Comparison

1secCamera vs Tabifu

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

Head to head
About

1secCamera

Capture life's moments as short, impressive video clips. Combine these one-second recordings into dynamic movies with music and titles. Easily share your creations with friends and family across various social media platforms.

Highlights
  • One-second video capture
  • Video editing with filters and music
  • Combine multiple clips into longer videos
  • Add titles to videos
  • Share to social media
  • Save to camera roll
Features
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It's easier than movies and more impressive than the photos! ◆ Recommended situation ◆ [With friends and family.] -Memories of travel. -Drinking, dancing and karaoke. -Recording the growth of kids. -Surprise movie for the birthday party or wedding. -Memories of Graduation and retirement. [But also for things.] -For dishes. You can take even steam! -Swaying flowers and dropping water. [As life log or memorandum] -Taking cooking procedure to recipe videos. -Take the same thing everyday for a month. For example, your face. You may see your hair expanding! ◆◆ Main functions ◆◆ ---------------------------------------- 1. 1 second Camera ---------------------------------------- You can take 1 second video tapping shooting button. Let's take a lot at the photo sense! ***Note*** 1 second video is the capacity of much the same with the photographs taken by iPhone! ---------------------------------------- 2. Viewer ---------------------------------------- ○ 1sec This is the album page of one second video you took. Swipe to the next video, it will be played in the auto play. ○ Album This is the album of the edited video. You can playback them, share to SNS and save the camera roll too. ---------------------------------------- 3. Edit ---------------------------------------- You can make short movies with combine 1 sec movies you took. ○ Video length / 3-32 seconds (Video will be +1 seconds with title. You can select 3-31 frame videos.) ○ Filter / 15 type ○ Music / up to 33 songs ○ Title insert / one place for one second ---------------------------------------- 4. Share ---------------------------------------- Edited video can be saved to the camera roll, of course, post to SNS easy too. Let's share the memories with everyone :-) ○ Instagram ○ Twitter ○ Camera Roll ○ AirDrop ○ OpenIn (Facebook, Dropbox, Evernote, etc.) ---------------------------------------- ◆◆◆ Please note! ◆◆◆ 1 second videos are saved only in the application, It will disappear when you delete the app. When you have to change the phone or you've tired of this app, please try to save to PC by File Sharing of iTunes. If you don't know how to save them, please contact us from settings by E-mail.

About

Tabifu

Effortlessly capture travel memories with a 1-second camera that automatically tags locations and compiles them into captioned recap videos. Perfect for casual vlogging and lifelogging without the need for extensive editing.

Highlights
  • 1-second recording per scene
  • Automatic GPS location tagging
  • One-tap captioned recap video generation
  • Trip grouping and map visualization
  • Built-in QR code reader
  • Manual focus and 10x zoom
  • 16 shooting filters
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Tap the shutter for a second. That's all it takes to keep stacking your travel Vlog and lifelog with Tabifu — a minimal travel diary camera. GPS auto-tags every place, and your trip wraps up into a captioned recap video with one tap. ■ Features ・1-tap, 1-second camera — no framing stress, zero editing for casual Vlog shots ・Choose 1–3 second recording length per scene ・Launch the camera in one tap from the Home Screen widget or Shortcuts ・Built-in QR reader in the camera — point to open links or copy text ・Manual focus ring and up to 10x zoom keep your subject crisp ・Save as a Live Photo or still — shoot it however you like ・GPS + reverse geocoding auto-tags place name and address ・Group everything by trip — "Kyoto 2026", "Okinawa Weekend" ・Map pins and routes visualize your trip as a lifelog ・Captioned vertical recap video generated automatically when a trip ends ・16 filters to choose a tone before shooting ・One-tap share to SNS, save to Photos ■ Made for ・People short on editing time who still want a travel Vlog ・Those wanting a short trip video ready for SNS ・Anyone who wants to start a casual daily lifelog Vlog ・People recording trips and everyday scenery with a 1-second camera The moment you captured becomes your trip log and lifelog as it is.

Screenshots

1secCamera4 screens
Tabifu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 1secCamera at none against Tabifu's 1. 1secCamera also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). Tabifu's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Tabifu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 1secCamera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

1secCamera ships an update every 2 months, Tabifu every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
1secCamera versus Tabifu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter1secCameraTabifu
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (64 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings64 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKGCMasami Yamate

Customer experience

1secCamera

All ratings64 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral10.9%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive74.8%
Neutral15.9%
Negative9.3%

Tabifu

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

1secCamera

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 13.2 update
  • Losing all saved videos after crashes
  • Freezing and black screen issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to record longer videos
  • Option to add custom music
  • More text customization options
  • Calendar view for videos

Tabifu

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

1secCamera

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tabifu

One-time1
  • Tabifu Premium$3.99

Questions

Is 1secCamera free?
1secCamera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tabifu free?
Tabifu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 1secCamera or Tabifu have ads?
Both 1secCamera and Tabifu show ads.
Which is updated more often, 1secCamera or Tabifu?
1secCamera ships an update every 2 months, and Tabifu every 9 days. Most recently, 1secCamera was updated on November 1, 2026 and Tabifu on November 2, 2026.

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