Comparison

CropSize vs Photo Reader

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

Head to head
About

CropSize

Precisely crop, resize, and edit photos for various projects and social media. Offers advanced control over dimensions, color adjustments, and metadata. Automate tasks with batch processing and save custom workflows.

Highlights
  • Precise photo cropping and resizing
  • Multiple resize modes (Stretch, Insert, Clip, Canvas)
  • Customizable aspect ratios and units
  • Photo filters and effects
  • Batch processing for multiple images
  • Save and reuse editing workflows
  • Metadata editing (DPI, creation date)
Features
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CropSize is your go-to app for precise image resizing and editing. Make your photos the perfect size, composition, and quality for photo library, social media, and various projects. Enhance results with accurate color adjustments and properly crafted metadata. Automate the entire editing process with batch processing and workflows. Share and print your creations in the right format and dimensions. All these tasks are easily achievable with CropSize—an excellent addition to your photo editing toolkit! As an essential element of your editing arsenal, CropSize plays a distinctive role as it allows to specify exact sizes and positions for image crop and resize, where other apps offer only approximate solutions. It also provides detailed information throughout the editing process, making your experience more transparent and intuitive. Additionally, the app's ability to operate in various units of measurement can notably streamline your workflows. With these comprehensive features, CropSize ensures you have the control you need to achieve your editing goals: PHOTO CROP • Crop photos in Standard and Inverse Crop modes, using pixels, inches, centimeters, or percentages • Adjust the size and position of the crop frame using gestures or by entering values on the keyboard • Rotate images smoothly within a 0-360° range with a slider or specify rotation angle via keyboard (Long press slider) • Change the crop aspect ratio using customizable presets (Long press Ratio button) • Adjust the crop position and size by one pixel in correction mode (Tap a marker) • View crop-specific image details, including size, position, rotation, and estimated file size IMAGE RESIZE • Resize images in Stretch, Insert, Clip, and Canvas Size modes, using pixels, inches, centimeters, or percentages • Specify exact image size via the keyboard or customizable presets, up to 9000 x 9000 pixels (81 megapixels) • Resize proportionally with a percentage slider or specify the relative size via the keyboard (Long press slider) • Adjust position using gestures and one-pixel corrections for Insert, Clip, and Canvas Size modes • Preview changes in actual size • View resize-specific image details, including size, offset, and estimated file size PHOTO FILTER • Apply any combination of photo filters and effects, including Chrome, Bloom, Vignette, Sepia, Sharpen, Blur, and more • Adjust filter intensity using a slider or horizontal on-screen gestures • View changes Before / After using two-finger gestures BATCH PROCESSING & WORKFLOWS • Edit multiple photos simultaneously, applying the same combinations of crop, resize, color, orientation, and metadata changes to all of them • Use workflows by saving entire editing sessions as reusable Programs on the History screen, and accessing them from the Load screen • Edit up to 50 photos shared with CropSize from other apps or the Photo Library PHOTO METADATA • View image details on the Load and Metadata screen • Update photo DPI and creation date • Provide information and copyrights using up to 25 fields of IPTC metadata • Remove original GPS, EXIF, TIFF, and JFIF details from your photos • Create and manage multiple metadata profiles for better organization IMAGE ORIENTATION: • Flip and rotate images using one-finger swipe gestures on the Main and Batch Processing screen SHARE AND PRINT: • Choose export formats: Auto, PNG, TIFF, JPEG, and HEIC, with compression quality for JPEG and HEIC • Specify metadata settings using one of your previously created metadata profiles • Configure export filenames using original values, custom entries, or filename patterns • Save images to the Photo Library, automatically organizing Results and Originals into a convenient album structure • Print multiple photos on A4, Letter, and other page sizes using exclusive “Print Plus” option from sharing menu GUIDES • Explore our step-by-step guides: https://www.cropsize.com/guides • Watch the video overview of main features: https://vimeo.com/188002923

About

Photo Reader

Extract text from any photo or image with this tool. Select an image or take a picture of a document, and the app will quickly present the text for copying or sharing via message or email. It integrates seamlessly with Photos Editing and the Share Menu for convenient access.

Highlights
  • Extract text from photos
  • Copy extracted text
  • Share text via message/email
  • Photos Editing Extension
  • Share Menu integration
  • Supports multiple languages
Features
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With Photo Reader, you can extract text from any photo or image. Using the app, you select a photo or make a photo of a text document and then the app will very quickly present you the text found in the photo. You can then copy the text to use it somewhere else or you can send the text in a text message or email. On iPad, you can drag and drop image files from Files to Photo Reader. You can select any photo from the Photos Library or any photo on disk. You can also use Photo Reader in combination with Photos Editing, because a Photos Editing Extension is included. Also, Photo Reader is included in the Share Menu, because a Share extension is included. The provided extensions are very useful, because in many cases you don't even have to launch the app. Just select the Photo Reader extension after tapping the Share icon in your favourite app. Photos Editing Extension You can use Photo Reader while in Photos, for example. Tap on a photo, then tap Edit in the upper right. Now tap on the ellipsis (...) button to call on Photo Reader. The text found will be presented in a new screen. Share Extension Or you can use Photo Reader at any time where you are looking at an image and your favourite app allows to 'share' the image. Most languages are supported : English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Russian and Arab.

Screenshots

CropSize4 screens
Photo Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Photo Reader at $3.99 against CropSize's $7.99. Photo Reader also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). CropSize's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CropSize costs $7.99 and Photo Reader $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CropSize ships an update fortnightly, Photo Reader monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CropSize versus Photo Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCropSizePhoto Reader
Price$7.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.7 (411 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings411 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAliaksei KhutarshchykauAlco Blom

Customer experience

CropSize

All ratings411 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive82.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative12.0%

Photo Reader

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

CropSize

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Resized images not saving correctly
  • App crashing on launch
  • Inability to export edited images

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for Live Photos and videos
  • Allow importing images from file system
  • Improve batch processing workflow
  • Add more image editing tools
  • Provide better visual feedback during editing

Photo Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CropSize

No in-app purchases

None

Photo Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CropSize free?
CropSize costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Photo Reader free?
Photo Reader costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do CropSize or Photo Reader have ads?
Neither CropSize nor Photo Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CropSize or Photo Reader?
CropSize ships an update fortnightly, and Photo Reader monthly. Most recently, CropSize was updated on September 29, 2026 and Photo Reader on September 18, 2026.

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