Video Self Timer vs Loop Cam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Video Self Timer
Capture yourself in videos with a customizable countdown timer. Record in high quality, including slow-motion, and control audio and flash settings. Easily trim and share your creations.
- Customizable countdown timer
- High-quality recording (60 FPS)
- Slow-motion recording (240 FPS)
- Audio and flash control
- Front and rear camera support
- Video trimming and sharing
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NEW ability to record in better quality (60 FPS) and slowmo (240 FPS) to create stunningly detailed videos of yourself and the action around you. Slowmos is especially handy to catch up on sports video recording like playing back your golf swing, baseball swing , cricket bat swing or bowling action. It is upto you how you use this app. Video Self timer app allows you to be part of your videos, don't be left out recording the video when you can be part of it. Video self timer allows you to set the duration of a video as well as set the time gap after which it starts recording the video. You can control the flash or even disable sound recording for the video if needed. The app gives a visual flash as well as an audio beep before recording starts and after recording is done so you know when the recording has started and ended, even if you are far away from the iPhone. Use front or rear camera for recording, trim videos and share them on video sharing site as well as through Twitter, Mail and AirDrop. Also you can set the quality of the video while recording. Simple sweet and effective self timer for your videos.
Loop Cam
Capture and edit videos and photos hands-free with automatic clip recording and timed photo capture. Perfect for solo creators, it offers a built-in editor, voice control, and Apple Watch integration to streamline content creation.
- Automatic clip recording
- Timed photo capture
- Apple Watch remote control
- Voice control
- Multiple aspect ratios
- Built-in video editor
- Creator presets
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Shoot and Edit Content Without Constantly Touching Your Phone. Loop Cam is a creator-focused self timer camera, photo booth and video editor built for filming Reels, Shorts, mini vlogs, routines, tutorials, workouts, cooking videos, study sessions, and everyday moments. Instead of manually starting and stopping recordings over and over, Loop Cam automatically captures clips and photos based on your timing settings — then lets you edit everything right inside the app. Focus on creating instead of controlling the camera. Perfect for creators who film alone. KEY FEATURES*** Automatic Clip Recording Set your recording duration and delay time once. Loop Cam records clips automatically with pauses in between. Pause the countdown, skip the wait, or record instantly. Perfect for: Outfit transitions Cooking videos Study content Gym routines Daily vlogs Product showcases Desk setups DIY videos Timed Photo Capture — NEW Your personal photographer. Set a delay and a photo count, get in position, and Loop Cam shoots hands-free. Live Photos with motion Portrait shots with real depth blur RAW (DNG) capture Burst, volume-button shutter and double-tap capture Up to 48 MP — HEIF, JPEG or PNG Photos organized into per-project albums, saved to your library with location Apple Watch Remote — NEW Start, pause, skip and snap right from your wrist — with a live countdown and photo count on the watch. Voice Control Say "Record", "Capture" or "Pause" and stay in frame. Bluetooth clickers and AirPods shutter buttons work too. Every Aspect Ratio Create in 16:9, 9:16, 4:5 or 1:1. The camera, editor and export all match your ratio — perfectly framed for TikTok, Reels, Shorts, YouTube and Instagram. 16:9 projects get a full landscape recording experience. Built-In Video Editor Edit without leaving the app: Timeline editing with trim, split, reorder and snapping Clip transitions: Dissolve, Fade, Zoom, Slide, Wipe Text with outlines, caption bubbles and animations Image and video layers with 16 blend modes Masks, filters, speed control and voiceover Music and audio layers High quality export straight to Photos Hands-Free Filming Place your phone down and move naturally. No need to constantly walk back to tap record. Unlimited or Fixed Clip Sessions Choose how many clips you want to capture. Infinite recording mode Fixed clip count mode Creator Presets Quickly start with ready-made workflows: Daily Travel Cooking Study Custom Built-In Stickers Add creator-style stickers and overlays for your videos: Daily vlog Mini vlog Morning routine Study session Travel day Coffee run GRWM POV Weekend Memories Composition Overlays Frame every shot with grids, guides and a live level indicator. Clean & Minimal Interface Loop Cam is designed to stay simple and distraction-free so you can focus entirely on creating. BUILT FOR Content creators TikTok creators Reels creators YouTube Shorts creators Lifestyle vloggers Students Fitness creators Solo creators Small business owners Everyday memories WHY LOOP CAM? Most camera apps are designed like traditional cameras, and most editors make you switch apps. Loop Cam is designed around modern short-form content workflows — shoot hands-free, edit on a timeline, and export ready to post, all in one app. Whether you are filming transitions, mini vlogs, tutorials, routines, or daily life content, Loop Cam helps you create faster with less friction. Privacy Policy : https://www.getappstudio.com/privacy Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ SHOOT TO THE BEAT Pick a trending Reels sound or search any song on Apple Music, preview it, and Loop Camera analyses the beat and builds a shot sequence cut to the music. Record your loop, play the preview over it in the editor, then open Instagram or TikTok and add the track there. Sequences let you set a different duration for every shot, and any timer can be dialled from 1 to 180 seconds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Video Self Timer at 50% against Loop Cam's 0%. Video Self Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (15 vs 3). Loop Cam's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Loop Cam sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Video Self Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Loop Cam holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Video Self Timer has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Video Self Timer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Loop Cam's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Video Self Timer ships an update every 10 months, Loop Cam every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Video Self Timer | Loop Cam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (15 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 220 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cogniter Technologies Pvt Ltd | Vignesh Jayaprakash |
Customer experience
Video Self Timer
Loop Cam
In-app purchases
Video Self Timer
No in-app purchases
Loop Cam
- Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
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