Timetracks4D vs StroboScope
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.
StroboScope
This app simulates strobe flashes and slits to create continuous photographic views of fast-moving objects. It can be used as an alternative to zoetropes and animation devices, and also allows for video recording. Adjust brightness and rotation speed to match the subject's movement.
- Continuous photographic view of fast motion
- Strobe flash and slit simulation
- Zoetrope and animation device alternative
- Video recording capability
- ISO and FPS control
- Adjustable brightness and rotation speed
- Exhibition mode with hidden controls
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StroboScopeは高速運動している物体を連続写真的に見せられるアプリです。ゾートロープやアニメーション装置のストロボフラッシュやスリットの代わりとして利用でき、ビデオ記録することもできます。 またISOやFPSの操作が可能。回転体・運動体に合わせて明るさや回転数を調整できます。二本指で画面を長押しすると全ボタンが非表示になり、展示モードに切り替わります。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Timetracks4D at Free against StroboScope's $4.99. Timetracks4D also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 45 months). StroboScope's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, 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
Timetracks4D is free to download; StroboScope costs $4.99 up front. Timetracks4D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StroboScope asks for nothing beyond the download.
StroboScope holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Timetracks4D's written reviews are positive against 40% of StroboScope's.
Timetracks4D ships an update every 3 weeks, StroboScope every 45 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timetracks4D | StroboScope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.2% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 45 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | Masayuki INOUE |
Customer experience
Timetracks4D
StroboScope
In-app purchases
Timetracks4D
- Full Access$3.99
StroboScope
No in-app purchases









