Comparison

GR8 Cam vs LapseArc

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

Head to head
About

GR8 Cam

Features
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GR8 Cam turns your iPhone into a compact camera with a photographer's controls and a finished photo every time. It captures 48MP RAW, develops it with the phone's sharpening and AI enhancement switched off, and applies the look you chose, live in the viewfinder. IMAGE CONTROL Fifteen looks: Standard, Vivid, Monotone, Soft Monotone, Hard Monotone, Hi-Contrast B&W, Positive Film, Negative Film, Bleach Bypass, Retro, Cross Processing, Cinema (Yellow), Cinema (Green), Film and Mono Film. Each has its own adjustments, -4 to +4: saturation, hue, high/low key, contrast, highlight and shadow contrast, sharpness, clarity, shading, grain effect and grain size. Monochrome looks add colour filter effects and toning. Reset takes any look back to factory. Standard, Positive Film and Retro are free, with all their adjustments. TWO FOCAL LENGTHS 28mm or 40mm equivalent, 3:2, both cropped from the main camera so switching is instant. The viewfinder shows exactly the frame you will get. WHITE BALANCE LIKE A REAL CAMERA Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, four fluorescents, Tungsten, CTE, measured Manual and a Kelvin dial, plus an amber-blue / green-magenta compensation grid. Presets lock the camera so colour holds from shot to shot. HIGHLIGHT DIFFUSION FILTER A switchable bloom on the bright parts of the frame for a softer, filmic highlight roll-off. D-RANGE Highlight and shadow correction applied in the RAW develop. RECIPES Save a whole look, white balance included, and recall it in a tap. A CAMERA'S SCREEN Mode, look, white balance and focal length along the top. Live aperture, shutter speed and ISO along the bottom. Tap to focus. Subject tracking for faces, people and pets. The volume buttons fire the shutter. PRIVATE No account, no network, no data collection. Photos go straight to your library as HEIC with full EXIF. Standard, Positive Film and Retro, 28mm, Auto WB and Shade with the compensation grid, D-Range and one recipe slot are free. A single one-time purchase unlocks everything else. No subscription.

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LapseArc

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8K time-lapse. Smart stabilization. Capture the details of time. LapseArc brings 8K time-lapse and smart stabilization together in one photography app. Capture change frame by frame with high-resolution photos, then automatically analyze and correct subtle camera shake. Turn drifting clouds, shifting light and the city from day to night into clear, steady time-lapse films. Shoot, color grade and export in one app. 8K TIME-LAPSE, RICH IN DETAIL Turn high-resolution photo sequences into time-lapse videos at up to 8K, with landscape 7680 Γ— 4320 and portrait 4320 Γ— 7680 output. Keep each original frame in Apple ProRAW or HEIF/JPEG for large-screen viewing and further editing. 8K availability depends on source resolution and the export capabilities of your device. SMART STABILIZATION, STEADIER MOTION Automatically analyze visual features across your sequence to correct small shifts and rotations between frames, reducing jitter during playback. Choose Fast, Standard or Fine analysis, preview the stabilization, then apply it to your final film. Stabilization is nondestructive and preserves your original photos. Results depend on scene detail and the amount of shake, and some cropping around the edges is required. CAPTURE PHOTO SEQUENCES Set a capture interval and start countdown, and shoot in Apple ProRAW or HEIF/JPEG. Choose from the resolutions supported by your device and lens. Each original photo is saved separately, giving you room to refine your work later. TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR SHOT Adjust ISO, shutter speed, exposure compensation and white balance. Use focus lock, a grid, a horizon level, a histogram and overexposure warnings to guide composition and exposure. Preview your look as you shoot with live LUT monitoring. EDIT THE ENTIRE SEQUENCE Browse individual frames and apply LUTs, light and color adjustments across the whole sequence. Shape different areas with global, linear gradient and radial masks, then refine the composition with crop, rotation and stabilization. Edits are saved nondestructively, preserving your original photos. EXPORT YOUR WAY Export a time-lapse video, the current frame or the entire image sequence. Choose from multiple frame rates, resolutions and codecs, including H.264, HEVC and ProRes. Save to Photos when supported, or share files to continue creating elsewhere. 8Kβ€”time as verse, light as art. Apple ProRAW, 24MP/48MP capture, 4K/8K, HDR and ProRes availability depends on your device, lens, OS version, source media and encoding capabilities. The app shows the options available for your setup. Before a long capture, make sure you have enough storage space and keep your device steady.

Screenshots

GR8 Cam4 screens
LapseArc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LapseArc at none against GR8 Cam's 1. GR8 Cam's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. GR8 Cam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LapseArc asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GR8 Cam ships an update every 4 days, LapseArc every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
GR8 Cam versus LapseArc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGR8 CamLapseArc
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days β€” betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLUCK THONG TAN原 胑

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GR8 Cam

One-time1
  • GR8 Cam Pro$0.99
None

LapseArc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GR8 Cam free?
GR8 Cam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LapseArc free?
LapseArc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GR8 Cam or LapseArc have ads?
Neither GR8 Cam nor LapseArc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GR8 Cam or LapseArc?
GR8 Cam ships an update every 4 days, and LapseArc every 4 weeks. Most recently, GR8 Cam was updated on October 31, 2026 and LapseArc on November 6, 2026.

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