Comparison

Time Lapse Plus vs 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

Lapse

Transform your scattered photos and videos into beautiful, motion-filled films privately on your phone. Track transformations, relive memories, or create compelling visual stories with on-device AI for steady framing. Customize pace, add music, and export in various aspect ratios for social media.

Highlights
  • Create films from photos or videos
  • On-device AI for steady framing
  • Customize pace and add music
  • Export in multiple aspect ratios
  • Private processing on your phone
  • Track transformations and memories
Features
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Your camera roll already holds a life in fragments: the people you love, the trips you still talk about, and all the versions of you that got you here. Lapse turns those separate photos — or one favorite video — into a beautiful little film, made privately on your phone and ready to replay or share. ▸ MAKE SOMETHING THAT MATTERS • Watch your child grow up, month by month or year by year • See yourself through a glow-up, fitness journey, new look, or changing season • Relive a favorite trip from everyone’s photos • Pull the moments that matter from a favorite video • Follow a pregnancy, braces, hair growth, skincare, or any transformation • Gather years of birthdays and ordinary days into one living story Almost everyone already has enough photos to begin. Lapse makes the rest easy and fun. ▸ BEAUTIFUL WITHOUT THE BUSYWORK Choose photos through your device’s picker, choose only the photos you want from Google Photos, take a new picture, or start with one favorite video. Pick the person your story follows and Lapse uses on-device AI to create steadier, face-aligned framing across the film. Review the chosen subject and any uncertain frames, drag to reorder a moment, then press play. Side profiles, occlusions, and extreme angles can still need a quick check, so you always have the final say. ▸ TURN ONE VIDEO INTO A LAPSE Choose one video from 2 seconds to 10 minutes, up to 750 MB and 4K. Pick the 2–60 second part you love and Lapse samples up to 60 useful moments, keeping the person you choose in the story. Sound is not imported, so add the music you want when you finish. ▸ MAKE IT YOURS Choose Photo Stack for a tactile pile of prints or Film Roll for a moving strip with capture dates, flicker, soft edges, and vignette. Edit photos, chapter titles, music, dates, pace, and style on one synchronized timeline. Preview and export use the same timing. Choose 480p, 720p, or 1080p. Export 1:1 for Instagram, 9:16 for Reels and TikTok, or 16:9 for YouTube, then share straight from the app. ▸ MADE PRIVATELY ON YOUR PHONE Lapse processes selected photos and video on your device and does not upload that media to its servers. Face detection, sampling, matching, framing, and rendering run on your device. No Lapse account is required. ▸ LAPSE PRO New installs include a starter balance of export tokens. Free exports use tokens and include a Lapse watermark by default. Go Pro for unlimited projects, photos, and exports, finished Lapse films longer than 60 seconds without the previous three-minute cap, five additional on-device soundtracks, plus the option to switch the watermark off without tokens — monthly, yearly, or with a one-time lifetime purchase. Prefer pay-as-you-go? Add export tokens whenever you need them. Built by an indie dev. No bloat, no ads. Turn your life into a work of art. Terms of Use: https://mylapse.app/terms

Screenshots

Time Lapse Plus4 screens
Lapse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lapse at 100% against Time Lapse Plus's 20%. Lapse also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (daily vs every 22 months). Time Lapse Plus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). 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

Lapse is free to download; Time Lapse Plus costs $4.99 up front. Lapse sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Time Lapse Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Lapse Plus ships an update every 22 months, Lapse daily. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Time Lapse Plus versus Lapse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime Lapse PlusLapse
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB245 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHeng Jia LiangPerry Nelson

Customer experience

Time Lapse Plus

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

Lapse

All ratings1 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

5 purchases

Lapse

Subscriptions2
  • Lapse Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Lapse Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • 10 Export Tokens$0.99
  • 30 Export Tokens$1.99
  • Lapse Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Time Lapse Plus free?
Time Lapse Plus costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lapse free?
Lapse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time Lapse Plus or Lapse have ads?
Neither Time Lapse Plus nor Lapse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Lapse Plus or Lapse?
Time Lapse Plus ships an update every 22 months, and Lapse daily. Most recently, Time Lapse Plus was updated on October 11, 2026 and Lapse on October 7, 2026.

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