Comparison

DateStamper vs Photo TimeStamp Camera

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

Head to head
About

DateStamper

Easily add customizable date, time, location, and caption stamps to your photos. Preserve memories with flexible styling and batch processing options. Edits are non-destructive and sync across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Customizable date and time stamps
  • Add location, caption, and filename
  • Multiple fonts, colors, and styles
  • Batch photo stamping
  • Non-destructive editing
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Photos app extension
Features
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DateStamper allows you to apply beautiful date stamps overtop your photos – and include time, location, caption, and filename if you’d like. — "DateStamper brings back old memories for me ... It looks good, it gets the job done, and it’s nicely integrated with Apple’s Photos app." – MacStories Editor-in-chief and Founder, Federico Viticci — The modern photo date stamp is here! Easily add a stamp to your photos so you can remember when or where they were taken. Perfect for printing pictures to display in albums or scrapbooks, allowing you to preserve your memories. The best feature of point and shoot cameras is now available on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac – and better than ever. Styles ◦ With many fonts, colors, and styles to choose from, you can get just the look you want* ◦ The vibrant style beautifully blends the stamp into the photograph, allowing the image behind to shine through ◦ Or go with a classic look with the traditional digital display font ◦ Add a background color, stroke, shadow, underline, and adjust opacity ◦ Customize the date and time format ◦ Use the date taken, date created, date added, current date, or a custom date ◦ Add the location where your photos were taken — name, address, GPS coordinates, or custom text ◦ Add the photo caption, a custom caption, or filename ◦ Adjust the placement with position and padding options, and change the order of the text Stamp ◦ Quickly select photos from your library to stamp — select each individually, swipe to select, select a range, or select all photos in an album ◦ Stamp multiple photos at the same time** ◦ Take a new picture with a stamp pre-applied ◦ Use the DateStamper edit extension to stamp a photo directly in the Photos app ◦ Use the Stamp Image action in Shortcuts to automate your workflow ◦ Easily see which photos have been stamped with filters, badges, and a DateStamper album Edit ◦ Edits are applied right on top of the photo in your library, no duplicating necessary ◦ Remove or change a date stamp at any time, it’s completely nondestructive ◦ With iCloud Photos, when you apply a date stamp on one device, it will appear on all your other devices automatically Features ◦ Lock Screen widget and Control Center control ◦ Beautiful and intuitive Liquid Glass design ◦ Universal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac ◦ No ads, no tracking, no nonsense * Premium Styles is an available in-app purchase that allows you to utilize all of the style options ** Unlimited Batch is an available in-app purchase that allows you to stamp more than 10 photos at a time

About

Photo TimeStamp Camera

Easily add date and time stamps to your photos. This app allows you to automatically timestamp new photos as you take them or batch timestamp existing images from your camera roll. Customize the appearance with various fonts, colors, and positions.

Highlights
  • Automatic timestamping of new photos
  • Batch timestamping of existing photos
  • Over 100 font styles
  • Customizable text position
  • Adjustable foreground and background colors
  • Changeable text size
Features
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Photo Date Stamp is the best app to add timestamps to your photos - Automatic Date display When you use "take photo" option, the taken photo is automatically timestamped with the current date. - Timestamp your existing photos in your camera roll With "select photo" option, many photos are timestamped automatically with the date taken in just one step. - Universal app Both iPad and iPhone models are supported - Many font styles More than 100 fonts are ready to use. - Support portrait & landscape - Support time-stamping the date in 4 positions Bottom-right, bottom-left, top-right, top-left - Supports foreground & background colors to be more visible on photos - Supports changeable text size - Supports optional time format - Easy to use With clear and intuitive interface, anyone can easily timestamp photos Terms of Use: https://phototimestamp.elmadigital.net/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://phototimestamp.elmadigital.net/privacy.html

Screenshots

DateStamper4 screens
Photo TimeStamp Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

DateStamper and Photo TimeStamp Camera both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of DateStamper's written reviews are positive against 35% of Photo TimeStamp Camera's. DateStamper also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months). Photo TimeStamp Camera's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DateStamper sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Photo TimeStamp Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for DateStamper against 4.7 for Photo TimeStamp Camera. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DateStamper has 9.4K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of DateStamper's written reviews are positive against 35% of Photo TimeStamp Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DateStamper ships an update monthly, Photo TimeStamp Camera every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DateStamper versus Photo TimeStamp Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDateStamperPhoto TimeStamp Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9.4K ratings) — better4.7 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews — better34.8% of reviews
Number of ratings9.4K — better33
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJordan HipwellElma Digital ltd

Customer experience

DateStamper

All ratings9,376 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews483 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral5.4%
Negative20.7%

Photo TimeStamp Camera

All ratings33 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive34.8%
Neutral15.2%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

DateStamper

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Date/time stamp not visible on some photos
  • Inability to batch process all photos in library

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add option to stamp videos
  • Provide more flexibility in date/time stamp positioning
  • Allow manual date/time input for older photos

Photo TimeStamp Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DateStamper

One-time2
  • Premium Styles$4.99
  • Unlimited Batch$9.99
2 purchases

Photo TimeStamp Camera

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is DateStamper free?
DateStamper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo TimeStamp Camera free?
Photo TimeStamp Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DateStamper or Photo TimeStamp Camera?
DateStamper is rated higher. DateStamper averages 4.8 out of 5 from 9.4K ratings, while Photo TimeStamp Camera averages 4.7 from 33 ratings.
Do DateStamper or Photo TimeStamp Camera have ads?
Photo TimeStamp Camera shows ads; DateStamper does not.
Which is updated more often, DateStamper or Photo TimeStamp Camera?
DateStamper ships an update monthly, and Photo TimeStamp Camera every 11 months. Most recently, DateStamper was updated on November 3, 2026 and Photo TimeStamp Camera on October 23, 2026.

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