# Timestamp Camera Basic — Best add date, GPS to video

> Add real-time date, GPS, and custom text watermarks to photos and videos. (iPhone/iPad app by 玉彬 陈.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/timestamp-camera-basic/id840110184 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [玉彬 陈](https://appshunter.io/developer/662165538)
- Category: Photo & Video, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 33,368 App Store ratings · 644 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 24 MB
- Languages: Russian, American English, Arabic, Dutch, Danish, European Spanish, Italian, German (Germany), Norwegian Bokmål, European Portuguese and 6 more
- Released: 2014-03-25
- Data updated: 2026-08-30
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/timestamp-camera-basic/id840110184/reviews.md

## What is Timestamp Camera Basic?

Add timestamp watermark to camera in real time.

• Automatically insert current time and address when taking photo or video in real time, you can change time format or select the address around easily. Timestamp Camera is the only App that can record video with the time watermark accurate to millisecond(0.001 second). 
- Support 81 timestamp formats. 
- Support change font, font color, font size.  
- Support set timestamp in 6 positions: top left, top center, top right, bottom left, bottom center, bottom right.  
- Support auto add address and GPS. 
- Support input and display custom text on camera.
- Support input and display tag on camera and insert to the Exif. 
- Support change opacity of text and text background.
- Support four text margin modes: no margin, one line margin, half line margin, suitable for printing

• Support display altitude and speed.
• Support display map on the camera.
• Support display compass on the camera.
• Support import watermark logo image to display on the camera.
• Support change photo resolution, support the maximum resolution supported by the camera.
• Support change video resolution(540P, 720P, 1080P, 4K) and fps(30fps, 60fps). 
• Support record video without audio. 
• Support pause and continue record fragments to one video. 
• Support timer to take picture (3, 5, 10 seconds with count down).
• Has 4 modes. "Video", "Square", "Timelapse" support record video and capture photo. "Photo" mode only support capture photo with special optimization. 
• All the effects are real-time and can be used when taking photo or video. 
• Support change effect, toggle camera when recording. 
• Support "Battery saver mode", the brightness of screen can be changed when turn it on. 
• Support show 3x3 grid. 
• Support import photo as a virtual camera. 
• Support portrait and landscape. 
• Support both iPad and iPhone.  
• Photo and Video will be saved to Camera roll. 

Please mail us cybfriend@gmail.com if you have any problem or suggestions. Thank you.

## Key features

- Real-time timestamp watermark
- Add GPS location and address
- Customizable text, font, and color
- Display altitude and speed
- Map overlay on camera
- Import logo watermark
- Video recording up to 4K

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Upgrade to pro version | $4.99 | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #132 in Top Free · Photo & Video (US App Store)

## What do users think of Timestamp Camera Basic?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 💡 Captures memories with time
- 💡 Must-Have for Precision and Professionalism
- 👍 Pretty Awesome
- 👍 Great for work documentation
- 👍 Fantastic video app for iPhone
- 👍 Love love love it

**Cons**

- 🐛 Freezes a lot and lags
- 🐛 Unreliable and would not trust with record and pause situations
- 🐛 Not saved photos
- 🐛 Really Slow
- 🐛 Video stabilisation is completely useless
- 🐛 Has Many problems and needs frequent reinstall
- 🐛 Freezes and takes random pictures
- 🐛 Doesn't work without internet/ data connection
- 🐛 Keeps freezing
- 🐛 Takes over 15 photos automatically within like ten 10 seconds
- 🐛 Used to love it, now I can't get it to work on my iPhone 15 pro max
- 🐛 Glitchy App
- 🐛 Location not showing up
- 🐛 Poor audio quality if it even records at all
- 🐛 Horrible app
- 🐛 Unusable due to bugs
- 🐛 Very Disappointed on how the app suddenly got bugs
- 🐛 Screen Frozen View

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Timestamp not always accurate
- Photos not saving properly
- App freezing and crashing
- Random photo bursts without user interaction
- Audio sync issues when switching cameras
- Upgrade purchase issues

**Most requested features**

- Ability to change text orientation
- Option to add custom text
- Panoramic photo support
- Ability to toggle timestamp on/off
- Improve GPS accuracy
- Add state/country to location stamp
- Allow free-form captions

## Recent user reviews (10 of 644)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/timestamp-camera-basic/id840110184/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Latest update causing issues

*2026-08-27, version 1.157*

Love and use the app daily for work but the latest update is causing an error that prevents writing to photos.    Getting an PHPPhotosErrorDo-main error 303.   This new as of 8/27.

### 5/5 — Good way of taking time stamped photos

*2026-08-26, version 1.156*

This is just what I needed to take photos for work and have them time stamped.

### 3/5 — Pictures deleting

*2026-08-25, version 1.156*

I use this app for work. Sometimes I take a picture and it completely disappears from my gallery. This messes with my report. Please fix this.

### 4/5 — Lo que busqué lo encontré.

*2026-08-21, version 1.156*

Ningún teléfono iPhone imprime la foto en la imagen y con esta aplicación es posible, eso me encanta.
No le doy 5 Estrellas porque sale publicidad de imágenes no adecuadas. Gracias por estar esta aplicación para iPhones.

### 5/5 — Great app

*2026-08-20, version 1.156*

Worth the wild does what it needs, has helped me out with documentation evidence of day and time.

### 1/5 — App is useful but ads are phishing/scams

*2026-08-17, version 1.156*

The app works great and is useful with many options.  Lots of ads all over UI for you to accidentally click on.  Most ads are phishing or “Your phone has been hacked” or “Your Apple Pay has been fraudulently used” scams.

### 5/5 — Excellente application

*2026-08-17*

Pour les particuliers : Une application très facile, transparente et sans facturation cachée, gratuite et pourtant très professionnelle, avec explications détaillées et un réglage de paramètres  facile d’utilisation 
Un grand merci

### 5/5 — Sehr gut für Beweissicherung

*2026-08-15*

Funktioniert einwandfrei brauche fast täglich zur Beweissicherung

### 5/5 — Top top

*2026-08-11*

Nota 10 
excelente

### 5/5 — Eng

*2026-08-06, version 1.156*

Perfect

## Frequently asked questions about Timestamp Camera Basic

### What does Timestamp Camera Basic do?

Timestamp Camera Basic allows you to add real-time watermarks to your photos and videos. These watermarks can include the current date and time, GPS location, address, altitude, speed, and custom text. It's designed to accurately document when and where your media was captured.

### Can I customize the watermark appearance?

Yes, you have extensive customization options. You can change the timestamp format (supporting 81 formats), modify the font, font color, and font size. You can also select from six different positions for the watermark and adjust the opacity of the text and its background.

### Is Timestamp Camera Basic free to use?

The app is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases. This means certain advanced features or functionalities might require a purchase to unlock.

### What devices is Timestamp Camera Basic compatible with?

The application is designed to work on both iPad and iPhone devices. Photos and videos captured with the app are saved directly to your device's Camera Roll.

### What are the main use cases for this app?

This app is useful for anyone who needs to verify the time and location of their media. This includes travelers documenting their journeys, journalists recording events, construction workers logging site progress, or anyone who wants to add context to their memories.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.158 — 2026-08-27

1.158 
‑ Fixed the 3303 error that occurred when saving images in version 1.157

1.157
‑ Fixed an issue where image metadata was missing on iOS 26.6.1 
‑ Fixed black thumbnail issue when sharing videos 
‑ Support placing logo at top‑center and bottom‑center positions

### 1.157 — 2026-08-26

‑ Fixed an issue where image metadata was missing on iOS 26.6.1 
‑ Fixed black thumbnail issue when sharing videos 
‑ Support placing logo at top‑center and bottom‑center positions

### 1.156 — 2026-04-13

- UI improvements

### 1.155 — 2026-03-22

- Fixed the issue of "UI error when mirroring to other displays"
- Fixed the issue of "the address not updating promptly upon re-entering the app"
- Fix other issues

### 1.152 — 2026-03-18

- Fixed the issue of "audio and video not synchronized when switching cameras multiple times during recording"
- Fix the issue of "incorrect zoom factor display of front camera on certain devices"
- Fix other issues

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All apps by 玉彬 陈: https://appshunter.io/developer/662165538

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