Comparison

Time vs Canon Multi

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

Canon Multi

Control and monitor up to four compatible cameras simultaneously. This app allows for live view, setting adjustments, and synchronized recording across multiple devices. It also supports editing custom picture files and displaying various assist functions.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous live view of up to four cameras
  • Remote camera settings adjustment
  • Synchronized recording start/stop
  • Custom picture file editing
  • Display of assist functions (waveform, vectorscope, histogram)
  • Camera group registration
Read full description

Canon Multi-Camera Control is an app that lets you display live view images of up to four Cinema EOS, professional camcorders, or remote cameras, simultaneously record and change settings of multiple cameras. This app allows you to do the following by connecting cameras and your smartphone/tablet. - Display live view images of up to four cameras - Check the status and change the settings of each camera - Edit custom picture files - Set Base ISO (EOS C400/EOS C80) - Display assist functions (waveform monitor*, vectorscope*, histogram*, false color, markers)  *The display contents can be switched by tapping the displayed area. - Simultaneously start and stop recording with multiple cameras - Register up to five camera groups [Supported Products] EOS C500 Mark II (Firmware Ver. 1.0.9.1 or later) EOS C300 Mark III (Firmware Ver. 1.0.7.1 or later) EOS C70 (Firmware Ver. 1.0.8.1 or later) XF605 (Firmware Ver. 1.0.3.1 or later) EOS C400 EOS C80 EOS C50 * EOS R5 C is not supported. CR-N700 CR-N500 CR-N400 CR-N350 CR-N300 CR-N100 CR-X300 [Supported Software] Multi-Camera Orchestration [System requirement] iOS 18/26/27 iPadOS 18/26/27 [Important Notes] - If application does not operate properly, try again after shutting down the application. - Visit the following page for more details. https://cam.start.canon/B001/

Screenshots

Time4 screens
Canon Multi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Time at 86% against Canon Multi's 37%. Time also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.2) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). Canon Multi's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Canon Multi is free to download; Time costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Time's written reviews are positive against 37% of Canon Multi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time ships an update every 5 days, Canon Multi every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Time versus Canon Multi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeCanon Multi
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (26 ratings) — better2.2 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better36.8% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDax Mackenzie RoggioCanon Inc.

Customer experience

Time

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

Canon Multi

All ratings13 ratings
Positive23.1%
Neutral15.4%
Negative61.5%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive36.8%
Neutral15.8%
Negative47.4%

In-app purchases

None

Time

No in-app purchases

None

Canon Multi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time free?
Time costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Canon Multi free?
Canon Multi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Time or Canon Multi?
Time is rated higher. Time averages 4.5 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Canon Multi averages 2.2 from 13 ratings.
Do Time or Canon Multi have ads?
Neither Time nor Canon Multi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time or Canon Multi?
Time ships an update every 5 days, and Canon Multi every 4 months. Most recently, Time was updated on October 24, 2026 and Canon Multi on October 24, 2026.

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