Burst Cam vs TimerShot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Burst Cam
Capture spontaneous moments with a hands-free burst timer. Set your phone, step into the frame, and let it take a rapid sequence of high-quality photos. Perfect for group shots, active subjects, and candid moments.
- Hands-free burst photography
- Shortest possible interval shooting
- Full quality photos
- Native saving to Photos app
- Offline functionality
- No accounts or tracking
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Set it down. Walk into frame. Get the shot. Burst Cam fires photos one after another at the shortest interval your iPhone can handle — full quality, every frame. Tap, walk away, come back to a burst saved natively to Photos. PERFECT FOR • Group photos and self-portraits without a remote • Kids, pets, anything that won't hold still • Catching the candid moment between the posed ones PRICING First 10 bursts free, one-time unlock after that. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Works fully offline.
TimerShot
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TimerShot is an interval camera that automatically takes photos at set intervals. No need to press the shutter repeatedly, so you'll never miss natural expressions or the perfect moment. Perfect for selfies, group photos, stop motion animation, arts and crafts, DIY projects, Vlogs, and photographing pets or children. Your photos can also be saved as a video, making it easy to share your creative process, favorite memories, or highlights on social media. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Burst Cam at none against TimerShot's shown. TimerShot's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Burst Cam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TimerShot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Burst Cam ships an update every 4 weeks, TimerShot every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Burst Cam | TimerShot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitrii Puzyrev | Akane Choji |
In-app purchases
Burst Cam
- Burst Unlock$9.99
TimerShot
- TimerShot Pro - Weekly$0.497 Days
- TimerShot Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
- TimerShot Pro - Lifetime$11.99
