Photo Time Stamp is a free photo-utility app for iOS that embeds date metadata onto images.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app serves users who need to permanently mark photos with dates for archival purposes, a task that has become difficult due to the lack of updates since 2017.
For Casual photographers who need to add date and time metadata to images for archival or record-keeping purposes.
What does it look like?
Key features
Appends current date to photos captured directly through the in-app camera interface.
Applies timestamps to existing camera roll photos in a single step.
Provides a selection of over 100 font styles for timestamp overlays.
How much does it cost?
The app is distributed as a free utility with no visible in-app purchase or subscription tiers.
Velocity
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The app has reached a state of total inactivity, with no updates or feature releases in 3,483 days. The development momentum is non-existent, as the only recorded version in the provided history was a minor maintenance release from early 2017. There is no evidence of ongoing support or operational activity.
Who built it?
Elma Digital
5 apps tracked · Photo & Video
Video Dater Free(Time Stamp Video)
Audio Video Stream Player Free
Image Blocking
MP3 a TimbreUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
The recent review mood reads frustrated. Users appreciate the core date stamping functionality provides a simple and clean utility for basic photo organization.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The core date stamping functionality provides a simple and clean utility for basic photo organization
- The app fails to access the full photo library, limiting functionality to only specific albums
19 of 19 recent reviews analyzed · moderate confidence · Frustrated overall
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Competitive landscape for Photo Time Stamp - Easily timestamp your photos
How's the Photo & Video market?
Photo Time Stamp maintains a low rating of 1.94 stars across 17 ratings. The lack of updates for over nine years signals that the app is no longer actively competing in the photo-utility space.
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Key takeaways for Photo Time Stamp - Easily timestamp your photos
Where is it heading?
The market for simple photo-archival tools has shifted toward integrated metadata editing within native OS features and modern photo editors. Photo Time Stamp remains in a terminal state, and the lack of maintenance ensures that user frustration will continue to rise as device OS versions evolve.
- The nine-year development gap results in broken photo library access, which drives the current negative sentiment.
- Inconsistent stamping accuracy and UI regressions in the latest version erode user trust in the app's core utility.
The SWOT
- Simple, single-purpose utility provides immediate value for basic archival tasks
- A modern rewrite could capture the archival-utility segment by adding manual date-editing controls
Next best moves
Sunset the application because the codebase has been dormant for nine years → remove support overhead
The counter-intuitive read
The app's failure to update is its only remaining feature…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The analytical stance shifted from proposing technical fixes to recommending a total sunset of the application. This change reflects the conclusion that the nine-year development gap has rendered the tool obsolete.
Bottom line
Photo Time Stamp is a legacy tool that no longer functions reliably on modern devices. Sunsetting the app would prevent further negative sentiment from users who encounter broken library permissions and inconsistent stamping results.
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Is Photo Time Stamp still being updated?
Why can't I see all my photos in the app?
Can I manually change the date on my photos?
Sources
- [1] App Store, source
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