Comparison

ViewExif vs Obscure

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

Head to head
About

ViewExif

This application allows users to view, edit, and remove metadata from their photos. It supports various image and RAW formats, displays EXIF and IPTC tags, and can show geo-location on a map. Users can also protect their privacy by removing personal information before sharing images.

Highlights
  • View EXIF and IPTC tags
  • Edit metadata
  • Remove metadata
  • Display geo location on map
  • Support for multiple image and RAW formats
  • App extension for easy access
  • Share photos without metadata
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ViewExif is a powerful metadata tool for your photos. With the help of ViewExif, you can not only view metadata of photos, but also edit and remove metadata in photo. Besides, it has an app extension, so you can view metadata right in Photos app. Being able to read exif tags can be of great importance not only for beginners, but also for other photographers who want to find out what settings and tools were used to create a particular photograph. For those people who want to protect privacy, this app is useful for you as well. When you send photos via email or share on social network, your personal information (geo location, taken date etc) is shared as well. If you upset to share those information, ViewExif is able to remove it before sharing. Features: * Display EXIF tags: Dimensions, Taken Date, ISO Speed, F Number, Exposure Time, Focal Length and more. * Display IPTC tags: Star Ratings, Keywords, Description etc. * Display geo location on map. * Add star ratings, keywords and description on photo * Remove metadata from photo * Supported image formats (JPG, PNG, TIFF, HEIC) and RAW formats (CR2, NEF, DNG). * Share photo w/o metadata on Twitter, Facebook, email. * App extension for Photos app and 3rd-party apps such as Dropbox, FileExplorer etc. * Dark Mode ===== CONTACT US ===== Email: support@skyjos.com Twitter: @SkyjosApps

About

Obscure

Easily redact sensitive information from your photos before sharing. This app uses AI to automatically detect and obscure faces, text, and personal details, or allows for manual editing. Protect your privacy by blurring or blocking out private portions of images for safe social media sharing.

Highlights
  • Automatic face, text, and info detection
  • Manual redaction editor
  • One-touch email and phone number hiding
  • Batch editing for multiple images
  • Shortcuts integration for automation
  • Blur, pixelate, or block sensitive areas
Features
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Safely and securely share your photos! Obscure lets you quickly blur, pixellate or block out private portions of your images so that they are safe to share on any social platform. - Automatically detect & obscure faces, text, & personal info with advanced on-device AI - Redact all text from an image - Manually obfuscate any part of a picture with the easy to use editor - Find & hide email addresses and phone numbers with one touch - Edit multiple images in batches using the batch editor - Shortcuts action allows for easy redaction automation Just import an image, tap and drag over sensitive parts of the image then tap share. Use two fingers to pan and zoom to redact fine details. Works great for sharing screenshots! Obfuscate faces, license plates, and brand labels. Easily redact private parts of document images that you want to share. Redacted images can then be shared to any other app on your phone, or just save them back to your photo library. Obscure also works with Shortcuts, allowing you to easily setup an automated image processing pipeline. Long press the app icon to get quick shortcuts to your last taken image, the camera, or to paste an image you copied. Obscure is a one time purchase, no ads and no subscriptions! Privacy Policy: https://obscure.app/privacy Terms: https://obscure.app/terms

Screenshots

ViewExif4 screens
Obscure4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Obscure at 4.8 against ViewExif's 4.3. Obscure also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). ViewExif's advantage is ratings volume (283 vs 30) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and chart position 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

ViewExif costs $0.99 and Obscure $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Obscure holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ViewExif has 283 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of ViewExif's written reviews are positive against 80% of Obscure's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ViewExif ships an update every 11 months, Obscure every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
ViewExif versus Obscure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterViewExifObscure
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.3 (283 ratings)4.8 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.2% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings283 — better30
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#72 — better#197
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkyjos Co., Ltd.Swift Fox Software LLC

Customer experience

ViewExif

All ratings283 ratings
Positive83.4%
Neutral3.2%
Negative13.4%
Written reviews314 reviews
Positive73.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative23.6%

Obscure

All ratings30 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

Bugs and requests

ViewExif

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect location mapping
  • Crashes when trying to open certain photos
  • Failure to remove all metadata

Requested features

4 requests
  • Batch processing of photos
  • Ability to edit EXIF data
  • Support for more metadata fields
  • Integration with more apps beyond Photos

Obscure

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ViewExif

No in-app purchases

None

Obscure

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ViewExif free?
ViewExif costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Obscure free?
Obscure costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ViewExif or Obscure?
Obscure is rated higher. ViewExif averages 4.3 out of 5 from 283 ratings, while Obscure averages 4.8 from 30 ratings.
Do ViewExif or Obscure have ads?
Neither ViewExif nor Obscure shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ViewExif or Obscure?
ViewExif ships an update every 11 months, and Obscure every 2 months. Most recently, ViewExif was updated on October 23, 2026 and Obscure on October 8, 2026.
Which is more popular, ViewExif or Obscure?
ViewExif currently peaks at #72 in the App Store charts, and Obscure at #197. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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