Comparison

TimerCam vs Intervalo

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

Intervalo

Features
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Intervalo is a dead-simple interval camera (intervalometer) for iPhone. Set how often it should take a photo, set how many photos you want — or leave it unlimited — tap start, and Intervalo shoots automatically until it's done. That's it. No ads, no account, no subscription, no in-app purchases. Completely free. WHAT IT DOES • Interval shooting from 1 to 60 seconds • Stop after 10, 25, 50, 100 photos — or run unlimited • Live countdown to the next shot and a running photo counter • Every photo saves straight to your Photos library A REAL CAMERA, NOT A TOY • Tap to focus and expose anywhere — using the iPhone's native autofocus • Pinch to zoom • Front and back camera • Flash: off, on, or auto BUILT TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY • Clean, single-screen design • No filters to wade through, no clutter • No data collection — nothing ever leaves your device Perfect for time-lapse source frames, monitoring a slow change over time, hands-free group photos, product shots, plants growing, skies moving, or any moment you want captured on a steady rhythm. Set it. Start it. Walk away. Intervalo handles the shutter.

Screenshots

TimerCam3 screens
Intervalo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Intervalo at none against TimerCam's 1. Intervalo also leads on ads (none vs shown). TimerCam's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TimerCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Intervalo asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TimerCam versus Intervalo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimerCamIntervalo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (85 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings85 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaisuke YamashitaDavid Moser

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TimerCam

One-time1
  • TimerCam Plus$5.99
None

Intervalo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimerCam free?
TimerCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Intervalo free?
Intervalo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TimerCam or Intervalo have ads?
TimerCam shows ads; Intervalo does not.

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