Metapho vs CertiPhoto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metapho
This app allows users to view and edit EXIF metadata for their photos. It offers features like removing geotags, changing dates, and batch editing, with support for various file formats and cloud storage.
- View EXIF data
- Edit photo metadata
- Remove geotags
- Change date/time
- Batch editing
- Supports HEIC, DNG, CR2, NEF, Live Photos, videos
- Files app integration
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Metapho is a powerful tool for photo enthusiasts who want to take care of their photo metadata. • Viewing Metadata • - Browse all your photos in iCloud Photo Library - See essential EXIF data of a photo - Get photo location and lens direction on the map - View raw metadata in dictionary format, which can be copied to the clipboard - Apply filters to your library, such as favorites, location-ness, and creation dates • Editing Metadata • - Safe Share: Remove geotag and personal data before sharing - Remove Metadata: Erase/Restore metadata without duplication - Date Edit: Change the date and time of a photo - Location Edit: Add or change geolocation data of a photo - Batch Operation: Edit multiple items' metadata at once - Multiple Exporting Options: Save as a new copy or replace the original with a new version • Files Support • - Open photo files or folder in Files app, with open in-place feature - Remove or change image metadata of files directly with editing in-place - Read and write items in folders shared by the Files app, such as iCloud Drive, external storage, SMB server, and more Metapho also supports HEIC, DNG, CR2, NEF, 3FR, Live Photos, and videos. • Pricing • Metapho requires a subscription or one-time purchase. Yearly subscription comes with a free trial. An active subscription or one-time unlock lets you use the app on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Metapho Action app extension lets you check the metadata of a photo and export the file without metadata, from anywhere iOS share sheet is available, such as Messages, Files, and Photos. Read more about our terms and conditions here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Read more about our privacy policy here: https://zininworks.com/privacy
CertiPhoto
Securely date and verify the integrity of your photos. This app encrypts, geolocates, and stores images on a secure server, providing a tamper-proof certificate with legal value in EU countries. Ideal for documenting evidence for rentals, construction sites, and more.
- Secure photo encryption
- Geolocation tagging
- Tamper-proof PDF certificates
- Remote secure storage
- Legal value in EU countries
- Timestamping by trusted authority
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Capture, timestamp, prove: create your own certified digital evidence, recognised by case law. Designed in 2015 by a court-appointed digital forensics expert, CertiPhoto lets you securely geolocate and date a photo or video, and guarantee that it has not been altered since it was captured. You can build your own digital evidence, anchored in time and space, to demonstrate your good faith or protect yourself against certain abuses. A technology proven for over 10 years: Every capture is encrypted and embedded in a cryptographically sealed PDF/A-3B certificate: any subsequent modification is immediately detectable. The certificate is signed with an AdES-QC seal and timestamped by a trusted third party (eIDAS-qualified timestamping for professionals). Your evidence is archived for a minimum of 3 years in a secure cloud compliant with the NF Z 42-013 standard. Every certificate can also undergo in-depth analysis after the fact: to date, in every dispute, our fraud-detection algorithms have identified the tampering, enabling fraudulent certificates to be invalidated across a corpus of more than 6 million captures. CertiPhoto is recognised by French case law and is a reference solution for inspections under the French energy savings certificate scheme (CEE), notably since the ministerial order of 13 June 2023. Your certificates are designed to meet the requirements of digital evidence law across the European Union (eIDAS Regulation). Use cases include: * Property inventories: whether you are a landlord or a tenant, secure your move-in and move-out inspections with certified photos and videos, effortlessly. * Insurance claims: build solid, enforceable evidence to strengthen your claim and speed up compensation. * Planning notices: record the installation of your site notice board (building permit, prior declaration...) yourself, and affix a label proving the start of the display period on a certified date. * Valuables: classic cars, paintings, jewellery... prove their existence and condition on a specific date. * Contractors and tradespeople: timestamp and geolocate your work and that of your subcontractors, track your worksites and prevent disputes. For businesses: CertiPhoto is a complete ecosystem: a scalable API for fast integration, intuitive management dashboards, and CertiLink technology to roll out the solution at scale by distributing thousands of automatic sign-in links in one click, with comment injection. CertiPhoto that respects your data: The app gives you several free credits every month, with no ads and no strings attached. It respects your privacy: GDPR-compliant, with a zero-knowledge architecture. Pricing is public and transparent, with no subscription and no commitment, and your credits never expire. Note: CertiPhoto requires a phone whose software integrity can be verified (non-rooted / non-jailbroken devices). For more information, please contact the publisher, PROBANTIA SAS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CertiPhoto at 98% against Metapho's 61%. CertiPhoto also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Metapho's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Metapho sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and CertiPhoto sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CertiPhoto holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metapho has 2.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Metapho's written reviews are positive against 98% of CertiPhoto's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metapho | CertiPhoto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.1K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.2% of reviews | 98.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zininworks Inc. | Pascal Eric Mayani |
Customer experience
Metapho
CertiPhoto
Bugs and requests
Metapho
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent behavior when editing dates and locations
- Issues with batch processing of photos
- Crashes when trying to edit metadata for certain file types
Requested features
5 requests- Batch editing of metadata (title, description, keywords)
- Support for RAW file formats
- Integration with Google Maps
- Advanced search and filtering options
- Ability to copy/paste metadata between photos
CertiPhoto
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Metapho
- Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- One-Time Purchase$59.99
- One-Time Purchase$99.99
CertiPhoto
- 10 certified pictures$3.99
- 25 certified pictures$8.99
- 50 certified pictures$14.99
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