Photo And Video
GhostFrame: same-spot timelapse with ghost frames
Photo-a-day timelapse camera
| Platform | iPhone (iOS 17+) |
|---|---|
| Price | Free, no subscription |
| Account required | No |
| Works offline | Yes |
| Subscription | None |
| Last updated | 2026-10-11 |
ios· Free · all features included ·By All Things AI, Inc ·Released 2026-01-07
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No subscription, no in-app purchases, no paid tiers. Everything you see works the moment you install it.
About this app
What GhostFrame does
GhostFrame turns one photo a day into a timelapse that actually holds still. Pick a subject — your face, a bump, a baby, a plant, a room mid-renovation — and the camera fades yesterday's shot over the live view. New in 2.0, GhostFrame reads the ghost and the live picture on your iPhone and guides you in: when you're lined up it locks with a tap you can feel, and Auto can take the photo for you. WHAT'S NEW IN 2.0 • Live ghost guide: face tracking for selfie-style projects, scene alignment for everything else, a match score, one plain hint, and a haptic lock. • Auto-shoot and a level line. • Apple Watch: today's frames and streaks, Then vs Now on the Digital Crown, and a remote shutter for the iPhone camera. • Home Screen widget: your streak and latest frame for the project that still needs today's photo — tap to shoot. • Then vs Now: wipe, fade, flicker or side by side between any two frames, plus a share card. • Memory Lane: the photo from a month, 100 days or a year ago today. • Insights: streaks, a calendar of every day you showed up, milestones, your usual shooting time, your ghost-match score. • Export studio: a live storyboard of your video, auto-align steadies every frame; opening title and closing stats; 9:16, 1:1, 4:5, 16:9, 4K and GIF. • A living home where every project plays its own timelapse, a new icon and a new animated tour. ALSO INCLUDED Templates for Face, Bump (week cards), Baby (month cards), Fitness (front/side/back), Plant, Renovation and Anything; import photos you already have on their real dates; ghost from the previous, first or a pinned frame; outline mode; 0.5×/1×/2× lenses; reminders with quiet days that open straight into the camera; zip backups; captions for any video, transcribed on device. PRIVACY Photos and projects stay on your device; alignment runs on device. No account. Anonymous usage stats (never photos or names) can be turned off in Settings. Every feature is included. No subscription, no ads.
Features
Built to be useful, not noisy.
Project list
Home screen showing all of the user's photo projects as cards with the latest thumbnail, day count, and a giant tap-to-shoot button.
New project sheet
Create a project with a name, a reminder time, and (optionally) an initial photo. Stored via SwiftData.
Ghost-overlay camera
Custom AVCaptureSession preview with the previous day's photo composited above the live feed at adjustable opacity (10-60%). Tap shutter, photo saves to disk, project entry appended.
Project timeline
Scrollable grid of all photos in the project, with day-number labels. Tap a photo to see it full-screen with swipe between days.
On-device timelapse export
AVAssetWriter composes the project's photos into an MP4 at user-selected fps. Optional bundled music track. Saves to Photos library via PHPhotoLibrary.
Daily reminder
Local UNUserNotification scheduled per project at the user's chosen time. No server, no push token.
Why it exists
The problem
People want to make same-spot timelapses (face, baby, plant, project) but their daily photos drift in framing, the result looks jittery, and existing apps either require an account, sync to a server, or skip alignment entirely.
What's different
How GhostFrame stands out
Live ghost-overlay of the previous day's photo on the camera preview means frames actually line up — most competitors only stack what you shot, they don't help you shoot. Multiple parallel projects, fully offline, one-time unlock instead of a $30/yr subscription.
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FAQ
Questions about GhostFrame
How much does GhostFrame cost?▾
GhostFrame is free. All features are included from day one — no subscription, no in-app purchases, no paid tiers. Everything you see in this listing works the moment you install it.
Where does GhostFrame store my data?▾
On your device. GhostFrame is built privacy-first: no account is required, no analytics SDKs, no third-party trackers. Nothing is uploaded to a server we control — the app works without one.
What platforms does GhostFrame support?▾
iOS, on iPhone and iPad. You can find the latest availability on this page.
How do I get support for GhostFrame?▾
Use the Support link on this page, or email support@allthingsn.com. We answer every message and keep responses on the same thread.
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