Comparison

Timestamp Camera Basic vs CertiPhoto

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

Head to head
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
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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.

About

CertiPhoto

Securely date and verify the integrity of your photos. This app encrypts, geolocates, and stores images on a secure server, providing a tamper-proof certificate with legal value in EU countries. Ideal for documenting evidence for rentals, construction sites, and more.

Highlights
  • Secure photo encryption
  • Geolocation tagging
  • Tamper-proof PDF certificates
  • Remote secure storage
  • Legal value in EU countries
  • Timestamping by trusted authority
Features
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Capture, timestamp, prove: create your own certified digital evidence, recognised by case law. Designed in 2015 by a court-appointed digital forensics expert, CertiPhoto lets you securely geolocate and date a photo or video, and guarantee that it has not been altered since it was captured. You can build your own digital evidence, anchored in time and space, to demonstrate your good faith or protect yourself against certain abuses. A technology proven for over 10 years: Every capture is encrypted and embedded in a cryptographically sealed PDF/A-3B certificate: any subsequent modification is immediately detectable. The certificate is signed with an AdES-QC seal and timestamped by a trusted third party (eIDAS-qualified timestamping for professionals). Your evidence is archived for a minimum of 3 years in a secure cloud compliant with the NF Z 42-013 standard. Every certificate can also undergo in-depth analysis after the fact: to date, in every dispute, our fraud-detection algorithms have identified the tampering, enabling fraudulent certificates to be invalidated across a corpus of more than 6 million captures. CertiPhoto is recognised by French case law and is a reference solution for inspections under the French energy savings certificate scheme (CEE), notably since the ministerial order of 13 June 2023. Your certificates are designed to meet the requirements of digital evidence law across the European Union (eIDAS Regulation). Use cases include: * Property inventories: whether you are a landlord or a tenant, secure your move-in and move-out inspections with certified photos and videos, effortlessly. * Insurance claims: build solid, enforceable evidence to strengthen your claim and speed up compensation. * Planning notices: record the installation of your site notice board (building permit, prior declaration...) yourself, and affix a label proving the start of the display period on a certified date. * Valuables: classic cars, paintings, jewellery... prove their existence and condition on a specific date. * Contractors and tradespeople: timestamp and geolocate your work and that of your subcontractors, track your worksites and prevent disputes. For businesses: CertiPhoto is a complete ecosystem: a scalable API for fast integration, intuitive management dashboards, and CertiLink technology to roll out the solution at scale by distributing thousands of automatic sign-in links in one click, with comment injection. CertiPhoto that respects your data: The app gives you several free credits every month, with no ads and no strings attached. It respects your privacy: GDPR-compliant, with a zero-knowledge architecture. Pricing is public and transparent, with no subscription and no commitment, and your credits never expire. Note: CertiPhoto requires a phone whose software integrity can be verified (non-rooted / non-jailbroken devices). For more information, please contact the publisher, PROBANTIA SAS.

Screenshots

Timestamp Camera Basic4 screens
CertiPhoto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CertiPhoto at none against Timestamp Camera Basic's shown. CertiPhoto also leads on review sentiment (98% vs 64%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Timestamp Camera Basic's advantage is ratings volume (34K vs 1) and chart position (#82 vs unranked). 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. Timestamp Camera Basic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CertiPhoto sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CertiPhoto 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: 64% of Timestamp Camera Basic's written reviews are positive against 98% of CertiPhoto's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timestamp Camera Basic ships an update every 3 weeks, CertiPhoto every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Timestamp Camera Basic versus CertiPhoto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimestamp Camera BasicCertiPhoto
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (34K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.0% of reviews98.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#82 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer玉彬 陈Pascal Eric Mayani

Customer experience

Timestamp Camera Basic

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

CertiPhoto

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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
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  • Add state/country to location stamp
  • Allow free-form captions

CertiPhoto

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Timestamp Camera Basic

One-time1
  • Upgrade to pro version$4.99
3 purchases

CertiPhoto

One-time3
  • 10 certified pictures$3.99
  • 25 certified pictures$8.99
  • 50 certified pictures$14.99

Questions

Is Timestamp Camera Basic free?
Timestamp Camera Basic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CertiPhoto free?
CertiPhoto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timestamp Camera Basic or CertiPhoto?
CertiPhoto is rated higher. Timestamp Camera Basic averages 4.8 out of 5 from 34K ratings, while CertiPhoto averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Timestamp Camera Basic or CertiPhoto have ads?
Timestamp Camera Basic shows ads; CertiPhoto does not.
Which is updated more often, Timestamp Camera Basic or CertiPhoto?
Timestamp Camera Basic ships an update every 3 weeks, and CertiPhoto every 2 months. Most recently, Timestamp Camera Basic was updated on November 4, 2026 and CertiPhoto on November 3, 2026.

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