Exif Manager vs phNotes Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Exif Manager
View and edit photo metadata with ease. Modify GPS location, date, and remove EXIF data. Supports batch processing and offers a PRO version with advanced features like Photos Extension.
- View all EXIF metadata
- Remove EXIF metadata
- Change GPS location
- Change photo date
- Open location in Maps
- Batch processing
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Every photo and video can carry hidden information. Exif Manager helps you inspect, edit, and remove media metadata before you save or share. Media files can include hidden metadata such as camera details, capture date, file information, and GPS location. Exif Manager gives you a clear way to review that data, update it when needed, or create cleaner copies for sharing. Clean metadata before posting online, sending files to clients, or uploading photos and videos to AI tools. KEY FEATURES: - View detailed EXIF, GPS, TIFF, camera, file, and date metadata - Inspect supported photo and video metadata - Remove hidden metadata from media before sharing - Edit GPS location and capture date - Open photo locations in Maps when GPS data is available - Share original files, metadata-only text, or copies without metadata - Batch select media and apply metadata changes in bulk - Choose how edited media is saved - Delete originals after saving edited copies, if you prefer that workflow - Works on iPhone and iPad FREE VERSION: - Includes core EXIF viewing, editing, and metadata removal tools - Batch editing is limited - Includes ads Upgrade to Exif Manager PRO for no ads, unlimited batch edits, and all features of the extension in the share menu. Exif Manager is built for photographers, video creators, sellers, travelers, privacy-conscious users, and anyone who wants more control over the hidden information stored in media files. Questions or feedback? Contact us at ibrightsider@gmail.com.
phNotes Lite
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*** If you like this app please take the time and leave a feedback, this will help me a lot in maintaining it and add additional features. Thank you! *** This simple but powerful app allows photographers who use manual lenses, technical/view cameras, adapted gears with digital or even analog film photography to take note of the most important parameters of each shot taken on the field. Additionally, with the Pro version all annotations can be easily exported through email or into your cloud storage. When back home/studio, the freely downloadable desktop companion application "PhotoAnnotator" can read the exported data and automatically write all annotations as EXIF/IPTC metadata into the corresponding image files (RAW, TIFF, JPEG, etc...). This is particularly useful in all cases where the shooting parameters are not automatically written by the camera into the image files. Your image and shooting annotations can then live together in one single file. FEATURES (LITE AND PRO VERSION): - Supported annotations: image counter, shoot date, camera make and model, lens make and model, filter, shutter speed, aperture value, focus distance, shift and tilt movements, film, GPS location, additional notes. - GPS location automatically read from the iPhone's GPS system. - Ability to swipe-clone an existing image for fast editing in the field. - Ability to swipe-delete single photos. - Ability to manage a list of cameras. - Ability to manage a list of lenses. - Ability to manage a list of filters. - Ability to manage a list of films. - Ability to clear the whole session after having exported it. - Contextual help available. ADDITIONAL FEATURES (PRO VERSION ONLY): - Ability to save unlimited image entries (LITE is limited to 12 max). - Ability to export all data via the standard iOS sharing machanism. - The companion desktop app PhotoAnnotator can be freely downloaded at https://www.marcoristuccia.com/it/photoannotator - The companion desktop app PhotoAnnotator supports all the major RAW and image types (see the application description at the indicated web page for more details).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: phNotes Lite at none against Exif Manager's shown. phNotes Lite also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Exif Manager ships an update every 5 weeks, phNotes Lite every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Exif Manager | phNotes Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladyslav Hetman | Marco Ristuccia |
In-app purchases
Exif Manager
No in-app purchases
phNotes Lite
No in-app purchases









