OSnap! Pro vs Obscure
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OSnap! Pro
Create stunning time-lapse and stop motion videos with this powerful yet intuitive app. Capture sequences, add music, and share your creations easily. Perfect for both casual users and professional photographers.
- Time-lapse and stop motion creation
- Advanced photo capture options
- Customizable guides for alignment
- Flexible frame editing and sequencing
- Music and audio integration
- Multiple sharing and export options
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Simple, intuitive, powerful time-lapse and stop motion photography. Create and share stunning videos with ease. Packed full of features, OSnap! is truly the ultimate time-lapse and stop motion app. Perfect for both casual and serious photographers. ********* "...the best all-round time-lapse app out there, hands down" --epictutorials.com "Very cool" --The Daily Appster "...perhaps THE best time-lapse photography app on iOS" --redmondpie.com "Incredibly powerful....I love it!" --iPad Today "This app is packed full of features...a high recommendation" --148apps.com "...a must have for shooting Time Lapses bar none" --DSLRVideoClassRoom "The bounty of options never feels overwhelming or superfluous" --Eric Gwinn, Chicago Tribune "HIGHLY RECOMMENDED...amazing results" --ephotozine.com ********* --FEATURES--- TIME-LAPSE & STOP MOTION -Create quick and easy projects using built-in presets -Advanced options for expert photographers -Projects are ongoing; add or delete frames any time you like -More features and flexibility than any other app in its category PHOTO CAPTURE -Front/back camera, dual & triple lens support, flash/torch, exposure/focus/wb lock -Shoot portrait and landscape, 4:3, 1080p, 4K, Square and other HD resolutions (resolution support varies by device) -Pinch to zoom -Trigger photo capture with loud sounds in OSnap! 'Listening Mode' -Choose from a collection of unique, highly customizable guides to keep your photo sequences aligned and consistent -Reminders: Never forget to take a photo. Set hourly, daily, weekly or monthly reminders -Perfect for 'Daily Portrait' time-lapse projects SHARING & EXPORT -Create videos from 1-200 frames per second -Include music or other audio from your device -Videos are saved and archived and can be accessed at any time -Share to Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, iOS Photos, and many other options -TIP: Exported video resolution is always dictated by the FIRST image in the time-lapse sequence -Export+: Automatically save frames to iOS Photos, even during timed photo shoots, with an added option to bypass saving the frames to OSnap! Use OSnap! WiFi Assistant to download pics and videos from OSnap! directly to your Mac or PC; optionally, capture live photos WHILE you shoot (In-App Purchase) PLAYBACK & PREVIEW -Play and watch your projects immediately without rendering to video -Adjust the speed of your playback WHILE you watch -Choose speeds from 1-200 frames per second -Add music from your device -Record voice over (In-App Purchase) -Add a customized timestamp -Infinitely loop playback -Videos you eventually render will mimic your playback settings exactly EDITING & IMPORT -Duplicate, splice, reverse, mix and edit together pieces of your frame sequences into entirely new cinematic creations -Import pics from iOS Photos and other 3rd party sources such as Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, etc. (In-App Purchase) -OSnap!'s powerful editing features allow for the ultimate in creativity TIMED PHOTO CAPTURE -Set timer to capture images as fast as every 0.25 seconds or as slow as every 48 hours -Photos are saved immediately so that you will never lose data -System notifications will not interrupt timed photo sessions -Use 'Delayed Start' and 'Blackout Periods' to pause shooting during specified times & dates -Limit number of frames for each timed capture session; or take unlimited frames -Darken screen during long image capture sessions to help preserve battery life -Rapid timer settings (as fast as 0.25 seconds) allows for photo burst capabilities; capture multiple, quick photo sequences of sports and other live action events CHECK OUT VIDEOS MADE WITH OSNAP! instagram.com/osnapphotoapp x.com/osnapphotoapp facebook.com/osnapphotoapp youtube.com/user/osnapphotoapp tiktok.com/@osnapphotoapp
Obscure
Easily redact sensitive information from your photos before sharing. This app uses AI to automatically detect and obscure faces, text, and personal details, or allows for manual editing. Protect your privacy by blurring or blocking out private portions of images for safe social media sharing.
- Automatic face, text, and info detection
- Manual redaction editor
- One-touch email and phone number hiding
- Batch editing for multiple images
- Shortcuts integration for automation
- Blur, pixelate, or block sensitive areas
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Safely and securely share your photos! Obscure lets you quickly blur, pixellate or block out private portions of your images so that they are safe to share on any social platform. - Automatically detect & obscure faces, text, & personal info with advanced on-device AI - Redact all text from an image - Manually obfuscate any part of a picture with the easy to use editor - Find & hide email addresses and phone numbers with one touch - Edit multiple images in batches using the batch editor - Shortcuts action allows for easy redaction automation Just import an image, tap and drag over sensitive parts of the image then tap share. Use two fingers to pan and zoom to redact fine details. Works great for sharing screenshots! Obfuscate faces, license plates, and brand labels. Easily redact private parts of document images that you want to share. Redacted images can then be shared to any other app on your phone, or just save them back to your photo library. Obscure also works with Shortcuts, allowing you to easily setup an automated image processing pipeline. Long press the app icon to get quick shortcuts to your last taken image, the camera, or to paste an image you copied. Obscure is a one time purchase, no ads and no subscriptions! Privacy Policy: https://obscure.app/privacy Terms: https://obscure.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Obscure at none against OSnap! Pro's 3. Obscure also leads on price ($2.99 vs $9.99) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). OSnap! Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (359 vs 30). On review sentiment, ads 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
OSnap! Pro costs $9.99 and Obscure $2.99 up front. OSnap! Pro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Obscure asks for nothing beyond the download.
Obscure holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OSnap! Pro has 359 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 80% and 80% positive.
OSnap! Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, Obscure every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OSnap! Pro | Obscure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (359 ratings) | 4.8 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.6% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 359 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #200 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Cegnar | Swift Fox Software LLC |
Customer experience
OSnap! Pro
Obscure
Bugs and requests
OSnap! Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- Lighting issues in time-lapse videos
- Crashes when trying to share videos
- Unable to upload photos from camera roll
Requested features
4 requests- Add voice recording feature
- Improve photo/video export options
- Allow reordering of frames
- Implement Google Drive integration
Obscure
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OSnap! Pro
- Voice Over$2.99
- Photo Import$3.99
- Export+$3.99
Obscure
No in-app purchases









