Comparison

Time Lapse Plus vs CameraFTP Time Lapse

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

Head to head
About

Time Lapse Plus

Easily create stunning time-lapse videos with advanced editing tools. Control color, motion, and add custom audio to your projects. Manage and export your creations in various resolutions up to 4K.

Highlights
  • Advanced time-lapse capture
  • Color and motion editing
  • Custom audio integration
  • Project management and export
  • Style and motion editors
  • HD, Full HD, and 4K video output
Features
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Time Lapse Plus. Simple and robust time-lapse app. Create amazing time-lapse videos with ease. Perfect for casual users with an easy-to-use control panel. Create advanced time-lapse videos with control over color and motion. Once a time-lapse project is finished capturing, you can edit it and apply different effects to your time-lapse project. Project Management: • Rename, delete project, or export movie option available via long press. • Projects can be copied to other devices using the Files App. Go to Time Lapse and copy the project folder. Time Lapse Plus Camera Features: • Default highest photo quality output depends on device. • Supports dual-lens or triple-lens devices. • Auto/lock white balance. • Auto/touch focus. • Auto/touch exposure control. • Enable/disable flash. • Timer adjustment range from 1 second to 29 minutes. • Show/hide grid option. • Delay on startup so the capture session does not begin immediately, helping prevent camera shake. • Remaining shot countdown info shown on capture view. • Option to dim screen for battery saving. • Camera turns off if timer delay is more than 20 seconds to save battery. • Photos are saved immediately to prevent accidental data loss. • Photos are saved to internal storage and available for external editing [access files via iTunes or Files App]. • Simple UI and easy to use. Time Lapse Plus Edit Panel Features: • Set movie frame rate (FPS) from 1–60 fps. • Add sound to your project—place audio files into Files App > Time Lapse > Project Name > Audio folder. • Preview time-lapse clip. • Add style to frames using the style editor. • Add motion position to frames using the motion editor. • Movie info available for better understanding of video length. Style Editor: • Edit frame style and movie clip plays with style changes. • Edit exposure, temperature, brightness, contrast, saturation, shadow, highlight, vibrance, sharpness, and blur level by touch and slide. • e.g., You can create a clip that starts in black and white and ends in color by setting saturation to 0 on the first frame and 60 on the last frame. • You can combine all available parameters to create any desired color effect. Motion Editor: • Set frame size and position for selected frames so the clip will have camera panning/zooming effects. • Frames are set within allowed margins to avoid quality drop in the rendered clip. • Drag to set position and pinch to set frame size. • e.g., For zooming effect: Set a large frame for the first frame and a small frame for the last frame. The rendered clip will zoom into the target point. • e.g., For a panning effect (left to right): Set the frame position to the left for the first frame and to the right for the last frame. The rendered clip will pan across the scene. • You can combine both zooming and panning to create any desired effect. Render Panel: • Video name is the same as the project title. e.g., Sunset.mp4 • Set video size from HD, Full HD, to 4K. • Set video aspect ratio: 16:9, 4:3, or 1:1. • Render output as animated GIF or APNG. • Output size for GIF/APNG: 1280x720, 640x360, or 320x180. • Videos and animated GIFs are saved to the camera roll. • Animated APNGs are saved to the project folder. Quick Start Guide: 1. Tap the Create button and give your project a name. 2. Tap on the project name to load the project. 3. Position the camera and start capturing. 4. After finishing capture, it will redirect to the Edit Panel. 5. Set your desired FPS and preview the result. 6. Hit Render, and the video will be saved to the camera roll. Tips: • Use the grid for better object positioning. • Use white balance lock if scene lighting changes over time. • Use focus lock to maintain focus on your subject. Time-lapse photography is a technique in which the frequency at which film frames are captured is much lower than the frequency at which they are played back. Thanks for your support, and do visit nitrio.com for more apps for your iOS devices.

About

CameraFTP Time Lapse

Transform your smartphone into an IP camera for automatic time-lapse recording. Upload images to cloud storage for long-term retention and view them from anywhere as a video. Ideal for tracking construction projects, plant growth, and seasonal changes.

Highlights
  • Automatic image capture
  • Cloud storage with long retention
  • Remote viewing via web and mobile
  • Supports smartphones, tablets, and IP cameras
  • Batch download for offline processing
  • Online time-lapse video creation
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CameraFTP Timelapse App can use your iPhone or iPad as an IP camera for timelapse recording. You can save the cost of buying an IP camera. You can use WiFi or 4G/5G mobile data connection, so it works anywhere. The app is extremely easy. It can automatically take a phone every few minutes, then upload it to CameraFTP cloud storage. CameraFTP is a leading Cloud Recording service provider. Our timelapse recording service can support up to 10 years of retention time. You can view the timelapse camera from anywhere. The recorded images can be viewed like video. You can publish the camera and embed the camera in your own web pages. It is ideal for construction projects. CameraFTP Timelapse Recording service also supports regular IP cameras. CameraFTP Timelapse Advantages include: - Automatic. Users don't need to manually record imgages; - Supports IP cameras, smartphones, tablets and webcams; - Multi-year retention time; - Browser-based timelapse camera viewer; and mobile camera viewer app; - Batch download recorded images for offline viewing and processing; - Online Timelapse video creator; - Low cost. Timelapse Usage Cases: - Construction project time-lapse, e.g. construction of a building, bridge, dam, ship, etc. A construction project may take 3 months to several years. - Growing plants. It may take a few weeks to a few years. The time-lapse video can quickly tell how plants grow from a seed to big plants. - Blossoming flowers. - Changing seasons (of a city or mountain, etc.) - Stars in the sky. You can use CameraFTP Viewer app to view your time-lapse camera online. CameraFTP has free web browser based viewer and mobile viewer app for iOS and other platforms. Please go to App Store to download the CameraFTP Viewer app. About DriveHQ.com/CameraFTP.com: DriveHQ is a leading cloud IT service provider founded in 2003. It offers the most efficient and reliable Cloud File Server/WebDAV Drive Mapping service. It is one of the largest FTP/SFTP hosting service providers. CameraFTP is a DriveHQ division, and a leading Cloud Recording, Home & Business Monitoring service provider. DriveHQ has over 20 years of great track record. Our service up-time is over 99.99%. Please sign up for a free trial now.

Screenshots

Time Lapse Plus4 screens
CameraFTP Time Lapse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CameraFTP Time Lapse at 100% against Time Lapse Plus's 20%. CameraFTP Time Lapse also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 11 months vs every 22 months). Time Lapse Plus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads 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

CameraFTP Time Lapse is free to download; Time Lapse Plus costs $4.99 up front. CameraFTP Time Lapse sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Time Lapse Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Lapse Plus ships an update every 22 months, CameraFTP Time Lapse every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Time Lapse Plus versus CameraFTP Time Lapse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime Lapse PlusCameraFTP Time Lapse
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 11 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeng Jia LiangDrive Headquarters, Inc.

Customer experience

Time Lapse Plus

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

CameraFTP Time Lapse

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Time Lapse Plus

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

CameraFTP Time Lapse

One-time2
  • Monthly Time Lapse Service$5.99
  • Yearly Time Lapse Service$59.99

Questions

Is Time Lapse Plus free?
Time Lapse Plus costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CameraFTP Time Lapse free?
CameraFTP Time Lapse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time Lapse Plus or CameraFTP Time Lapse have ads?
Neither Time Lapse Plus nor CameraFTP Time Lapse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Lapse Plus or CameraFTP Time Lapse?
Time Lapse Plus ships an update every 22 months, and CameraFTP Time Lapse every 11 months. Most recently, Time Lapse Plus was updated on October 11, 2026 and CameraFTP Time Lapse on September 18, 2026.

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