Comparison

QromaScan vs EXIF Studio

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

Head to head
About

QromaScan

Effortlessly scan and organize your physical photos using your iPhone and voice commands. Simply speak the date, location, and people to automatically tag and categorize your images as you scan them.

Highlights
  • Voice-activated scanning
  • Automatic photo tagging
  • Geotagging capabilities
  • Contact and GEDCOM file integration
  • Dedicated LED lightbox for optimal scanning
  • Organizes photos into sharable digital images
Features
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QromaScan makes it dead simple to scan and organize your photos in one easy step with the two things you use the most everyday; your iPhone and your voice. Just say the date, location and people in your photos, and QromaScan will tag and organize your photos as it scans! QromaScan requires the purchase of the QromaScan Lightbox, which provides the ideal environment for scanning your photos. It’s 12 brilliant LED lights are specifically calibrated to make your photos look brilliant without effecting the look. Forget about all those blurry photos with a big glare right in the middle of it last time you tried to take a picture of a picture. The QromaScan Lightbox aligns your phone and your photos perfectly, so you get a great photo every time. With QromaScan, your photos organize themselves using our unique voice recognition tagging system. Just say the date and location of the photo, and we will insert the right metadata into the photo. You can even tell us an address or location, and we will geotag the photo for you. Tagging people is easy too. QromaScan recognizes the names of the people in your contacts, and they can be used to tag you photos. If you use family tree software, QromaScan can import a GEDCOM file and use it with our voice recognition system to make it easy to tag family photos. Pick up a QromaScan Lightbox and you will be surprise how quickly your old box of photos can be turned into well organized and sharable digital images.

About

EXIF Studio

Effortlessly manage your photo library by viewing, editing, and sharing image metadata. Protect your privacy by removing sensitive location data before exporting your pictures. This app offers an intuitive experience for both iPhone and iPad users.

Highlights
  • View image metadata
  • Remove location data
  • Share edited images
  • Load images from gallery
  • Load images from URLs
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Experience the power of EXIF Studio — the essential iOS app for exploring, managing, and protecting your photo metadata. Instantly view every detail embedded in your photos: camera make and model, lens, exposure settings, ISO, focal length, GPS coordinates, and more. Load images directly from your photo library or any image URL. - Privacy First: Remove location data or strip all metadata before sharing — export a clean copy straight to your Photos library without touching the original. - Batch Export: Select up to 50 photos at once and export them all without location data or metadata in one step. - Revert Anytime: Made a change? Revert any photo back to its original state with a single tap. - Raw Metadata Viewer: Explore the full, unformatted metadata of any photo. Filter by keyword and share the raw JSON with one tap. -Works Everywhere: Optimized for iPhone and iPad with a clean, native interface. Download EXIF Studio and take full control of your photo library today.

Screenshots

QromaScan3 screens
EXIF Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: QromaScan at Free against EXIF Studio's $0.99. QromaScan also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). EXIF Studio's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.3) and review sentiment (50% vs 25%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

QromaScan is free to download; EXIF Studio costs $0.99 up front. QromaScan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and EXIF Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EXIF Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EXIF Studio has 21 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of QromaScan's written reviews are positive against 50% of EXIF Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QromaScan ships an update every 6 weeks, EXIF Studio every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
QromaScan versus EXIF Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQromaScanEXIF Studio
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.3 (4 ratings)4.2 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings421 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQroma LLCKappz LLC

Customer experience

QromaScan

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

EXIF Studio

All ratings21 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral9.5%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

QromaScan

One-time1
  • QromaScan Import$4.99
1 purchases

EXIF Studio

One-time1
  • EXIF Studio Pro$1.99

Questions

Is QromaScan free?
QromaScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EXIF Studio free?
EXIF Studio costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, QromaScan or EXIF Studio?
EXIF Studio is rated higher. QromaScan averages 3.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while EXIF Studio averages 4.2 from 21 ratings.
Do QromaScan or EXIF Studio have ads?
Neither QromaScan nor EXIF Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QromaScan or EXIF Studio?
QromaScan ships an update every 6 weeks, and EXIF Studio every 8 months. Most recently, QromaScan was updated on November 6, 2026 and EXIF Studio on November 2, 2026.

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