Lapse It is a time-lapse and stop-motion production tool for iOS that provides manual camera controls and advanced editing features.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
It serves creators who need professional-grade capture modes (RAW, HDR, depth) that standard mobile camera apps lack.
For Photography enthusiasts and content creators looking for granular control over time-lapse and stop-motion production.
What does it look like?
Key features
Adjustable exposure, focus, ISO, and white balance settings during capture.
Includes onion skin overlay and sound-triggered capture for frame-by-frame animation.
Live monitoring and zoom control via Apple Watch or iCloud.
How much does it cost?
Freemium model gates high-resolution output and professional camera controls behind a one-time purchase or upgrade.
Velocity
Dormant developmentnew contentShow more...
Lapse It has been inactive for over six years, with the latest release dating back to October 2019. There is no evidence of ongoing development, feature updates, or maintenance cycles. The app remains in a state of total stagnation, with no activity recorded in the provided history.
Who built it?
INTERACTIVE UNIVERSE CREATIVE SOFTWARES EIRELI
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What do users think recently?
Fresh user feedback skews frustrated. Users appreciate versatile editing tools allow users to create time-lapse videos from existing photo libraries easily and powerful camera features provide high-quality capture options that exceed standard mobile camera capabilities.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Versatile editing tools allow users to create time-lapse videos from existing photo libraries easily
- Powerful camera features provide high-quality capture options that exceed standard mobile camera capabilities
- Frequent application crashes during rendering or recording cause significant loss of user progress
49 of 49 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Frustrated overall
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Competitive landscape for Lapse It
How's the Photo & Video market?
Lapse It maintains a 3.36 rating across 1,110 total ratings, reflecting a long-term user base that is currently frustrated by stability issues. The lack of updates since 2019 leaves the app vulnerable to modern competitors that offer better stability and batch-processing workflows.
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Key takeaways for Lapse It
Where is it heading?
The time-lapse market is consolidating around apps with active live-ops and stable rendering pipelines. Lapse It's maintenance-mode status leaves it exposed to churn, as the lack of batch-processing and stability fixes forces users to seek more reliable alternatives.
- The lack of updates since 2019 indicates a maintenance-only posture, which prevents the app from competing with modern, stable alternatives.
- Frequent rendering crashes during long projects erode the daily active habit, which compounds the rating drag already visible in the store.
The SWOT
- Manual camera controls provide a defensible capability for mobile creators.
- Stop-motion mode with onion-skin overlay creates a specific workflow advantage.
- Remote capture monitoring via Apple Watch enables professional-grade production setups.
- Implement a batch-import feature to address the #1 user request.
- Optimize memory management for long rendering sequences to stabilize the application.
Next best moves
Optimize rendering memory management because crashes during export are the top churn driver → reduce progress-loss complaints.
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's age is its primary asset…
Read the full takeSince the last report: Lapse It remains in a state of total stagnation, with no functional or pricing updates recorded since 2019. The primary shift is a more granular articulation of technical debt and competitive threats within the SWOT and PM action items.
Bottom line
Lapse It rests on a strong feature set for time-lapse production, but the lack of stability and maintenance-mode status invites churn. Addressing the rendering crashes and batch-import friction would stabilize the user base, preventing further migration to modern, actively supported rivals.
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Is Lapse It good for professional time-lapse creation?
Does Lapse It have a free version?
Is there a way to import photos in bulk?
Sources
- [1] App Store, source
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