Comparison

Timelapse Helper vs Skyflow

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Timelapse Helper

This app assists timelapse photographers by calculating the necessary shooting time for a desired playback duration. It's a straightforward tool for planning your timelapse projects.

Highlights
  • Timelapse shooting time calculation
  • Desired playback duration input
  • Simple and straightforward interface
  • Planning tool for timelapse projects
Features
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The Timelapse Helper is a neat companion for anyone interested in timelapse photography. It's a simple app to help you calculate the shooting time needed to create timelapse footage of a desired playback duration.

About

Skyflow

Create professional time-lapse and stop-motion videos with advanced camera controls and a powerful editor. Adjust playback speed after shooting, apply effects, and export in high resolutions. Supports various photo and video formats for ultimate creative freedom.

Highlights
  • Adjustable playback speed after shooting
  • Pro camera controls (ISO, shutter, WB, focus)
  • Support for RAW, HEIF, and ProRes formats
  • Advanced time-lapse editor with keyframing
  • Export up to 8K resolution
  • Long exposure effects and exposure bracketing
  • Stop-motion shooting mode
Features
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Skyflow is a powerful, professional-grade tool for creators who want top-quality in time-lapse and stop-motion. Skyflow’s standout feature is the ability to change your time-lapse playback speed even after shooting was finished. With powerful camera controls, broad format support, and a full-featured editor, Skyflow gives you complete control from shoot to export. Highly Configurable Capture Experience: • Source selection: SDR Video, HDR Video, Apple Log, 12MP and 48MP Photo • Expanded save formats: HEIF, HEIF (10-bit), ProRes, ProRAW • Shooting modes: Time-Lapse and Stop Motion • Adjustable Start Time, Interval, and Duration • Pro Tools: Histogram, Zebra, Apple Log LUT Preview • Manual control of ISO, shutter speed, EV, white balance, and focus • Noise Reduction for night shots by limiting shutter speed • Long Exposure effects: Light Trails & Motion Blur • 3-stop/2-stop Exposure Bracketing (EB) • Panning motion for cinematic movement • Horizon level and photo grid overlays Feature-rich Time-Lapse Editor: • Playback speed adjustment with reverse option and speed ramping • Advanced cropping with perspective correction • Full editing and sharing support for (Pro)RAW • Improved image fusion for exposure-bracketed sequences (EB) • Exposure and color adjustments • Keypoint-based ramping for playback speed, crop settings, exposure and color adjustments • Trimming, adding music, continuing a time-lapse, and more Export and Sharing: • Export up to 8K (depends on your device model) • Video formats including ProRes • Custom frame rate and bitrate • HDR / Dolby Vision export support • Save to Photos, Files, or share to other apps Other Features • Detailed time-lapse info view with photo metadata and capture-metrics graphs • Create time-lapse projects from photo albums, bursts, videos, or imported folders • Support for DJI OSMO Mobile and DJI OSMO Mobile 2 handheld gimbals Please note: DJI OSMO Mobile 3 and later are not supported due to factors outside our control! Free Version You can shoot unlimited time-lapses with no restrictions. Exports, however, are limited to 540p resolution and include a watermark. Limitations can be removed with a one-time in-app purchase.

Screenshots

Timelapse Helper3 screens
Skyflow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Skyflow at 4.6 against Timelapse Helper's 3.5. Skyflow also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (590 vs 15). Timelapse Helper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (83% vs 72%). On price and ads 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. Skyflow sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Timelapse Helper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Skyflow holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skyflow has 590 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Timelapse Helper's written reviews are positive against 72% of Skyflow's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timelapse Helper ships an update every 8 months, Skyflow every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Timelapse Helper versus Skyflow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimelapse HelperSkyflow
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (15 ratings)4.6 (590 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better72.1% of reviews
Number of ratings15590 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.014.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB71 MB
Age rating4+9+
DevelopersighmonAndrei Kovalev

Customer experience

Timelapse Helper

All ratings15 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Skyflow

All ratings590 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews419 reviews
Positive72.1%
Neutral7.2%
Negative20.8%

Bugs and requests

Timelapse Helper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Skyflow

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Camera session errors
  • Inability to complete actions
  • Distorted or corrupted video output
  • Timelapses not saving properly

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add intermediate zoom levels
  • Implement vertical/portrait mode
  • Add manual focus control
  • Introduce exposure and shutter speed settings
  • Implement geotagging and timestamp overlays
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  • Add presets for common shooting scenarios
  • Improve file management and export options
  • Introduce cloud backup and sync functionality

In-app purchases

None

Timelapse Helper

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Skyflow

One-time5
  • Remove Ads & Watermark$0.99
  • Upgrade Tier 1$1.99
  • HD export$2.99
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  • Upgrade Tier 2$3.99
  • Full version$4.99

Questions

Is Timelapse Helper free?
Timelapse Helper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skyflow free?
Skyflow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timelapse Helper or Skyflow?
Skyflow is rated higher. Timelapse Helper averages 3.5 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Skyflow averages 4.6 from 590 ratings.
Do Timelapse Helper or Skyflow have ads?
Neither Timelapse Helper nor Skyflow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timelapse Helper or Skyflow?
Timelapse Helper ships an update every 8 months, and Skyflow every 3 weeks. Most recently, Timelapse Helper was updated on October 4, 2026 and Skyflow on October 10, 2026.

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