Comparison

DateStamper vs TimeCamera

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

Head to head
About

DateStamper

Easily add customizable date, time, location, and caption stamps to your photos. Preserve memories with flexible styling and batch processing options. Edits are non-destructive and sync across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Customizable date and time stamps
  • Add location, caption, and filename
  • Multiple fonts, colors, and styles
  • Batch photo stamping
  • Non-destructive editing
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Photos app extension
Features
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DateStamper allows you to apply beautiful date stamps overtop your photos – and include time, location, caption, and filename if you’d like. — "DateStamper brings back old memories for me ... It looks good, it gets the job done, and it’s nicely integrated with Apple’s Photos app." – MacStories Editor-in-chief and Founder, Federico Viticci — The modern photo date stamp is here! Easily add a stamp to your photos so you can remember when or where they were taken. Perfect for printing pictures to display in albums or scrapbooks, allowing you to preserve your memories. The best feature of point and shoot cameras is now available on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac – and better than ever. Styles ◦ With many fonts, colors, and styles to choose from, you can get just the look you want* ◦ The vibrant style beautifully blends the stamp into the photograph, allowing the image behind to shine through ◦ Or go with a classic look with the traditional digital display font ◦ Add a background color, stroke, shadow, underline, and adjust opacity ◦ Customize the date and time format ◦ Use the date taken, date created, date added, current date, or a custom date ◦ Add the location where your photos were taken — name, address, GPS coordinates, or custom text ◦ Add the photo caption, a custom caption, or filename ◦ Adjust the placement with position and padding options, and change the order of the text Stamp ◦ Quickly select photos from your library to stamp — select each individually, swipe to select, select a range, or select all photos in an album ◦ Stamp multiple photos at the same time** ◦ Take a new picture with a stamp pre-applied ◦ Use the DateStamper edit extension to stamp a photo directly in the Photos app ◦ Use the Stamp Image action in Shortcuts to automate your workflow ◦ Easily see which photos have been stamped with filters, badges, and a DateStamper album Edit ◦ Edits are applied right on top of the photo in your library, no duplicating necessary ◦ Remove or change a date stamp at any time, it’s completely nondestructive ◦ With iCloud Photos, when you apply a date stamp on one device, it will appear on all your other devices automatically Features ◦ Lock Screen widget and Control Center control ◦ Beautiful and intuitive Liquid Glass design ◦ Universal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac ◦ No ads, no tracking, no nonsense * Premium Styles is an available in-app purchase that allows you to utilize all of the style options ** Unlimited Batch is an available in-app purchase that allows you to stamp more than 10 photos at a time

About

TimeCamera

Features
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Press the shutter and photos taken at that spot, years ago, gather around you. Where you are standing right now, or anywhere on Earth you pick on the map. They arrive on a corkboard, one at a time. Tap one to see the year it was taken, where it came from, and how far it is from where you stand. Keep the ones you like in color-coded albums. ■ B mode — shoot where you are Point the camera, press the shutter. Old photos from the surrounding area gather. ■ P mode — go to another era, another place Choose a decade with the slider and a location on the map. Everest, or the town you grew up in. ■ What you can do - Collect old photos near you with the shutter - Browse them on a corkboard, tap to enlarge - See the year, the source, and the distance - Save to color-coded albums - Export to your Photos library ■ About the photos Photos come from public archives around the world. Cities and historic places turn up plenty; empty places may turn up only a few. Copyright belongs to each source. ■ Before you start Requires access to location, camera, and photos, plus an internet connection. The camera only looks backward — hence the minus.

Screenshots

DateStamper4 screens
TimeCamera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: DateStamper at 3 against TimeCamera's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. DateStamper sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and TimeCamera sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DateStamper ships an update monthly, TimeCamera every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
DateStamper versus TimeCamera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDateStamperTimeCamera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.4K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB20 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJordan HipwellJunji TAMEKUNI

Bugs and requests

DateStamper

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Date/time stamp not visible on some photos
  • Inability to batch process all photos in library

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add option to stamp videos
  • Provide more flexibility in date/time stamp positioning
  • Allow manual date/time input for older photos

TimeCamera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DateStamper

One-time2
  • Premium Styles$4.99
  • Unlimited Batch$9.99
8 purchases

TimeCamera

One-time8
  • Camera Body$3.99
  • Normal Film 24$3.99
  • Super Film 12$3.99
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  • Dimension Pass 12$3.99
  • Super Film 24$5.99
  • Super Film 48$9.99
  • Dimension Add-on$19.99
  • Body + Dimension Add-on Bundle$21.99

Questions

Is DateStamper free?
DateStamper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeCamera free?
TimeCamera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DateStamper or TimeCamera have ads?
Neither DateStamper nor TimeCamera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DateStamper or TimeCamera?
DateStamper ships an update monthly, and TimeCamera every 5 weeks. Most recently, DateStamper was updated on November 13, 2026 and TimeCamera on November 5, 2026.

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