Comparison

Timestamp Camcorder vs Telemetry Camera

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

Head to head
About

Timestamp Camcorder

Record videos with live GPS, speed, and map overlays directly embedded. Customize instrument placement and scaling for a personalized action camera experience. Ideal for documenting journeys and high-speed activities.

Highlights
  • Live GPS, speed, and map overlays
  • Customizable instrument placement and scaling
  • Record in MPEG-4 720p
  • Supports metric, imperial, and nautical units
  • Includes altitude, G-force, and compass data
  • Portrait and landscape recording
Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a powerful action camera with live GPS, speed, and map overlays rendered directly into your video. Timestamp Camcorder: GPS, Maps enhances your footage with real-time telemetry, turning every clip into an action camera recording enriched with GPS data, speed information, map position, altitude, g force, compass, and timestamp displays. All instruments are written directly into the final MPEG-4 video, not just shown on screen. Every overlay can be moved, scaled, and arranged freely, giving you a customizable action camera layout that fits your style. Whether you are on the road, on the trail, or on the water, this app provides the GPS accuracy, speed tracking, and map visualization you need. ► Applications Use Timestamp Camcorder whenever you want to document your GPS position, speed, map route, altitude, heading, g force, or time inside your action video. Ideal for car racing, mountain biking, skating, skiing, hiking, surfing, sailing, flying, kiting, and any fast action sports where a true GPS enabled action camera is essential. ► Available Instruments • Speed graphical instrument • Speed digital text display • Map instrument with position and satellite or standard view • GPS position coordinates 1 or 2 line • Altitude based on GPS • Heading compass instrument • Course instrument true north movement vector • Roll and pitch instrument • G Force instrument for horizontal and vertical forces • Distance traveled since start • Duration since start • Current date • Current time • Combined date and time text display ► Recording Features • MPEG-4 720p video recording • Supports portrait and landscape • All instruments are movable and scalable • Real-time updates using GPS and gyroscope • Supports metric, imperial, and nautical units • iPhone and iPad supported • Audio recording supported • Notes: GPS, gyroscope, camera, and video encoding run simultaneously, so the app is battery intensive ► Important Notes Concerning Subscriptions All above AI Transcribe & Dictate subscriptions renew within 24 hours before the current period ends, and you will be charged through your iTunes account. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Manage or cancel your subscription from iTunes Account settings. See our Terms & Conditions (https://ibn-software.com/app-terms-conditions) and Privacy Policy (https://ibn-software.com/app-privacy-policy).

About

Telemetry Camera

Record videos with real-time telemetry data like speed, altitude, and distance overlaid. Use your phone as an action camera and a Bluetooth headset as a microphone for enhanced recordings.

Highlights
  • Add speed, altitude, and distance to videos
  • Use Bluetooth headset as microphone
  • Record with iPhone as action camera
  • Display elevation gain and maximum speed
  • Include date and time overlay
Features
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Use your iPhone as an Action Camera! Add Telemetry to your videos and use your Bluetooth headset as a microphone. Add a Speedometer, Altitude, Elevation Gain, Maximum Speed, Distance Traveled and Date / Time to your video. Myk Video Camera with Telemetry brings features previously only available to action camera users. Now have and awesome record of your speed, altitude and other metrics to show others.

Screenshots

Timestamp Camcorder4 screens
Telemetry Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Telemetry Camera at weekly against Timestamp Camcorder's every 3 months. Telemetry Camera also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). Timestamp Camcorder's advantage is review sentiment (52% vs 43%) and ratings volume (131 vs 34). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Timestamp Camcorder sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Telemetry Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Telemetry Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 131 and 34 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of Timestamp Camcorder's written reviews are positive against 43% of Telemetry Camera's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timestamp Camcorder ships an update every 3 months, Telemetry Camera weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Timestamp Camcorder versus Telemetry Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimestamp CamcorderTelemetry Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (131 ratings)4.6 (34 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.0% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings131 — better34
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIBN Software GmbHAI Motion, Inc.

Customer experience

Timestamp Camcorder

All ratings131 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral10.7%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive52.0%
Neutral14.0%
Negative34.0%

Telemetry Camera

All ratings34 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral11.8%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral28.6%
Negative28.6%

Bugs and requests

Timestamp Camcorder

Reported bugs

23 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Videos not saved
  • App nags to rate on app store
  • Low resolution even at max settings
  • Graphical compass display not working on iOS 14
Show 18 more
  • App freezes for 5+ minutes of recording
  • App crashes and freezes, doesn't save video
  • App crashes after a few minutes of recording
  • App stops recording when phone sleeps
  • Layout of instruments is a scrambled mess
  • Settings lost between landscape and portrait
  • Items slide behind menu bar
  • App locks up, stop button unresponsive
  • Video recovery process sometimes fails
  • Screen settings lost after update
  • App crashes and saves nothing
  • Cannot edit pods in landscape view
  • Edit pod button does nothing in landscape view
  • Buggy in landscape mode
  • Could not start recording, requires app restart
  • App keeps telling to restart app
  • Camera background is black
  • Footage is shaky

Requested features

19 requests
  • Zoom in/out functionality
  • Higher video resolution (1080p)
  • Graphical altimeter with feet/meter display
  • Option to take only one photo
  • Free text field for notes
Show 14 more
  • Display street, city, and county for location
  • Hideable bottom menu bar
  • Connect to heart rate monitor
  • Overlay a second image
  • TimeLapse feature
  • Flip cameras (front/rear)
  • Option to change altitude to feet
  • Trace or program routes
  • Add heart rate and cadence/power for bikes
  • Option for magnetic or true compass
  • Individual color selection for instruments
  • Change instrument names ('Compass' to 'Heading', 'Heading' to 'Course')
  • Option for 15-30 minute recording intervals
  • Set recording quality

Telemetry Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Timestamp Camcorder

Subscriptions3
  • Action Camera Pro Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Action Camera Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Action Camera Pro Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Action Cam - GPS, Speed Pro$4.99
1 purchases

Telemetry Camera

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$2.99

Questions

Is Timestamp Camcorder free?
Timestamp Camcorder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Telemetry Camera free?
Telemetry Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timestamp Camcorder or Telemetry Camera?
Telemetry Camera is rated higher. Timestamp Camcorder averages 4.3 out of 5 from 131 ratings, while Telemetry Camera averages 4.6 from 34 ratings.
Do Timestamp Camcorder or Telemetry Camera have ads?
Neither Timestamp Camcorder nor Telemetry Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timestamp Camcorder or Telemetry Camera?
Timestamp Camcorder ships an update every 3 months, and Telemetry Camera weekly. Most recently, Timestamp Camcorder was updated on October 10, 2026 and Telemetry Camera on September 28, 2026.

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