Comparison

Timestamp Camera vs Ball Lens Camera

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

Head to head
About

Timestamp Camera

Transform your iPhone into a unique camera with a variety of special lenses, crystal scenes, and film effects. Capture photos and videos with a retro feel and experiment with different color ring flashes for creative results.

Highlights
  • 170-degree wide-angle crystal lens simulation
  • 5 unique Crystal Scenes
  • 7 color Ringflash effects
  • 70+ film effects
  • Record videos and capture photos
  • Real-time preview of effects
Features
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Timestamp Camera helps you capture photos and videos with date, time, GPS location, address, and custom text watermarks in real time. It is useful for work records, delivery proof, inspections, field reports, travel memories, and everyday photo notes. Whether you need a quick work record, a delivery photo, an inspection note, a travel memory, or a daily journal, TimeStampCam makes every shot easier to remember and organize. MAIN FEATURES • Add date and time watermarks while taking photos or recording videos • Show GPS location, address when needed • Add your own custom text, notes, project names or job details • Choose watermark position: top left, top center, top right, bottom left, bottom center or bottom right • Customize font, size, color, text opacity and background opacity • Apply photo and video effects when you want a different look • Simple camera controls for fast shooting • Save watermarked photos and videos to your library USEFUL FOR • Work records and field reports • Construction and inspection photos • Delivery and service proof photos • Travel and location memories • Fitness, diet and daily progress logs • Family, pet and everyday photo records TimeStamp Camera is designed to be simple, practical and easy to use. Open the camera, choose your watermark style, and capture photos or videos with the information you need.

About

Ball Lens Camera

Capture unique photos with a variety of spherical and ultra-wide fisheye lenses. Apply vintage light leak and line effects with simple one-tap controls. Edit and share your creations instantly.

Highlights
  • Real-time fisheye lens capture
  • Spherical and crystal ball lens effects
  • Vintage light leak and line effects
  • Adjustable lens intensity
  • One-touch effect application
  • Front and rear camera switching
  • Photo editing and sharing
Features
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Take a AMAZING photo using ultra-wide spherical lens! This app includes interesting spherical lenses which can distort the object. The crystal ball lens can create mysterious photos which looks like as if there is another lens in the lens. The ultra-wide angle fisheye lense can produces strong visual distortion intended to create a wide panoramic or hemispherical image. Not only fisheye lenses, but you can enjoy many lighting effects such as light leaks. If you want to use light leak effects with ordinary camera, it requires a very advanced technique. But you can enjoy them just in a few taps with this app! Let's enjoy creating AMAZING pictures using high-quality camera lenses and lighting effects! Features: - Taking picture with realtime fisheye lenses - Use existing photo from Photo Library - Professionally designed fisheye lenses - Easy-to-use 1 touch effects - Normal fisheye lens - Deep fisheye lens - Crystal ball lens - stretch lens - vintage light leak effects - vintage light line effects - Adjust lens intensity - Switch between Front Camera and Rear Camera - Switch Flashlight to ON/OFF/Auto/Torch mode - Easy to edit photo after shooting - Share photos with Twitter or Facebook - Save photos to Photo Library

Screenshots

Timestamp Camera4 screens
Ball Lens Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Timestamp Camera at 79% against Ball Lens Camera's 20%. Timestamp Camera also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 30 months). Ball Lens Camera's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, 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

Ball Lens Camera is free to download; Timestamp Camera costs $2.99 up front. Timestamp Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ball Lens Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Timestamp Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 163 and 67 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Timestamp Camera's written reviews are positive against 20% of Ball Lens Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timestamp Camera ships an update monthly, Ball Lens Camera every 30 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Timestamp Camera versus Ball Lens Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimestamp CameraBall Lens Camera
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (163 ratings) — better4.1 (67 ratings)
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings163 — better67
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 30 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer华芳 张Quantis,Inc.

Customer experience

Timestamp Camera

All ratings163 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral12.3%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral15.8%
Negative5.3%

Ball Lens Camera

All ratings67 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral9.0%
Negative13.4%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

Bugs and requests

Timestamp Camera

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Forced sideways orientation on image display
  • Focus difficulty when taking photos
  • Limited zoom capability restricting composition options
  • Intrusive banner ads blocking content

Requested features

7 requests
  • More natural scene backgrounds (beaches, trees, rocks, meadows, flowers, rivers)
  • Simple color and texture background variations
  • Ability to import existing photos from camera roll (noted as limitation in older reviews)
  • Better zoom functionality for framing multiple subjects
  • More filter pack options
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  • Improved app design and modernization
  • Reduced or optional review prompts

Ball Lens Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Timestamp Camera

One-time1
  • All Packs$4.99
1 purchases

Ball Lens Camera

One-time1
  • Remove Ads.$4.99

Questions

Is Timestamp Camera free?
Timestamp Camera costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Ball Lens Camera free?
Ball Lens Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timestamp Camera or Ball Lens Camera?
Timestamp Camera is rated higher. Timestamp Camera averages 4.4 out of 5 from 163 ratings, while Ball Lens Camera averages 4.1 from 67 ratings.
Do Timestamp Camera or Ball Lens Camera have ads?
Ball Lens Camera shows ads; Timestamp Camera does not.
Which is updated more often, Timestamp Camera or Ball Lens Camera?
Timestamp Camera ships an update monthly, and Ball Lens Camera every 30 months. Most recently, Timestamp Camera was updated on November 6, 2026 and Ball Lens Camera on November 6, 2026.

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