Comparison

Timestamp Camcorder vs Speed Overlay 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

Speed Overlay Camera

Record your activities with speed, distance, and route overlays on videos. You can also record routes without filming and revisit them in 3D. Create shareable route posters with your stats.

Highlights
  • Record speed, distance, and route on videos
  • Record routes without filming
  • Apple Watch workout integration
  • 3D route playback
  • Create shareable route posters
  • Customizable overlay styles and positions
Features
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Record rides and walks with speed, distance, and a route map on your videos. Show where you went and how you moved. Speed Overlay Camera helps you customize your videos, record routes without filming, and revisit your favorite moments on a 3D map. SPEED AND ROUTE ON VIDEO • Record portrait and landscape video on iPhone. • Add GPS speed, elapsed time, distance, and a route map. • Choose a style and adjust the size and position of your overlays before saving. • Save your finished video to Photos and share it. RECORD A ROUTE WITHOUT VIDEO Record your route, speed, distance, and duration without filming. While recording a route, you can lock your iPhone or use another app. APPLE WATCH WORKOUTS Start a walking, running, cycling, hiking, skiing, or snowboarding workout in the Apple Watch app. Record your route and workout stats, including heart rate with your permission. The completed workout transfers to your paired iPhone when the devices can connect. YOUR ROUTE IN 3D Zoom and rotate the map to change your viewpoint. Play back your route, jump to a moment, and view speed or pace, elevation, and available heart-rate data. Select a section for playback and poster creation. Your original recording stays unchanged. A ROUTE POSTER WORTH SHARING Create an image with your route and activity stats. Choose satellite imagery or a stylized design, save your poster as a PNG, and share it with friends. You can hide the start and end of your route before creating a poster, provided the route is long enough. FREE FEATURES AND PRO Clean and Sport HUD styles, plus a compact route map, are available for free. Route recording, Apple Watch workouts, and 3D route viewing do not require Pro. Free video and poster exports include the app's watermark. Pro Forever is a one-time purchase with no subscription. It unlocks: • Performance HUD; • Wide Route Map for videos; • the Snow poster style and Story format; • video and poster exports without a watermark. You can preview Performance HUD and Wide Route Map on your video before purchasing. Exporting a video with these features requires Pro, or you can replace them with free alternatives. NO SIGN-UP. NO ADS. Videos, routes, and projects are stored locally on your devices. Health access is used for workouts recorded by the Apple Watch app and to recover those workouts. Maps are provided through Apple services. 3D detail depends on the location, device, and internet connection. GPS accuracy and heart-rate availability depend on your device, permissions, and recording conditions.

Screenshots

Timestamp Camcorder4 screens
Speed Overlay Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Speed Overlay Camera at 100% against Timestamp Camcorder's 52%. Speed Overlay Camera also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). Timestamp Camcorder's advantage is ratings volume (131 vs 1). 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 Speed Overlay 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

Speed Overlay Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timestamp Camcorder has 131 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Timestamp Camcorder's written reviews are positive against 100% of Speed Overlay Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timestamp Camcorder ships an update every 3 months, Speed Overlay Camera every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Timestamp Camcorder versus Speed Overlay Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimestamp CamcorderSpeed Overlay Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (131 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings131 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIBN Software GmbHLenny Shtab

Customer experience

Timestamp Camcorder

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

Speed Overlay Camera

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Speed Overlay 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

Speed Overlay Camera

One-time1
  • Pro Forever$9.99

Questions

Is Timestamp Camcorder free?
Timestamp Camcorder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speed Overlay Camera free?
Speed Overlay Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timestamp Camcorder or Speed Overlay Camera?
Speed Overlay Camera is rated higher. Timestamp Camcorder averages 4.3 out of 5 from 131 ratings, while Speed Overlay Camera averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Timestamp Camcorder or Speed Overlay Camera have ads?
Neither Timestamp Camcorder nor Speed Overlay Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timestamp Camcorder or Speed Overlay Camera?
Timestamp Camcorder ships an update every 3 months, and Speed Overlay Camera every 5 days. Most recently, Timestamp Camcorder was updated on October 29, 2026 and Speed Overlay Camera on October 9, 2026.

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