Life Lapse
Life Lapse is an iOS stop-motion app for capturing and editing videos on an iPhone.
What Life Lapse is
Life Lapse is an iOS stop-motion app for capturing and editing videos on an iPhone. Its capture tools include live frame capture, a ghost overlay, an interval timer, hands-free shooting, and automatic stitching. Layers and masking can combine stop-motion and live footage from a single shot. Editing tools include frame realignment and more than 20 Pro options, such as freeze, boomerang, reverse, and filters. Users can add built-in music or their own audio, and the maker says exports are available in HD or 4K. The app works offline, and videos can be shared to Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and other social media. The free version includes essential features and unlimited projects; upgrading to Pro adds advanced editing tools and tutorials. Life Lapse has a 7-day Pro trial. It requires iOS 15.0 or later and is listed only for iPhone. The maker says it cannot access creations and does not own videos made in the app; its privacy policy describes UXCam analytics collecting screen and interaction patterns and device details.
Good
- Live capture, ghost overlay, and interval timer
- Can combine stop-motion and live video
- Works offline
- Free version includes unlimited projects
Watch out
- Only listed for iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later
- Advanced editing tools require Pro
Who it suits
Life Lapse suits creators, influencers, and small business owners making social video content on an iPhone. It offers both stop-motion capture tools and editing features, with a free option for essential features and unlimited projects.
Verdict
Life Lapse combines frame capture, stop-motion editing, audio, and social sharing in an iPhone app. The free version includes unlimited projects, while advanced editing tools and tutorials require an upgrade.
Plans and prices
From Life Lapse's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Essential features · unlimited projects |
| Stop Motion Pro Weekly | $6.99 a month | Pro features · Weekly; price shown as $6.99. |
| Stop Motion Pro Monthly | $8.99 a month | Pro features |
| Stop Motion Pro | $49.99 a year | Pro features · 7-day free trial stated for Pro · Annual subscription rate; the App Store listing does not state the billing interval beside this price. |
| Life Lapse Pro | $79.99 a year | Pro features · Billing interval not specified on the listing. |
| Lifetime Access | $129, paid once | Lifetime access |
The facts
Each one read from Life Lapse's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The maker says it is designed for small business owners, creators and influencers making social video content.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Editing
- The App Store description lists more than 20 Pro editing tools, including freeze, boomerang, reverse, filters and frame realignment.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Export and audio
- The maker says users can export in HD or 4K and add built-in music or their own audio.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations and sharing
- The App Store description says videos can be shared or posted to Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and other social media.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- The maker says Life Lapse works offline.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker's legal page says Life Lapse cannot access creations and does not own videos made with the app; its privacy policy describes UXCam analytics collecting screen and interaction patterns and device details.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- Life Lapse is an iOS stop-motion app for learning, capturing and editing videos on a phone.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Split-screen video
- Life Lapse can blend stop-motion and live video using layers and masking from a single shot.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Stop-motion tools
- The app offers a ghost overlay, interval timer, hands-free shooting and automatic stitching of captured frames.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The App Store listing directs users to [email protected] and says support will answer within 48 hours.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- The maker identifies Bolandia Creative Inc. as the owner and lists its address in Vancouver, British Columbia.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2017checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canadachecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free version
- The maker says the free app includes essential features and unlimited projects, with advanced editing tools and tutorials available by upgrading to Pro.checked 7 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform limit
- The App Store lists the app as only for iPhone and requires iOS 15.0 or later.checked 7 Oct 2026
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