Batch photo editor apps for iPhone: what actually matters when you compare them

“Batch photo editor” covers very different tools. Before choosing one, decide which jobs you need.

What’s built in

• Photos app: edit one photo, then Copy Edits and Paste Edits onto a selection. Good for exposure and color. No resize, watermark or format change.
• Shortcuts: free and flexible. Resize, convert and save work well. Watermarks and per-photo placement are fiddly.

Checklist for dedicated apps

1. Does it work offline? Some upload your photos to a server. Batchly processes everything on the device.
2. Can you chain steps? Crop, resize, watermark, convert and compress in one pass, in the order you choose.
3. Long-edge resizing? Essential with a mix of vertical and horizontal shots.
4. Does it keep metadata? EXIF, location, copyright. Batchly keeps them. If you want metadata removed for privacy, check that the app offers it; Batchly currently keeps it.
5. What happens to originals? New files, replaced files, or both?
6. Can you save the recipe?
7. What’s free? Batchly is free for up to 7 photos per batch; Pro is unlimited with saved workflows.

Great Batch Photo Editing + Much, Much More

As a professional sports photographer, this app allows you to quickly batch resize images, plus do so much more. This app has even eliminated the need for me to edit my photos on a PC. As a photographer who needs to provide a selection of photos during a sporting event for the team to use for their social media, I am able to quickly transfer photos from my DSLR camera to my iPad using the camera makers app. Even though Batchly allows for bulk editing of photos, I utilize a pro photography editing app to quickly crop and touch up images as needed. The next step is where the Batchly app shines, as it allows me to do several batch editing steps the other apps don’t do. This app allows you to batch resize all of the images to the same dimensions utilizing the long edge length, for when you have both portrait and landscape style photos. This keeps all of the images uniform in size and file size. The are several ratio options that can be select as well. Resizing and selecting the quality output reduces the files size of a 50-60MP photo, also allowing for quicker uploads to my website for the client to quickly view and download as desired. This app goes one step further and allows you to add additional text to the original file name, such as the date, and in my case, I also add my name as well. The app then replaces the original photos in the Photo app, moving the originals to the deleted folder (just in case) and gives you a new set of uniformed photos. The photos can also be exported to the Files app. This then allows for quick and easy uploading or sharing of the photos. When I first tried this app, it initially did not do some of the amazing features that it currently does, but In providing feedback to the app developer, they took those suggestions and quickly implemented them, exceeding my expectations. This is a great little app, with big results.

★★★★★ App Store review, United States, 9 October 2026, Spikesteruk · App Store

The older comparison on our product site: Batchly vs competitors.