Comparison

Nowly vs Timestamp Camera

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

Head to head
About

Nowly

Features
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Nowly is the ad-free way to timestamp your moments. Every shot is stamped in real time with the date, time, and place it was taken β€” no editing afterward, no watermarks from someone else, no ads. What you can do: β€’ Shoot photos and 4:5 videos with a live timestamp overlay β€” the preview matches the saved file exactly β€’ Choose from a range of stamp styles, including clean Korean date/time designs β€’ Move and resize any stamp; your last placement is kept for the next shot β€’ Long-press the shutter to jump straight into video recording β€’ Swipe to your gallery to add a stamp to existing photos β€’ Browse, share, and manage everything in a built-in library Nowly Premium unlocks every stamp, custom text, and unlimited-length video β€” one-time purchase, yours forever.

About

Timestamp Camera

Instantly add date, time, and location stamps to your photos as you take them. Ideal for professional documentation like construction, inspections, and deliveries, it streamlines reporting and record-keeping by embedding essential details directly onto your images.

Highlights
  • Instant date, time, and address stamping
  • Live stamp preview
  • Save and switch between site presets
  • Landscape and portrait orientation support
  • Customizable stamp quality and coordinate formats
  • Stamp existing photos (Plus feature)
  • Customizable stamp appearance (Plus feature)
Features
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The moment you press the shutter, the date, time and address are stamped onto your photo. Made for work where you need to show when and where a photo was taken: construction, equipment inspections, facility management, deliveries. Drop your photos straight into reports, daily logs and job records. WHO IT'S FOR β€’ Contractors and crews in construction, remodeling, electrical and plumbing who take job site photos every day β€’ Inspectors and facility managers documenting site visits β€’ Real estate agents and property managers recording property condition at move-in and move-out β€’ Delivery drivers and movers who need photo proof of a finished job β€’ Anyone keeping date-stamped records of family, travel or daily life KEY FEATURES Stamped as you shoot The date, time and address are added to the photo the instant you shoot. A live preview on the camera screen shows how the stamp will look, so there's no editing afterward. Dates use a fixed YYYY/MM/DD HH:mm (24-hour) format. Site presets Save the sites you visit often and switch between them with one tapβ€”no retyping at every location. The selected site name is added to the stamp automatically. Landscape or portrait Hold the phone either way and the stamp stays upright with the photo. Handy for wide shots of a whole site. Three quality levels, two coordinate formats Choose Light, Standard or High. Standard is the default: it shoots one step below your device's full resolution (or at full resolution on devices with only one option), with no downscaling afterward. High uses your device's full resolution; Light shrinks the long edge to 2048 px for email and reports. Coordinates can be shown in decimal degrees or degrees, minutes, seconds (DMS). The capture date and timeβ€”and GPS location, when location access is onβ€”are also kept in the photo's EXIF data. Add a stamp to photos you've already taken (Plus) Stamp photos already in your library. The original is left untouched and the stamped copy is saved as a new photo. The date comes from the photo's own capture data; if a photo has none, the date and time are left off instead of using today's date. Customize the stamp (Plus) Move the stamp to any corner, choose from 3 sizes and white, black or yellow text, and add a line of your own text. FREE VS. PLUS Free: date & time stamp, date, time & address stamp (unlimited shots), landscape support, 1 site preset, choice of quality. Photos taken with the free version include a small app-name watermark in one corner. A banner ad appears on the Settings screen, and a full-screen ad appears after every 5 photos. Plus (one-time purchase, no subscription; see the app for pricing): removes the app-name watermark and all ads, and adds the date, time, address & GPS coordinates stamp, unlimited site presets, stamp position, size and color, one custom text line, and stamping of photos you've already taken. Restore your purchase on a new device with the same Apple Account. NOTES β€’ Location access is optional. Without it you can still shoot with a date & time stampβ€”missing location never blocks the shutter. β€’ Location accuracy depends on your device and surroundings. If the address can't be found (for example indoors or with no signal), the stamp shows GPS coordinates when available, or just the date and time. β€’ To save photos, the app only asks for permission to add them to your library. It never changes or deletes photos already in your library.

Screenshots

Nowly4 screens
Timestamp Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nowly at none against Timestamp Camera's 1. Nowly also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Timestamp Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nowly asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 4 level
Nowly versus Timestamp Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNowlyTimestamp Camera
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”75.0% of reviews
Update frequencyβ€”Every 3 days
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
Monetizationβ€”Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size41 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPonyKUREHO

In-app purchases

None

Nowly

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Timestamp Camera

One-time1
  • Plus$9.99

Questions

Is Nowly free?
Nowly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Timestamp Camera free?
Timestamp Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nowly or Timestamp Camera have ads?
Timestamp Camera shows ads; Nowly does not.

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