Timelapse Toolkit vs pCAM Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timelapse Toolkit
This app assists DSLR camera users in creating timelapses by providing tools to calculate clip length, event duration, and shot intervals. It also includes helpful features like a night torch, sun and moon tracking, and tips for optimal results.
- Timelapse calculator
- Clip length calculation
- Event duration calculation
- Shot interval calculation
- Night torch
- Sun and Moon tracker
- Timelapse tips
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Timelapse Toolkit is very helpful if you shoot timelapse with DSLR cameras (Watch the video at timelapsetoolkit.com). It offers tools like the timelapse calculator, which unlike others, is able to calculate different values. It can be used to calculate the total length of the clip, as well as the duration of the event, and of course the interval between the shots. It comes with other features such as a torch, very handy when shooting at night, a Sun and Moon tracker, to know the time of sunset, sunrise, moonset and moonrise. Also includes a page with tips on how to get the best results in your timelapses.
pCAM Pro
This app provides 27 essential tools for cinematography and photography professionals and students. It offers instant calculations for depth of field, field of view, exposure, and more, with a user-friendly interface designed for on-the-go use.
- Depth of Field calculations
- Field of View preview
- Focal Length matching
- Exposure calculations
- HMI Flicker-free settings
- Speed Booster adapter calculations
- VFX tracking markers
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Plan shots, choose lenses, calculate exposure, and pre-visualize the frame in seconds. 27 pro tools. Every result illustrated. 2,000+ camera formats plus unlimited user-defined formats. I've deliberately kept pCAM Pro a one-time purchase, with none of the subscriptions that have crept into so many apps. • Universal app for iPhone, iPad, Apple Silicon Mac, and Apple Vision Pro • Depth of Field (hyperfocal, total depth, near and far, image circle) • Field of View (and angle of view) • Field of View Preview in both Portrait & Landscape camera positions (8 images to pre-visualize & size shots by distance & focal length) • Focal Length (lens) Matching — match to horizontal, vertical, or diagonal dimensions • Relative Size (compares sensors) • Exposure calculations • HMI Flicker-free (safe shutters & safe camera speeds) • Reference (technical charts, lists & tables. Cine film stocks with film can labels, cine lens specs, false color/exposure change, diopter distance table, miniature shooting, safe panning speeds, zone system) • Insert Slate (4 font colors plus white or black backgrounds) • Splits — Aperture Finder calculation • Speed Booster® Adapter — calculate reduced Focal Length & Boosted Aperture with various adapters. Also create camera format profiles with attached adapters for use in other tools • Eye Light (soft-edged light shapes — Full Screen, Oval, Ring, and Strip) • Chroma Key & VFX Tracking (green and blue screen and VFX tracking markers) • Light Effects for handheld light or via Apple AirPlay to HDTV. Includes templates for: fire, television, siren, neon, strobe, flashbulb, lightning. Create unlimited custom animations • Mired Shift — Gel Selector • Conversion calculator • 4 Test Charts (incl. Siemens Star) • Triangulate calculation (calculate distances, image circle, etc.) • Film Running Time to Length • Shooting to Screen Time • Color Correction (chooses color correction filters) • Time Lapse (shooting interval, event duration, screen time) • Scene Illumination (beam intensity) • Light Coverage (width/distance) • Underwater Distance • Diopter (lens focus, diopter power) • Macro (object distance, magnification, corrected stop, DoF, object size, image size, fill percentage) • Built-in user guides on each screen • Calculates instantly & automatically as each entry is entered • 2,000+ camera formats plus unlimited customizable, user-defined camera formats, CoC & filters • Designed by a working camera technician who understands that calculations must be done simply and on-the-run AND ONE THING THAT ISN'T A CALCULATOR Crew Wheel — spin to settle who's buying the coffee. Not a tool, just a small gift for the standing-around time. Every long day needs one. TRUSTED WORLDWIDE BY DPs, Photographers, Camera Assistants, Camera Operators, Production Designers, VFX, Videographers, Gaffers, plus Film, Television, and Digital Media students. INDUSTRY RECOGNITION • Membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Production and Technology Branch). • 75th Primetime Emmy Awards — Emmy® for "Outstanding Achievement in Engineering, Science & Technology" from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. • 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards — Engineering Plaque for "Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development" from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. • Technical Achievement Award from Society of Camera Operators — "For outstanding contributions to cinematography through the design and development of the pCAM Film+Digital Calculator."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Timelapse Toolkit at $2.99 against pCAM Pro's $34.99. Timelapse Toolkit also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (3.0 vs 17.0). pCAM Pro's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (222 vs 5). On update cadence, ads, monetization model 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
Timelapse Toolkit costs $2.99 and pCAM Pro $34.99 up front. pCAM Pro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Timelapse Toolkit asks for nothing beyond the download.
pCAM Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: pCAM Pro has 222 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Timelapse Toolkit's written reviews are positive against 97% of pCAM Pro's.
Timelapse Toolkit ships an update every 2 weeks, pCAM Pro weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timelapse Toolkit | pCAM Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $34.99 |
| Rating | 1.8 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (222 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews | 97.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 222 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 3.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AVID101 SL | David Eubank |
Customer experience
Timelapse Toolkit
pCAM Pro
Bugs and requests
Timelapse Toolkit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
pCAM Pro
Reported bugs
1 issue- None explicitly mentioned, but feature requests imply areas for improvement.
Requested features
3 requests- Access iPhone camera for exact POV simulation
- Implement a night mode
- Relocate hyperfocal 'apply' button in Depth-of-Field calculator
In-app purchases
Timelapse Toolkit
No in-app purchases
pCAM Pro
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$7.99









