Metapho vs EchoFrame
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 photos, including location, date, and camera settings. It offers features to remove personal data before sharing and supports batch operations for efficient editing. The tool also integrates with the Files app for direct metadata manipulation.
- View EXIF data and location on map
- Remove geotags and personal data
- Edit photo date and time
- Batch metadata editing
- Supports HEIC, DNG, CR2, NEF, and videos
- Files app integration for in-place editing
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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
EchoFrame
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EchoFrame turns any screen you own into a living photo frame for your Google Photos. Your phone does the setup. The screen shows a QR code, you scan it, you connect your Google Photos in Google's own screens on your phone, and you pick exactly which photos and videos should play. Nothing else to configure. You never type a Google password into EchoFrame. TRY IT WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT Demo mode is free forever. Open the app and a slideshow starts straight away — no account, no payment method, no setup. BUILT FOR REAL PHOTO LIBRARIES - Portrait photos fill the screen. EchoFrame pairs two vertical shots side by side instead of leaving black bars, and portrait videos get paired too. - Home videos play right alongside your photos, muted by default, sound one toggle away. - Fade or crossfade transitions, with a slow drift across still photos. - Shuffle, or keep the order you picked. - Capture dates on screen: full date, year and month, year only, or off entirely. YOURS TO TUNE - Frame time from 15 seconds to 5 minutes. - Filter by orientation and by type: landscape photos only, no videos, whatever fits the room. - Cache and storage controls, so a long slideshow does not fill up the device. - Change which photos are playing at any time, from your phone. WORKS WHEN THE NETWORK DOES NOT The frame remembers your selection and keeps playing from its own cache after a dropout or a restart. PRIVACY BY DESIGN EchoFrame is a player, not a photo collector. Photos are fetched from Google Photos to the device that shows them and cached there. They are never uploaded to our servers, never shared, and never used to train anything. The Google connection happens on your phone, in Google's own screens. ONE PURCHASE, EVERY SCREEN EchoFrame runs on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, and one purchase covers all of them. Start with a 3-day trial of the full app: no payment method required, so nothing can be charged when it ends. After that, keep it with a monthly plan you can cancel any time in the App Store, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Demo mode stays free either way. Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Ukrainian and Simplified Chinese. EchoFrame is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google. Google Photos is a trademark of Google LLC. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://echoframe.monodev.org/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Metapho at 4 against EchoFrame's 2. EchoFrame's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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 EchoFrame sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Metapho | EchoFrame |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zininworks Inc. | Vladyslav Starushenko |
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
EchoFrame
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
EchoFrame
- EchoFrame Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- EchoFrame Lifetime$24.99
Questions
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