Comparison

Time vs CameraTune

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

Head to head
About

Time

Capture moments you missed with a time machine feature, allowing you to retake photos and edit them later. Apply real-time filters, adjust aspect ratios, and even convert videos into pictures. Customize controls and remove ads with in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Time Machine for retaking photos
  • Real-time filters (60+ types)
  • Video to picture conversion
  • Editable aspect ratios
  • Customizable volume button/shake gestures
  • Ad removal option
Features
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It's okay to miss a definitive moment. You can retake it until the moment you launch the application with the Time Machine function. You can change the moment of taking, zoom, filter, aspect ratio, orientation later. In the past mode, a picture can be taken with frame-advance or slow playback. Also, recorded videos can be read and turned into pictures. 60 kinds of real-time filter installed. Color change 17, effect 10, transformation 10, face recognition 12, other 11. You can edit the photographs, change the rotation,trimming,filter,deformation(10 types),color and square. Aspect ratios of three types (1: 1, 4: 3, 16: 9) can be switched. For animals and babies, who cannot communicate, you can change shutter sounds to gain their interest. ◆in-app purchases option settings ・Remove Ads Advertisement will disappear. ・volume switch and shake gesture Assign a function to the volume button and shake gesture (shutter, favorite, pause, change brightness of the screen). ・temporally save if app stop in background,temporarily save the movie automatically.You can check the video at next startup. ・Startup setting You can choose startup page with three kinds(camera,album,setting). ・Change icon Band of the icon disappears.

About

CameraTune

Features
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Key features: - 5 Grid layout options - Adjust zoom, ISO, ShutterSpeed and Focus manually. - Turn AutoFocus on/off. Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy and Other: https://sites.google.com/view/cameratuneprocamera/privacy

Screenshots

Time4 screens
CameraTune3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CameraTune at none against Time's 1. CameraTune also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CameraTune asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time ships an update every 5 months, CameraTune weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Time versus CameraTune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeCameraTune
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAyumu KinoshitaSevim Kurt

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Time

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
None

CameraTune

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time free?
Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CameraTune free?
CameraTune is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Time or CameraTune have ads?
Time shows ads; CameraTune does not.
Which is updated more often, Time or CameraTune?
Time ships an update every 5 months, and CameraTune weekly. Most recently, Time was updated on October 1, 2026 and CameraTune on September 10, 2026.

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