ExifPhotos is a metadata inspection and privacy utility for iOS that allows users to view and strip technical EXIF, TIFF, and IPTC data from photos and videos.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes geographic coordinate data from images, providing a privacy-focused workflow that standard gallery apps do not expose to the user.
For Photographers and privacy-conscious users who need to inspect or sanitize technical metadata from their image files.
What does it look like?
Key features
Displays technical photo data including aperture, exposure time, ISO, and focal length.
Strips geographic coordinate data from image files to protect user privacy.
Reads metadata from standard photos, videos, Live Photos, and RAW files.
How much does it cost?
ExifPhotos is distributed as a free utility with no in-app purchases or subscription gates.
Velocity
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The app has been inactive for 1140 days, showing no signs of development or maintenance. With only one version recorded in the history, the project appears to have been abandoned by its publisher. There is no evidence of ongoing support, bug fixes, or new feature development.
Who built it?
苏 王
3 apps tracked · Photo & Video
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What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
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Competitive landscape for ExifPhotos
How's the Photo & Video market?
ExifPhotos occupies a niche utility position in the Photo & Video category, maintaining a 5-star rating across a small sample of 2 reviews. The lack of updates since July 2023 signals a maintenance-only posture.
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Key takeaways for ExifPhotos
Where is it heading?
The metadata utility category is consolidating as native OS features absorb core functionality, leaving standalone apps like ExifPhotos with a shrinking addressable market. The lack of development activity suggests the product will continue to lose relevance as iOS evolves.
- The 38-month update gap indicates the product is in maintenance mode, which increases the risk of failure with future iOS versions.
- Native OS features continue to integrate metadata viewing, which reduces the long-term utility of standalone metadata viewers.
The SWOT
- GPS location removal tool provides a specific privacy-focused utility
- Batch processing for metadata removal would address professional workflow friction
Next best moves
Sunset the product because the 38-month update gap indicates a lack of active development → minimize brand drag
The counter-intuitive read
The lack of updates is not a failure…
Read the full takeSince the last report: ExifPhotos remains in a state of development dormancy, with no functional changes or updates since the previous report. The analysis now explicitly acknowledges a small sample size of two reviews, clarifying the context behind the app's 5-star rating.
Bottom line
ExifPhotos serves as a functional privacy utility, but the 38-month development silence suggests it is a legacy tool rather than an active product. PMs should treat this as a sunset-stage asset, as native OS features increasingly absorb its core value proposition.
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Is ExifPhotos safe to use for privacy?
Does ExifPhotos support RAW image files?
Is ExifPhotos free to use?
Sources
- [1] App Store, source
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