TimeLapse vs Hyperlapse
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.
Hyperlapse
Easily create captivating hyperlapse videos with adjustable speed controls. Speed up footage up to 20x or slow it down to 1/10x for dramatic effects. Save and share your creations instantly.
- Speed control up to 20x fast-forward
- Speed control down to 1/10x slow-motion
- Create mesmerizing hyperlapse videos
- Simple, one-click saving
- Instant sharing to phone
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Key Features: Speed Control: Zoom through your videos at up to 20x speed or slow it down to 1/10 speed for epic fast-forward or dreamy slow-mo effects. Easy to Use: No tech wizardry needed. Just choose your speed and we convert your video, save it in 1 click, simple as that. Hyperlapse Wizardry: Turn everyday scenes into mesmerizing hyperlapse videos. Instant Sharing: Save your video masterpieces to your phone in 1 tap. Download now and create a masterpiece. Terms Of Use can be found at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.termsfeed.com/live/ee1aca42-63c8-4b3a-8275-e7ad4ce17236
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TimeLapse at 58% against Hyperlapse's 0%. TimeLapse also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.3 vs 16.0). Hyperlapse's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (96 vs 18). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. TimeLapse sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Hyperlapse sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hyperlapse holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hyperlapse has 96 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 0% of Hyperlapse'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, Hyperlapse fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeLapse | Hyperlapse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (18 ratings) | 4.5 (96 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 96 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.3 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | xyster.net LLC | Gabe Rogers |
Customer experience
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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
Hyperlapse
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
Hyperlapse
- Weekly$4.997 Days
- Monthly$15.991 Month
- Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year
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- Annual Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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