Comparison

Time vs Skyflow

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

Skyflow

Create professional time-lapse and stop-motion videos with advanced camera controls and a powerful editor. Adjust playback speed after shooting, apply effects, and export in high resolutions. Supports various photo and video formats for ultimate creative freedom.

Highlights
  • Adjustable playback speed after shooting
  • Pro camera controls (ISO, shutter, WB, focus)
  • Support for RAW, HEIF, and ProRes formats
  • Advanced time-lapse editor with keyframing
  • Export up to 8K resolution
  • Long exposure effects and exposure bracketing
  • Stop-motion shooting mode
Features
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Skyflow is a powerful, professional-grade tool for creators who want top-quality in time-lapse and stop-motion. Skyflow’s standout feature is the ability to change your time-lapse playback speed even after shooting was finished. With powerful camera controls, broad format support, and a full-featured editor, Skyflow gives you complete control from shoot to export. Highly Configurable Capture Experience: • Source selection: SDR Video, HDR Video, Apple Log, 12MP and 48MP Photo • Expanded save formats: HEIF, HEIF (10-bit), ProRes, ProRAW • Shooting modes: Time-Lapse and Stop Motion • Adjustable Start Time, Interval, and Duration • Pro Tools: Histogram, Zebra, Apple Log LUT Preview • Manual control of ISO, shutter speed, EV, white balance, and focus • Noise Reduction for night shots by limiting shutter speed • Long Exposure effects: Light Trails & Motion Blur • 3-stop/2-stop Exposure Bracketing (EB) • Panning motion for cinematic movement • Horizon level and photo grid overlays Feature-rich Time-Lapse Editor: • Playback speed adjustment with reverse option and speed ramping • Advanced cropping with perspective correction • Full editing and sharing support for (Pro)RAW • Improved image fusion for exposure-bracketed sequences (EB) • Exposure and color adjustments • Keypoint-based ramping for playback speed, crop settings, exposure and color adjustments • Trimming, adding music, continuing a time-lapse, and more Export and Sharing: • Export up to 8K (depends on your device model) • Video formats including ProRes • Custom frame rate and bitrate • HDR / Dolby Vision export support • Save to Photos, Files, or share to other apps Other Features • Detailed time-lapse info view with photo metadata and capture-metrics graphs • Create time-lapse projects from photo albums, bursts, videos, or imported folders • Support for DJI OSMO Mobile and DJI OSMO Mobile 2 handheld gimbals Please note: DJI OSMO Mobile 3 and later are not supported due to factors outside our control! Free Version You can shoot unlimited time-lapses with no restrictions. Exports, however, are limited to 540p resolution and include a watermark. Limitations can be removed with a one-time in-app purchase.

Screenshots

Time4 screens
Skyflow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Skyflow at Free against Time's $0.99. Skyflow also leads on ratings volume (590 vs 26). Time's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On rating, ads, 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

Skyflow is free to download; Time costs $0.99 up front. Skyflow sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Time 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 Time against 4.6 for Skyflow. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skyflow has 590 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Time's written reviews are positive against 72% of Skyflow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time ships an update every 5 days, Skyflow every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Time versus Skyflow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeSkyflow
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (26 ratings)4.6 (590 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better72.1% of reviews
Number of ratings26590 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.014.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB71 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDax Mackenzie RoggioAndrei Kovalev

Customer experience

Time

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

Skyflow

All ratings590 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews419 reviews
Positive72.1%
Neutral7.2%
Negative20.8%

Bugs and requests

Time

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Skyflow

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Camera session errors
  • Inability to complete actions
  • Distorted or corrupted video output
  • Timelapses not saving properly

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add intermediate zoom levels
  • Implement vertical/portrait mode
  • Add manual focus control
  • Introduce exposure and shutter speed settings
  • Implement geotagging and timestamp overlays
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  • Add presets for common shooting scenarios
  • Improve file management and export options
  • Introduce cloud backup and sync functionality

In-app purchases

None

Time

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Skyflow

One-time5
  • Remove Ads & Watermark$0.99
  • Upgrade Tier 1$1.99
  • HD export$2.99
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  • Upgrade Tier 2$3.99
  • Full version$4.99

Questions

Is Time free?
Time costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skyflow free?
Skyflow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Time or Skyflow?
Skyflow is rated higher. Time averages 4.5 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Skyflow averages 4.6 from 590 ratings.
Do Time or Skyflow have ads?
Neither Time nor Skyflow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time or Skyflow?
Time ships an update every 5 days, and Skyflow every 3 weeks. Most recently, Time was updated on September 24, 2026 and Skyflow on September 23, 2026.

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