Comparison

Timestamp Camera vs ByTime

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

Head to head
About

Timestamp Camera

This app adds a permanent date and time watermark to your photos, ensuring you always know when a moment was captured. It's ideal for tracking progress, documenting memories, and creating visual timelines for various personal and professional projects.

Highlights
  • Add date and time stamps to photos
  • Choose from 26+ timestamp styles
  • Customize font color and position
  • Import photos from gallery
  • Save and share to social media
  • Passcode lock for photo protection
Features
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Know exactly when every photo was taken. Timestamp Camera adds a clear date and time watermark to new photos or images from your gallery — so your memories never get mixed up. Whether you're tracking your diet, workouts, study routine, baby's growth, or project progress, a simple timestamp makes every photo easier to remember and compare. Perfect for meal tracking, body transformation, parenting milestones, construction updates, and daily journaling. KEY FEATURES • Add date & time stamps anywhere on your photos • Choose from 26+ premium timestamp styles (Normal, Simple, Slim, Digital, Woowahan & more) • Customize font color to match your photo • Import photos from your gallery and add stamps • Save directly to Camera Roll and share to Instagram, WhatsApp & social media • Protect your photos with a passcode lock HOW TO USE 1. Take a photo or choose from your gallery 2. Pick your favorite timestamp style (26+ styles) 3. Adjust color and position 4. Save to your Camera Roll 5. Share on social media if you'd like WHY YOU NEED TIMESTAMPS When you move or back up photos, file dates can change. A photo taken in 2022 might show as 2026. With Timestamp Camera, the date and time are written directly on the photo — so you always know when that moment happened. WHO USES TIMESTAMP CAMERA • Diet & Fitness — Track body changes, workouts, and meals over time. Perfect for weight loss, muscle gain, and healthy eating habits • Parents & Moms — Document baby growth and create a timeline of memories. Record first steps, milestones, and everyday moments • Students — Mark daily study sessions or notes for easier review. Track study progress and exam preparation • Events & Projects — Document events, construction, or project stages and share with clients. Perfect for builders, event planners, and freelancers • Photographers & Travelers — Show how the same place looks across different seasons or times. Create before/after comparisons CAMERA FEATURES • Clear, bright photos using front or rear camera • High-resolution zoom for detailed shots • Flash support for low-light conditions • White balance control for better colors • HD quality photos with no quality loss PREMIUM TIMESTAMP STYLES Access 26+ beautiful timestamp designs: • 7 free styles (Normal, Simple, Mini, Amatic, Glypha, Barunpen, Box) • 19 premium styles including Slim Pack (6), Woowahan Pack (6), Digital Clock Pack (6) • Anniversary style for special dates • Custom colors and positioning for all styles SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS • Unlock all premium timestamp styles with Timestamp Premium • Remove all ads for a clean experience • 7-day free trial available • Cancel anytime before renewal • Monthly and yearly plans available MORE • Lightweight, simple design that's easy to use • No reduction in photo quality • Year Review feature to look back on your photos • Stable and responsive during normal use • Regular updates with new styles • Available in 10+ languages Perfect for: photo journaling, meal prep tracking, workout logs, baby books, project documentation, before/after photos, daily habits, goal tracking, memory keeping, and every moment worth remembering. Download Timestamp Camera and start adding real dates to real moments. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://timestamp.camera/privacy.html

About

ByTime

Easily add timestamps to your photos and videos with various styles and layouts. Customize time color and format, and even add your own text with a PROPACK upgrade. Perfect for documenting daily life, growth, and activities.

Highlights
  • Timestamp photos and videos
  • 24 styles and 72 layouts
  • Customizable time color and format
  • Add custom text (PROPACK)
  • Suitable for various recording purposes
Features
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BYTIME : TimeStamp Recording Time on photos & videos BYTIME is an app that lets you record your time on a photo. Let’s make photo-shot like postcard with BYTIME . Diet, Exercise, Study, Baby Growth, Daily Records, etc. It can be used for various purposes. -24 styles / 72 layouts Three layouts are provided for each style. You can easily change the layout simply by selecting a style and tapping the date. -Time color, format setting You can set different time notation for different countries and change the color of the time. -Enter your own text (PROPACK) If you purchase PROPACK, you can enter your own text outside of time. Tag #BYTIME on Instagram!

Screenshots

Timestamp Camera4 screens
ByTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ByTime at none against Timestamp Camera's shown. ByTime also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.0). Timestamp Camera's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 52%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Timestamp Camera sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and ByTime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timestamp Camera ships an update every 9 days, ByTime every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Timestamp Camera versus ByTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimestamp CameraByTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.5% of reviews — better52.4% of reviews
Number of ratings6.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtify Inc.Choongwhan Shin

Customer experience

Timestamp Camera

All ratings6,789 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews359 reviews
Positive63.5%
Neutral8.1%
Negative28.4%

ByTime

Written reviews21 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral19.0%
Negative28.6%

Bugs and requests

Timestamp Camera

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Photos not saving properly
  • Timestamp not displaying correctly
  • App crashing or freezing
  • Functionality broken after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add location information to photos
  • Improve camera quality and zoom
  • Allow batch processing of photos
  • Provide more time/date stamp options

ByTime

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Timestamp Camera

Subscriptions1
  • Premium 1-Year7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • Remove Ad$0.99
  • Slim Breakfast Pack$2.99
  • Digital Clock Pack$2.99
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  • 3 in 1 Stamp Packs$4.99
1 purchases

ByTime

One-time1
  • ByTime Pro Pack$0.99

Questions

Is Timestamp Camera free?
Timestamp Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ByTime free?
ByTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Timestamp Camera or ByTime have ads?
Timestamp Camera shows ads; ByTime does not.
Which is updated more often, Timestamp Camera or ByTime?
Timestamp Camera ships an update every 9 days, and ByTime every 4 days. Most recently, Timestamp Camera was updated on November 2, 2026 and ByTime on November 3, 2026.

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