Stampr — Help & User Guide

Everything you need to know to get the most out of Stampr. This guide covers Stampr 2.0 for iPhone and iPad.

Getting Started
Using the Camera
Voice Notes & AI Cleanup
Stamped Video
Photo Library
Photo Details
Projects
Sharing, Reports & Data Export
Project Files — Team Handoff
Settings & Customisation
Stampr Pro
Shortcuts & Search
Permissions
Frequently Asked Questions
Contact Support

Getting Started

Stampr is a GPS field camera designed for professionals who need location-stamped photos and video with metadata. It burns GPS coordinates, altitude, bearing, street address, and optional voice notes directly onto your photos — and embeds the GPS data into the photo file itself (EXIF), so your shots pin correctly in Photos, GIS software, and claims tools.

The app has three tabs:

Camera — Take GPS-stamped photos and videos with a live metadata overlay.
Library — Browse, search, and organize your photos by project and tags.
Settings — Customise the stamp format, toggle features, and manage your Pro purchase.

Camera tab showing live GPS overlay with coordinates, address, altitude, and bearing

Library tab showing photo grid organized by projects with real inspection photos

Settings tab showing stamp options, coordinate formats, and Pro upgrade

Grant Permissions

When you first open Stampr, allow access to your camera and location. Microphone access is needed only if you use voice notes or record video. You can change these anytime in iOS Settings.

Take Your First Photo

Point the camera and tap the shutter button. Stampr saves the photo immediately and stamps it with your GPS data, address, and timestamp — all frozen at the exact moment you pressed the shutter.

Add a Voice Note (Optional)

After each photo, hold the microphone button to record a voice note. Stampr transcribes it on-device, and on supported devices an on-device AI tidies the dictation into a clean caption with suggested tags. Prefer fully hands-free? Turn on Hands-Free mode in Settings and Stampr records automatically after every shot, stopping when you stop talking.

Review in Library

Switch to the Library tab to see all your stamped photos. Tap any photo for full details, metadata, and sharing options.

Using the Camera

The Camera tab is where you take GPS-stamped photos and videos. The live stamp overlay at the top shows exactly what will be burned onto your image.

Stamp Overlay

The live GPS data is displayed at the top of the camera view. This is exactly what will be stamped onto your photo. It updates in real time as you move. The overlay shows:

Street address (reverse-geocoded)
GPS coordinates — in Decimal, DMS, UTM, or MGRS format
Altitude (metres or feet), bearing (true or magnetic north), and accuracy
Date and time

The accuracy readout is colour-coded: green within 5 m, amber within 15 m, red beyond that. If there's no GPS fix yet, the overlay shows "Acquiring GPS…" — and photos taken without a fix are stamped "NO GPS FIX" rather than misleading zero coordinates.

Photo / Video Mode

Switch between PHOTO and VIDEO with the mode picker above the shutter. See Stamped Video below for details.

Zoom & Lenses

Pinch to zoom or tap the preset buttons above the shutter. On iPhones with multiple rear cameras you also get a 0.5× ultra-wide preset, and zooming switches to the telephoto lens automatically for true optical quality — not just a digital crop.

Level Indicator

A subtle bubble level in the centre of the viewfinder shows when your horizon is straight — it turns green when you're level within 1.5°, in both portrait and landscape. Great for straight-on documentation shots. You can turn it off in Settings.

Require GPS Fix

If your work demands coordinates on every shot, enable Require GPS Fix in Settings. The shutter will then wait for a GPS lock, with a "Capture Anyway" escape hatch if you need the shot regardless.

Flash & Resolution

Tap the flash icon in the top-left corner to toggle the flash. Enable Maximum Resolution in Settings to capture at your iPhone's full sensor resolution (larger files).

Tip: Make sure Location Services is enabled in iOS Settings for the most accurate GPS data. The colour-coded accuracy indicator on the stamp overlay shows how precise your current fix is.

Voice Notes & AI Cleanup

Voice notes add context that would be tedious to type — site conditions, observations, measurements, or instructions. Stampr transcribes them on-device and can burn the text directly onto the photo.

Voice note recording prompt showing hold-to-record microphone button

Three Voice Modes

Choose how voice notes work in Settings → Capture → Voice Notes:

Prompt After Photo (default) — After each shot, a sheet appears. Hold the microphone button to record, release to stop.
Hands-Free — Recording starts automatically after every shutter press and stops by itself about two seconds after you stop talking. From pocket to documented photo without touching the screen — ideal with gloves on.
Off — No voice prompt. You can still add notes later from the photo detail screen.

AI Note Cleanup

On devices with Apple Intelligence, Stampr's AI Note Cleanup tidies your dictation into a clear, professional caption and suggests up to five searchable tags — entirely on-device. "um so there's a crack on the uh north wall" becomes "Crack on north wall." The verbatim transcript is always kept too: tap Show original transcript on any photo to see exactly what was said.

In the voice note sheet you can flip between the AI-cleaned version and the original before saving. On devices without Apple Intelligence, the verbatim transcription is used as-is.

Important: your photo is saved the moment you press the shutter — before the voice note. If anything interrupts the recording, the photo is never lost.

Stamped Video

New in Stampr 2.0 — record site walkthroughs with the GPS stamp burned onto the footage.

Switch to VIDEO

Tap VIDEO in the mode picker above the shutter. The shutter button turns red.

Record

Tap to start recording (with sound), tap again to stop. Recordings cap at 3 minutes. The GPS data, address, and time are captured at the moment recording starts.

Stamped & Saved to Photos

Stampr burns the same stamp band your photos get — plus your watermark or logo — onto the video, then saves it straight to your Photos library. Look for the "Stamped video saved to Photos" confirmation.

Note: videos count one photo credit each on the free plan, and they live in your Photos library rather than the in-app Library.

Photo Library

Browsing Photos

The Library tab shows all your photos in a grid sorted by date. Use the filter menu to narrow by time period, project, or tag. Use the search bar to find photos by notes (including the original transcript), tags, address, or project name.

Library tab showing projects row at top and photo grid below

Project detail view showing real inspection photos in a grid

Map View

Toggle the map icon to see your photos plotted geographically. Tap any pin to open that photo's details. Only photos with valid GPS coordinates appear on the map.

Selecting Multiple Photos

Tap "Select" to enter selection mode. Tap photos to select them, then share or delete the selection using the toolbar at the bottom.

Photo Details

Tap any photo in the Library to see its full metadata. The detail view shows everything that was captured with the photo.

Photo detail with expanded GPS data showing altitude, bearing, tilt, and watermark

The detail view includes:

Stamped photo — The full image with GPS data burned on; tap for fullscreen
Project — Tap to change or assign a project
Notes & tags — AI-cleaned caption (editable), the original transcript, and tag chips you can add or remove
Before / After — Link this photo with another to document repairs; share the pair as a side-by-side composite
Location — Interactive map, street address, coordinates, and the UTM reference
GPS Data — Altitude, bearing, tilt/roll, accuracy, and capture time

Before / After Pairs

Tap Link Before/After Photo to pair two photos — the older one automatically becomes the "before". Once linked, the share menu gains Share Before/After, which exports a labelled side-by-side composite image. Perfect for documenting repairs.

Sharing One Photo

The share button offers Share Stamped Photo (with the PDF report), Share Original (the unstamped capture), and Share Before/After when the photo is paired.

Tip: You can edit notes and re-stamp the photo at any time. The stamp is re-rendered from the original unstamped photo using the same options it was first stamped with, so quality and consistency are never lost.

Stamped Photo Example

Here is what a fully stamped photo looks like. The GPS data, address, project name, timestamp, and voice note transcription are all burned directly onto the image — and the same data is embedded invisibly in the file's EXIF metadata.

Full stamped photo showing GPS coordinates, address, project name, and voice note text overlaid on a landscape photo

The stamp includes the project name, street address, GPS coordinates, altitude, bearing, date, watermark, and any voice note transcription — all configurable in Settings.

Projects

Projects help you organize photos by job site, inspection, or any grouping that makes sense for your work.

Library showing project cards at the top — tap to filter by project

Inside a project showing all assigned photos

Creating a Project

In the Library tab, tap "+ New" next to the Projects row. Give it a name, pick a colour, and optionally set it as your default project.

Assigning Photos

From the photo detail screen, tap the project card to move a photo to a different project or remove it from a project. The stamp on the photo updates automatically to reflect the new project name.

Default Project

Set a default project so all new photos are automatically assigned to it. This is useful when you're on-site and want every photo tagged to the current job.

Renaming & Deleting

Open the project menu to rename or delete. After renaming, Stampr asks if you want to update the project name on all existing photos. When deleting, you can keep the photos unassigned or delete them too.

Project Files — Team Handoff

New in 2.0: hand a whole project to a teammate as a single file — no accounts, no cloud service.

Share the Project File

Open the project, tap the menu, and choose Share Project File. Stampr packs every photo (stamped and original), voice note, and all metadata into one .stamprproj file you can AirDrop, message, or email.

Open on the Other Device

On the receiving iPhone or iPad, just tap the file — in AirDrop, Files, or Mail — and it opens straight into Stampr. (You can also use Import Project… in the Library's filter menu.)

Merge Without Duplicates

Importing merges by photo identity: photos you already have are skipped, new ones are added to the matching project. Trade files back and forth as a job progresses — you'll never get duplicates.

Settings & Customisation

The Settings tab controls how Stampr stamps, captures, and shares.

Settings screen showing stamp text size, coordinate format, units, north reference and capture options

Setting	Description	Default
Stamp Text Size	Font size of the stamp overlay (8–24pt)	12pt
Coordinates	Decimal Degrees, DMS, UTM, or MGRS	Decimal
Units	Metric (m) or Imperial (ft) for altitude and accuracy	Metric
North Reference	True or magnetic north — bearings are marked °T or °M	True
Voice Notes	Off, Prompt After Photo, or Hands-Free	Prompt
AI Note Cleanup	On-device AI tidies dictation and suggests tags	On*
Require GPS Fix	Block the shutter until coordinates are locked	Off
Maximum Resolution	Capture at the sensor's full resolution	Off
Level Indicator	Bubble level in the viewfinder	On
Print GPS on Photo	Include coordinates and altitude on the stamp	On
Print Address on Photo	Include street address on the stamp	On
Print Notes on Photo	Burns voice transcription onto the stamp	Off
Embed GPS in File (EXIF)	Machine-readable location inside the photo file	On
Auto-Save to Camera Roll	Save stamped photos to the Photos app too	Off
Include Report When Sharing	Attach the PDF report with map and photos	On
Watermark / Logo	Custom text or logo branding on photos and reports (Pro)	None
Location Services	Enable GPS, address, and compass data	On

* AI Note Cleanup requires a device with Apple Intelligence; on other devices the verbatim transcription is used.

Stampr Pro

Stampr includes 15 free photos per month. To unlock unlimited photos and remove the watermark, purchase Stampr Pro — a one-time payment with no subscription.

What you get with Pro: Unlimited photos and videos, no "Stampr" watermark, a custom text watermark or your own logo on every photo and PDF report — and right after upgrading, Stampr offers to re-stamp your existing photos to remove the free watermark from them too.

Restoring Your Purchase

If you reinstall the app or switch devices, go to Settings and tap "Restore Purchase". Your Pro access will be restored automatically via the App Store. Make sure you're signed into the same Apple ID you used for the original purchase.

Shortcuts & Search

Action Button & Siri

Stampr provides a Take Stamped Photo action you can assign to the Action button (iPhone 15 Pro and later) or trigger with Siri — from pocket to a stamped capture in one press. It also works in the Shortcuts app for custom automations.

Spotlight

Your photo notes, addresses, and tags are indexed in iOS Spotlight search. Swipe down on your home screen, search a phrase from a note, and tap the result to jump straight to that photo in Stampr.

iPad

Stampr 2.0 runs natively on iPad with a layout built for the larger screen — the same library, projects, reports, and project-file import.

Permissions

Camera

Required to take photos and videos. If access was declined, the viewfinder shows a shortcut to enable it in iOS Settings.

Location

Used to stamp GPS coordinates, altitude, bearing, and street address onto photos. You can disable this in Settings if you don't need location data.

Microphone

Needed for voice notes and video sound. Only used while recording. You can disable voice recording in Settings.

Speech Recognition

Used to transcribe voice notes into text on-device. Your audio is not sent to external servers.

Photo Library (Add)

Required for "Auto-Save to Camera Roll" and for saving stamped videos to your Photos library.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where are my photos stored?

Photos are stored locally on your device. They are included in your device backups (iCloud Backup or computer backups), and you can move whole projects between devices with project files (see Project Files above). Stamped videos are saved to your Photos library.

Do my photos sync between my iPhone and iPad?

Not automatically in 2.0 — your library lives on each device. To move work across devices, share a project file (.stamprproj) from one device and tap it on the other; importing merges without duplicates. Automatic sync is on our roadmap.

Can I change the stamp after taking a photo?

Yes. Open the photo in the Library and edit the notes, or change the project. The stamp is re-rendered from the original unstamped photo using the options it was captured with, so quality is never lost.

What does the AI Note Cleanup need?

A device with Apple Intelligence (and it enabled in iOS Settings). Everything runs on-device — your notes never leave the phone. On devices without it, Stampr uses the verbatim transcription, which still works completely offline.

Does Stampr send my location data anywhere?

No. All GPS data stays on your device. Location is used only to stamp your photos and reverse-geocode a street address. Nothing is transmitted to our servers — we don't have any.

What are UTM and MGRS formats?

Grid coordinate systems used by surveyors, engineers, and emergency services. Switch the coordinate format in Settings and the stamp, detail view, and PDF reports all follow. Decimal degrees and DMS remain available.

Why is the address not showing?

Street address requires an internet connection for reverse geocoding. If you're offline, the GPS coordinates will still be stamped but the address may be unavailable. Make sure Location Services and "Print Address" are both enabled in Settings.

Can I use Stampr offline?

Yes. GPS, capture, stamping, voice transcription, and AI cleanup all work without internet. The only features that need connectivity are street address lookup and the map imagery in reports.

How do I share photos with the GPS report?

Open a photo and tap the share button, or select multiple photos in the Library and tap Share. The PDF report — with your photos embedded and a map overview — is included by default. You can disable it in Settings under "Include Report When Sharing".

Hands-free mode stops too early (or too late) on a noisy site

Hands-free listens for about two seconds of silence after you've spoken. On very loud sites the background noise can keep it recording — tap the checkmark on the recording bar to finish immediately, or the X to discard. You can always fall back to the hold-to-record prompt mode in Settings.

My video saved without a stamp / I can't find my video

Stamped videos are saved to the Photos app, not the in-app Library — look in your Photos recents. Processing happens right after you stop recording ("Stamping video…"); keep the app open until you see the confirmation toast.

I purchased Pro but it's not showing. What do I do?

Go to Settings and tap "Restore Purchase". Make sure you're signed into the same Apple ID you used for the purchase. If the issue persists, contact us at support@top7systems.net.

Is my voice recording data sent to Apple or any server?

No. Speech recognition and AI note cleanup are performed entirely on-device. Your audio and notes never leave your phone.

Still need help?

Email us at support@top7systems.net and we'll get back to you within 48 hours.