Comparison

Stellar vs Folio

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

Head to head
About

Stellar

This app offers advanced control for creating timelapses and capturing single shots with customizable intervals and delays. It supports manual camera settings, dual camera capture, and various output formats, including RAW. Remote control and Apple Watch integration are also available.

Highlights
  • Interval shooting
  • Manual camera controls
  • Dual camera capture
  • RAW photo output
  • Remote control
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Timelapse video creation
Features
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Stellar is a precision interval camera built for photographers who want complete control from a quick self-timer shot to a multi-hour timelapse session. CAPTURE • Interval shooting: every 2, 5, 10, 30, or 60 seconds • Single shot mode with start delay. Use Stellar as a self-timer • Set a shot count (1 to ∞) or a duration limit (30s to 1h) • Schedule a session to fire automatically at a specific time • Visual countdown before the session starts CAMERA CONTROLS • Switch between Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto lenses (If supported) • Manual shutter speed, ISO, and exposure compensation • Manual focus with barrel-style slider and haptic feedback • Barrel-style zoom with haptic tick feedback • Flash: Off / Auto / On • AE/AF lock and tap-to-focus DUAL CAMERA • Multicam: Capture front and back cameras simultaneously • Picture-in-Picture layout: draggable and swappable • Both lenses fire at the exact same time PHOTO OUTPUT • Formats: HEIC, JPEG, RAW, RAW+HEIC, RAW+JPEG • Aspect ratios: Original, 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 • Optional geotagging. Embed GPS location in EXIF metadata • Sessions automatically saved to a named album in Photos TIMELAPSE VIDEO • Build a timelapse from any session or photo library • Share photos from the iOS Photos app directly into Stellar to generate a timelapse • Frame rate: 24 or 30 fps • Quality: 1080p, 1440p, or 4K • Speed: 0.5×, 1×, 2×, 3×, or 4× • Reverse playback option • Export and share in seconds REMOTE CONTROL • Control a second iPhone over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth • Start, stop, and preview shots remotely APPLE WATCH • Start and stop capture from your wrist • Live preview on the watch face after each shot • Shot counter displayed during active sessions FRAMING AIDS • Ghost overlay: match composition to the previous shot • 3×3 grid for rule-of-thirds framing • Horizon level indicator • Aspect ratio crop guides GALLERY • Browse, view full-screen, share, or delete photos & videos captured by Stellar FEEDBACK & SETTINGS • Shutter sound and haptic feedback • LED countdown: flashes 3-2-1 before each shot • Battery saver mode: dims screen during long sessions • Sleep mode: pause and resume without losing your session • Presets: save and load named setting combinations • Storage warning before starting a session Download Stellar. Every second counts.

About

Folio

Extract high-resolution still images from your video files without manual scrubbing or low-quality screenshots. Customize frame extraction speed and save or share your stills directly from the app.

Highlights
  • High-resolution image extraction
  • Supports MP4, MOV, WebM
  • Customizable frame extraction speed
  • Save directly to photo library
  • In-app sharing
Features
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Folio: vid2pix is your ultimate tool for extracting high-quality, high-resolution still images from your video footage. No more manual scrubbing or low-quality screenshots. Key Features: - High-Fidelity Extraction: Pull high-res stills from MP4, MOV, and WebM videos. - Customize how many frames you want from your video. Move with precision, up to 10 frames per second. - Easy to Save: Directly saved to your iPhone photo library. - Easy to Share: Ready to show the pictures to your special ones already? Share them right away in app. Whether you're capturing the perfect moment from a family video or analyzing research footage, Folio provides the speed, precision and quality you need.

Screenshots

Stellar4 screens
Folio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stellar at every 4 days against Folio's monthly. Stellar also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. 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 — 5.0 for Stellar against 5.0 for Folio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stellar ships an update every 4 days, Folio monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Stellar versus Folio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStellarFolio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGabriel PiresBringEZBack LLC

Customer experience

Stellar

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Folio

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stellar

No in-app purchases

None

Folio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stellar free?
Stellar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Folio free?
Folio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stellar or Folio?
Stellar and Folio are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Stellar or Folio have ads?
Neither Stellar nor Folio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stellar or Folio?
Stellar ships an update every 4 days, and Folio monthly. Most recently, Stellar was updated on September 11, 2026 and Folio on June 5, 2026.

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