Comparison

Timestamp Camera vs Nowshot

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

Head to head
About

Timestamp Camera

This app permanently embeds date, time, and GPS location directly onto photos and videos. It's ideal for professionals needing verifiable documentation, offering customizable watermarks and a full-featured camera experience.

Highlights
  • Permanent date, time, and GPS location stamps
  • Customizable branded watermarks
  • Live map thumbnail integration
  • Optional street address and compass bearing
  • Full camera functionality with live preview
  • Photo and video capture in one app
  • Organize shots into custom folders
Features
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Turn every photo and video into verifiable proof of when and where it happened. Timestamp Camera captures photos and videos with the date, time, and GPS location burned directly into the image — permanently, not as removable metadata. Perfect for job sites, inspections, deliveries, field reports, real estate walkthroughs, insurance documentation, or simply keeping a beautifully detailed travel journal. BUILT FOR PROFESSIONALS Make every photo carry your business identity. Add your own logo, business name, contact email, and website as a second branded watermark alongside the timestamp and location. Ideal for contractors, inspectors, real estate agents, insurance professionals, farmers, delivery teams, and anyone who needs photos that clearly document what happened, when, and where. WHAT GETS STAMPED * Date & time — Choose from 10 date formats and 12-hour or 24-hour time, with time zone included * GPS coordinates — DMS, decimal degrees, or UTM, with signed or unsigned coordinates and adjustable precision * Live map — Add a standard or satellite map thumbnail showing exactly where the photo or video was captured * Street address — Display the house number, street, city, postal code, and country, with control over which parts appear * Compass bearing — Show direction using true north or magnetic north * Altitude — Display elevation in meters or feet, with optional GPS accuracy * Custom note — Add job names, case numbers, project details, or any other context you need Every field is optional. Mix and match exactly what you want visible, and adjust the stamp’s background opacity to fit your photo. A FULL CAMERA, NOT JUST A FILTER Capture photos and videos with a live timestamp and location preview before you shoot. * Photo and video capture in one app * Live stamp preview that you can drag to reposition * 4K, HD, medium, and low video quality * 30 or 60 fps video recording * Front and back camera support * Quick-tap zoom levels tailored to your device’s lenses * Flash and torch controls * Rule-of-thirds grid overlay * Mute option for silent video capture ORGANIZE YOUR SHOTS Keep your evidence and memories organized. Sort captures into custom folders, browse them in a dedicated gallery, and move, share, or delete photos and videos directly from the app. YOUR LOCATION STAYS YOURS Your GPS location is used only to create the timestamp and location stamp on your own photos and videos. It is never attached to an account or sent anywhere else. Download Timestamp Camera and give every photo and video the proof it deserves. Privacy Policy: https://timestampcam.app/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://timestampcam.app/terms-of-use.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Nowshot

Features
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The time lands in the photo the moment you shoot. No more typing a time into a photo after the fact. Tap the shutter and the time, date and address are burned into the shot, and it goes straight to your album. [No review screen. Done in 3 seconds.] - Shutter to saved in one move. Nothing stops to ask "Save this?". - It lands in your album, so you can send it straight on from there. - Hold the shutter to record video instead (up to 2 seconds). The stamp is burned into video too. - Pick the frame: 4:3, 16:9, 1:1 or full screen. [What gets stamped] - The time, the date, and the address of where you are. - Add a line of your own, up to 30 characters, like "Open for business" (Nowshot Pro). - Text color is white or black, and the stamp stays where you dragged it on the next shot. - The time zone follows your device. [Photos you already took] - Import them in the gallery and each one is stamped with its real capture time, not the time right now. - A photo with no capture time recorded is skipped. - Press and hold the stamp to move it, drag a corner to resize it. [Gallery] - Your shots are sorted by date automatically. - Select several and share or delete them at once, up to 30 photos per share. [Location] - The address is worked out on your device. Coordinates and addresses never leave it. - Turn location down and the time is still stamped. - Whether the coordinates stay in the photo file (EXIF GPS) is a switch in Settings. [Free for good] Taking and saving photos stays free. On the free plan a NOWSHOT logo goes in the corner of your photos and videos, and a banner ad shows in the gallery. [Nowshot Pro] - The NOWSHOT logo leaves your photos and videos. - Your own note on the stamp, in any text color you like. - No ads in the gallery. Plans - Nowshot Pro Monthly — $2.99, renews every month - Nowshot Pro Yearly — $12.99, renews every year, with a 7-day free trial where the store offers one - Nowshot Pro Lifetime — $24.99, paid once, nothing renews A subscription renews at the same price unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the period ends. Cancel any time under App Store account > Subscriptions, and you keep the rest of the period you paid for. Terms of use https://pages.purpozen.com/nowshot/terms Privacy policy https://pages.purpozen.com/nowshot/privacy

Screenshots

Timestamp Camera3 screens
Nowshot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Timestamp Camera at none against Nowshot's 3. Timestamp Camera also leads on ads (none vs shown). Nowshot's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nowshot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Timestamp Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timestamp Camera ships an update weekly, Nowshot every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Timestamp Camera versus Nowshot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimestamp CameraNowshot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPriya KalkaniPurpozen

In-app purchases

None

Timestamp Camera

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Nowshot

Subscriptions2
  • Nowshot Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Nowshot Pro Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nowshot Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Timestamp Camera free?
Timestamp Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nowshot free?
Nowshot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Timestamp Camera or Nowshot have ads?
Nowshot shows ads; Timestamp Camera does not.
Which is updated more often, Timestamp Camera or Nowshot?
Timestamp Camera ships an update weekly, and Nowshot every 2 days. Most recently, Timestamp Camera was updated on November 6, 2026 and Nowshot on October 26, 2026.

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