Comparison

Timelapse Toolkit vs Photos Mastery

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Timelapse calculator
  • Clip length calculation
  • Event duration calculation
  • Shot interval calculation
  • Night torch
  • Sun and Moon tracker
  • Timelapse tips
Features
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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.

About

Photos Mastery

Calculate sunrise/sunset times and gain photography insights. It computes hyperfocal distance, depth of field, and diffraction points for precise camera settings.

Highlights
  • Sunrise and sunset time calculation
  • Hyperfocal distance calculation
  • Depth of field calculation
  • Diffraction point determination
  • GPS location support
  • Standard lens compatibility
Features
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Photos Mastery is a versatile tool that calculates sunrise and sunset times based on the current date and a specified GPS location. Additionally, it provides valuable photography insights, including the calculation of hyperfocal distance and depth of field for any standard lens, considering its aperture and the camera’s sensor size. The app also determines the point of diffraction for a given sensor size and megapixel count, ensuring precise and optimized photography settings.

Screenshots

Timelapse Toolkit4 screens
Photos Mastery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Photos Mastery at 5.0 against Timelapse Toolkit's 1.8. Photos Mastery also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 84%) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). Timelapse Toolkit's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (3.0 vs 18.0). On update cadence, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Timelapse Toolkit costs $2.99 and Photos Mastery $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Photos Mastery holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timelapse Toolkit has 5 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Photos Mastery's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timelapse Toolkit ships an update every 2 weeks, Photos Mastery fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Timelapse Toolkit versus Photos Mastery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimelapse ToolkitPhotos Mastery
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating1.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS3.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAVID101 SLGreg Boratyn

Customer experience

Timelapse Toolkit

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.0%

Photos Mastery

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Timelapse Toolkit

No in-app purchases

None

Photos Mastery

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timelapse Toolkit free?
Timelapse Toolkit costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Photos Mastery free?
Photos Mastery costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timelapse Toolkit or Photos Mastery?
Photos Mastery is rated higher. Timelapse Toolkit averages 1.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Photos Mastery averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Timelapse Toolkit or Photos Mastery have ads?
Neither Timelapse Toolkit nor Photos Mastery shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timelapse Toolkit or Photos Mastery?
Timelapse Toolkit ships an update every 2 weeks, and Photos Mastery fortnightly. Most recently, Timelapse Toolkit was updated on June 1, 2026 and Photos Mastery on October 23, 2026.

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