Comparison

AgeLapse vs Blink

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

Head to head
About

AgeLapse

Capture and create stabilized time-lapse videos of your personal transformation. This app offers auto-stabilization for smooth results, allows easy import and export of media, and provides customization options for output resolution and frame rate. It's designed for users of all ages to document growth and preserve memories.

Highlights
  • Auto-stabilization on eyes
  • Import photos from gallery/files
  • Export time-lapse videos
  • Adjust output resolution
  • Set frames per second
  • Add personalized watermark
  • Local image processing
Features
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Watch yourself change over the years. AgeLapse turns a series of everyday selfies into a smooth, stabilized time-lapse, automatically aligning every photo on your eyes so your face stays still while the years move around it. Everything happens on your device. Your photos are never uploaded and never leave your phone. AUTOMATIC STABILIZATION AgeLapse finds your face in every photo and aligns them all on the eyes, so your time-lapse looks steady and professional instead of jittery. In group photos it recognizes and follows you specifically. If a photo needs a nudge, drag, pinch and rotate it by hand, and your correction is saved for good. BUILT FOR LONG PROJECTS - Daily reminders so you remember today's photo - Inspection Mode overlays an alignment grid so you can check your work before exporting - Recently Deleted keeps removed photos recoverable for 30 days - Import a folder of existing photos and AgeLapse reads the capture dates for you MORE THAN FACES Start a project for a pregnancy, a fitness transformation, or your cat or dog. AgeLapse has a dedicated mode for each. YOUR VIDEO, YOUR WAY - Output up to 8K, or any custom resolution - H.264, HEVC and ProRes, encoded on your iPhone's hardware - Solid, blurred or transparent backgrounds - Adjustable frame rate, orientation and aspect ratio - Optional date stamps with custom fonts, plus your own watermark WORKS WITH YOUR PHOTOS Import from your photo library, your files, or a .zip. AgeLapse handles JPEG, PNG, HEIC, WEBP, AVIF, TIFF and RAW files from most cameras, and can keep your originals byte for byte. FREE AND OPEN SOURCE AgeLapse is completely free, with no subscription and no account. The full source code is public. It is also free on Mac, Windows and Linux, so you can start on your phone and finish on your computer. Start today. In a year you will be glad you did.

About

Blink

Instantly send photos and short video clips to your contacts using your camera. This app focuses on speed and simplicity, allowing you to point, shoot, and message without complex editing. It prioritizes user privacy by not storing any photos or contact data.

Highlights
  • Point and shoot messaging
  • Record 10-second video clips
  • Front and back camera flip
  • Pinch to zoom and tap to focus
  • Left-handed camera layout option
  • Supports Lock Screen/Action Button
Features
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Blink puts the people you care about right inside the Camera. Point. Shoot — straight to Messages. That's it. Few more tricks up its sleeve: - Flip between front and back camera - Pinch and zoom, tap to focus - Long-press a contact to record and send 10-second video clips - Switch to left-handed camera layout - Hide and shorten names, view landscape - Supports Lock Screen or Action Button Blink doesn't save your photos — they live in Messages if you choose to send them. No contact storage, no data collection. Just fast, simple camera messaging. Blink is free. Enjoy.

Screenshots

AgeLapse4 screens
Blink1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Blink at monthly against AgeLapse's every 5 months. AgeLapse's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for AgeLapse against 5.0 for Blink. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AgeLapse has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AgeLapse ships an update every 5 months, Blink monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AgeLapse versus Blink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAgeLapseBlink
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (17 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size214 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHUGO CORNELLIERPriidu Zilmer

In-app purchases

None

AgeLapse

No in-app purchases

None

Blink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AgeLapse free?
AgeLapse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blink free?
Blink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AgeLapse or Blink?
Blink is rated higher. AgeLapse averages 4.9 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Blink averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do AgeLapse or Blink have ads?
Neither AgeLapse nor Blink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AgeLapse or Blink?
AgeLapse ships an update every 5 months, and Blink monthly. Most recently, AgeLapse was updated on October 9, 2026 and Blink on October 7, 2026.

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