Comparison

TimeLapse vs Video Speed Changer

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 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.

Highlights
  • 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
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

Video Speed Changer

Easily adjust the playback speed of your videos to create fast-motion time lapses or dramatic slow-motion effects. Edit existing footage or record new videos, then share your creations on social media.

Highlights
  • Adjust video playback speed
  • Create time-lapse videos
  • Create slow-motion videos
  • Edit existing videos
  • Record new videos
  • Save and share edited videos
Features
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Change the speed of videos. Make them faster or slower. Download the Video Speed Changer app for free now! With this app, you can change the speed of videos and adjust the playback speed. Make your videos faster for timelapse, Timewarp, or Hyperlapse effects, or slow videos down and turn them into slow motion. Just open the video in the app and change the video speed in a few simple steps. The app works with videos recorded on iPhone or iPad, and also with videos from external cameras such as drones, action cams, dash cams, or other cameras. Common video formats like MP4 and MOV can be made faster or slower afterward. If you recorded a long clip while driving down a road, for example, you can simply speed up that video and create a time-lapse. Or if you have a video of someone that you want to slow down, you can turn it into slow motion later. If you are wondering how to speed up a video, accelerate a video, slow down a video, turn a normal video into a time-lapse, or change the playback speed of a video on iPhone or iPad, the Video Speed Changer iOS app is made for exactly that. Tip: If you want to create a funny video, try this: Record a video of someone speaking in front of the camera. Slow the playback speed down to 0.5x with the app, and it will sound as if the person is drunk. A simple slider and preset buttons make it easy for anyone to create slow motion or time-lapse from an existing video. Just open the app, choose a video from your iPhone or iPad, and drag the slider to the right to make it faster or to the left to slow it down. This lets you change the playback speed of your video without using complicated video editing software. In the editor where you adjust the video speed, there is also a preview feature. You can see the original playback duration of the source video and the new duration after your selected video-speed change. The finished video is saved without a watermark or logo. The original video resolution is preserved: 1080p videos stay 1080p, and 4K videos stay 4K. This lets you change the speed of your video without reducing its resolution or quality. Videos are processed securely and privately, only locally on your own device. There is no upload to the cloud or to external servers. This is ideal if you want to edit videos privately and directly on your iPhone or iPad. The finished changed video can be saved and sent via iMessage, WhatsApp, or other messengers, or shared on social media such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, Stories, or Status. Download the app for free now! Apple Standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TimeLapse2 screens
Video Speed Changer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Video Speed Changer at 4.7 against TimeLapse's 2.3. Video Speed Changer also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 18). TimeLapse's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. TimeLapse sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Video Speed Changer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Video Speed Changer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Video Speed Changer has 1.4K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of TimeLapse's written reviews are positive against 34% of Video Speed Changer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeLapse ships an update every 3 weeks, Video Speed Changer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TimeLapse versus Video Speed Changer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeLapseVideo Speed Changer
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (18 ratings)4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.5% of reviews — better33.8% of reviews
Number of ratings181.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.3 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerxyster.net LLCBrachmann Online Marketing GmbH & Co. KG

Customer experience

TimeLapse

All ratings18 ratings
Positive27.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative61.1%
Written reviews359 reviews
Positive58.5%
Neutral9.5%
Negative32.0%

Video Speed Changer

All ratings1,351 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews136 reviews
Positive33.8%
Neutral8.8%
Negative57.4%

User reviews

TimeLapse

From 18 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly interface and easy to learn
  • 🎥 High-quality video output and sharp images
  • ⚙️ Extensive customization settings and controls
  • 🔒 Focus and exposure lock features
  • 🎵 Ability to add music to videos

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing
  • ❌ Video playback fails or won't open
  • 💾 Projects don't save properly
  • 📚 Lack of clear instructions and documentation
  • 💰 Misleading free/paid model with hidden paywalls

Video Speed Changer

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Works great and makes editing effortless
  • 🚀 Simple but great
  • 👍 Good app
  • 👍 Great little app
  • 👍 Excellent

Room to improve

  • 💰 Not paying a subscription
  • 🐛 Please fix this
  • 💰 DON'T PAY $3.99
  • 💰 You have to pay now
  • 🐛 used to work

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

Video Speed Changer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TimeLapse

One-time3
  • TimeLapse Recording Unlimited$1.99
  • TimeLapse Editing Unlimited$3.99
  • TimeLapse Unlimited$4.99
7 purchases

Video Speed Changer

Subscriptions3
  • Premium$1.997 Days
  • Premium1 Year trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium$3.991 Month
One-time4
  • Voluntary Payment 1$3.99
  • Voluntary Payment 2$4.99
  • Voluntary Payment 3$5.99
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  • Remove Ads$12.99

Questions

Is TimeLapse free?
TimeLapse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Video Speed Changer free?
Video Speed Changer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TimeLapse or Video Speed Changer?
Video Speed Changer is rated higher. TimeLapse averages 2.3 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Video Speed Changer averages 4.7 from 1.4K ratings.
Do TimeLapse or Video Speed Changer have ads?
Video Speed Changer shows ads; TimeLapse does not.
Which is updated more often, TimeLapse or Video Speed Changer?
TimeLapse ships an update every 3 weeks, and Video Speed Changer every 5 months. Most recently, TimeLapse was updated on October 22, 2026 and Video Speed Changer on October 26, 2026.

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