TimeLapse vs Timelane
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Timelane
Create face timelapse videos directly on your phone. The app automatically filters photos, detects faces, and generates smooth transitions for projects like baby growth or aging timelapses. All processing is done offline, with no internet required.
- Create face timelapse videos
- Offline processing on phone
- Automatic face detection and alignment
- Smooth transitions
- No internet required
- Filter photos without faces
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Timelane will turn your photos into face timelapse videos. Simple as that! Everything runs on your phone: no cloud uploads, no waiting, no internet required Simple steps: create a project -> choose your photos -> choose resolution and orientation -> hit generate -> preview your video right within the app! Timelane handles the tricky part - filtering out photos without faces, detecting faces, lining them up perfectly, and creating smooth transitions between each shot. And no, there are no ads! (I hate ads too) Perfect for baby growth videos, aging timelapses, or any project where you want to see your face change over time Made with love by a dad
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TimeLapse at 62% against Timelane's 0%. TimeLapse also leads on rating (2.1 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Timelane's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99). On ads 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
Timelane is free to download; TimeLapse costs $4.99 up front. Timelane sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TimeLapse asks for nothing beyond the download.
TimeLapse holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TimeLapse has 12 ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of Timelane's.
TimeLapse ships an update fortnightly, Timelane every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeLapse | Timelane |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.1 (12 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.3 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | xyster.net LLC | Alexandru Cranga |
Customer experience
TimeLapse
Timelane
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
Timelane
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TimeLapse
No in-app purchases
Timelane
- Timelane Premium$4.99
