Comparison

QuickTimeLapse vs Rewindo

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

Head to head
About

QuickTimeLapse

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Turn long videos into 60-second timelapses, ready for Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts. Pick 1 to 5 videos. QuickTimeLapse auto-calculates the speed and crunches them into a single 60-second clip. No sign-up, no uploads โ€” your videos never leave your iPhone. โ€” Features โ€” โ€ข Up to 5 videos at once, auto-stitched into 60 seconds โ€ข Day Counter auto-numbering for daily check-ins (workouts, yoga, cooking, travel) โ€” filenames carry Day 1 / Day 2 โ€ฆ โ€ข Custom filename templates โ€” mix date, sequence, and your own text โ€ข PHPicker-based selection โ€” no full Photos library access required โ€ข Fully on-device โ€” nothing uploaded โ€” Who it's for โ€” Anyone tracking daily workouts, yoga, cooking, or travel vlogs as a timelapse series. Anyone who wants to crunch long footage into Reels, TikTok, or YouTube Shorts. โ€” Pricing โ€” Free to download. The first conversion each day is ad-free; from the second conversion on, you'll see one ad before processing. "Remove Ads" is a one-time purchase that removes all ads forever (no subscription). โ€” Story โ€” I film my workouts every day and wanted to compress them into 60-second timelapses for Instagram. I used to airdrop every clip to my Mac just to make a timelapse in iMovie โ€” the back-and-forth was a hassle. I couldn't find a tool that felt right, so I vibe-coded one myself. Hope it helps if you're in the same boat. โ€” Feedback โ€” Tap Settings โ†’ Report a Problem inside the app to write to me directly. I'll do my best to reply.

About

Rewindo

Features
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Rewindo turns any video from your camera roll into a reversed clip, picture and sound, with a single tap. Jumps become landings. Spills clean themselves up. Runners go backwards. Pick a video, tap "Reverse it", and rewind reality. No setup, no account. Features - Pick one video from your camera roll and reverse it - Sound is reversed too (or choose Muted) - Progress and time remaining while it works, and you can cancel anytime - Result screen with an Original / Reversed toggle, so you can compare before you save - Save to Photos, or share straight to social media and messages - See the length of the result before you start - If a video can't be processed, Rewindo tells you why (format, length, storage, and more) - A clean dark design that puts your video first PRO (one-time purchase) - No watermark - No length limit - Boomerang: forward then backwards in one clip, loops seamlessly - Speed: 0.25x / 0.5x slow-motion reverse or 1.5x / 2x fast reverse - Buy once, keep forever. No subscription, no extra fees Free - Reverse the first 30 seconds of any video (longer videos are trimmed to the first 30 seconds) - Reversed or muted sound - Compare, save as MP4 or MOV to Photos or Files, and share - Exports include a small watermark in the corner Privacy Everything runs on your iPhone. Your videos are never uploaded to a server, there is no account, and it works offline. Photo library access is used only to pick a video and to save the result. Great for - TikTok, Reels, and Shorts ideas - Jumps, dives, splashes, confetti: anything that looks amazing in reverse - Kids and pets, made a little bit magical - Magic-trick and time-warp effects For iPhone (iOS 16.4 or later).

Screenshots

QuickTimeLapse4 screens
Rewindo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Rewindo at none against QuickTimeLapse's shown. Rewindo also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. QuickTimeLapse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rewindo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuickTimeLapse ships an update every 2 weeks, Rewindo every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
QuickTimeLapse versus Rewindo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickTimeLapseRewindo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWEI HAN YENHiroki Sugiyama

In-app purchases

1 purchases

QuickTimeLapse

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Rewindo

One-time1
  • PRO$4.99

Questions

Is QuickTimeLapse free?
QuickTimeLapse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rewindo free?
Rewindo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do QuickTimeLapse or Rewindo have ads?
QuickTimeLapse shows ads; Rewindo does not.
Which is updated more often, QuickTimeLapse or Rewindo?
QuickTimeLapse ships an update every 2 weeks, and Rewindo every 3 days. Most recently, QuickTimeLapse was updated on October 10, 2026 and Rewindo on October 10, 2026.

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