Comparison

Frame Timer vs Video Frame Player

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Frame Timer

Analyze slow-motion videos frame by frame with precise timestamps up to 1/100th of a second. View audio waveforms and use keyframes to automatically calculate event durations for detailed timing.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame analysis
  • 1/100th second timestamp accuracy
  • Slow-motion video support
  • Audio waveform visualization
  • Automatic event duration calculation
  • Keyframe functionality
Features
Currently charting
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Slow motion video analysis in a fast paced world! Use this app to time actions that occur in minute moments of time. Simply use Slow-Motion mode in the Camera app then switch to this app and analyze your video frame by frame with time stamps accurate up to 1/100th of a second! View the waveform of the audio for increased prevision or use keyframes to automatically calculate the duration of an event. Simply set the keyframe at the beginning of the period and advance the video to the end of the event. Your time delta will be automatically calculated.

About

Video Frame Player

This app allows users to meticulously examine videos and GIFs by playing them frame by frame, both forward and backward. It also enables the extraction of individual frames or entire segments for saving or creating new animations. Advanced features include onion skinning, drawing on frames, and FPS conversion.

Highlights
  • Step-play frames forward/backward
  • Extract frames to Photos
  • Create GIFs from video segments
  • Onion Skinning for frame comparison
  • Draw on frames and export annotated video
  • Convert video FPS
Features
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Sometimes we want to play a video frame by frame, so we can observe every detail, and differences between details. Functions: 1) Step-play frames, you can easily play video/GIF forward or backward frame by frame with clicking buttons or dragging finger. 2) Extract frames, you can extract frames and save them to Photos. You can extract the current frame, you also can extract all frames between 2 time point in batch mode. 3) Support for making GIF animation from any segment of videos. 4) Support video imported by iTunes. 5) Support for zooming in/out video with 2-finger gesture to see more details. 6) Support video/gif from "Files" App. 7) Onion Skin. You can overlay the half-transparent previous and next frames on the current frame. 8) Convert FPS. You can easily convert the video to your desired FPS number in case you need it. 9) Support external(USB or Bluetooth) keyboard. You can use hotkeys to control playing conveniently. 10) Support Drawing on every frame. Your drawing can be saved automatically. And you can export your video+annotations.

Screenshots

Frame Timer2 screens
Video Frame Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Video Frame Player at Free against Frame Timer's $0.99. Video Frame Player also leads on ratings volume (40 vs 7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Frame Timer's advantage is rating (3.4 vs 2.5) and chart position (#190 vs unranked). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Video Frame Player is free to download; Frame Timer costs $0.99 up front. Frame Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Video Frame Player sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Frame Timer holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Video Frame Player has 40 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Frame Timer's written reviews are positive against 35% of Video Frame Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Frame Timer versus Video Frame Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrame TimerVideo Frame Player
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.4 (7 ratings) — better2.5 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews — better35.1% of reviews
Number of ratings740 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#190 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRybel LLC叮咚 康

Customer experience

Frame Timer

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

Video Frame Player

All ratings40 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive35.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative59.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Frame Timer

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
9 purchases

Video Frame Player

One-time9
  • Keyboard Control$1.99
  • Extract Frame$3.99
  • Make GIF from video$3.99
Show 6 more
  • Convert FPS$3.99
  • Extract frames in batch$4.99
  • Onion Skin$4.99
  • Drag To Seek$4.99
  • Draw$4.99
  • Play frames$8.99

Questions

Is Frame Timer free?
Frame Timer costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Video Frame Player free?
Video Frame Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Frame Timer or Video Frame Player?
Frame Timer is rated higher. Frame Timer averages 3.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Video Frame Player averages 2.5 from 40 ratings.
Do Frame Timer or Video Frame Player have ads?
Neither Frame Timer nor Video Frame Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Frame Timer or Video Frame Player?
Frame Timer ships an update every 2 months, and Video Frame Player every 2 months. Most recently, Frame Timer was updated on October 9, 2026 and Video Frame Player on October 7, 2026.

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