Timestamp Camcorder vs recaday
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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).
recaday
Capture daily moments and automatically compile them into a vlog. Each clip is timestamped, allowing you to relive your day with precise timing. Edit your footage with filters, text, and trimming options before exporting a single video.
- Timestamped video clips
- Self-timer recording
- Adjustable zoom and clip length
- Front and rear camera support
- Video filters and editing tools
- Customizable text and captions
- One-click video export
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Just shoot, and your day becomes a video diary. ■ Shoot - Records while you hold the button. Slide your finger to zoom (0.5x to 8x) - Self-timer (3 / 5 / 10 / 15 seconds) and a set clip length (up to 3 minutes) - Front and rear camera, and recording without sound - Choose stabilization, quality and frame rate in settings - Add videos from your photo library too ■ The time, in every clip The moment you shot is written into the clip. Six typefaces for the time. ■ Edit right there - Trim and split - Crop and rotate - Filters - Captions and text anywhere on the frame ■ One video diary Clips from morning to night are joined in time order and saved to your device as one video. Share it from any app you already use. A short ad plays before saving. ■ Also - No account needed - Your footage stays on your device - Available in 日本語 / English / 한국어 / 中文(简体・繁體)/ Français / Deutsch / Español / Português / ไทย / हिन्दी Try to recall a day once it's gone, and surprisingly little comes back. Keep it as video, and even an ordinary day stays with you as a diary.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: recaday at 5.0 against Timestamp Camcorder's 4.3. recaday also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). Timestamp Camcorder's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (131 vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Timestamp Camcorder sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. recaday asks for nothing beyond the download.
recaday 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.
Timestamp Camcorder ships an update every 3 months, recaday every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timestamp Camcorder | recaday |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (131 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 131 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | IBN Software GmbH | Kento Sawaya |
Customer experience
Timestamp Camcorder
recaday
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
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- 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
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- 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
recaday
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Timestamp Camcorder
- Action Camera Pro Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Action Camera Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
- Action Camera Pro Yearly$12.991 Year
- Action Cam - GPS, Speed Pro$4.99
recaday
No in-app purchases
Questions
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