Comparison

Metadata Pro vs Paralight

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

Head to head
About

Metadata Pro

Edit metadata for photos and videos in batches or individually. Modify dates, locations, and EXIF data. Remove sensitive information or set to current date/time. Supports RAW photo types and various metadata standards.

Highlights
  • Batch date editing
  • Batch location editing
  • EXIF, PNG, TIFF metadata editing
  • Remove GPS/Location metadata
  • Remove All metadata
  • Set to current date/time
  • Export metadata
Features
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PHOTO AND VIDEO METADATA EDITOR •Single or batch edit date •Single or batch edit location/GPS •Single or batch EXIF, PNG, and TIFF metadata •Single or batch shift dates to correct timezone (i.e. shift photos by 5 hours) Built in actions to quickly perform these functions to a single or batch of photos/videos: •Remove GPS/Location metadata •Remove All metadata •Set to current date and time Additional Features: •View filename and size of photos and videos •View duration and resolution of videos •Export metadata from photos and videos to apply to other photos and videos •Create metadata schemas to reuse on photo and videos •Read metadata of RAW photo file types such as CR2, NEF, DNG, and more! (Note: export of RAW file types not supported at this time) Metadata Pro supports adding, removing, and/or editing the following photo metadata: GPS: •Altitude •AltitudeRef •Latitude •LatitudeRef •Longitude •LongitudeRef TIFF: •Artist •Copyright •DateTime •ImageDescription •Make •Model •Orientation •Software PNG: •Author •Copyright •Description •Software •Title IPTC: •Keywords Exif: •ApertureValue •BodySerialNumber •BrightnessValue •CameraOwnerName •Contrast •CustomRendered •DateTimeDigitized •DateTimeOriginal •DigitalZoomRatio •ExposureBiasValue •ExposureIndex •ExposureMode •ExposureProgram •ExposureTime •Flash •FlashEnergy •FNumber •FocalLength •FocalLenIn35mmFilm •FocalPlaneResolutionUnit •FocalPlaneXResolution •FocalPlaneYResolution •GainControl •Gamma •ISOSpeed •LensMake •LensModel •LensSerialNumber •LightSource •MeteringMode •RecommendedExposureIndex •Saturation •SceneCaptureType •SceneType •SensingMethod •SensitivityType •Sharpness •ShutterSpeedValue •StandardOutputSensitivity •SubsecTime •SubsecTimeDigitized •SubsecTimeOrginal •UserComment •WhiteBalance Metadata Pro supports adding, removing, and/or editing the following video metadata: •Copyright •CreationDate •Description •Location •Make •Model •Software Note: Modifying of existing photos and videos is only possible with JPG/JPEG photos and MOV videos.

About

Paralight

Create and share films with an AI writing partner and a full video studio. Transform ideas into movies in thirteen phases, from screenplay to final cut. Connect with a community of creators and showcase your work.

Highlights
  • AI writing partner and guide
  • Full video editing studio
  • Quick video creation
  • Screenplay writing and editing
  • Film production workflow
  • Social feed for creators
  • Channels for series and films
Features
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Paralight is the social network of The New Hollywood — where anyone with an idea can make a film, and share it with people who make things too. A full film studio lives inside it, and Scarlett, your AI guide and writing partner, is beside you at every step. MAKE SOMETHING IN A MINUTE • Quick Create — say what you want, and Scarlett plans it, prices it, and makes it. Add a photo and it stays the same person all the way through. • New World — record yourself, describe a place, and your real performance is kept while the world around you is re-made. • The Video Studio — Become a character, change one thing, restyle, dub into another language, re-say a line, add captions, trim, upscale to 1080p. • Looks and Change for photos. MAKE A FILM • Create with Paralight takes a story from a page to a finished film in thirteen clear phases: breakdown, characters, voices, props, locations, storyboards, filming, score, poster, credits, the final cut. • The Production Office shows where your film stands and what it needs next. • Film a sequence more than one way, compare the timelines, and choose the one that goes in the film. • Read and edit every prompt before anything is made. Nothing is charged without a price on the button first. WRITE • Create full screenplays from an idea. A full screenplay creator and editor on your phone, with Scarlett as a writing partner, coverage, and export to PDF, Fountain and Final Draft. SHARE • A feed built for people who make things: For You and Following, posts that carry the recipe that made them, polls, collaborators, scheduling. • Repost what you love to your followers — as it is, or with your own comment. • Channels — a show people follow on its own: a series, a film, one kind of work. With a broadcast to everyone who follows it. • Messages with video messages, voice notes and the work itself travelling in the thread. • Paralight+ to watch, and Paralight Star for the people behind the films. BUILT TO BE TRUSTED • Before any AI tool runs on a photo or video of a real person, you confirm it is you, or that you have their written permission. • Every post, profile and channel can be reported, and anyone can be blocked. • A job that fails refunds itself. Paralight uses credits for AI generation. Browsing, posting, messaging, writing and trimming are free. Available in English, Español and Korean. Paralight memberships are auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. A subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before that. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Paralight Terms of Service: https://paralight.ai/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://paralight.ai/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Metadata Pro4 screens
Paralight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Paralight at Free against Metadata Pro's $3.99. Paralight also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8). Metadata Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (127 vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Paralight is free to download; Metadata Pro costs $3.99 up front. Paralight sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $70.99 per month. Metadata Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paralight holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metadata Pro has 127 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Metadata Pro versus Paralight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetadata ProParalight
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (127 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings127 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#146 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB44 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPLATINUM CITY LLCParalight LLC

Customer experience

Metadata Pro

All ratings127 ratings
Positive68.5%
Neutral3.9%
Negative27.6%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive29.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative58.6%

Paralight

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Paralight

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Metadata Pro

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Paralight

Subscriptions3
  • Elite Studio$70.991 Month
  • Ultra Studio$141.991 Month
  • Elite Studio$709.001 Year
One-time7
  • 330 Credits$5.99
  • 660 Credits$11.99
  • 1,320 Credits$23.99
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  • 3,500 Credits$58.99
  • 7,500 Credits$117.99
  • 16,000 Credits$239.00
  • 48,000 Credits$709.00

Questions

Is Metadata Pro free?
Metadata Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paralight free?
Paralight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Metadata Pro or Paralight?
Paralight is rated higher. Metadata Pro averages 3.8 out of 5 from 127 ratings, while Paralight averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Metadata Pro or Paralight have ads?
Neither Metadata Pro nor Paralight shows ads.

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