TimerCam vs Perch Cam
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
Perch Cam
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Nobody wants to hand their phone to a stranger mid-workout. Perch turns the phone itself into your photographer: prop it up, get in frame, and it takes the shot when you're ready. No sprinting back to check a timer. No filming your entire session to scrub for one good frame. Perch watches for you to settle into your pose and fires at the right moment — again and again, hands-free, until you have the whole set. HOW A SESSION WORKS 1. Prop your phone anywhere — a bench, a shelf, your bag. 2. Start a session and train. Perch detects when you're in frame, posed, and still, then takes the shot. Between sets, it waits. 3. When you're done, swipe through your shots: right to keep, left to toss, up to decide later. 4. Save the keepers. Only the photos you choose touch your camera roll — no fifty-shot pileup. MADE FOR THE GYM • Smart shutter: fires on a held pose, not a countdown • Works with front or back camera • Timer mode when you just want an interval • Every shot lands in a private session, not your photo library • Undo any decision while you sort • B-Roll mode: hands-free 5, 10, or 15-second video clips (included in the one-time unlock) PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on your phone. Detection happens on-device, your photos never upload anywhere, and there's no account to create. Perch can't see your photos — nobody can, until you save the ones you want. ONE HONEST PRICE Perch is free to use: 3 sessions a week with up to 50 shots each, and reviewing your shots is never limited. Want unlimited sessions and B-Roll video? It's $7.99, once. No subscription. No ads. Ever. Prop it. Pose. It shoots itself.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Perch Cam at none against TimerCam's shown. TimerCam's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.5). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. TimerCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Perch Cam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | TimerCam | Perch Cam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (85 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 85 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daisuke Yamashita | Matthew Orahood |
In-app purchases
TimerCam
- TimerCam Plus$7.99
Perch Cam
- Lifetime Unlock$7.99









