Metadata Pro vs EXIF Tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metadata Pro
View and modify all details within your photos and videos, including camera settings, location, and dates. Batch edit fields or share images without sensitive data like GPS coordinates.
- View all photo and video metadata
- Edit EXIF, TIFF, IPTC, GPS, and PNG fields
- Batch edit metadata for multiple files
- Adjust date and time
- Set precise GPS location
- Share photos without GPS or all metadata
- Save and reuse metadata templates
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See everything stored in your photos, and change it. Metadata Pro shows every field in a photo's file and lets you edit those fields on one photo or many, in the app or from the Share button in Photos. SEE EVERY DETAIL • Open any photo or video to see every detail stored in its file, from camera settings to location and dates. • Tiles sum up the date, camera, exposure, file, and colors, with every metadata group listed below them. • See on a map where a photo was taken and, when the file records it, which way the camera faced. • Search by field name or value, and copy any value. EDIT FIELDS ON ONE PHOTO OR MANY • Add your name and copyright to a whole batch at once. • Edit dozens of EXIF, TIFF, IPTC, GPS, and PNG fields, including date taken, lens, serial numbers, keywords, and captions. • Clear a single value and keep the rest. • Save edited copies and leave your originals alone, or update the originals in your library. • Save your fields and values as a template and use them on the next batch. You can also start a template from a photo you already have. FIX DATES AND PLACES IN YOUR LIBRARY For photos and videos, one or many: • Adjust Date & Time: move the time by an amount, or correct a time zone left wrong on a camera. Check the preview before you save. • Set Precise Location: search for a place, move the map, or type coordinates. These change the date and place your Photos library shows. To change what's stored inside a photo's file, use Edit Metadata Fields. SHARE WITHOUT THE DETAILS • Share Without GPS Data sends a copy without its location. • Share Without Any Metadata sends a copy with no camera, date, or location details. Your original stays as it is. In the app, JPEG copies keep their exact picture data. A JPEG you share from Photos may be re-encoded by Photos first. Other formats may be re-encoded. IN THE PHOTOS APP Six actions appear under the Share button in Photos, so you don't have to switch apps. They work on up to 20 photos at a time: • View All Metadata • Edit Metadata Fields • Set Precise Location • Adjust Date & Time • Share Without GPS Data • Share Without Any Metadata GOOD TO KNOW • Editing fields and sharing without metadata work on photos only. • RAW files can't be edited. • Updated originals are saved as JPEG. • Live Photos become still photos when you edit their fields or share them without metadata. • Keywords and captions you edit here are the ones stored in the file. They don't change the keywords or captions in the Photos app. PRIVACY Your photos are never uploaded or copied from this app to any server or cloud. Maps and place names come from Apple Maps, which receives a photo's coordinates. Usage and crash data never include your photos, file names, or metadata values, and you can turn them off in Settings. One-time purchase, with no subscription and no account. If you use Photo Metadata Viewer, Photo GPS Remover, or Photo Metadata EXIF Remover, Metadata Pro does what they do and adds editing.
EXIF Tool
Access and edit EXIF and metadata for photos and videos. Remove sensitive information like GPS data to protect your privacy. Supports a wide range of image and video formats.
- View and modify EXIF and metadata
- Supports Photos app and third-party apps
- Powerful photo browser
- Strip EXIF and GPS data
- Supports HEIC, JPG, PNG, GIF, Live Photo, and video
- Edit individual metadata items
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[EXIF Tool] is the most powerful EXIF and meta data tool for your photos and videos. You can view and modify EXIF and meta data directly not only from Photos app but also from any 3rd party app. For those who want more efficient browsing, it also supports powerful photo browser. It supports all the image formats including heic, jpg, png and gif. It also supports video. For those who're worried about the privacy, [Exif Browser] enables you to strip EXIF and meta data from your photo. You can choose whether to remove all meta data or just GPS/Location data. You can also edit each of the meta data items if you want. • Supports photos extension - View exif data from Photos app and 3rd party apps. • Also supports powerful photo browsing and viewing. • Display basic info: file name, file size, dimension, orientation, duration, ... • Display detailed EXIF info: date time, aperture, brightness, fNumber, shutter speed, focal lenght, ISO speed, exposure, flash, lens, camera, software, ... • Display GPS / location info: altitude, latitue, longitude, human-readable address, map, ... • Display GIF info: delay time, loop count, ... • Supports all formats including heic, jpg, png, gif, live photo and video. • Edit each of meta data items. • Share photo with all meta data removed. • Share photo with GPS / location removed. • Show raw data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Metadata Pro at 3.8 against EXIF Tool's 3.5. Metadata Pro also leads on ratings volume (127 vs 6) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). EXIF Tool's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Metadata Pro costs $3.99 and EXIF Tool $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Metadata Pro holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metadata Pro has 127 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Metadata Pro's written reviews are positive against 25% of EXIF Tool's.
Metadata Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, EXIF Tool every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Metadata Pro | EXIF Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (127 ratings) — better | 3.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.5% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 127 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #150 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PLATINUM CITY LLC | Dongwook Cho |
Customer experience
Metadata Pro
EXIF Tool
Bugs and requests
Metadata Pro
Reported bugs
39 issues- Cannot delete all pictures
- Metadata not consistently deleted or overwritten
- App crashes when changing multiple photos/videos
- App crashes when selecting photos from album
- App crashes when trying to change date
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- App crashes when trying to remove all metadata
- Changes not reflected in Photos app
- GPS location incorrect for southern hemisphere
- Search field text invisible
- Batch edits fail or process partially
- App closes/fails when changing video date
- Live photos converted to JPG when changing metadata
- Updates break functionality
- Date doesn't change in Photos app
- Location data not updated
- Map is blank
- Cleared all dates instead of updating
- Unable to change location for photos/videos on iOS 12
- Date not updated after multiple attempts
- Crashing when selecting a picture from an album
- Program spins wheels or errors/force closes when selecting multiple photos
- Time edits not reflected in Photos app
- No metadata added to photos
- GPS data still stuck on photo
- Cannot change location for photos/videos on iOS 12
- App crashes when selecting "remove all metadata"
- One or more changes could not be edited
- Creation date won't change
- Rotates photos when clearing metadata
- Changes do not take effect in Photos app
- Bulk removal of GPS data crashes app
- App crashes regularly when browsing photo metadata
- Confirmation required for each image modification
- Original metadata sent regardless of changes
- Batch edits not functional
- Single image edits not functional
- Video files: cannot select metadata to change, only create date editable, not modify date
- App disables other editing options in Photos app
- App crashes when trying to adjust creation date
Requested features
10 requests- Add tutorials/documentation
- Improve video tagging (keywords, descriptions)
- Offset photo dates by a certain amount
- Allow renaming files
- In-line editing for video metadata
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- Ability to change modify date for videos
- Dark mode option
- More intuitive batch editing process
- Option to overwrite originals
- Better handling of large photo libraries
EXIF Tool
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Metadata Pro
No in-app purchases
EXIF Tool
No in-app purchases







