Comparison

Timelapse Toolkit vs Reciprocity Plus

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

Reciprocity Plus

This app simplifies long exposure photography calculations for both digital and analog cameras. It includes a vast library of filter effects and reciprocity charts, allowing users to design or modify their own. A built-in timer ensures accurate exposure timing even when the app is not in use.

Highlights
  • Long exposure calculation
  • 29 filter effects (CTO, CTB, ND, etc.)
  • 110+ reciprocity charts
  • Customizable chart design
  • Built-in timer
  • Support for digital and analog photography
Features
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Reciprocity+ : photo tool, for calculating long exposure, for digital and analog photography. Are you tired of mentally multiplying exposure time with yor ND3+ND8 filters, and then adding reciprocity failure rate ? Reciprocity + is for you : • 29 Filters : CTO, CTB, Green series, ND serie and more • 110 Reciprocity charts included. • Design your own chart or modify an existing one • Share your charts with PInhole Assit App, • Share by email •Available charts : • A chart adapted from Jim Shull's The Hole Thing • Two charts for RC photo paper , • 400TX,TMX,TMY,HP5+,100 Delta (source APUG forums) • max 400, T max 100,TRiX & Plus 125, Ilford films (Without Lenses website ) • Official Ilford films. • Ektachrome, Fujichrome, Agfachrome and + from "Using the View Camera". • Arista films (courtesy of David Aimone) • Ilford Pan F, Fuji FP100, Fuji Neopan 100 ACROS, Ektar 100 • Fuji FP 3000B • and more (119 films). • A timer, of You can quit the app, no matter what you do, the timer will notify you when the exposure is over. From the makers of Pinhole Assist.

Screenshots

Timelapse Toolkit4 screens
Reciprocity Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Reciprocity Plus at 4.1 against Timelapse Toolkit's 1.8. Reciprocity Plus also leads on price ($1.99 vs $2.99). Timelapse Toolkit's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (84% vs 73%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Reciprocity Plus $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reciprocity Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Timelapse Toolkit's written reviews are positive against 73% of Reciprocity Plus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timelapse Toolkit ships an update every 2 weeks, Reciprocity Plus every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Timelapse Toolkit versus Reciprocity Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimelapse ToolkitReciprocity Plus
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating1.8 (5 ratings)4.1 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews — better72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings57 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS3.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAVID101 SLLe bord de la piscine

Customer experience

Timelapse Toolkit

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

Reciprocity Plus

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

Timelapse Toolkit

No in-app purchases

None

Reciprocity Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timelapse Toolkit free?
Timelapse Toolkit costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reciprocity Plus free?
Reciprocity Plus costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timelapse Toolkit or Reciprocity Plus?
Reciprocity Plus is rated higher. Timelapse Toolkit averages 1.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Reciprocity Plus averages 4.1 from 7 ratings.
Do Timelapse Toolkit or Reciprocity Plus have ads?
Neither Timelapse Toolkit nor Reciprocity Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timelapse Toolkit or Reciprocity Plus?
Timelapse Toolkit ships an update every 2 weeks, and Reciprocity Plus every 4 months. Most recently, Timelapse Toolkit was updated on June 1, 2026 and Reciprocity Plus on October 14, 2026.

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