3 Second vs Tomobook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
3 Second
Easily capture and organize daily moments with short video clips. This app simplifies journaling by focusing on brief recordings, offering features like automatic sorting, mood filters, and time-lapse views to help you revisit memories and track your personal growth.
- Quick 3-second video recording
- Automatic calendar view
- Mood-enhancing filters
- Monthly & yearly timelapse
- Time Machine for past dates
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3 Second – Capture Today in 3 Seconds Do long diary entries feel overwhelming? Tired of complex editing? With 3 Second, just 3 seconds is all it takes. Capture tiny moments from your day and let them grow into meaningful memories over time. Key Features • Quick 3-second video recording Capture your day instantly in a simple, focused format. • Automatic calendar view sorted by date All your moments are organized by day, so you can revisit memories at a glance. • Mood-enhancing filters Apply filters to give your 3-second clips a special feeling. • Monthly & yearly timelapse Watch an entire month or year unfold in just seconds. • Time Machine for each date Revisit moments from the same day in past years and see how far you’ve come. Even in a busy life, don’t miss the moments that matter. All it takes is 3 seconds. Experience the passage of time. Meet your past self with 3 Second. Terms of Use: https://han.gl/HCCwV Privacy Policy: https://han.gl/Wclkw
Tomobook
Create beautiful digital scrapbooks from your photos and videos. Organize memories into personal books, use AI for custom stickers, and explore auto layouts for instant designs. Edit with precision and support any aspect ratio for social media.
- Personalized photo books
- AI-powered sticker creation
- Automatic page layouts
- Pixel-precise editing tools
- Support for all aspect ratios
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TomoBook turns your photos into seamless carousels, digital scrapbooks, and aesthetic journals all in one place for free! Whether you're wrapping up a trip, sharing a day in your life, or building a photo journal, Tomobook gives you simple yet powerful tools to make it effortless and beautiful: · Pages: Add as many pages as you want and build a full story, slide by slide · Ratio: Choose the perfect size for any platform (square, portrait, or landscape) · Cutouts: Remove backgrounds and isolate subjects · Layers: Stack photos, videos, stickers exactly how you want · Text: Add captions, quotes, and labels in any style · Shuffle layouts: Explore arrangements instantly until one clicks Download TomoBook now and start your photo scrapbook life. Follow @tomobook.app on Instagram for more. Terms of Service: http://cardinalblue.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://cardinalblue.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tomobook at 4.9 against 3 Second's 4.0. Tomobook also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (53 vs 4). 3 Second's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On price, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. 3 Second sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Tomobook asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tomobook holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tomobook has 53 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of 3 Second's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tomobook's.
3 Second ships an update daily, Tomobook every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 3 Second | Tomobook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.9 (53 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 266 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cheol Kim | Cardinal Blue |
Customer experience
3 Second
Tomobook
In-app purchases
3 Second
- YesToDay Premium$3.991 Month
- YesToDay Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Yearly Special Price$19.991 Year
- Upgrade Lifetime$19.99
- Upgrade Lifetime$29.99
Tomobook
No in-app purchases
