AKASO NVG vs TimeLapse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AKASO NVG
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1.Remote Viewing: Seamlessly stream what your Sight-300 device sees directly to your mobile device in real-time. Experience the night in vivid detail, all from the comfort of your location. 2. Adjust Settings on the Go: Dive into a user-friendly interface to adjust your NVG's image and camera settings. Whether you're adjusting for clarity, range, on capturing mode, control is at your fingertips. 3.OTA: The OTA (Over-The-Air) push service means that as soon as new firmware becomes available, it will be pushed to you via the app. You can update your firmware by connecting to your AKASO Sight's WiFi hotspot. This method allows you to easily and swiftly keep your device's software up-to-date, ensuring that your night vision device operates at its best. 4.Instant Sharing: Turn your captures into shared experiences. The app's seamless integration with social media and other platforms means you can share your adventures and discoveries with friends, family, and the world instantly. 5.Capture Review & Sharing: Relive your best moments by browsing through your captures on the app. Enjoy the convenience of reviewing your footage, fine-tuning your shots, and sharing your experiences with a community that appreciates the beauty of exploration
TimeLapse
Transform your Ring camera into an automatic time-lapse creator. Capture the evolution of projects, gardens, or the sky over days or months with scheduled snapshots. Watch, download, and share your growing visual story with ease.
- Uses existing Ring camera
- Customizable snapshot cadence
- Automatic daily reel updates
- One-tap watch, download, share
- Privacy-first design
- Project-based scheduling
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Watch anything change - in 30 seconds. TimeLapse turns the Ring camera you already own into an automatic time-lapse of whatever it sees: your garden coming into bloom, a renovation taking shape, a storefront through the seasons, the sky and its weather, a workshop build, or any project that changes over days, weeks, or months. Snapshots are captured on the schedule you set, then stitched into one reel that grows day after day. No new hardware. No editing. No babysitting. - Runs on your existing Ring camera - nothing to buy, mount, or wire - Set a cadence (every 5-60 min) and a capture window once, per project - A reel that grows with your project, rebuilt automatically every day - Watch, download, and share the finished reel with one tap - Get notified the moment a new reel is ready Perfect for gardeners, renovators, makers, shop owners, sky watchers - anyone curious to see slow change made visible. Privacy-first by design: still snapshots only - no live video, no audio, no AI, no face recognition. Encrypted in transit and at rest; you can delete your account and all data at any time, or simply unlink. TimeLapse is added to your Ring account from inside the Ring app, and managed there.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TimeLapse at every 3 days against AKASO NVG's every 6 months. AKASO NVG's advantage is iOS requirement (12 vs 15.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AKASO NVG ships an update every 6 months, TimeLapse every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AKASO NVG | TimeLapse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Proexpress Distributor LLC | Nicola Erbacci |
In-app purchases
AKASO NVG
No in-app purchases
TimeLapse
No in-app purchases









