Comparison

Remarks vs Timestamp Camera Basic

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

Head to head
About

Remarks

Easily add text and drawings to your photos and videos. Enhance your images with custom "Remarks" and share them instantly. Integrate with Notification Center and Apple Watch for quick access.

Highlights
  • Add text and drawings to photos
  • Built-in camera
  • Add watermarks to photos and videos
  • Remarks Space for Notification Center
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Easy sharing via AirDrop, Facebook, Twitter
Features
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Picture is worth a thousand words. Introducing Remarks, an easy way to put "Remarks" on your photos or pictures. Built-in Camera in App ∙Take photo or choose existing photo from library then start put some drawing on it Add Watermark ∙Tap Adjust then Extensions on Photos App to add Watermark to your photos or videos Phone, Car and Standby Widget ∙Display Remarks photo Widget on Phone, Car and also during Phone Standby Notification and Live Activities ∙Set Remarks photo Reminder and also Live Activities countdown SharePlay ∙Start SharePlay with Remarks photo Easy sharing ∙Share with friends via AirDrop and WhatsApp or Post it on X Box integration ∙Add comment and upload Remarks photo to Box

About

Timestamp Camera Basic

Enhance your photos and videos with real-time date and GPS watermarks. Customize text, fonts, positions, and even add maps or altitude information. Capture moments with precise timestamps, including millisecond accuracy for videos.

Highlights
  • Real-time timestamp watermark
  • Add GPS location and address
  • Customizable text, font, and color
  • Display altitude and speed
  • Map overlay on camera
  • Import logo watermark
  • Video recording up to 4K
Read full description

Add timestamp watermark to camera in real time. • Automatically insert current time and address when taking photo or video in real time, you can change time format or select the address around easily. Timestamp Camera is the only App that can record video with the time watermark accurate to millisecond(0.001 second). - Support 81 timestamp formats. - Support change font, font color, font size. - Support set timestamp in 6 positions: top left, top center, top right, bottom left, bottom center, bottom right. - Support auto add address and GPS. - Support input and display custom text on camera. - Support input and display tag on camera and insert to the Exif. - Support change opacity of text and text background. - Support four text margin modes: no margin, one line margin, half line margin, suitable for printing • Support display altitude and speed. • Support display map on the camera. • Support display compass on the camera. • Support import watermark logo image to display on the camera. • Support change photo resolution, support the maximum resolution supported by the camera. • Support change video resolution(540P, 720P, 1080P, 4K) and fps(30fps, 60fps). • Support record video without audio. • Support pause and continue record fragments to one video. • Support timer to take picture (3, 5, 10 seconds with count down). • Has 4 modes. "Video", "Square", "Timelapse" support record video and capture photo. "Photo" mode only support capture photo with special optimization. • All the effects are real-time and can be used when taking photo or video. • Support change effect, toggle camera when recording. • Support "Battery saver mode", the brightness of screen can be changed when turn it on. • Support show 3x3 grid. • Support import photo as a virtual camera. • Support portrait and landscape. • Support both iPad and iPhone. • Photo and Video will be saved to Camera roll. Please mail us cybfriend@gmail.com if you have any problem or suggestions. Thank you.

Screenshots

Remarks4 screens
Timestamp Camera Basic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Remarks at 100% against Timestamp Camera Basic's 64%. Remarks also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Timestamp Camera Basic's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (34K vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Remarks sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Timestamp Camera Basic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Remarks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timestamp Camera Basic has 34K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Remarks's written reviews are positive against 64% of Timestamp Camera Basic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remarks ships an update every 23 months, Timestamp Camera Basic every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Remarks versus Timestamp Camera Basic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemarksTimestamp Camera Basic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (34K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better64.0% of reviews
Number of ratings134K — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#109 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuiko Ong玉彬 陈

Customer experience

Remarks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Timestamp Camera Basic

All ratings33,368 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews836 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral10.2%
Negative25.8%

Bugs and requests

Remarks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Timestamp Camera Basic

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Timestamp not always accurate
  • Photos not saving properly
  • App freezing and crashing
  • Random photo bursts without user interaction
  • Audio sync issues when switching cameras
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  • Upgrade purchase issues

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to change text orientation
  • Option to add custom text
  • Panoramic photo support
  • Ability to toggle timestamp on/off
  • Improve GPS accuracy
Show 2 more
  • Add state/country to location stamp
  • Allow free-form captions

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Remarks

One-time2
  • Eraser$0.99
  • Extra Ink$0.99
1 purchases

Timestamp Camera Basic

One-time1
  • Upgrade to pro version$4.99

Questions

Is Remarks free?
Remarks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timestamp Camera Basic free?
Timestamp Camera Basic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Remarks or Timestamp Camera Basic?
Remarks is rated higher. Remarks averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Timestamp Camera Basic averages 4.8 from 34K ratings.
Do Remarks or Timestamp Camera Basic have ads?
Timestamp Camera Basic shows ads; Remarks does not.
Which is updated more often, Remarks or Timestamp Camera Basic?
Remarks ships an update every 23 months, and Timestamp Camera Basic every 3 weeks. Most recently, Remarks was updated on November 6, 2026 and Timestamp Camera Basic on November 7, 2026.

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