Comparison

Exify vs Start Here by Tinrocket

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

Head to head
About

Exify

This app provides in-depth technical details for iPhone photos, including exposure, lens data, image size, and color information. It offers tools for pixel-level inspection, color sampling, and metadata management, with extensions for easy access within other apps.

Highlights
  • Exposure and lens information
  • Image size and color space
  • Pixel-level detail magnifier
  • Color sampling and layout proportions
  • RGB and luminosity histograms
  • Photo location and maps
  • Watermark and copyright addition
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Exify is a collection of tools for people who take their iPhone photography seriously. The app gives you quick access to: • Exposure and lens information • Image size and color space • Magnifier for pixel-level details • Color sampling and layout proportions • RGB and luminosity histograms • Photo location, elevation and maps • Capture time in local time and UTC • Camera model and manufacturer • Copyright and other IPTC information iOS action extensions provide the following tools in Photos, Messages and any other app that supports the action sheet for images: • Show Image Information • Magnify Image • Duplicate Image Finally, an iOS editing extension lets you perform the following directly from your Photo library: • Add a watermark to your photo • Set a copyright, image description, and artist • Remove location information for privacy • Add GPS metadata from another image Every photographer needs a copy of Exify in their pocket!

About

Start Here by Tinrocket

Easily set a specific starting point for your videos to capture attention instantly. The app preserves video quality and allows for precise trimming, ensuring your content looks its best when shared on social platforms.

Highlights
  • Set custom video start points
  • Preserves video quality
  • Built-in trim control
  • Seamless looping
  • Preview starting point
Features
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Grab your audience before they scroll away. Start Here lets you cut to the chase by making it easy to “time-shift” your video posts: Simply load your movie, mark the action, and share. Your video will begin at the best spot when it appears on Instagram or Twitter, and the full video will seamlessly loop when playback repeats. FEATURES: • Video data is preserved when saving for no loss of quality or recompression • Quickly set and preview a new starting point for your video • Built-in trim control for fine-tuning • From Tinrocket, creator of Waterlogue (App Store Best of 2014), This by Tinrocket (App Store Best of 2016), Olli (App Store Best of 2017) KEEP UP WITH TINROCKET: • Follow @Tinrocket on Instagram and Twitter for the latest! • We’re here to help: If you have a question or need assistance, you can always email us at support@tinrocket.com • If you like Start Here, please consider leaving an App Store review or rating. Every review counts and helps indie developers like ourselves. “Grab your audience” and “Grab your audience before they scroll away” are trademarks of Tinrocket, LLC.

Screenshots

Exify4 screens
Start Here by Tinrocket3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Start Here by Tinrocket at 4.3 against Exify's 3.8. Start Here by Tinrocket also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (70% vs 44%). Exify's advantage is chart position (#199 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, 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

Exify costs $1.99 and Start Here by Tinrocket $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Start Here by Tinrocket holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Exify's written reviews are positive against 70% of Start Here by Tinrocket's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Exify ships an update every 5 months, Start Here by Tinrocket every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Exify versus Start Here by Tinrocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExifyStart Here by Tinrocket
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.8 (21 ratings)4.3 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.9% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2135 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#199 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe IconfactoryTinrocket, LLC

Customer experience

Exify

All ratings21 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive43.9%
Neutral12.2%
Negative43.9%

Start Here by Tinrocket

All ratings35 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

Exify

No in-app purchases

None

Start Here by Tinrocket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Exify free?
Exify costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Start Here by Tinrocket free?
Start Here by Tinrocket costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Exify or Start Here by Tinrocket?
Start Here by Tinrocket is rated higher. Exify averages 3.8 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Start Here by Tinrocket averages 4.3 from 35 ratings.
Do Exify or Start Here by Tinrocket have ads?
Neither Exify nor Start Here by Tinrocket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Exify or Start Here by Tinrocket?
Exify ships an update every 5 months, and Start Here by Tinrocket every 3 days. Most recently, Exify was updated on November 1, 2026 and Start Here by Tinrocket on November 3, 2026.

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