Comparison

TimerCam vs Text OCR Search

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

Head to head
About

TimerCam

Easily capture photos of yourself with a customizable self-timer. Choose your delay, flash mode, and utilize the front camera for perfect solo shots. Save and preview your images effortlessly.

Highlights
  • Selectable timer delay
  • Countdown sound effect
  • Selectable flash mode
  • Front camera support
  • Photo preview and saving
Features
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Over 10 million downloads worldwide. BE IN THE PHOTO — NOT BEHIND THE CAMERA. TimerCam makes hands-free photography simple. Place your iPhone, choose a timer or interval, step into frame, and let TimerCam take care of the rest. Perfect for group photos, solo travel, selfies, outfit photos, family moments, and content creation. No remote shutter or complicated setup required. TWO SIMPLE WAYS TO SHOOT TIMER Set a 5, 10, 15, or 30-second countdown and take a single photo. INTERVAL Take a series of photos automatically at regular intervals. Stay in position and capture more expressions, poses, and moments without walking back to your iPhone after every shot. HOW IT WORKS 1. Place your iPhone on a stable surface or tripod 2. Choose Timer or Interval 3. Set your countdown or interval and step into frame 4. Review your shots and save your favorites FREE FEATURES • Self-timer with 5, 10, 15, or 30-second delays • Interval shooting with 3 photos, 3 seconds apart • 4:3 and square (1:1) aspect ratios • Optional 3×3 grid and level guide • Clear circular countdown ring • Countdown sound for the final 3 seconds • Flash modes: Auto, On, and Off • Screen flash for brighter front-camera photos • Tap to focus and set exposure • Swipe up or down to fine-tune exposure • Pinch to zoom • Portrait and landscape shooting • Review photos before saving TIMERCAM PLUS Take more photos. Find your best shots faster. • Choose how many interval photos to take — or keep shooting until you stop • Set intervals from 0.5 to 60 seconds • Review each shoot in the built-in gallery • Quickly sort your photos with simple KEEP and PASS controls • Get automatic, on-device recommendations to help find promising shots • Save selected photos or export the entire shoot • Shoot in wide 16:9 format • Choose between JPEG and space-saving HEIF • Remove ads Photo recommendations are processed entirely on your device. Your photos are never uploaded for analysis. TimerCam Plus is a one-time purchase. No subscription is required. A LONG-TRUSTED CAMERA APP Ranked #1 in Japan’s iPhone Photography category in February 2012. SUPPORT https://trooron.github.io/timercam/support_timercam.html

About

Text OCR Search

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TV news and program captions, newspaper and magazine articles, billboards and advertisements you see on the street, URLs, phone numbers, store names, names... Have you ever taken a photo with your smartphone and wanted to search it online right away? That's when this app comes in handy. Use your smartphone camera to take a picture of any text that catches your eye. "Text recognition" allows you to search the internet in one go. There is no need for the troublesome work of starting up your smartphone's browser and typing in characters one by one. You can also use photos and images saved in your camera roll. Recognized text is also copied to the clipboard at the same time, so you can paste the text into other apps such as the Notes app.

Screenshots

TimerCam3 screens
Text OCR Search2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TimerCam at Free against Text OCR Search's $0.99. TimerCam also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months). Text OCR Search's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

TimerCam is free to download; Text OCR Search costs $0.99 up front. TimerCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Text OCR Search asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimerCam ships an update every 3 weeks, Text OCR Search every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and July 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
TimerCam versus Text OCR Search: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimerCamText OCR Search
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (85 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings85 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank—#191 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaisuke YamashitaMasanori Katsuta

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TimerCam

One-time1
  • TimerCam Plus$5.99
None

Text OCR Search

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimerCam free?
TimerCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text OCR Search free?
Text OCR Search costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do TimerCam or Text OCR Search have ads?
TimerCam shows ads; Text OCR Search does not.
Which is updated more often, TimerCam or Text OCR Search?
TimerCam ships an update every 3 weeks, and Text OCR Search every 9 months. Most recently, TimerCam was updated on September 22, 2026 and Text OCR Search on July 28, 2026.

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