Metadata Pro vs ViewExif
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.
ViewExif
This application allows users to view, edit, and remove metadata from their photos. It supports various image and RAW formats, displays EXIF and IPTC tags, and can show geo-location on a map. Users can also protect their privacy by removing personal information before sharing images.
- View EXIF and IPTC tags
- Edit metadata
- Remove metadata
- Display geo location on map
- Support for multiple image and RAW formats
- App extension for easy access
- Share photos without metadata
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ViewExif is a powerful metadata tool for your photos. With the help of ViewExif, you can not only view metadata of photos, but also edit and remove metadata in photo. Besides, it has an app extension, so you can view metadata right in Photos app. Being able to read exif tags can be of great importance not only for beginners, but also for other photographers who want to find out what settings and tools were used to create a particular photograph. For those people who want to protect privacy, this app is useful for you as well. When you send photos via email or share on social network, your personal information (geo location, taken date etc) is shared as well. If you upset to share those information, ViewExif is able to remove it before sharing. Features: * Display EXIF tags: Dimensions, Taken Date, ISO Speed, F Number, Exposure Time, Focal Length and more. * Display IPTC tags: Star Ratings, Keywords, Description etc. * Display geo location on map. * Add star ratings, keywords and description on photo * Remove metadata from photo * Supported image formats (JPG, PNG, TIFF, HEIC) and RAW formats (CR2, NEF, DNG). * Share photo w/o metadata on Twitter, Facebook, email. * App extension for Photos app and 3rd-party apps such as Dropbox, FileExplorer etc. * Dark Mode ===== CONTACT US ===== Email: support@skyjos.com Twitter: @SkyjosApps
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ViewExif at 73% against Metadata Pro's 30%. ViewExif also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.8) and price ($0.99 vs $3.99). Metadata Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 11 months). On ratings volume, 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
Metadata Pro costs $3.99 and ViewExif $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ViewExif holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 127 and 284 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Metadata Pro's written reviews are positive against 73% of ViewExif's.
Metadata Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, ViewExif every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metadata Pro | ViewExif |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (127 ratings) | 4.3 (284 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.5% of reviews | 73.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 127 | 284 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #150 | #42 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PLATINUM CITY LLC | Skyjos Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Metadata Pro
ViewExif
User reviews
Metadata Pro
From 127 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works for photo metadata
- 👍 Can change date/time
- 👍 Can add/change GPS
- 👍 Useful for organizing photos
- 👍 Good for video metadata
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Doesn't work for many users
- 🐛 Inconsistent metadata deletion/overwrite
- 🐛 Over-compression of JPGs
- 🐛 No folder sorting
ViewExif
From 284 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Useful for viewing metadata
- 🚀 Seamless integration with iOS Photos
- 💡 Ability to strip EXIF data
- 🔒 Helps protect privacy by removing metadata
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes on certain devices/iOS versions
- 🐛 Inaccurate display of file size/format
- 🐛 Inability to handle photos modified by other apps
- 🔍 Limited functionality compared to expectations
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
ViewExif
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incorrect location mapping
- Crashes when trying to open certain photos
- Failure to remove all metadata
Requested features
4 requests- Batch processing of photos
- Ability to edit EXIF data
- Support for more metadata fields
- Integration with more apps beyond Photos
In-app purchases
Metadata Pro
No in-app purchases
ViewExif
No in-app purchases
Questions
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