Comparison

PoiCam vs TimeLapsed

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

Head to head
About

PoiCam

This camera app offers manual controls for light artists, featuring long exposure and light trail effects. Capture photos and videos with advanced settings like shutter speed, ISO, white balance, and manual focus. It supports RAW, TIFF, and JPEG formats for professional-grade results.

Highlights
  • Manual exposure controls (shutter speed, ISO, white balance)
  • Manual focus
  • Light trail effects
  • Long exposure capabilities
  • RAW, TIFF, JPEG photo capture
  • Video recording with manual controls
  • Torch control
Features
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Easy to use camera app made with light artists in the mind. Manual controls, long exposure, light trails, simple and quick access to the controls was priority. I love hearing from you. If you have any feedback or ideas please email me at support@sevenfoots.com or DM on Instagram @poicamapp. Video Features: • Full manual exposure controls including shutter speed, ISO and white balance • Manual focus • Trails effects (Color, Luma) allow you make your exposure even longer • Photos while capture (JPEG, TIFF, PNG) • Quick format and FPS control • Torch control Photo Features: • Full manual exposure controls including shutter speed, ISO and white balance • Manual focus • Captures RAW, TIFF, JPG

About

TimeLapsed

Capture stunning time-lapse videos and explore creative photography techniques like light painting. Offers manual and auto camera controls for precise adjustments or effortless creation. Save and share your artistic creations directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Manual and auto camera controls
  • Real-time image adjustments
  • Light painting mode
  • Tilt-shift photography effects
  • Export individual frames
  • Save and share creations
Features
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Time. Under your control. Turn passing clouds, a city after dark, aircraft and traffic into motion you can shape. TimeLapsed brings a professional timelapse camera, programmable capture and a powerful frame-blending engine to iPhone and iPad. Start with a profile. Go deeper when the shot demands it. SEE THE TRAILS BUILD Create star trails, rolling trails and comet tails in the live camera preview. Tune trail length, blending, glow and color while you shoot. Use Horizon Mask to keep sky trails off the foreground and Anchor Lock to help correct mounted-camera bumps. CONTROL EVERY DETAIL Set shutter, ISO, focus, white balance, interval and zoom. Keep recording time, exposure and device status visible in the HUD. Save camera profiles and use position recall to guide your framing back to a saved reference. Updated for iOS 27, with aperture controls on supported iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max lenses and Camera Control integration on supported iPhones. PROGRAM HOW THE SHOT EVOLVES Build camera automations with timed changes and smooth ramps for exposure, interval, color and trail effects. Rehearse your timeline before recording. Scheduled capture requires the camera to stay open in the foreground. CAPTURE NOW. BLEND LATER. Save an effects-free companion movie alongside your processed capture. Open a video in the editor, preview and tune a new blend, then render star trails or comet effects with the same engine. Import still-image sequences from other cameras through Photos or Files and turn them into timelapses. MAKE EVERY TAKE COUNT Pause and resume video recording, flip or mirror the camera, split clips and build a trip into a film. Edit speed, framing, color, titles and audio. Shoot and edit widescreen 16:9 as well as portrait video. Mark Moments to keep the right part of a recording, and save still frames from videos. CREATE IN REAL LIFE Place a framed, translucent reference image over the live camera view while you draw on real paper. Record the artwork taking shape. Explore tilt shift, simulated night vision and simulated thermal effects. KNOW WHERE. KNOW WHEN. Plan with the Sun, Moon and stars in Sky Planner. Find Dark Hours, explore light-pollution maps and Bortle panels, and get directions toward darker skies. Check weather radar and forecast-based rain alerts during your shoot. Air Traffic Watch adds aircraft data and predicted paths using your own flight-provider keys. BUILD YOUR CAMERA SETUP Preview and control capture from Apple Watch or another TimeLapsed device. Remote control also supports compatible Canon cameras. Connect supported external displays, USB-C microphones, Power Delivery hubs and external storage for a mounted recording setup. YOUR TIME. YOUR PROGRESS. Review capture history with exposure, white balance, weather, battery, CPU, memory and thermal-state statistics. Keep personal records or join the optional leaderboard. Discover and share videos, images, camera profiles and automations in the Community. Add music from the integrated catalog. Analyze Scene offers optional AI camera recommendations for you to review and apply. START FREE. GO FURTHER WITH PRO. The core camera, built-in profiles and watermarked 1080p exports are free. Advanced workflows, clean exports and additional planning tools require Pro. Watch preview and record controls are free; advanced Watch controls require Pro. Existing full-version owners keep lifetime Pro through Restore Purchases. Features depend on compatible hardware, accessories and service availability. Aircraft providers may charge for your own keys. Production Display has a separate license. Companion video is effects-free video, not sensor RAW. Thermal and night-vision effects are simulated. EULA / Terms of Service: https://shutterspeedapps.com/timelapsed/tos?language=en Privacy Policy: https://shutterspeedapps.com/timelapsed/privacy?language=en AI Usage Policy: https://shutterspeedapps.com/timelapsed/aiusage?language=en

Screenshots

PoiCam2 screens
TimeLapsed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TimeLapsed at Free against PoiCam's $5.99. TimeLapsed also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months). PoiCam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and iOS requirement (16 vs 18.0). On 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

TimeLapsed is free to download; PoiCam costs $5.99 up front. TimeLapsed sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. PoiCam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TimeLapsed holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of PoiCam's written reviews are positive against 100% of TimeLapsed's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PoiCam ships an update every 5 months, TimeLapsed every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
PoiCam versus TimeLapsed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoiCamTimeLapsed
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB169 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmytro DenysShutter Speed Apps, LLC

Customer experience

PoiCam

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

TimeLapsed

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PoiCam

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

TimeLapsed

Subscriptions4
  • TimeLapsed Pro$7.991 Month
  • TimeLapsed Pro$19.993 Months
  • TimeLapsed Pro$49.991 Year
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  • Production Display$399.001 Year
One-time4
  • 5 Scene Analyses$1.99
  • TimeLapsed Full Version$1.99
  • 20 Scene Analyses$5.99
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  • TimeLapsed Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is PoiCam free?
PoiCam costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimeLapsed free?
TimeLapsed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PoiCam or TimeLapsed?
TimeLapsed is rated higher. PoiCam averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while TimeLapsed averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do PoiCam or TimeLapsed have ads?
Neither PoiCam nor TimeLapsed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PoiCam or TimeLapsed?
PoiCam ships an update every 5 months, and TimeLapsed every 9 days. Most recently, PoiCam was updated on October 20, 2026 and TimeLapsed on October 24, 2026.

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