# Annotium - Photo Markup

> Annotate photo with arrow, text, loupe, shape and measurement. Explain and share

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.ngockhanh.annotium](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.ngockhanh.annotium)

## Overview

- **ID:** `app.ngockhanh.annotium`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Annotium Team
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 230,049
- **Rating:** 4.03 / 5 (751 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.4.9
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-14
- **First published:** 2020-07-20
- **Publisher country:** VN
- **Size:** 22 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.ngockhanh.annotium)
- **Website:** [http://www.annotium.com](http://www.annotium.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://annotium.github.io/legal/privacy](https://annotium.github.io/legal/privacy)

## Description

**Annotium - Photo Markup** turns photos into clear visual explanations. Add arrows, text, shapes, highlights, measurements, Spotlight, and Loupe effects to point out important details. Blur or pixelate private information before sharing, making it useful for repairs, inspections, lessons, feedback, and technical support.

Upgrade to Pro for advanced shapes, callouts, technical line tools, collages, photo stitching, image imports, fonts, project notes, editable project files, and polished PDF exports—all without ads. Annotium is designed for inspectors, technicians, teachers, designers, support teams, and anyone who needs to communicate visually.

## Rankings

- #149,014 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `app.ngockhanh.annotium.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Users praise Annotium as a feature-rich tool useful for professional work, with easy capture and annotation. However, recurring issues limit its practicality: intrusive ads and unclear pricing, user-interface/navigation problems (especially in landscape mode), limited editing/saving workflows, drawing that lacks true freehand curves and erasing, and reduced image quality after saving. These recurring points suggest strong core value but persistent UX and workflow friction that affect everyday use.

### Pros

- Feature-rich annotation toolkit with more tools and capabilities than typical phone-based editors.
- Very useful for professional use cases (site work, medical X-ray annotations) and quick capture/markup workflows.
- Easy capture and quick annotation process that generally works well for on-the-go tasks.
- No mandatory in-app purchases for core features (apparent from user feedback).

### Cons

- Intrusive ads and unclear premium pricing; ads can pop up during or after saving and the value/scope of the paid version is unclear.
- Clunky UI/UX and navigation problems; landscape mode hides tools under the bottom OS bar and overall interface is not intuitive.
- Saving/editing limitations; cannot edit annotations after saving and drafts/save flow are unclear or missing.
- Drawing limitations; lack of a continuous freehand curve, awkward point-forcing drawing, no eraser, and limited zoom control.
- Image quality often degrades after saving, reducing the usefulness of precise measurements and annotations.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.ngockhanh.annotium)