Comparison

Camera Timer! vs Hear Boost

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

Head to head
About

Camera Timer!

Capture photos of yourself or groups with a customizable countdown timer. Choose between single or multiple shots, and set audio or visual alerts before and after taking pictures. Ideal for hands-free photography.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown timer
  • Single and multi-shot modes
  • Set number of continuous shots
  • Audio warning before shooting
  • Speech alerts with custom messages
  • Strobe light flashing alerts
Features
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This app allows you to take photo yourself or share with friends and groups more easily.You can set a countdown before taking pictures at a time. Including the number of shots in a continuous take.You can set up by the operation mode 2. 1) Single Shot Mode Working in this mode you can set the countdown time before photography from 2 to 30 seconds. 2) Multi Shot Mode Working in this mode unless you can set the countdown time before the camera, you can also set the number of shots to take, including the timing of each shot with. 3) Multiple alerts Features: 1. (Sound Warning Setting) You can set audio warning before shooting every time. 2. (Speech To Alert Settings) Speech to alert after shooting full amount that you specify. 2.1 Voice messages can be defined as the way you want. 2.2 Speech can be defined languages(for now). 2.3 You can set the speed for uttering. 3. (Strobe Lights Flashing Setting) Alarms with strobe lights flashing after shooting full amount that you specify.(When you take a picture with The rear camera only.) 4. Display an animation while running timer ***Note*** -Images are stored on Camera Roll.

About

Hear Boost

Amplify your hearing and record distant sounds with this app. It allows you to capture conversations and ambient noises at up to 200x your microphone's normal capacity. Features include microphone input selection, voice filtering, and an equalizer for sound adjustment.

Highlights
  • Enhanced hearing and recording
  • Capture distant conversations
  • Up to 200x microphone amplification
  • Selectable microphone input
  • Voice filter switch
  • Adjustable equalizer
  • Background operation
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Hear Boost gives you enhanced hearing and recording ability to easily capture far away conversations and sounds. Hear the world around you in an enhanced way like you may have never heard it before. Listen and record up to 200x what your microphone normally delivers. Choose from any microphone input. A recording and hearing tool for journalists, students, parents, the curious or anyone who wants to enhance their hearing. Our microphone input and voice filter switch make this app the perfect tool for journalists to record interviews and students to record lectures. Add the equalizer to dial in or reduce certain sounds. Explore ((Spaces)) to hear the world through spacey environments. Hear Boost can work in the background so you can place your device anywhere with the display off while it’s still monitoring or recording. There is no limit to recording. It will keep recording until you stop it or your storage has run out of free space. We suggest you use headphones. Without headphones connected it will feedback on itself and make a very unpleasant sound. Use with any Bluetooth headset. All subscriptions include all features! Subscriptions: Monthly - $4.99 USD 6 Months - $14.99 USD Yearly - $19.99 ALSO BY FUTURE MOMENTS: Jam Recorder You Jam. We Split into Stems Podcast Cleaner Remove Noise from Audio Video Audio Splitter MSV Remix Remix the Audio of Your Video MicSwap Remix AI Audio Stem Separator Audio Cleaner AI Audio Cleanup Magic MAIVE AI Video Generator VideoVerb Add Reverb to Your Videos Hear Boost Get Super Hearing & Recording MicSwap Mic Modeler & Recorder MicSwap MultiTrack Multitrack Mic Modeler & Recorder MicSwap Video Edit Video Audio with Mic Models & FX MicSwap Camera The Best Sounding Video Camera AudioFix Denoise & Clean the Sound of Your Video VideoMaster Instant Audio Post-Production for Videos AudioVerb Add Reverb & Delay to Your Audio AudioMaster Audio Mastering for Podcasts & Music Volume Booster Easily Boost the Sound of Your Audio or Video --- Privacy Policy: https://future-moments.com/termsandprivacy#privacy Terms of Use: https://future-moments.com/termsandprivacy

Screenshots

Camera Timer!3 screens
Hear Boost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hear Boost at 4.2 against Camera Timer!'s 1.8. Hear Boost also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (12K vs 42). Camera Timer!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Hear Boost sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Camera Timer! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hear Boost holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hear Boost has 12K ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Camera Timer!'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Hear Boost's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Camera Timer! ships an update every 6 weeks, Hear Boost every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Camera Timer! versus Hear Boost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamera Timer!Hear Boost
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (42 ratings)4.2 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.9% of reviews50.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4212K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developernakhon phagdeechatFuture Moments

Customer experience

Camera Timer!

All ratings42 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral11.9%
Negative73.8%
Written reviews198 reviews
Positive35.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative55.1%

Hear Boost

All ratings11,634 ratings
Positive78.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews347 reviews
Positive50.4%
Neutral8.1%
Negative41.5%

User reviews

Camera Timer!

From 42 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple and easy to use
  • 📸 Useful for taking group photos
  • 💯 Great for the price (free)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Photos not saving properly
  • 💤 Ads interrupting photo taking
  • 🔍 Lack of camera control options

Hear Boost

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Useful app
  • 🚀 Great sound quality
  • ⭐ Awesome app
  • 🎉 Best app ever
  • 💻 Works well with headphones

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns
  • 💰 Expensive upgrades
  • ⏱️ Forced waiting periods
  • 🔇 Poor sound quality without upgrades

Bugs and requests

Camera Timer!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashing or freezing
  • Timer not working as expected
  • Photos not appearing in camera roll

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to disable ads
  • Ability to switch between front and back cameras
  • Improved photo quality and saving

Hear Boost

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Recordings not saving properly
  • Equalizer not working as expected
  • Constant feedback/distortion
  • App freezing/crashing on launch

Requested features

5 requests
  • Microphone selection option
  • Noise cancellation feature
  • Bluetooth speaker support
  • Real-time transcription
  • Hearing aid integration

In-app purchases

None

Camera Timer!

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

Hear Boost

Subscriptions9
  • Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Monthly2 variants$4.991 Month
Show 6 more
  • Monthly1 Month trial2 variants$4.991 Month
  • 6 Months$7.996 Months
  • Trial + Annual3 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Year
  • 6 Months$14.996 Months
  • Annual + Trial3 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Annual + Trial3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time6
  • Transcription up to 1 hour$0.99
  • Unlimited Use Forever$1.99
  • Transcription up to 2 hours$1.99
Show 3 more
  • Transcription up to 3 hours$2.99
  • Custom Equalizer$3.99
  • All Spaces$4.99

Questions

Is Camera Timer! free?
Camera Timer! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hear Boost free?
Hear Boost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Camera Timer! or Hear Boost?
Hear Boost is rated higher. Camera Timer! averages 1.8 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Hear Boost averages 4.2 from 12K ratings.
Do Camera Timer! or Hear Boost have ads?
Camera Timer! shows ads; Hear Boost does not.
Which is updated more often, Camera Timer! or Hear Boost?
Camera Timer! ships an update every 6 weeks, and Hear Boost every 3 weeks. Most recently, Camera Timer! was updated on October 15, 2026 and Hear Boost on October 15, 2026.

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