TimerCam vs selfer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Selectable timer delay
- Countdown sound effect
- Selectable flash mode
- Front camera support
- Photo preview and saving
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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
selfer
Capture perfect self-portraits without needing a photographer. This app automates photo taking with customizable intervals, allowing you to set up your device and get multiple shots to choose from. Manage your captured images easily within the app before saving or sharing.
- Customizable photo intervals
- Automatic photo capture
- Internal photo management
- Save, delete, and share photos
- Autofocus and flash control
- Switch between front and back cameras
- Disable shutter sound
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Let's be honest, not everyone has their own photographer at the rate, but everyone wants to have the perfect photo of yourself to share it on social media, send to parents or use on dating apps and you don't want to bother someone every time to help with it. Just ask the app to do it, it never gets tired :) App provides custom camera to take photos with the specified interval. You can handle device in your hand and use different angles or put it somewhere to be focused on you and app will make as many photos as you want automatically. This makes it possible to take a picture of yourself on your own and choose only the perfect photos from the many taken. All photos are initially saved in internal app's memory and grouped into photosets to not get mixed with your device gallery photos. Photosets and photos can be conveniently managed such as save to gallery, delete, share etc. Camera has all needed features to take the perfect selfie: autofocus, configuration of photos interval in seconds and minutes, lock of screen sleep when camera is active, maximum image quality, disable or enable shutter sound, you can switch between all camera lens direction (for example between back and front cameras), flash mode. UI is easy to use, built using material design and has support of dark mode to provide nice looking and convenient interface.
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Verdict
TimerCam and selfer both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of selfer's written reviews are positive against 62% of TimerCam's. selfer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). TimerCam's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. TimerCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and selfer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for TimerCam against 4.7 for selfer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 85 and 96 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of TimerCam's written reviews are positive against 100% of selfer's.
TimerCam ships an update every 3 weeks, selfer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimerCam | selfer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (85 ratings) — better | 4.7 (96 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 85 | 96 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Daisuke Yamashita | Ihor Prysiazhniuk |
Customer experience
TimerCam
selfer
In-app purchases
TimerCam
- TimerCam Plus$7.99
selfer
- Pro version$3.99






