable text, faces, people and pets, QR codes and links, semantic labels and an attention map. • Privacy Audit. Emails, phone numbers, links, card numbers, IBANs, identity documents, embedded author names and camera serial numbers, gathered into one verdict. WHO IT IS FOR Anyone about to post a photo. Marketplace sellers. Photographers who want their own data back. Developers checking a dataset. Anyone curious what a machine sees. HOW IT WORKS Metadata, the story, tamper checks, provenance, faces, text, codes and labels all run on your device using Apple's Vision framework. The Content Safety check is the exception: that image is sent to our server, classified, and deleted. No account. No photo library permission, the picker is enough. Nothing is saved: close a report and it is gone. Share the X-Ray card, or export the whole report as JSON or plain text. It works from the share sheet too.

Screenshots

EXIF Extractor4 screens
Image Inspector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Image Inspector at none against EXIF Extractor's 1. Image Inspector also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). EXIF Extractor's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. EXIF Extractor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Image Inspector asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EXIF Extractor ships an update every 2 days, Image Inspector every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
EXIF Extractor versus Image Inspector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEXIF ExtractorImage Inspector
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB26 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperYoshihiro ItoBigBalli Consulting llc

In-app purchases

1 purchases

EXIF Extractor

One-time1
  • Full Version$0.99
None

Image Inspector

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EXIF Extractor free?
EXIF Extractor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Image Inspector free?
Image Inspector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EXIF Extractor or Image Inspector have ads?
Neither EXIF Extractor nor Image Inspector shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EXIF Extractor or Image Inspector?
EXIF Extractor ships an update every 2 days, and Image Inspector every 6 days. Most recently, EXIF Extractor was updated on October 7, 2026 and Image Inspector on October 10, 2026.

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