Comparison

Lapse vs Timory

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

Head to head
About

Lapse

Transform your scattered photos and videos into beautiful, motion-filled films privately on your phone. Track transformations, relive memories, or create compelling visual stories with on-device AI for steady framing. Customize pace, add music, and export in various aspect ratios for social media.

Highlights
  • Create films from photos or videos
  • On-device AI for steady framing
  • Customize pace and add music
  • Export in multiple aspect ratios
  • Private processing on your phone
  • Track transformations and memories
Features
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Your camera roll already holds a life in fragments: the people you love, the trips you still talk about, and all the versions of you that got you here. Lapse turns those separate photos — or one favorite video — into a beautiful little film, made privately on your phone and ready to replay or share. ▸ MAKE SOMETHING THAT MATTERS • Watch your child grow up, month by month or year by year • See yourself through a glow-up, fitness journey, new look, or changing season • Relive a favorite trip from everyone’s photos • Pull the moments that matter from a favorite video • Follow a pregnancy, braces, hair growth, skincare, or any transformation • Gather years of birthdays and ordinary days into one living story Almost everyone already has enough photos to begin. Lapse makes the rest easy and fun. ▸ BEAUTIFUL WITHOUT THE BUSYWORK Choose photos through your device’s picker, choose only the photos you want from Google Photos, take a new picture, or start with one favorite video. Pick the person your story follows and Lapse uses on-device AI to create steadier, face-aligned framing across the film. Review the chosen subject and any uncertain frames, drag to reorder a moment, then press play. Side profiles, occlusions, and extreme angles can still need a quick check, so you always have the final say. ▸ TURN ONE VIDEO INTO A LAPSE Choose one video from 2 seconds to 10 minutes, up to 750 MB and 4K. Pick the 2–60 second part you love and Lapse samples up to 60 useful moments, keeping the person you choose in the story. Sound is not imported, so add the music you want when you finish. ▸ MAKE IT YOURS Choose Photo Stack for a tactile pile of prints or Film Roll for a moving strip with capture dates, flicker, soft edges, and vignette. Edit photos, chapter titles, music, dates, pace, and style on one synchronized timeline. Preview and export use the same timing. Choose 480p, 720p, or 1080p. Export 1:1 for Instagram, 9:16 for Reels and TikTok, or 16:9 for YouTube, then share straight from the app. ▸ MADE PRIVATELY ON YOUR PHONE Lapse processes selected photos and video on your device and does not upload that media to its servers. Face detection, sampling, matching, framing, and rendering run on your device. No Lapse account is required. ▸ LAPSE PRO New installs include a starter balance of export tokens. Free exports use tokens and include a Lapse watermark by default. Go Pro for unlimited projects, photos, and exports, finished Lapse films longer than 60 seconds without the previous three-minute cap, five additional on-device soundtracks, plus the option to switch the watermark off without tokens — monthly, yearly, or with a one-time lifetime purchase. Prefer pay-as-you-go? Add export tokens whenever you need them. Built by an indie dev. No bloat, no ads. Turn your life into a work of art. Terms of Use: https://mylapse.app/terms

About

Timory

Features
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One person. One beautiful timeline video. Watch someone you love grow up — or grow old — in a single cinematic video made from photos you already have. Timory finds every photo of the same person in your library, groups them automatically, and turns them into a smooth, chronological video you'll actually want to rewatch and share. Perfect for: - Reliving your child's growth, year by year - Celebrating a partner's journey - Honoring parents and grandparents - Cherishing the memory of someone you've lost How it works: - Smart face recognition — on-device AI detects and groups each person with high accuracy - Automatic grouping — your whole library, instantly organized by person - Timeline videos — hundreds of photos become one story with smart transitions and Ken Burns motion Features: - Advanced on-device face recognition - Handles large photo libraries - Combine multiple people in one video - Beautiful transitions - Export in 4k - Share to Instagram, TikTok, Messages, or Photos - Full iCloud Photos support Privacy first: Everything happens on your iPhone. Your photos and face data never leave your device — no cloud, no account, no data collection. Turn scattered photos into stories worth keeping. Download Timory today. https://byklishevich.com/timory/policy.html https://byklishevich.com/timory/terms.html

Screenshots

Lapse4 screens
Timory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lapse at daily against Timory's weekly. Lapse also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Lapse sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Timory sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lapse ships an update daily, Timory weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lapse versus Timory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLapseTimory
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size245 MB92 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPerry NelsonOlga Klishevich

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Lapse

Subscriptions2
  • Lapse Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Lapse Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • 10 Export Tokens$0.99
  • 30 Export Tokens$1.99
  • Lapse Pro Lifetime$49.99
8 purchases

Timory

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$29.99
  • Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Lapse free?
Lapse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timory free?
Timory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lapse or Timory have ads?
Neither Lapse nor Timory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lapse or Timory?
Lapse ships an update daily, and Timory weekly. Most recently, Lapse was updated on September 20, 2026 and Timory on September 28, 2026.

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