Comparison

Skyflow vs PhotoMask

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

Head to head
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.

About

PhotoMask

Features
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PhotoMask helps you create privacy-safe copies of photos and videos before sharing. PHOTO PRIVACY • Detect email addresses, phone numbers, URLs, domains, and IP addresses • Review, move, resize, disable, or add masks manually • Choose solid or pixelated masks • Open photos directly from the system Share Sheet VIDEO PRIVACY • Detect and track faces locally • Cover faces with solid, pixelated, or emoji masks • Preserve the original orientation and available audio • Review the protected result before saving or sharing PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your selected photos and videos are recognized and processed on your device. PhotoMask creates a separate protected copy, so your original media remains unchanged. Face detection can occasionally miss profiles, covered faces, or fast movement. Always review the result before sharing. Privacy Policy: https://en.1991421.cn/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Skyflow4 screens
PhotoMask4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PhotoMask at daily against Skyflow's every 3 weeks. Skyflow's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.3 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Skyflow sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and PhotoMask sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skyflow ships an update every 3 weeks, PhotoMask daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Skyflow versus PhotoMask: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyflowPhotoMask
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (602 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings602 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.3 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB5 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAndrei Kovalevqiang he

Bugs and 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
Show 3 more
  • Add presets for common shooting scenarios
  • Improve file management and export options
  • Introduce cloud backup and sync functionality

PhotoMask

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

PhotoMask

One-time1
  • PhotoMask Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Skyflow free?
Skyflow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PhotoMask free?
PhotoMask is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Skyflow or PhotoMask have ads?
Neither Skyflow nor PhotoMask shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skyflow or PhotoMask?
Skyflow ships an update every 3 weeks, and PhotoMask daily. Most recently, Skyflow was updated on November 1, 2026 and PhotoMask on October 31, 2026.

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