Comparison

Time vs Tonalog

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

Tonalog

Capture and edit photos with a vintage aesthetic using a variety of film and retro camera filters. Apply 26 distinct styles, adjust effect intensity, and add date stamps to your images.

Highlights
  • 26 camera styles
  • Photo editing
  • Adjustable effect strength
  • Before/after comparison
  • Date stamp addition
  • Library photo editing
Features
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Your moments, your colors. Tonalog is a camera and photo editor inspired by film photography and vintage digital cameras. Explore 26 camera styles as you shoot, or give photos from your library a new look. Adjust effect strength, compare before and after, and add a date stamp. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Time4 screens
Tonalog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tonalog at none against Time's shown. Tonalog also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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. Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tonalog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time ships an update every 5 months, Tonalog every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Time versus Tonalog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeTonalog
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAyumu KinoshitaJUNHYUK CHOI

Customer experience

Time

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Tonalog

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Time

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
3 purchases

Tonalog

Subscriptions2
  • Tonalog+ Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Tonalog+ Yearly$16.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tonalog+ Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is Time free?
Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tonalog free?
Tonalog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time or Tonalog have ads?
Time shows ads; Tonalog does not.
Which is updated more often, Time or Tonalog?
Time ships an update every 5 months, and Tonalog every 5 days. Most recently, Time was updated on November 2, 2026 and Tonalog on October 31, 2026.

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