Timestamp Camera Pro vs SwellCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timestamp Camera Pro
This app allows you to add real-time date, time, and location watermarks to your photos and videos. Customize the appearance, position, and content of these timestamps, and even include altitude, speed, and map overlays.
- Real-time timestamp watermarks
- Customizable time formats and fonts
- GPS location and address display
- Altitude and speed display
- Map overlay on camera
- Custom text and logo import
- Adjustable opacity and margins
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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.
SwellCam
This application connects to a specific 4K camera designed for a drone. It allows users to control and utilize the camera's features for capturing aerial footage.
- 4K camera integration
- Drone camera control
- Aerial footage capture
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SwellCam is the APP for the 4K camera used with the Swellpro Splash Drone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Timestamp Camera Pro at 60% against SwellCam's 0%. Timestamp Camera Pro also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (606 vs 2). SwellCam's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
SwellCam is free to download; Timestamp Camera Pro costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Timestamp Camera Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timestamp Camera Pro has 606 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Timestamp Camera Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of SwellCam's.
Timestamp Camera Pro ships an update every 2 months, SwellCam every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timestamp Camera Pro | SwellCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (606 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 606 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #142 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 玉彬 陈 | Shenzhen SwellPro Technology Co.,LTD |
Customer experience
Timestamp Camera Pro
SwellCam
Bugs and requests
Timestamp Camera Pro
Reported bugs
11 issues- App freezes on launch or during use
- Automatic continuous photo capture without user input
- Crashes when minimizing and reopening app
- Location/time stamp fails to display (requires reset)
- Bluetooth connection triggers unwanted photo taking
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- Flash causes significant photo registration delay
- Timestamp position doesn't adjust on phone rotation
- Incorrect camera lens specifications (iPhone 12 Pro Max)
- Notification permission not visible in Settings
- Glitchy behavior after recent updates
- Incompatibility issues with newer iPhone models
Requested features
12 requests- In-app shutter sound toggle/silencing option
- Cloud storage integration (OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox)
- Custom image naming with prefix/suffix and auto-incrementing
- Support for iPhone 15/15 Pro camera button
- On-screen grid for frame alignment
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- Bearing/compass direction display
- Resolution adjustment capability
- Brightness adjustment controls
- Front camera non-inverted recording
- Ability to import and timestamp old photos/videos
- Default camera app replacement option
- Batch photo import functionality
SwellCam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Timestamp Camera Pro
No in-app purchases
SwellCam
No in-app purchases
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