myGPS Map Camera, an iPhone and iPad camera app that prints location details onto each photo, is free on the App Store for now. The tip site 流動日報 New Mobile Life reported a usual price of US $0.99, and the official App Store page currently shows the app as Free.
The app comes from the developer Our Apps World, and the listing names OAW INFOTECH LLP as the seller. It sits in the Photo & Video category, has a 4+ age rating and is a 29.9 MB download.
What can myGPS Map Camera stamp on a photo?
According to the listing, the app burns the details straight into the picture and lets you choose which ones appear. The options include:
- Coordinates, in decimal or degrees-minutes-seconds format
- Street address and Plus Code
- A map thumbnail
- Altitude and GPS accuracy
- Compass heading
- Date, time and time zone, with metric or imperial units
- Optional weather, which needs your own free OpenWeatherMap key
There are six stamp layouts, from a detailed report panel to a compact ribbon. The version notes name them Advanced, Minimalist, Badge, Report, Ribbon and Scrim. You can also add an author name, a note and hashtags to every stamp, and the live preview shows the stamp as it will be saved, in portrait or landscape. The developer says the compass heading is measured along the camera lens, even when the phone is tilted.
Where do the photos and location data go?
The developer says the same GPS details are written into each photo’s EXIF metadata, so the location stays with the file and not only in the picture. Other features described on the page:
- An in-app gallery grouped by day, where you can inspect each photo’s location metadata
- Sharing or deleting one photo or many at once
- Saving to Photos is add-only, and the app says it never reads your existing library
- Location is used only while the app is open
- No account, no subscription and no ads
The privacy section says the developer collects no data from the app. Apple notes that this label comes from the developer and has not been verified by Apple. Camera and location access are required, while photo library access is optional. An internet connection is needed for the street address, map and weather, but the developer says coordinates, Plus Code and compass work offline.
Which devices does it run on?
The listing says iOS 15.0 or later for iPhone and iPadOS 15.0 or later for iPad, with layouts built for larger screens, Split View and folding devices. It also lists Mac (macOS 12.0 or later with an Apple M1 chip or later) and Apple Vision (visionOS 1.0 or later), but the page marks the app as designed for iPad and not verified for macOS. The only language is English. The latest version listed is 1.1.5, and the app has not yet collected enough ratings to show a summary.
Prices
The official App Store page shows the price as Free. 流動日報 New Mobile Life reported that the usual price is US $0.99. Apple’s Canadian App Store page also lists the app as free, but neither page gives a separate Canadian usual price. Neither source gives an end date, so the offer can end at any time.
To get it, open the App Store on an iPhone or iPad, search for myGPS Map Camera or use the link on the official page, and check that the button says Get rather than a price before you download.
Who does it suit?
Contractors and site inspectors. If you photograph work in progress, the address, coordinates and time on the image can save a trip back to a notes app. The app is built around site visits, inspections and field reports, according to its listing.
Delivery and field staff. A stamped photo of a parcel at a door carries the place and time with it. Whether an employer or customer accepts it as proof is a separate question the listing does not address.
Travellers and hikers. Altitude, compass heading and Plus Code can work offline, so the stamp is still useful away from a signal, though the street address and map need a connection.
Who should skip it. Android users, people on iOS older than 15.0 and anyone who needs a camera app in a language other than English. The listing also does not describe the stamps as tamper proof, so anyone who needs verified evidence should ask the person receiving the photos what they accept.
What is still unknown?
No source gives an end date for the free offer or a Canadian usual price. The app is new, with too few ratings to judge how reliable its GPS readings are in practice.
