Time. Under your control. Capture star trails and comet tails, program your camera, then blend video or imported image sequences. Built for widescreen, too.
Time. Under your control.
Turn passing clouds, a city after dark, aircraft and traffic into motion you can shape. TimeLapsed brings a professional timelapse camera, programmable capture and a powerful frame-blending engine to iPhone and iPad. Start with a profile. Go deeper when the shot demands it.
SEE THE TRAILS BUILD
Create star trails, rolling trails and comet tails in the live camera preview. Tune trail length, blending, glow and color while you shoot. Use Horizon Mask to keep sky trails off the foreground and Anchor Lock to help correct mounted-camera bumps.
CONTROL EVERY DETAIL
Set shutter, ISO, focus, white balance, interval and zoom. Keep recording time, exposure and device status visible in the HUD. Save camera profiles and use position recall to guide your framing back to a saved reference. Updated for iOS 27, with aperture controls on supported iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max lenses and Camera Control integration on supported iPhones.
PROGRAM HOW THE SHOT EVOLVES
Build camera automations with timed changes and smooth ramps for exposure, interval, color and trail effects. Rehearse your timeline before recording. Scheduled capture requires the camera to stay open in the foreground.
CAPTURE NOW. BLEND LATER.
Save an effects-free companion movie alongside your processed capture. Open a video in the editor, preview and tune a new blend, then render star trails or comet effects with the same engine. Import still-image sequences from other cameras through Photos or Files and turn them into timelapses.
MAKE EVERY TAKE COUNT
Pause and resume video recording, flip or mirror the camera, split clips and build a trip into a film. Edit speed, framing, color, titles and audio. Shoot and edit widescreen 16:9 as well as portrait video. Mark Moments to keep the right part of a recording, and save still frames from videos.
CREATE IN REAL LIFE
Place a framed, translucent reference image over the live camera view while you draw on real paper. Record the artwork taking shape. Explore tilt shift, simulated night vision and simulated thermal effects.
KNOW WHERE. KNOW WHEN.
Plan with the Sun, Moon and stars in Sky Planner. Find Dark Hours, explore light-pollution maps and Bortle panels, and get directions toward darker skies. Check weather radar and forecast-based rain alerts during your shoot. Air Traffic Watch adds aircraft data and predicted paths using your own flight-provider keys.
BUILD YOUR CAMERA SETUP
Preview and control capture from Apple Watch or another TimeLapsed device. Remote control also supports compatible Canon cameras. Connect supported external displays, USB-C microphones, Power Delivery hubs and external storage for a mounted recording setup.
YOUR TIME. YOUR PROGRESS.
Review capture history with exposure, white balance, weather, battery, CPU, memory and thermal-state statistics. Keep personal records or join the optional leaderboard. Discover and share videos, images, camera profiles and automations in the Community. Add music from the integrated catalog. Analyze Scene offers optional AI camera recommendations for you to review and apply.
START FREE. GO FURTHER WITH PRO.
The core camera, built-in profiles and watermarked 1080p exports are free. Advanced workflows, clean exports and additional planning tools require Pro. Watch preview and record controls are free; advanced Watch controls require Pro. Existing full-version owners keep lifetime Pro through Restore Purchases.
Features depend on compatible hardware, accessories and service availability. Aircraft providers may charge for your own keys. Production Display has a separate license. Companion video is effects-free video, not sensor RAW. Thermal and night-vision effects are simulated.
EULA / Terms of Service: https://shutterspeedapps.com/timelapsed/tos?language=en
Privacy Policy: https://shutterspeedapps.com/timelapsed/privacy?language=en
AI Usage Policy: https://shutterspeedapps.com/timelapsed/aiusage?language=en
This app allows me to instantly create stunning time lapse videos and creative light painting art so easily. It is very simple to use and understand once you explore all the features that are built in. Quite honestly, this is far better than any other pieces of camera hardware out there, I no longer need to worry about file transfers from memory cards and laptops! This app is super efficient and runs smoothly, with very low processing and battery consumption. You can see the iPhone stats in the app when you complete a session. Overall, this new app is a game changer, and such a great value for how many really features are packed into it! A must have for content creators and time lapse enthusiasts. Kudos to the developer(s) who made this phenomenal app!
Developer Response
Thank you! Working very hard on it, will only get bettter!
So many features
Mr. Rubbertoe
I recently got this as a replacement for another time lapse app that decided to revamp their UI after years and totally break it… heh and this app, while it has a bit of a learning curve, that’s mostly because there are so many cool little features in it. Easy enough to just do a basic/quick time-lapse, but SO many things to tweak or change or adjust for different effects and customization as you may want. Really feels like a labor of love with this one. PLUS it’s only two bucks, one time, as I write this. Bless you lol
Developer Response
Bless you! The app was a labor of love. Nearly two years of dev for all of those features. Happy you enjoy it!
Manicure time lapse!
Natalia Russian Manicure
I am a nail artist and the control this app gives me over the color of my videos makes it easy for me to get the look I want without having my boyfriend edit the videos. He told me to get this and I learned how to make time lapse movies quick. He setup a profile for me to click on and start my video recording. It’s so easy and I need that because I don’t have time between customers to setup my camera and edit afterward. I upload my time lapses to instagram and it takes seconds with no effort. Natalia
Developer Response
Thank you! So glad you enjoy it!
Amazing App
T1 betes
I use this App for Rocket Launches, the day and night modes take all the guess work out of the setup. Light painting is awesome too!!
Developer Response
Thank you for the review! Happy you enjoy the app. Please tag us on social so we can see what you created! ✨📸🚀
• Improved memory management on smaller iOS devices with 4 GB of memory. Larger phones were unaffected.
• Enabled real-time filters in the camera.
• Improved multi-lens zoom and camera switching. A brief pause and an on-screen notice allow exposure to synchronize before the image switches, helping protect frame blending and long-exposure shots when changing cameras during a recording. This small delay is normal while the camera engine synchronizes exposure.
• Removed in-camera tap-to-zoom to prevent accidental zoom changes from disrupting timelapses or light painting. Use pinch zoom or the zoom controls instead.
• Fixed bugs in the timelapse history map. Location must be enabled during timelapse sessions for media to appear on the map.
• Improved overall performance and fixed other minor bugs.
Version 2.2
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Information
Seller
Shutter Speed Apps, LLC
Size
177.2 MB
Category
Photo & Video
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
Apple Watch Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.