GPS Map Camera Lite is a utility photography app for iOS and Android that embeds location, date, and environmental metadata onto images.
Product velocity
Intense
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Photo & Video
Sentiment
3.3
345k reviews
Nemesis
Timestamp Camera: Photo GPS
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
It removes the cognitive cost of manual photo logging for field workers and travelers who need verifiable, location-tagged evidence.
For Field workers, real estate professionals, and outdoor enthusiasts requiring verifiable, location-tagged photographic evidence.
What does it look like?
Key features
Embeds location, date, time, and compass direction directly onto captured photos.
Provides satellite, terrain, and hybrid map overlays for photo stamps.
Allows users to upload and embed a personal or business logo onto photos.
How much does it cost?
Freemium model utilizes ad-supported free access to drive high install volume, with professional features gated for monetization.
Velocity
Intense developmentShow more...
5 versions in history. Development pace: intense.
Who built it?
SUSAMP INFOTECH
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Timestamper: Activity TrackerUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Fresh user feedback skews mixed. Users appreciate accurate location and time stamping on photos provides reliable documentation for professional and field work and the app serves as a functional tool for storm chasers and field spotters needing immediate location verification, but report excessive advertising coverage makes the interface difficult to navigate and obscures essential functional buttons.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Accurate location and time stamping on photos provides reliable documentation for professional and field work
- The app serves as a functional tool for storm chasers and field spotters needing immediate location verification
- Excessive advertising coverage makes the interface difficult to navigate and obscures essential functional buttons
66 of 66 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Mixed overall
Read the full review analysisUnlock 2 more frustration themes and 1 user request, each backed by review evidence.
Access the full report for freeCompetition
Competitive landscape for GPS Map Camera Lite: Timestamp
How's the Photo & Video market?
GPS Map Camera Lite maintains a 4.51 rating on iOS across 180 reviews, though it faces significant competition in the utility-photography space. The 3.28 rating on Android, based on a large install base, highlights a performance gap that limits its ability to convert casual users into long-term professional subscribers.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By Practical Apps from Sweden AB
This app is the primary market leader in the GPS-stamping niche, directly competing for the same user base looking for automated location and time metadata on photos.
- Offers millisecond-accurate timestamping which provides superior precision for professional or legal documentation use cases.
- Includes a dedicated battery saver mode that optimizes background GPS usage during extended field photography sessions.
- Provides extensive custom watermark elements allowing users to create highly personalized branding overlays on images.
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Key takeaways for GPS Map Camera Lite: Timestamp
Where is it heading?
The utility-photography market is consolidating around tools that offer both high-precision metadata and reliable background performance. GPS Map Camera Lite remains exposed to churn as long as the current ad-driven UI and recording instability persist, as these issues directly undermine the professional-grade reliability its target audience demands.
- Persistent ad-obstructed UI and recording instability erode the daily active habit, which compounds the rating drag already visible on Android.
- Core utility of location-stamped photography remains a strong retention anchor for professional users, provided the technical friction is addressed.
The SWOT
- Lightweight interface reduces cognitive load for casual users
- Core geotagging utility provides reliable field documentation
- Pivot toward simplicity-first UX to capture users overwhelmed by nemesis feature density
- Introduce battery-saver mode to compete for extended field photography sessions
Next best moves
Audit ad placement to clear functional buttons because ad-driven UI obstruction is the #1 complaint → increase session retention
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's lightweight design is a competitive advantage, not a limitation…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Millisecond-accurate timestamping (available in Timestamp Camera: Photo GPS) +1
Since the last report: Technical instability and increased ad-driven UI obstruction have emerged as critical friction points, shifting the user sentiment focus from general ad frequency to specific workflow failures.
Bottom line
Stabilizing background recording and clearing ad-obstructed UI would unlock the retention potential of the professional field-worker segment. The app's lightweight design is a competitive advantage that is currently undermined by technical friction and aggressive monetization.
Unlock 3 critical frictions, 2 market threats, 1 more prioritized move and the analyst’s take.
Access the full report for freeFAQ
Is GPS Map Camera Lite suitable for professional field work?
How does GPS Map Camera Lite compare to Timestamp Camera?
Does the app have intrusive ads?
What are some alternatives for location-stamped photography?
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