Comparison

Time Capsule Camera. vs ROVEWORKS CAMERA

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

Head to head
About

Time Capsule Camera.

Record short video clips into a shared, locked capsule that unseals on a chosen date. Relive memories with friends and family, complete with retro VHS effects and timestamps. It's a dedicated space for videos meant to be cherished over time, not for instant sharing.

Highlights
  • Create shared video capsules
  • Set custom future unsealing dates
  • Record clips directly or import from library
  • Retro VHS playback effects
  • Floating comments during playback
  • Optional location tagging
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Time Capsule Camera turns a trip, a party, or a whole year into a shared video-and-photo time capsule that stays locked until a future date you choose - then opens for everyone at once. Think of it as a family camcorder on everyone's phone. Everyone you invite drops in their clips and pictures all along the way. Nobody can peek. Then on unlock day, you all watch the memories back together - with a nostalgic VHS feel that makes today look like a treasured home video from the future. HOW IT WORKS - Create a capsule and pick when it unlocks (a week, your trip's end, New Year's, a birthday). - Invite friends and family - find them straight from your contacts. - Everyone records video and adds photos into the same capsule as life happens. - It stays sealed. No previews, no spoilers. - On unlock day, it opens for the whole group to watch and relive together. PERFECT FOR - Trips and vacations with friends - Weddings, birthdays, and reunions - A baby's first year or a school year - Long-distance family staying close - A New Year's "year in review" you make as you go WHY PEOPLE LOVE IT - Shared, not solo - everyone contributes to one capsule. - The wait makes it special - anticipation you don't get from a camera roll. - Beautiful nostalgic playback with vintage overlays and original-time timestamps. - Private by design - only invited members ever see a capsule. - Free to use. Start your first capsule today. Your future self will thank you.

About

ROVEWORKS CAMERA

This app gives you full manual control over exposure, color, and focus for photos and videos. It applies film looks live in the viewfinder and offers dual file output: one with your applied look and a RAW file for later editing. Supports various video resolutions and frame rates.

Highlights
  • Manual ISO and shutter speed control
  • Live film looks in viewfinder
  • Rangefinder manual focus
  • 4K and HD video recording
  • HEIF/JPG and RAW dual file output
  • Support for all iPhone lenses
  • Wind noise reduction and external mic support
Features
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ROVEWORKS CAMERA hands the exposure, the colour and the focus back to you. Instead of stacking several frames to smooth a scene out, it records the single frame that existed the moment you pressed the shutter — the way a camera used to. MANUAL CONTROL Turn the dials at the left and right edges to set ISO and shutter speed. Each dial shows only the values your iPhone can actually produce. A three-lamp viewfinder meter tells you where you stand: left for underexposed, right for over, green for right on. RANGEFINDER FOCUS The patch at the centre shows the live image twice, split apart. Turn the half-circle dial around the shutter until the two overlap. Runs on LiDAR distance data, on the wide lens — held upright or sideways. FILM LOOKS, BEFORE THE SHOT Twelve film looks render live in the viewfinder through Metal-based 3D LUTs. The colour you see is the colour that gets saved, in photos and in video — no picking a filter afterwards. VIDEO Record in OPENGATE, 4K, HD or 720, from 24p to 120p. The menu offers only the combinations your lens can actually record. Your film look, tone curve and grain are rendered into the footage as it records. Set ISO and shutter by hand on the same dials. The slowest shutter is one over the frame rate, and the 180° setting is marked. Zebra and focus peaking stay on screen and never go into the file. HEVC video with stereo or mono sound, wind noise reduction, external microphone support and a live level meter. Optional electronic stabilization. If a call or the side button interrupts a take, what you've shot is saved. TWO FILES, ONE SHUTTER A HEIF or JPG with your look applied, recorded in Display P3, and a Bayer RAW .dng with nothing applied at all. One to share now, one to reinterpret later. EVERY LENS Ultra-wide, wide and telephoto on the back, and on iPhone 17, both front focal lengths. Each lens is read at its own native sensor area, so nothing is cropped away that shouldn't be. WHY 12MP On iPhone, a 48MP image has to be assembled from several frames, and that process overrides the exposure you set. We don't stack frames — so rear photos are 12MP. You give up the number and get back a picture that matches what you saw. FREE Manual ISO, shutter speed and light meter. Three film looks. White balance, tone curve, grain, sharpness. Autofocus, level indicator, grid. In-app gallery. PRO PACK — one-time purchase, no subscription Video recording. Nine more film looks. Rangefinder manual focus. RAW capture. Custom presets. Zebra and focus peaking. Already own Pro Pack? Video is included at no extra cost. The split-image rangefinder patch requires a LiDAR scanner and the wide lens.

Screenshots

Time Capsule Camera.1 screens
ROVEWORKS CAMERA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Time Capsule Camera. at none against ROVEWORKS CAMERA's 1. Time Capsule Camera. also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). ROVEWORKS CAMERA's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ROVEWORKS CAMERA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Time Capsule Camera. asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Capsule Camera. ships an update fortnightly, ROVEWORKS CAMERA every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Time Capsule Camera. versus ROVEWORKS CAMERA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime Capsule Camera.ROVEWORKS CAMERA
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB12 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMichael Young로브웍스

Customer experience

Time Capsule Camera.

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

ROVEWORKS CAMERA

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Time Capsule Camera.

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ROVEWORKS CAMERA

One-time1
  • Pro Pack$6.99

Questions

Is Time Capsule Camera. free?
Time Capsule Camera. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ROVEWORKS CAMERA free?
ROVEWORKS CAMERA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time Capsule Camera. or ROVEWORKS CAMERA have ads?
Neither Time Capsule Camera. nor ROVEWORKS CAMERA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Capsule Camera. or ROVEWORKS CAMERA?
Time Capsule Camera. ships an update fortnightly, and ROVEWORKS CAMERA every 6 days. Most recently, Time Capsule Camera. was updated on October 14, 2026 and ROVEWORKS CAMERA on October 5, 2026.

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