Comparison

TimeLapsed vs Timra

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

Head to head
About

TimeLapsed

Capture stunning time-lapse videos and explore creative photography techniques like light painting. Offers manual and auto camera controls for precise adjustments or effortless creation. Save and share your artistic creations directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Manual and auto camera controls
  • Real-time image adjustments
  • Light painting mode
  • Tilt-shift photography effects
  • Export individual frames
  • Save and share creations
Features
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Time. Under your control. Turn passing clouds, a city after dark, aircraft and traffic into motion you can shape. TimeLapsed brings a professional timelapse camera, programmable capture and a powerful frame-blending engine to iPhone and iPad. Start with a profile. Go deeper when the shot demands it. SEE THE TRAILS BUILD Create star trails, rolling trails and comet tails in the live camera preview. Tune trail length, blending, glow and color while you shoot. Use Horizon Mask to keep sky trails off the foreground and Anchor Lock to help correct mounted-camera bumps. CONTROL EVERY DETAIL Set shutter, ISO, focus, white balance, interval and zoom. Keep recording time, exposure and device status visible in the HUD. Save camera profiles and use position recall to guide your framing back to a saved reference. Updated for iOS 27, with aperture controls on supported iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max lenses and Camera Control integration on supported iPhones. PROGRAM HOW THE SHOT EVOLVES Build camera automations with timed changes and smooth ramps for exposure, interval, color and trail effects. Rehearse your timeline before recording. Scheduled capture requires the camera to stay open in the foreground. CAPTURE NOW. BLEND LATER. Save an effects-free companion movie alongside your processed capture. Open a video in the editor, preview and tune a new blend, then render star trails or comet effects with the same engine. Import still-image sequences from other cameras through Photos or Files and turn them into timelapses. MAKE EVERY TAKE COUNT Pause and resume video recording, flip or mirror the camera, split clips and build a trip into a film. Edit speed, framing, color, titles and audio. Shoot and edit widescreen 16:9 as well as portrait video. Mark Moments to keep the right part of a recording, and save still frames from videos. CREATE IN REAL LIFE Place a framed, translucent reference image over the live camera view while you draw on real paper. Record the artwork taking shape. Explore tilt shift, simulated night vision and simulated thermal effects. KNOW WHERE. KNOW WHEN. Plan with the Sun, Moon and stars in Sky Planner. Find Dark Hours, explore light-pollution maps and Bortle panels, and get directions toward darker skies. Check weather radar and forecast-based rain alerts during your shoot. Air Traffic Watch adds aircraft data and predicted paths using your own flight-provider keys. BUILD YOUR CAMERA SETUP Preview and control capture from Apple Watch or another TimeLapsed device. Remote control also supports compatible Canon cameras. Connect supported external displays, USB-C microphones, Power Delivery hubs and external storage for a mounted recording setup. YOUR TIME. YOUR PROGRESS. Review capture history with exposure, white balance, weather, battery, CPU, memory and thermal-state statistics. Keep personal records or join the optional leaderboard. Discover and share videos, images, camera profiles and automations in the Community. Add music from the integrated catalog. Analyze Scene offers optional AI camera recommendations for you to review and apply. START FREE. GO FURTHER WITH PRO. The core camera, built-in profiles and watermarked 1080p exports are free. Advanced workflows, clean exports and additional planning tools require Pro. Watch preview and record controls are free; advanced Watch controls require Pro. Existing full-version owners keep lifetime Pro through Restore Purchases. Features depend on compatible hardware, accessories and service availability. Aircraft providers may charge for your own keys. Production Display has a separate license. Companion video is effects-free video, not sensor RAW. Thermal and night-vision effects are simulated. EULA / Terms of Service: https://shutterspeedapps.com/timelapsed/tos?language=en Privacy Policy: https://shutterspeedapps.com/timelapsed/privacy?language=en AI Usage Policy: https://shutterspeedapps.com/timelapsed/aiusage?language=en

About

Timra

Features
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Timra is an on-device photo timeline organizer for iPhone and iPad. Browse by time • View authorized photos and videos in a fluid waterfall timeline • See dates while scrolling and understand the time span of your library • Preview photos, Live Photos, and videos Filter by media type • Live Photos and All Items are available for free • Timra Pro adds Selfies, Screenshots, Videos, and Favorites filters Organize with familiar actions • Favorite or unfavorite items • Share through the iOS system share sheet • Request deletion with Apple Photos system confirmation • Timra Pro adds time-ruler navigation and batch favorite, share, and delete Your library stays yours • Supports full and limited Photos access • No Timra account is required • Photos and videos are not uploaded to Timra servers • No advertising SDKs or third-party analytics SDKs Some originals may be stored only in iCloud. When an original is needed, downloading is managed by the iOS Photos system. Timra's high-quality settle option waits for requested high-quality content to finish or reach a stable state. Timra Pro offers monthly, yearly, and lifetime purchase options. Availability, prices, and entitlements are shown live by the App Store on the purchase screen. Auto-renewable subscriptions can be managed in Apple ID subscription settings. Privacy Policy and Support: https://wind0o.github.io/timra/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TimeLapsed4 screens
Timra1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TimeLapsed at fortnightly against Timra's every 6 weeks. On price, 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

Both are free to download. TimeLapsed sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Timra sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeLapsed ships an update fortnightly, Timra every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TimeLapsed versus Timra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeLapsedTimra
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShutter Speed Apps, LLC宏宇 孙

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TimeLapsed

One-time1
  • TimeLapsed Full Version$1.99
3 purchases

Timra

Subscriptions2
  • Timra Pro 月付$0.991 Month
  • Timra Pro 年付$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Timra Pro 永久买断$7.99

Questions

Is TimeLapsed free?
TimeLapsed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timra free?
Timra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TimeLapsed or Timra have ads?
Neither TimeLapsed nor Timra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeLapsed or Timra?
TimeLapsed ships an update fortnightly, and Timra every 6 weeks. Most recently, TimeLapsed was updated on October 19, 2026 and Timra on October 15, 2026.

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