Comparison

TimerCam vs Kawi

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

Kawi

Features
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Start with a reference. Make the photo your own. Kawi brings pose references, reference-photo overlays, live filters, beauty controls and a personal photo gallery into one portrait camera. POSE REFERENCES Browse albums by scene and search male or female pose titles. Choose albums, then explore their references directly from the camera. REFERENCE-PHOTO SHOOTING Import a reference from your device or choose one from the app library. Move and resize the subject reference in your viewfinder. Hide it whenever you want an unobstructed view, then bring it back from the Pose strip. LIVE FILTERS AND BEAUTY CONTROLS Explore color looks with scene suggestions. Adjust skin smoothing, face slimming, eyes, brightening, nose and body effects while keeping the shutter within reach. Effects are optional and processed on your device. EVERYDAY CAMERA TOOLS Switch between front and rear cameras. Shoot in portrait or landscape, and use flash, a countdown timer, a grid and a level when supported by your device. YOUR PHOTOS TOGETHER Open your latest shot from the camera and browse photos captured in Kawi. Deleting an in-app work does not delete its separate copy in Apple Photos. SIX LANGUAGES AND A FEATURE GUIDE Choose Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Thai or Arabic. Find the feature guide, language settings, optional email account and feedback in My. Camera features can be used without registering an email account. Email account services and submitted feedback use the server; local photo effects do not require uploading your photos to the developer server in this release. Lighting, device capabilities and person detection affect results. References help with framing and poses; they do not automatically choose a shooting position or guarantee a particular result.

Screenshots

TimerCam3 screens
Kawi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kawi at none against TimerCam's 1. Kawi also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). 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. Kawi asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimerCam ships an update every 3 weeks, Kawi weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TimerCam versus Kawi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimerCamKawi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (129 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings129 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaisuke Yamashita磊 张

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TimerCam

One-time1
  • TimerCam Plus$5.99
None

Kawi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimerCam free?
TimerCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kawi free?
Kawi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TimerCam or Kawi have ads?
TimerCam shows ads; Kawi does not.
Which is updated more often, TimerCam or Kawi?
TimerCam ships an update every 3 weeks, and Kawi weekly. Most recently, TimerCam was updated on November 10, 2026 and Kawi on November 13, 2026.

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