OnLayer vs Lapser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OnLayer
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“Layer every change in your life, perfectly — OnLayer.” Recording isn’t just about saving photos. It’s about clearly seeing the differences over time. OnLayer is designed to professionally compare and archive every moment of change — from fitness and dieting to plant growth, renovations, and any transformation that unfolds with time. ■ Ghost Guide Camera for Perfect Alignment The key to meaningful comparisons is identical framing. OnLayer’s Ghost Guide overlays your previous photo semi-transparently on the camera screen. * Precise alignment: Match angle, position, and scale exactly to create flawless before-and-after shots. * Adjustable transparency & transforms: Freely control opacity, rotation, and mirroring to achieve the optimal shooting setup. ■ Powerful Multi-Split Comparison Layouts (2 / 3 / 4 Split) This is more than simple stitching — every slot is independently controllable. * Flexible layouts: Choose from vertical 2-split, 3-split, or a 2×2 grid based on your purpose. * Individual slot editing: Zoom, rotate, and mirror each image independently to perfectly align photos taken at different times or angles. ■ Slide Projects That Bring Change to Life Go beyond static images and experience the flow of time. * Timelapse-style slideshows: Connect multiple records into a continuous visual story. * Dramatic fade transitions: Crossfade smoothly between photos to make changes more emotional and impactful. * Custom playback speed: Adjust slide speed and fade intensity to match the rhythm of your transformation. ■ Elegant Text Overlays & Presets Add clarity and meaning to your records. * Smart date stamps: Insert shooting dates and times instantly with refined designs. * Professional color presets: Use carefully curated color combinations for readability and style without design hassle. * Free positioning: Rotate, resize, and align text freely while keeping important image areas unobstructed. ■ Smart Features That Protect Your Records * Secure cloud backup: Safely back up your data with Google and Apple accounts. Even when switching devices, your projects stay intact. * Image & GIF export and sharing: Save comparison shots as images and slideshows as dynamic GIFs — ready for your gallery or social media. * Premium privacy protection: App lock keeps your personal transformation records private and secure. Record your yesterday, your today, and your better tomorrow — with OnLayer. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Lapser
Capture your daily changes with a photo-a-day timelapse. This app helps you line up shots with a ghost overlay and automatically aligns them, making it easy to see gradual transformations in faces, pets, projects, and more. Watch your progress unfold through smooth timelapses or side-by-side comparisons.
- Daily photo capture with ghost overlay
- Automatic photo alignment
- Smooth timelapse playback
- Side-by-side before & after comparisons
- MP4 video export
- Reminders for daily photos
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Take one photo a day. Lapser lines each new photo up with the last one, then plays them back as a smooth timelapse, or shows your before and after side by side. Faces, hair, bodies, pets, plants, kids, projects: if it changes too slowly to notice day to day, Lapser makes it visible. HOW IT WORKS 1. Take today's photo. The ghost overlay shows your last photo faintly on the camera, so you can match the angle in seconds. 2. Lapser lines it up automatically, keeping a face, a body or a whole scene in the same place from day to day. Manual controls are always there. 3. Watch the change. Scrub through the days, play the timelapse, or compare any two days as a before and after. WHAT PEOPLE TRACK - Daily selfies: aging, skincare routines, haircuts, makeup looks. - Hair and beard growth, week by week. - Body progress: fitness, muscle building, pregnancy. Premium can show your own measurements in the video. - A puppy or kitten growing up. - Plants and gardens through the seasons. - Kids and family: the first year, first steps, every birthday. - Renovations, construction and art projects. WHY LAPSER - A photo a day, made easy: reminders keep your streak going, and you can add a photo you took earlier and set its date. - Ghost overlay camera: line up with yesterday's shot without guessing. - Automatic alignment: your first 10 automatic alignments are free; Premium makes them unlimited. - Timelapse export: an MP4 video you can share anywhere, in full HD with music and date labels on Premium. - Before and after: compare any two photos with a slider or side by side, and add it to the end of your timelapse. - Your photos stay on your phone. No account needed, no ads. Premium backup goes to your own iCloud Drive. FREE AND PREMIUM Free: one project, the ghost overlay camera, reminders, your first 10 automatic alignments, and video export (480p, with a watermark). Premium: unlimited projects and automatic alignment, full HD export without a watermark, before and after comparisons, background music, date labels, timeline milestones, your own data (like measurements) in the video, batch import, photo editing, and backup to your own iCloud Drive. Subscribe monthly or yearly, or buy it once and keep it. START TODAY Take today's photo. Do it again tomorrow. Within a few weeks you'll have a timelapse worth watching; by next year, a story only you could have made. Questions or feedback: downgatelabsllc@gmail.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Screenshots and previews show fictional demo people, pets and places; their photos are AI-generated.
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Verdict
OnLayer and Lapser are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. OnLayer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Lapser sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
OnLayer ships an update every 5 weeks, Lapser every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OnLayer | Lapser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 184 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | song-i yang | Downgate Labs LLC |
In-app purchases
OnLayer
- OnLayer Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
- OnLayer Premium (Yearly)$34.991 Year
Lapser
- Lapser Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Lapser - Premium Yearly$24.991 Year
- Lapser Premium Lifetime$34.99









