TimeLapse vs Time
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 videos on your mobile device. Capture sequences with flexible camera settings, including 4K video and RAW photos, and refine your footage with frame-level editing and powerful filters.
- Flexible time-lapse camera setup
- 4K video and RAW photo capture
- Smart Exposure for flicker-free results
- Frame-level sequence editor
- Virtual pan and zoom
- Powerful filter stack
- Tilt shift effect
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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.
Time
Control Afidus Time-Lapse cameras with multiple recording modes and detailed parameter settings. Features include a time-lapse calculator, image alignment, and automatic video generation for instant sharing.
- Multiple recording modes (PIR, Stop Motion, Time Lapse, Hybrid, Video Lapse)
- Detailed parameter settings (FPS, Interval, Resolution, etc.)
- Lens zoom and focus control
- Time lapse calculator
- Automatic video generation
- Instant video sharing
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This APP aims to control Afidus Time-Lapse camera series ATL-200/ATL-201/ATL-200S/ATL-201S. Please visit www.afidus.com for more information about camera. Features: * 5 recording mode: PIR / Stop Motion / Time Lapse / Hybrid / Video Lapse(PIR & Hybrid is ATL-200/ATL-200S only) * Setting parameters: FPS, Interval, Quality, Scene, Resolution, Aspect Ratio, Exposure, White balance, Contrast, Sharpness, Saturation, HDR * Lens Zoom & Focus(ATL-200/ATL-20S only) * Time lapse calculator * Image Alignment * Video generation automatically * Video sharing on internet instantly * Making video by snapshot
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Time at 3.5 against TimeLapse's 2.3. Time also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). TimeLapse's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (58% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. TimeLapse sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Time asks for nothing beyond the download.
Time holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 21 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of TimeLapse's written reviews are positive against 50% of Time's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TimeLapse ships an update every 3 weeks, Time every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeLapse | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (18 ratings) | 3.5 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.3 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | xyster.net LLC | Afidus Ltd. |
Customer experience
TimeLapse
Time
Bugs and requests
TimeLapse
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes during video creation and editing
- Video files become corrupted or unplayable
- Projects fail to save or load
- Green screen output instead of recorded video
- Black video output despite successful recording
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- Grainy/poor quality video despite 720p claims
- Photo library access denied errors
- App freezes when taking photos
- Crashes with front camera usage
- Crashes on specific iOS versions (4.3.3, iOS 7, iOS 9)
- Video playback crashes immediately upon opening
- Motrr integration causes immediate crashes
- Low battery warning interrupts recording
- Video stops recording prematurely despite settings
Requested features
11 requests- Better user manual and in-app instructions
- Longer final video length in free version
- Automatic exposure adjustment for changing light
- Pause/resume recording functionality
- Timestamp/date overlay on videos
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- Background app operation capability
- Auto-lock screen disable within app
- 4K video export support
- Ability to disable auto-lock during recording
- Sort library by most recent first
- Screen recording speed adjustment
Time
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TimeLapse
- TimeLapse Recording Unlimited$1.99
- TimeLapse Editing Unlimited$3.99
- TimeLapse Unlimited$4.99
Time
No in-app purchases
