Photo Metadata Viewer vs Bowline Sync
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Photo Metadata Viewer
Access and view all EXIF, GPS, PNG, and TIFF metadata embedded within your photos and videos. This application supports images from various camera brands and devices, presenting detailed information about each file.
- View EXIF data
- View GPS coordinates
- View PNG metadata
- View TIFF metadata
- Supports various camera brands
- Displays pixel dimensions
- Shows camera settings
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View all metadata information from your pictures and videos with this app! This app displays all metadata contained within the photo or video, regardless of the camera used or how the photo was taken - iPhone, iPad, Canon, Nikon, Minolta, Fuji, Olympus, Pentax, etc, doesn’t matter! Metadata Viewer will detect all metadata and present it to you! The following are just a few examples of metadata attributes that will be displayed: ○PixelWidth ○PixelHeight ○Orientation ○IsIndexed ○HasAlpha ○ExifExposureTime ○ExifFNumber ○ExifDateTimeOriginal ○ExifDateTimeDigitized ○ExifShutterSpeedValue ○ExifApertureValue ○ExifBrightnessValue ○ExifLightSource ○ExifFlash ○ExifFocalLength ○ExifFlashEnergy ○ExifWhiteBalance ○ExifDigitalZoomRatio ○ExifGainControl ○ExifContrast ○ExifSaturation ○ExifSharpness ○GPSLatitude ○GPSLongitude ○GPSAltitude
Bowline Sync
Automatically geotag photos from your Ricoh GR camera and import them into Apple Photos. This app keeps your data private and your originals untouched, offering remote shutter and camera status updates.
- Automatic geotagging of photos
- Direct import to Apple Photos
- Remote shutter control
- Live camera status monitoring
- On-device data processing
- Preserves original photo files
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Bowline pulls photos off your Ricoh GR, geotags them automatically, and saves them to Apple Photos. Everything happens on your device. No account, no analytics, and your data stays yours. The GR III has no built-in GPS. Bowline fixes that without changing how you shoot. SHOOT LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO Pair once and Bowline stays quietly connected while you shoot. Live battery, storage, and camera status on your phone, and a remote shutter when you want it. No fiddling between shots. EVERY SHOT, GEOTAGGED Your photos are geotagged on your phone. While your GR is with you, Bowline keeps a private log of where you are and matches each shot to the place you took it, by capture time. SCAN ONCE, DECIDE ANYWHERE Import everything in one touch, or scan the card and take your time. Swipe through what's new and keep or reject each shot with the camera off and back in your bag. JPEG or DNG, your keepers land exactly as shot, in a dedicated Bowline album in Apple Photos. Once every shot is decided, Bowline tells you the card is safe to format. YOUR FILES, UNTOUCHED The originals on your camera are never modified. Bowline imports clean geotagged copies and leaves the card exactly as it found it. BATTERY THAT GOES THE DISTANCE Sync is a short burst you choose to run, so the camera's battery lasts. No silent background transfers, no surprise drain. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no login, no analytics, no third-party data sharing. Your photos and your location are processed on your device and stay under your control. SUPPORTED CAMERAS Built for the Ricoh GR III and GR IV, including all their variants. You will need a Ricoh GR camera to use Bowline. It does not work with other brands. WHY BOWLINE Bowline was built by a GR owner who wanted one focused tool: photos off the camera, tied to the places they were taken, into Apple Photos. Every shot, tied to its place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bowline Sync at 100% against Photo Metadata Viewer's 47%. Bowline Sync also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Photo Metadata Viewer's advantage is ratings volume (588 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Photo Metadata Viewer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bowline Sync asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bowline Sync holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Metadata Viewer has 588 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Photo Metadata Viewer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bowline Sync's.
Photo Metadata Viewer ships an update every 3 months, Bowline Sync daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photo Metadata Viewer | Bowline Sync |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (588 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 588 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PLATINUM CITY LLC | hima aramona |
Customer experience
Photo Metadata Viewer
Bowline Sync
Bugs and requests
Photo Metadata Viewer
Reported bugs
9 issues- No functions appear after selecting photo
- Only cancel option available when selecting pictures
- Blank page displayed when opening photo data
- App freezes when attempting to save changes
- Incorrect file names reported in metadata
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- Random full-screen games pop up and cannot be closed
- Unexpected audio blaring on first app launch
- Modified dates change when saving to device
- Text screen cannot be exited properly
Requested features
6 requests- Display file size information
- Show device type and location data
- Option for altitude in feet (not just metric)
- Better in-app guidance and tutorials
- Ability to export or copy metadata
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- Improved support for message extraction from photos
Bowline Sync
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Photo Metadata Viewer
- Remove Ads$1.99
Bowline Sync
No in-app purchases
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