Timetracks4D vs Slit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timetracks4D
Create unique moving photographs with a slit-scan camera effect. Adjust scan movement, time intervals, resolution, and exposure for custom results. Automatically save your creations periodically.
- Slit-scan camera effect
- Adjustable scan movement (One-way, Palindrome, Still)
- Customizable scan time interval
- Image resolution settings
- Scan line width adjustment
- Exposure lock
- Automatic image saving
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Timetracks4D is a camera that cuts time out as if it were space. Think of video as a cube stacked in three directions: width, height and time. Ordinary playback cuts that cube straight across time and shows you the slices one after another. Timetracks4D tilts the cut. Once it is tilted, every place on the screen shows a different moment: whatever held still comes out as it was, and only what moved is twisted. ■ Two ways to shoot [Movie] Records while the cut turns. The tilt changes from frame to frame, so the picture keeps moving. Angle, Speed and Window Time change how it twists. [Still] Builds one picture by stacking narrow bands, one at a time. Each band was taken at a different moment, so the finished picture reads as the flow of time from top to bottom. This is the slit scan, the way the first Timetracks worked. It saves a long picture: eight screenfuls joined end to end, each at the camera's own resolution. Both are made from the same camera feed, but they treat time differently, so each one has its own settings. ■ Main settings - Camera (Back / Front), Zoom (Lens), Resolution, Frame Rate - Transform (Shear / Rotate) and the edge time runs along (Long Edge / Short Edge) - Auto Rotate speed, Angle, Window Time - How the band moves (One-way / Palindrome / Wave / Fixed / Drift / Random) - Interval between bands, from single frames to hours - Scan Width - Full Screen, Show Buttons, Touch Gestures, Prevent Auto-Lock - Add Location There is a button that randomizes the settings. If you are not sure what to touch first, press that. ■ Getting a good result Hold the device still. If the device moves, the whole picture moves with it and you cannot tell that apart from the subject moving. A tripod or a table is the sure way. Point it at something that moves. A still subject seen from a still device gives the same picture at every moment, so nothing happens. People walking, a hand, water, traffic, anything swaying in the wind - these work well. Once you have the feel of it, try moving the device instead. That is where the more complicated shapes come from. ■ Pricing Everything except recording is free. Play with the camera and the settings as much as you like; the picture you would get is on the screen already. Try it first. Full Access (a one-time in-app purchase) removes the ad and lets you save movies and stills. If you have already bought Timetracks, you do not need to buy anything. Full Access turns on by itself when you update.
Slit
Create unique slit-scan photos and videos with various modes for distortion and surreal effects. Capture self-portraits with a timer and share your creations with friends. Optimized for modern devices for higher resolutions and frame rates.
- Slit-scan photo creation
- Moving Slit Mode for distortion
- Still Slit Mode for surreal photos
- 5-second timer for self-portraits
- High resolution and FPS options
- Share creations with friends
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Create awesome slit-scan photos on your device! • Up to 1920x1080* Slit-Scans at 240 FPS**! • Use the Moving Slit Mode to make a moving thing seem distorted! • Use the Still Slit Mode to create surrealistic photos! • Use the 5 Seconds Timer to capture a photo of yourself! • Share your awesome Slit-Scan images with your friends! For best quality it's recommended to use stand or tripod. See our website for some examples: http://demax.ru/slit-scan-maker/ * To get 1920x1080 resolution images use modern devices (iPhone 6S and later, iPad Pro). 1280x720 resolution is used on older devices. 120 FPS supported on iPhone 5S and later. ** To get 240 FPS capturing use modern devices (iPhone 7/7+ or later). This is optional experimental feature, you can enable or disable it in app settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Slit at 4.3 against Timetracks4D's 1.0. Slit also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Timetracks4D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Slit asks for nothing beyond the download.
Slit holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slit has 64 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Timetracks4D's written reviews are positive against 45% of Slit's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timetracks4D | Slit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.3 (64 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.2% of reviews | 45.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 64 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 8.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | Denis Frolov |
Customer experience
Timetracks4D
Slit
In-app purchases
Timetracks4D
- Full Access$3.99
Slit
No in-app purchases





