Comparison

ChromaLens vs Timelapse Maestro

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

Head to head
About

ChromaLens

This camera app enhances color perception, revealing subtle details and patterns in your environment. It offers real-time video recording and image processing with advanced color remapping for artistic or analytical purposes.

Highlights
  • Live camera color enhancement
  • Real-time color-remapped video recording
  • Process saved videos and high-resolution stills
  • Advanced color remapping technology
  • Built-in presets and responsive sliders
  • Customizable color pre-processing filters
  • In-app image library
Features
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Transform how you see color. Reveal faint or hard-to-see details in the world around you using just your phone or tablet camera. ChromaLens is a camera app for iOS that acts as a “magnifying glass” for color, making subtle hue differences and contrasts more visible. Using the live camera on your iPhone or iPad, it lets you explore color relationships as you move freely through your environment. Unlike a typical image filter, ChromaLens uses advanced color remapping that adapts to the color relationships within each image or video. Rather than applying preset styles, it responds to the environment, revealing subtle patterns and unexpected details even in familiar scenes. Whether you're conducting visual analysis or simply curious about how color behaves in the world around you, ChromaLens offers an intuitive way to explore beyond ordinary perception. Record color-remapped video in real time. Already captured footage? ChromaLens lets you process saved videos too. Working with still images? ChromaLens captures and loads high-resolution stills and lets you apply the same color transformations from the video pipeline. ChromaLens’ rich, intuitive user interface makes it an ideal choice for color exploration in the field. Novice users can quickly see meaningful results thanks to its native Apple camera feel, built-in presets and responsive color sliders. Advanced users will appreciate a wide range of professional features, including color pre-processing filters, multiple process modes and color spaces, custom presets, in-app image library, and more. ChromaLens supports a wide range of uses, including: * Field documentation of faded or weathered subjects, such as rock art, murals, and historical surfaces * Artistic and experimental photography and filmmaking * Everyday exploration of color in natural and built environments Inspired by Jon Harman’s DStretch software, ChromaLens implements a modern, Metal-accelerated version of the decorrelation stretch technique developed for scientific image analysis in the 1990s. After the 7-day free trial, a one-time purchase is required to unlock continued access to all app features.

About

Timelapse Maestro

Control your Dynamic Perception NMX camera motion rig with live joystick and programmed timelapse moves. Offers per-axis motion ramping and real-world units for precise control. Includes a demo mode for simulated rig testing.

Highlights
  • Live joystick and slider control
  • Program timelapse and video moves
  • Per-axis motion ramping
  • Real-world units (mm, inches, degrees)
  • Live run screen with velocity graph
  • Built-in demo mode
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Timelapse Maestro is a modern controller for the Dynamic Perception NMX 3-axis camera motion rig (slide, pan, tilt). The original NMX app is no longer maintained. Timelapse Maestro is a from-scratch replacement, rebuilt for today's iPhones and iPads, that puts your rig back in motion. Connect over Bluetooth and drive your rig directly. FEATURES • Live joystick and slider control of all three motors • Program timelapse and continuous (video) moves with start and end keyframes • Per-axis motion ramping with linear, parabolic, and inverse easing • Real-world units: set your gear and rig ratios and work in millimeters, inches, and degrees • Live run screen with progress, velocity graph, and motor feel tuning • Built-in Demo Mode: try every feature on a simulated rig, no hardware required • Light and dark themes PROGRAM MODE Joystick control, keyframe capture, timing setup, the ramp editor, and Demo Mode runs are all free. A one-time Program Mode purchase unlocks running planned moves on real hardware. Timelapse Maestro is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Dynamic Perception. NMX is a trademark of its respective owner.

Screenshots

ChromaLens4 screens
Timelapse Maestro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ChromaLens at every 9 days against Timelapse Maestro's every 2 months. Timelapse Maestro's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.4). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. ChromaLens sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Timelapse Maestro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ChromaLens against 5.0 for Timelapse Maestro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChromaLens ships an update every 9 days, Timelapse Maestro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ChromaLens versus Timelapse Maestro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChromaLensTimelapse Maestro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size189 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid GordonKenneth Brandon

Customer experience

ChromaLens

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Timelapse Maestro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ChromaLens

One-time2
  • ChromaLens 7-Day Free TrialFree
  • Unlock ChromaLens$19.99
1 purchases

Timelapse Maestro

One-time1
  • Program Mode$19.99

Questions

Is ChromaLens free?
ChromaLens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timelapse Maestro free?
Timelapse Maestro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ChromaLens or Timelapse Maestro?
ChromaLens and Timelapse Maestro are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do ChromaLens or Timelapse Maestro have ads?
Neither ChromaLens nor Timelapse Maestro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChromaLens or Timelapse Maestro?
ChromaLens ships an update every 9 days, and Timelapse Maestro every 2 months. Most recently, ChromaLens was updated on October 30, 2026 and Timelapse Maestro on October 31, 2026.

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