Comparison

Self timer vs Tiksave

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

Head to head
About

Self timer

Capture group photos and selfies with a customizable delay timer. Adjust flash settings and choose between front or rear cameras. Easily crop and share your favorite moments.

Highlights
  • Customizable delay timer
  • Flash adjustment
  • Front/rear camera selection
  • Photo cropping
  • Direct sharing to social media
  • Save to photo album
Features
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Have you ever felt excluded from your favorite photos? Well now you can be part of them too! Set the Time you want, get everyone ready in the right pose and then get in among your friends. Adjust the Flash if the lighting isn’t sufficient and choose whether to use the front or rear camera. Disappointing photo? No problems, the crop function puts everything in the right place. All you have to do is share your favorite moments with Facebook, Twitter, email, sms, print them or save them in your photo album. Have Fun!

About

Tiksave

This video editing app offers a suite of tools to enhance your content. Easily add filters, convert videos to MP3 or GIFs, adjust speed, merge clips, and extract photos. It also provides customizable fonts and curated hashtag packs to boost your content's reach.

Highlights
  • Add video filters
  • Convert video to MP3
  • Change video speed
  • Reverse video
  • Merge videos
  • Convert video to GIF
  • Customizable fonts
  • Popular hashtag packs
Features
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Introducing your ultimate app for all things video – stats, info, and much more! This multifunctional video editor is packed with a wide array of features designed to elevate your video editing experience. Here’s what you can do: Add Filters for Video: Enhance your videos with a variety of filters to give them the perfect look and feel. Convert Video to MP3: Easily extract audio from your videos and save it as an MP3 file. Change Video Speed: Adjust the speed of your videos, making them play faster or slower to create the desired effect. Reverse Video: Create fun and engaging reverse videos with just a tap. Merge Videos: Combine multiple videos into a single seamless clip. Convert Video to Photos: Capture frames from your videos and save them as photos. Cut Video: Trim your videos to remove unwanted sections and keep only the best parts. Convert Video to GIF: Turn your favorite video moments into shareable GIFs. Additionally, our app offers customizable fonts, allowing you to create unique text for your content. Simply enter the text you need and copy your favorite style with one tap. Use these fonts to stand out in comments, video captions, profile bios, or even as text on your videos. Gone are the days of limited and overused text options – now you can truly personalize your content. Our app also includes the most popular hashtag packs, meticulously curated to maximize your content's virality. With perfectly matched packs of hashtags, you’ll get more views, likes, reposts, and reach. Everything is categorized for easy access, and you can copy the entire pack with a single tap. Elevate your video content with our all-in-one app, designed to make your editing process smooth, creative, and fun! Privacy Policy: https://snaptik.tilda.ws/pp Terms of Use: https://snaptik.tilda.ws/tou

Screenshots

Self timer3 screens
Tiksave4 screens

Verdict

The call

Self timer and Tiksave both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 52% of Tiksave's written reviews are positive against 0% of Self timer's. Tiksave also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Self timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Tiksave sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Self timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Self timer against 4.4 for Tiksave. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiksave has 1.4K ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Self timer's written reviews are positive against 52% of Tiksave's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Self timer ships an update every 3 months, Tiksave every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Self timer versus Tiksave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSelf timerTiksave
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (38 ratings) — better4.4 (1.4K ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews52.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings381.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerluca calcianoEuropean Apps Solutions

Customer experience

Self timer

All ratings38 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral7.9%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

Tiksave

All ratings1,428 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews153 reviews
Positive52.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative41.2%

Bugs and requests

Self timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tiksave

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • No video found error
  • Freezing issues
  • Incompatibility with older devices
  • Saving and downloading problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • Folder feature for better organizing
  • Photos save option to save photos from TikTok
  • Dark mode option
  • More free downloads

In-app purchases

None

Self timer

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Tiksave

Subscriptions3
  • TikSaver +3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Statly Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Discounted$5.99
  • LIfetime subscription$12.99

Questions

Is Self timer free?
Self timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tiksave free?
Tiksave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Self timer or Tiksave?
Self timer is rated higher. Self timer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Tiksave averages 4.4 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Self timer or Tiksave have ads?
Self timer shows ads; Tiksave does not.
Which is updated more often, Self timer or Tiksave?
Self timer ships an update every 3 months, and Tiksave every 2 weeks. Most recently, Self timer was updated on November 1, 2026 and Tiksave on November 3, 2026.

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