Comparison

Delayed Camera vs Lens Buddy

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

Head to head
About

Delayed Camera

Capture photos with a delay, perfect for checking your form during sports or styling your hair. This application provides a camera preview after a set interval, allowing for hands-free shots.

Highlights
  • Delayed camera preview
  • Hands-free photo capture
  • Useful for sports form
  • Ideal for hair styling checks
Features
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This app shows camera preview after few seconds. Good for checking form of sports, hair styles.

About

Lens Buddy

This app allows you to take hands-free photos and videos using a customizable timer. It's ideal for solo photoshoots, group pictures, and content creation, offering features like a photo booth mode and high-quality capture.

Highlights
  • Customizable timer
  • Photo Booth mode
  • High-quality photo capture
  • Video recording
  • Built-in gallery for rating and organizing
  • RAW photo support
  • Burst mode
Features
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Your ultimate handsfree camera experience is here! You take your own photos. Lens Buddy is a simple yet powerful timer camera app that will take pictures of you and your loved ones without the need to press buttons or even hold the device. Just set your desired time interval between the shots and let the camera roll! Leave your Bluetooth clicker home and do your own photoshoot! Take your social media presence to the next level! Once you finished taking your photos you can easily rate your pictures within the app that will help you to keep or export the best ones. Stop taking screenshots from videos - Lens Buddy offers higher quality photos and and easier way to take them! Want to take a group photo without having someone left out? Is there no one around to take a picture of you? Are you a content creator or a solo traveler? In need of building your Instagram feed? Do you need the best self timer app available? Simply put down your device on a safe place and let Lens Buddy make your perfect shot! FEATURES * [NEW] Photo Booth mode * 48MP capture * Video * Save photos to the app to keep your camera roll clean and use the built-in gallery to view, rate and organize your photos * Camera roll integration: save, sort into albums, view and manage your photos in the camera roll just like with the system camera app (optional, requires paid subscription) * RAW photo support (requires iOS 14.3, and available on Pro devices starting from iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max) * High quality photos * Live photos * Portrait mode * A clean, yet familiar and easy to use interface * Fully customizable timer * Sounds: Numerous sound effects and announcements help your photoshoot * Burst mode for super fast photography * Zoom, focus, exposure control * Aspect ratio: You can now snap your photos in either square or wide dimensions * Tracking focus: even if you move around the focus will follow you * Toggle between auto/on/off flash modes * Framing tools: Grid, level * Dark mode support Comments from you: "I love this app! I use is all the time for work and personal." "Just what I needed!" "Super easy and amazing!" "It’s literally perfect when you’re home alone and still want a cute outfit pic!" "This app is really helpful! Especially for those who are content creators like myself and take our own photos for work." Do you like Lens Buddy? Please don't forget to rate it in the App Store! It helps a lot. EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Delayed Camera1 screens
Lens Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lens Buddy at 4.9 against Delayed Camera's 4.0. Lens Buddy also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (34K vs 4). Delayed Camera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Lens Buddy sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Delayed Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lens Buddy holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lens Buddy has 34K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Delayed Camera's written reviews are positive against 94% of Lens Buddy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Delayed Camera ships an update every 3 months, Lens Buddy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Delayed Camera versus Lens Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDelayed CameraLens Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.9 (34K ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews94.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings434K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#143 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTAKESHI FUJIKILens Buddy Selfie Timer Photo Video Filter Camera LLC

Customer experience

Delayed Camera

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Lens Buddy

All ratings34,046 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews1,015 reviews
Positive94.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative4.0%

Bugs and requests

Delayed Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lens Buddy

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Photos not saving in order
  • Inconsistent photo count between app and export

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to invert camera view
  • Option to only save liked/approved photos
  • Zip/batch photo export
  • Apple Watch integration as a viewfinder

In-app purchases

None

Delayed Camera

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Lens Buddy

Subscriptions12
  • Weekly PRO3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly PRO2 variants$2.997 Days
  • Weekly PRO$4.997 Days
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  • Monthly PRO2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Monthly PRO$9.991 Month
  • Special$14.991 Year
  • Special$19.991 Year
  • Yearly PRO3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly PRO$29.991 Year
  • Yearly PRO7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly PRO3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly PRO7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Delayed Camera free?
Delayed Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lens Buddy free?
Lens Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Delayed Camera or Lens Buddy?
Lens Buddy is rated higher. Delayed Camera averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Lens Buddy averages 4.9 from 34K ratings.
Do Delayed Camera or Lens Buddy have ads?
Neither Delayed Camera nor Lens Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Delayed Camera or Lens Buddy?
Delayed Camera ships an update every 3 months, and Lens Buddy every 2 weeks. Most recently, Delayed Camera was updated on October 9, 2026 and Lens Buddy on October 18, 2026.

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