Comparison

TimeLapse vs ObscuraFlex

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

Head to head
About

TimeLapse

Create and edit professional time-lapse sequences on your mobile device. Capture stunning videos with advanced camera controls and a dedicated editor for frame-level adjustments, filters, and virtual pan/zoom.

Highlights
  • Flexible time-lapse camera setup
  • Record 4K video and RAW photos
  • Smart Exposure for flicker reduction
  • Frame-level time-lapse editor
  • Virtual pan and zoom capabilities
  • Powerful filter stack for adjustments
  • Tilt shift and deflicker effects
Features
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• One of the "coolest, best and most useful photo apps for the iPhone" David Pogue, NY Times, April 27, 2011 • "A must buy for any iPhone owning image sequence fan" - Dr. Andrew Hudson-Smith, Digital Urban • "Neat! ... TimeLapse is fun." - Dave Caolo, TUAW (The Unofficial Apple Weblog) TimeLapse is the professional choice for creating and editing great time-lapse sequences on your iDevice. TimeLapse is the complete time-lapse workflow on the go. ======================== FEATURES Best in class time-lapse camera: • Flexible and easy to setup - define your capture session any way you like • Record 4K video (or HD) • Record RAW photos (or JPEG) • Smart Exposure ensures no time lapse flicker • Works with Motrr Galileo robotic motion control to create amazing pan and tilt time-lapse movies - find out more about Galileo at www.motrr.com Dedicated HD time-lapse sequence editor: • Frame level editing • Powerful framing capabilities for easy virtual pan and zoom • Powerful filter stack - saturation, brightness, contrast, exposure adjust, gamma adjust, vibrance, white point and more • Tilt shift • Deflicker to ensure a pristine final result ======================== TIME-LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY Time-lapse photography is a movie making technique that creates the illusion of time progressing more quickly - of time sped up. Common examples of time lapse movies are movies of clouds zipping across the sky, growing plants, blooming flowers, rotting fruit, etc. ======================== NEWS AND SUPPORT For updates, news and help for TimeLapse follow us on Twitter @xysternet Help TimeLapse improve! Many of TimeLapse's features are the result of thoughtful user feedback. Visit http://xyster.net/tlapse to share your ideas, post your videos or just say hi. If you love TimeLapse, don't forget to leave a review.

About

ObscuraFlex

This app provides a high-resolution, right-side-up live feed of your large format camera's image plane. It enhances composition and focusing, offering greater detail and clarity than a standard ground glass. Use it to shoot stills, video, or reference images alongside your film negatives.

Highlights
  • High-resolution live feed
  • Right-side-up image display
  • Composition and focusing aid
  • Supports various large format cameras
  • Capture stills and video
  • Reference image creation
Features
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ObscuraFlex is a camera app designed for use with the ObscuraFlex™ large format camera viewfinder adapter for cameras including 4x5 Graflex, Linhof, Chamonix, and some vintage Polaroid cameras. The app provides a high resolution live feed of your large format camera's image plane (ie: ground glass) rotated to reverse the upside-down image created by any traditional optical system. When using the camera adapter as a composition and focusing aid for large format film photography the ObscuraFlex™ provides a greater level of detail and clarity than working with a standard ground glass, and with an image that's right-side-up! You can also use the adapter with this app (or other camera app) to shoot stills, video, or reference images to accompany your film negatives.

Screenshots

TimeLapse3 screens
ObscuraFlex3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ObscuraFlex at Free against TimeLapse's $4.99. ObscuraFlex also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1) and review sentiment (100% vs 62%). TimeLapse's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (12 vs 2). On ads and in-app purchases 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

ObscuraFlex is free to download; TimeLapse costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ObscuraFlex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TimeLapse has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of TimeLapse's written reviews are positive against 100% of ObscuraFlex's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeLapse ships an update fortnightly, ObscuraFlex every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
TimeLapse versus ObscuraFlex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeLapseObscuraFlex
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating2.1 (12 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.3 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerxyster.net LLCToby Wilkins

Customer experience

TimeLapse

All ratings12 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews307 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral10.7%
Negative27.4%

ObscuraFlex

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

TimeLapse

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when trying to save/export time-lapse videos
  • Inconsistent behavior with photo interval and duration settings
  • Issues with compatibility on newer iOS versions and devices
  • Problems with exposure and white balance adjustments

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add option to pause and resume time-lapses
  • Implement better handling of notifications and interruptions
  • Improve time-lapse video export and editing capabilities
  • Add support for higher frame rates and resolutions
  • Introduce a simpler, more streamlined interface option

ObscuraFlex

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TimeLapse

No in-app purchases

None

ObscuraFlex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimeLapse free?
TimeLapse costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ObscuraFlex free?
ObscuraFlex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TimeLapse or ObscuraFlex?
ObscuraFlex is rated higher. TimeLapse averages 2.1 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while ObscuraFlex averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do TimeLapse or ObscuraFlex have ads?
Neither TimeLapse nor ObscuraFlex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeLapse or ObscuraFlex?
TimeLapse ships an update fortnightly, and ObscuraFlex every 5 weeks. Most recently, TimeLapse was updated on October 17, 2026 and ObscuraFlex on October 7, 2026.

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