Pan Lapse_Rotating Camera Stand vs Spark Camera Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pan Lapse_Rotating Camera Stand
This app controls a rotating camera stand for creating smooth, slow panning time-lapses. It offers flexible motion control, extended battery life, and portability for capturing stunning visual effects.
- Slowest rotating stand for panning timelapses
- Rotates 360° in almost 30 days
- 2 months battery life
- Configurable back-and-forth panning
- Small, portable, mounts on a tripod
- Includes smartphone clamp
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Brinno Pan Lapse is a simple rotating stand with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) remotely controlled. Brinno Pan Lapse is a time-lapse device that lets you take beautiful panning with your camera or smartphone. Never before has any one system provided the slowest panning speed, and longest battery life, required to give users Flexible and Portable motion time lapse control and configuration.Make panning Time Lapses the simplest thing ever with the Brinno Pan Lapse! Features: Slowest rotating stand for panning timelapses Rotates 360° as slow as in almost 30 days 2 months battery life with 2 AAA batteries* Configurable back-and-forth panning Small, portable, mounts on a tripodUltra Lightweighting Included a smartphone clamp Intuitive Interface *( 4 minutes time interval ) Find out more at www.brinno.com Note: This app is for the operation and use of the Brinno Pan Lapse device (ART200) only.
Spark Camera Control
Control your DSLR camera wirelessly from your smartphone or tablet. Capture photos, videos, and time lapses with instant feedback and creative control from up to 100 feet away.
- Wireless camera shutter control
- Remote photo and video capture
- Time lapse creation
- Bulb ramping for sunsets
- Long-range connectivity (up to 100')
- BLE connectivity
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This is the smartphone control app for Spark. Spark is a device that attaches to your DSLR camera (Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, Olympus and others) and allows you to wirelessly take photos, videos and time lapses from your phone or tablet and get instant feedback. With Pulse you get complete creative control all while staying free to use your phone or tablet. Spark is the most versatile camera remote on the market. With three different modes of control, Spark was built to adapt to whatever situation you are shooting in. Whether you're taking a fun group photo, capturing a long exposure of the stars, or settling down and setting up a time lapse, Spark gives you instant control. With your phone or without it. Spark Features : -Wirelessly control your camera's shutter from up to 100' away -Take sunset timelapses with Bbulb ramping -Free up WiFi and Internet as Spark uses and BLE -Extend your session with 2,000 hours of battery (factory replaceable)
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Verdict
Pan Lapse_Rotating Camera Stand and Spark Camera Control both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Pan Lapse_Rotating Camera Stand's written reviews are positive against 22% of Spark Camera Control's. Pan Lapse_Rotating Camera Stand also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.2 vs 17.0). Spark Camera Control's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 3). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Pan Lapse_Rotating Camera Stand against 3.1 for Spark Camera Control. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spark Camera Control has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Pan Lapse_Rotating Camera Stand's written reviews are positive against 22% of Spark Camera Control's.
Pan Lapse_Rotating Camera Stand ships an update every 3 weeks, Spark Camera Control every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Pan Lapse_Rotating Camera Stand | Spark Camera Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 3.1 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brinno Incorporated | Tangy Laboratories Inc |
Customer experience
Pan Lapse_Rotating Camera Stand
Spark Camera Control
In-app purchases
Pan Lapse_Rotating Camera Stand
No in-app purchases
Spark Camera Control
No in-app purchases
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