Comparison

CRT Camera vs EXIF Metadata Scrubber

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

Head to head
About

CRT Camera

Capture clear photos of CRT televisions and monitors by minimizing refresh rate bands. This app offers live preview and fine-tuning of exposure to reduce artifacts. Save your images in HEIC or JPEG format with on-device processing.

Highlights
  • 50 Hz and 60 Hz presets
  • Live exposure fine-tuning
  • Shutter duration display
  • Portrait and landscape capture
  • HEIC and JPEG output
  • On-device processing
Features
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Photograph CRT televisions and monitors with fewer refresh bands. CRT Camera is an iPhone camera built specifically for CRT displays. Match the shutter duration to 50 Hz or 60 Hz, watch the result in the live preview, and fine-tune the exposure before you shoot. FEATURES • 50 Hz and 60 Hz presets • Live fine-tuning with slider and step controls • Shows the shutter duration actually applied by the camera hardware • Clear Confirmed, Approximate, and Adjusted status labels • Portrait and landscape capture • Review, save, or retake after every shot • HEIC and JPEG output • On-device processing CRT Camera helps reduce the dark bands and refresh artifacts that often appear when photographing retro televisions, arcade monitors, and other CRT screens. Results depend on the display, signal, lighting, and camera hardware, so artifacts may not disappear completely. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your photos stay on your iPhone. There are no accounts, ads, tracking, uploads, watermarks, or capture limits

About

EXIF Metadata Scrubber

Features
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Share a moment from your life without including every detail stored in the photo file. Private Photo Scrubber helps you see supported photo metadata, create a sharing copy, and check that copy again. Keep your original photo and its memories for yourself. CHECK BEFORE YOU SHARE See supported location, capture time, device and software details, plus description and copyright fields. If a field is unknown or cannot be checked, the app tells you. CREATE A SEPARATE COPY Create a new JPEG from a supported JPEG or HEIC/HEIF photo. The app checks the output before offering it for saving or sharing. Your original is not overwritten. START WITH ONE PHOTO Inspect one photo at a time for free. Create one checked sharing copy each day. Checks can continue after the daily copy allowance is used. Failed checks and photos with no supported fields to remove do not use a successful-copy allowance. LIFETIME PRO FOR BATCHES Work with up to 20 photos per batch, save checked copies together, and view local run summaries. One purchase. No subscription. Your local price is shown before purchase. Existing purchases can be restored. PHOTO PROCESSING STAYS ON YOUR IPHONE No photo upload or account is needed for the core task. App Store purchases and restoration connect to Apple. Local history stores counts and outcomes, not your photos or metadata values. KNOW WHAT CHANGES Outputs are JPEG copies. Format, file size and color may change. PNG, RAW, video and full Live Photo pairs are outside the current processing support. In-app size limits apply. Checks cover the supported fields the app reads. Visible details in the picture, unknown fields, and information added by another service are outside that promise. Removing metadata does not make a photo anonymous or prevent someone from forwarding it.

Screenshots

CRT Camera4 screens
EXIF Metadata Scrubber4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: EXIF Metadata Scrubber at 16.4 against CRT Camera's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
CRT Camera versus EXIF Metadata Scrubber: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCRT CameraEXIF Metadata Scrubber
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJAVIER LUDENA MONTES于川 曹

In-app purchases

None

CRT Camera

No in-app purchases

None

EXIF Metadata Scrubber

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CRT Camera free?
CRT Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EXIF Metadata Scrubber free?
EXIF Metadata Scrubber is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CRT Camera or EXIF Metadata Scrubber have ads?
Neither CRT Camera nor EXIF Metadata Scrubber shows ads.

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