Comparison

Time vs LumaFusion

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

Head to head
About

Time

This app helps photographers and videographers plan time-lapse projects. It calculates essential settings like shutter interval, recording duration, and final video length based on your desired output and camera specifications. It also estimates storage needs for your media files.

Highlights
  • Calculate shutter interval, event duration, or target duration
  • Supports standard NTSC, PAL, and film frame rates
  • Memory card data estimator
  • Copy inputs and results to clipboard
  • Clean, intuitive interface
  • Universal app for iPhone and iPad
Features
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A quick and easy time-lapse calculator with three modes. The default mode allows you to determine the shutter interval (time between shots) that is required to achieve a desired video clip length for a given recording duration. The Time-lapse Calculator can also be set to calculate the necessary event duration (recording time) or target duration (video clip length) based on the other variables. Most time-lapse utilities only allow you to enter the recording duration and shutter interval. Then they calculate the duration of the video clip that would result. That is rarely useful. If you know how long you would like the final clip to be, your video frame rate, and how long you plan to continue capturing exposures to cover the event, then it is the shutter interval variable that you need to calculate. If you know what shutter interval you would like use and how long your video clip needs to be, it is the recording time that you need to calculate. In addition to the intervalometer functions, the Time-lapse Calculator estimates the memory card storage capacity that will be required for RAW or high-quality JPG image files, based on the megapixel count of your camera. Features: • Calculate shutter interval, event duration (recording time), or target duration (video clip length) • All standard NTSC, PAL, and film frame rates (FPS): 15, 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 48, 50, 59.94, 60, or 120 • Memory card data estimator • Home screen quick actions using 3D Touch: Shutter Interval, Event Duration, or Target Duration mode • Copy to Clipboard with one touch (inputs and results) • Maximum event duration (recording time): 999 days • Clean, intuitive interface is easy to use while offering features for professional photographers and videographers • Universal app for iPhone and iPad • Responsive layout optimized for all device sizes and models, from iPhone SE through iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X, and iPad mini up to iPad Pro

About

LumaFusion

This professional video editing app offers a fluid, intuitive touch-screen experience for creating compelling stories. It provides advanced tools for multi-track editing, layered effects, color correction, and audio control, enabling users to craft high-quality videos for various platforms.

Highlights
  • Multi-track video/audio editing
  • Layered effects and color correction
  • Advanced audio controls
  • Customizable titles and text
  • Flexible project and media management
  • External monitor preview
  • Speed ramping and enhanced keyframing
Features
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LumaFusion: The Ultimate Storytelling Experience for Video Editing Welcome to the App Store’s “App of the Year” for 2021 and the recipient of the Editors’ Choice Award! The gold standard for storytellers worldwide. Offering a fluid, intuitive, touch-screen editing experience. PROFESSIONAL EDITING MADE EASY • Six video/audio or graphic tracks: Create multiple layer edits with smooth handling of 4K ProRes and HDR media. • Six Additional audio tracks: Build your soundscape. • The ultimate Timeline: Fluent editing using the world’s most flexible track-based AND magnetic timeline. • Loads of transitions: Keep your story moving. • External Monitor Preview: View on a big screen. • Markers, tags and notes: Stay organized. • Voiceover: Record VO while playing your movie. LAYERED EFFECTS AND COLOR CORRECTION • Green screen, luma, and chroma keys: For creative compositing. • Lock & Load Video Stabilizer: Steady your footage. • Powerful color correction: Create your own look. • Video Waveform, vector and histogram scopes. • LUTs: Import and apply multiple .cube or .3dl LUTs. • Unlimited keyframes: Animate effects with precision. • Customizable text and effect presets: Save and share your favorite animations and looks. • Grids and Guides: Precisely align elements with Title-Safe, Action-Safe and horizon line. ADVANCED AUDIO CONTROL • Graphic EQ, Parametric EQ and Voice Isolation: Fine-tune audio. • Keyframe audio levels, panning, and EQ: Craft seamless mixes. • Stereo and Dual-mono audio support: For interviews with multiple mics on one clip. • Audio Ducking: Balance your music and dialogue. • Third-party audio plugins: Enhance your sound. CREATIVE TITLES AND MULTILAYER TEXT • Multilayer titles: Combine shapes, images, and text into your graphic. • Customizable fonts, colors, borders, and shadows: Design eye-catching titles. • Import custom fonts: Strengthen your brand. • Save and share title presets: Perfect for collaboration. PROJECT FLEXIBILITY AND MEDIA LIBRARY • Aspect ratios for all uses: From widescreen cinema to social media. • Frame rates from 18fps to 240fps: Flexibility for any workflow. • Edit from Photos, Frame.io, and directly from USB-C drives: Access your content anywhere. • Import media from cloud storage: Wherever you store it. SHARE YOUR MASTERPIECES • Control resolution, quality, and format: • Share movies to social media, local storage or cloud storage. • Edit on multiple devices: Seamlessly transfer projects. ENHANCED FEATURES (purchase individually, or get them ALL as part of the Creator Pass subscription - see below) • Speed Ramping and Enhanced Keyframing - Create speed ramps, Bézier curves, and easing with this one-of-a-kind, easy to use feature. • XML Export: Send your project to Final Cut Pro for Mac • Multicam Studio: Synchronize 6 cameras or audio and tap to switch angles CREATOR PASS SUBSCRIPTION • Get full access to Storyblocks for LumaFusion: Millions of High-quality royalty-free music, SFX, and videos, PLUS get ALL the Enhanced Features above. EXCEPTIONAL FREE SUPPORT • Online tutorials: www.youtube.com/@LumaTouch • Reference Guide: luma-touch.com/lumafusion-reference-guide • Support: lumatouch.co/support

Screenshots

Time4 screens
LumaFusion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Time at Free against LumaFusion's $29.99. Time also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (86% vs 62%). LumaFusion's advantage is ratings volume (25K vs 26) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On ads, 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

Time is free to download; LumaFusion costs $29.99 up front. LumaFusion sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LumaFusion holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LumaFusion has 25K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Time's written reviews are positive against 62% of LumaFusion's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time ships an update every 5 days, LumaFusion monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Time versus LumaFusion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeLumaFusion
PriceFree — better$29.99
Rating4.5 (26 ratings)4.7 (25K ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better61.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2625K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#8 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB238 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDax Mackenzie RoggioLuma Touch LLC

Customer experience

Time

All ratings26 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%

LumaFusion

All ratings24,819 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews970 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral10.4%
Negative27.8%

Bugs and requests

Time

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

LumaFusion

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when exporting longer videos
  • Audio sync issues after editing
  • Glitches with certain file formats
  • Unreliable file management and media handling

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add speed ramping and curve-based speed adjustments
  • Implement more advanced color grading features (e.g., color wheels, curves)
  • Improve file management with folder support and better organization
  • Add masking and rotoscoping tools
  • Expand the number of video and audio tracks
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  • Implement live photo/video support
  • Add more transition and effect options

In-app purchases

None

Time

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

LumaFusion

Subscriptions2
  • Creator Pass Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Creator Pass Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time4
  • FCPXML Export$19.99
  • Multicam Studio$19.99
  • Speed Ramping & Keyframing$19.99
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  • CoreMelt PaintX Plug-In$19.99

Questions

Is Time free?
Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LumaFusion free?
LumaFusion costs $29.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Time or LumaFusion?
LumaFusion is rated higher. Time averages 4.5 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while LumaFusion averages 4.7 from 25K ratings.
Do Time or LumaFusion have ads?
Neither Time nor LumaFusion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time or LumaFusion?
Time ships an update every 5 days, and LumaFusion monthly. Most recently, Time was updated on October 29, 2026 and LumaFusion on October 31, 2026.

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