Doodletime vs LapseForge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doodletime
This app provides daily random word prompts and a 60-second timer to create quick doodles. It saves your creations as timelapse videos, perfect for sharing or as a personal art journal.
- Random word prompts
- 60-second doodle timer
- Timelapse video recording
- Art journal feature
- Easy sharing options
- Creative warm-up tool
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Doodletime is a fun and quick way to get your creative juice flowing. It's super simple: Each time you open the App, you'll get a random word prompt and 60 seconds to doodle it. Instead of just a picture, Doodletime saves a cool timelapse video of your doodle. Share them on Facebook, Youtube, Vine, or your favorite site from the camera roll or 3rd party App. Use Doodletime to get your brain started in the mornings, or to take a break anytime. It's a great way to prime yourself for visual and creative thinking. Browse your doodles as a mini art journal, and showcase your favorite ones on your blog. Express yourself in a unique new way. Have fun! -- The App makers @ Qrayon
LapseForge
Easily create high-quality time-lapse videos directly on your iPhone. Organize projects, adjust capture settings, and control recording remotely from your Apple Watch. Save and share your unique time-lapse stories.
- High-quality video capture
- Adjustable capture intervals and duration
- Remote control via Apple Watch
- Project organization and management
- Export selected images as ZIP
- Effortless sharing
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LapseForge is the simplest and most powerful way to create time-lapse videos right from your iPhone. - High-quality capture: record every moment with clarity, adjusting resolution, enabling flash, and controlling zoom. - Project management: keep your sequences organized and easy to find, even exporting selected images as ZIP files when needed. - Full control: adjust capture intervals and final duration, and control recording remotely from your Apple Watch. - Export and share: save your creations and share them effortlessly. Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced creator, LapseForge helps you transform the passage of time into unique stories.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LapseForge at 100% against Doodletime's 67%. LapseForge also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 29 months). Doodletime's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Doodletime ships an update every 29 months, LapseForge every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doodletime | LapseForge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Qrayon, LLC | Jeronimo Cabezuelo Ruiz |
Customer experience
Doodletime
LapseForge
In-app purchases
Doodletime
No in-app purchases
LapseForge
No in-app purchases
Questions
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