Comparison

Lightlapse vs Frame Frame

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

Head to head
About

Lightlapse

Capture stunning day-to-night time-lapses with your DSLR or mirrorless camera using just your phone. Connect wirelessly to compatible Canon, Sony, and Nikon cameras to set exposure and duration. Preview and share your creations, with advanced editing plugins available via upgrade.

Highlights
  • Day to night time-lapse capture
  • DSLR/mirrorless camera control
  • Wi-Fi enabled camera connection
  • Real-time preview
  • Lightroom/Photoshop editing plugins
Features
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Lightlapse is the first app that allows you to capture day to night Time-Lapses on your DSLR or Mirrorless camera. You no longer need a $400 piece of hardware to capture the “Holy Grail” of time-lapses. All you need is your phone, camera, and a great composition. Lightlapse supports most Canon, Sony, and Nikon cameras that are Wifi enabled and connecting is extremely simple. Once connected, all you have to do is expose your shot and set how long you want to run for. After you time-lapse has started you can sit back and watch a preview of it as it progresses and even share it after it’s complete. Best of all, when you upgrade Lightlapse to remove the restrictions you gain access to our editing plugins for Lightroom and Photoshop to process your images before posting.

About

Frame Frame

Features
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Now support adding frames to HDR photos! Add Frames to Photos to Make Them Square. Time Matters! Frame Multiple Photos All at Once! With Non-Cropped Photos, Your SNS Home Page Looks So Good! More Features On the Way

Screenshots

Lightlapse3 screens
Frame Frame4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Frame Frame at every 3 days against Lightlapse's every 4 months. Lightlapse's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lightlapse ships an update every 4 months, Frame Frame every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lightlapse versus Frame Frame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightlapseFrame Frame
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRhino Camera Gear书豪 何

In-app purchases

None

Lightlapse

No in-app purchases

None

Frame Frame

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lightlapse free?
Lightlapse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Frame Frame free?
Frame Frame is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lightlapse or Frame Frame have ads?
Neither Lightlapse nor Frame Frame shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lightlapse or Frame Frame?
Lightlapse ships an update every 4 months, and Frame Frame every 3 days. Most recently, Lightlapse was updated on October 11, 2026 and Frame Frame on October 4, 2026.

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