# Aquarium Timelapse — Tank Timelapse Photos & Videos

> Aquarium growth time-lapse creator for tracking and sharing aquarium progress. (iPhone/iPad app by John Ostler.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aquarium-timelapse/id1472069819 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [John Ostler](https://appshunter.io/developer/1279335874)
- Category: Photo & Video, Utilities
- Price: $2.99
- Rating: 4.90/5 from 9 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 15 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2019-09-02
- Data updated: 2026-08-19
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aquarium-timelapse/id1472069819/reviews.md

## What is Aquarium Timelapse?

Fact: Corals don't grow before your eyes. Frankly, nothing in our aquarium grows that fast except for our chaeto... because you bought one of those fancy refugium lights after a BRStv binge that you're still trying to justify the cost... #allmymoneygoestochaeto

By the maker of the Aquarium Camera App. Tested by over 250 reef aquarists on the Reef2Reef forums!

Telling others about the new frags you bought from World Wide Corals (who graciously supplied the screenshots for this app) and how nicely they have started encrusting since you started that zeovit system is great, but what if you could SHOW them how fast they were growing? That's what this app is all about: Proving how your maintenance is helping spur better growth, getting your likes up on your social media channels, owning your next aquarium club meetup, and having the coolest plant and coral growth log of all time!!

Start by taking pictures of your corals, plants, snails, crabs, starfish, and full sections of your tank. Every few days take another picture using the same orientation. I've created an easy to use the overlay tool to line up your shot from the previous photo. Once you have enough photos, hit play and watch your plants and corals grow before your eyes! When it's time to post progress, with a touch of a button a time-lapse video will be created for you to save to your device library and to share on your favorite aquarium social media channels.

Features
• Create any number of aquarium photo collections
• Easily add new photos over time using the in-app camera
• Show/Hide an overlay of your last photo so that each new photo lines up precisely with the last one you took
• Add and toggle targets on the images to line up your shot perfect every time
• Toggle text overlays for the date each photo was taken 
• Toggle slide order to keep track of looping shots
• Easily export videos to your device library at different frame rates and qualities
• Easily share square videos to your social media channels
• All photos automatically get placed in an album on your device


Thanks for checking out this app! Proceeds for these apps go back into making more apps we all wish we had to help maintain our tanks. I'd love your feedback if you have time to go to our website and fill out the form, as I continue to support this and my other apps for aquarium lovers into the foreseeable future.

## Key features

- Create unlimited aquarium photo collections
- Use photo overlays for precise alignment
- Add targets for perfect shot lining
- Toggle date text overlays
- Export videos in various frame rates and qualities
- Share square videos to social media

## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aquarium-timelapse/id1472069819/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Love the app

*2020-07-18, version 2.0*

I can only think of 1 thing to make it better. Being able to name the coral would be awesome. A lot of the corals have crazy names and remembering them all is kind of hard. Other than that I love being able to have a document the growth and have a library is awesome!

### 5/5 — Great for keeping track of frags

*2019-09-05*

Love this for tracking my frag growth!

## Frequently asked questions about Aquarium Timelapse

### What is Aquarium Timelapse used for?

Aquarium Timelapse allows you to create time-lapse videos of your aquarium's growth. You can document corals, plants, and other inhabitants to visually show their progress over time.

### How does Aquarium Timelapse help with tracking growth?

The app uses an overlay tool that shows your previous photo, enabling you to line up new shots precisely. This ensures a smooth and accurate time-lapse sequence of your aquarium's development.

### Can I share my aquarium time-lapses?

Yes, Aquarium Timelapse makes it easy to export videos to your device library. You can then share square videos directly to your favorite aquarium social media channels.

### What devices does Aquarium Timelapse support?

Aquarium Timelapse is available for iPhone and iPad, making it accessible for many iOS users who manage their aquariums.

### How much does Aquarium Timelapse cost?

Aquarium Timelapse is a paid app, priced at $2.99. This one-time purchase grants you access to all its features for creating aquarium growth videos.

### Is Aquarium Timelapse suitable for all ages?

Aquarium Timelapse has an age rating of 4+, making it appropriate for younger users and families interested in aquarium keeping and visual documentation.

### How often is Aquarium Timelapse updated?

The app was last updated on October 22, 2025, indicating ongoing support and potential for future improvements and features from the developer.

### Does Aquarium Timelapse have ads?

No, Aquarium Timelapse is ad-free. As a paid application, it provides an uninterrupted user experience without advertisements.

## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 3.0.0 — 2025-10-22

Version 3.0.0 of Aquarium Timelapse is a complete re-architecture. New features include doing timelapse photography for your aquarium in portrait, landscape, or square formats. More options for exporting at different qualities and frame rates. A new target move that allows you to locate where on the tank or corals your reference photo was taken for more precise placement. Performance optimizations and bug fixes all abound, you'll find this is FANTASTIC app for tracking the growth in your tanks.

### 2.0 — 2020-06-11

- Added iPad support
- Now adjust the speed of playback to 1x, 2x, 3x photos per second
- Adjust the speed of the exported video to 1x, 2x, 3x photos per second
- Added date overlay toggle on/off (great for social media posts and sharing on aquarium blogs)
- Added slide overlay toggle on/of
- New grid layout view and add button for faster management of big image collections.
- Improved the previous photo overlay (onion) to make it easier to line up a new picture with a previous one.

### 1.0 — 2019-09-02

No release notes.

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All apps by John Ostler: https://appshunter.io/developer/1279335874

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