Timestamp Camera, Auto GPS Cam

Review by eFreeware

Timestamp Camera does one thing that most phone cameras don't: it burns location, time, date, map and GPS data directly onto the image or video. Hitchhike Tech built the app around that single idea. Instead of storing metadata that you'd have to dig through a gallery to find, the information is visible right there in the frame.

That makes it a tool rather than a general-purpose camera. I'd expect it to appeal to people who need a visual record of when and where something happened: a delivery driver confirming a drop-off, a hiker logging coordinates, a real estate agent showing a property's address on a walkthrough video. The app is free, carries ads and offers in-app purchases, and it has been installed more than 10 million times with a 4.1 average from over 34,000 ratings. It arrived in March 2022 and was last updated in September 2026.

What sets it apart from a standard camera app is the level of control over the watermark itself. You aren't stuck with one fixed stamp. The developer describes a template system where you choose which elements appear, how they look and where they sit on the frame. For anyone whose work depends on proving a location or a time, that flexibility is the point.

What goes into the stamp

The core of the app is the timestamp template. You can show the current location address as you shoot, add the time and date of the capture, place a map on the photo or video, display latitude and longitude, and include altitude for the elevation at your position. Each of these is a separate element you can switch on or off, so a delivery confirmation might carry just the address and time while an outdoor log could include coordinates and altitude.

Location can be handled two ways. The app can pull your real-time position automatically, or you can select the details manually: country, state, city, district, county, street, building. That manual option matters when you're stamping a photo after the fact or when you want to label a shot with a specific address rather than wherever the phone happens to be. Time and date can be formatted in nearly 100 different ways, which covers most of the conventions people expect, from a simple date line to a full timestamp with seconds.

Beyond the standard data fields, you can add custom text and emoji to a photo or video. One example given is a short message telling the recipient where to find a delivered package. That turns the watermark into a small annotation layer, useful for instructions or context that the raw data can't capture. It's a small feature, but it widens what the app can be used for.

Making the stamp look the way you want

The styling options are more extensive than I'd expect from a free utility. You can choose font colors, set the background color and adjust its opacity anywhere from 0% to 100%, align the content left, center or right, and move the timestamp to the top left, top right, center, bottom left or bottom right of the frame. The app shows a real-time preview of these adjustments, so you can see how the stamp will sit before you shoot.

That combination of position, alignment, color and opacity gives you a reasonable chance of keeping the watermark readable without covering the part of the image that matters. A translucent background behind white text, for instance, works better over a busy scene than plain text alone. The developer treats this as a DIY styling system, and the range of controls supports that description.

I'd expect most people to set a style once and leave it. The value is in being able to match the stamp to the kind of footage you take, whether that's a bright outdoor scene or an indoor property walkthrough.

The camera underneath

The watermark sits on top of a camera that covers the basics. The camera includes autofocus, zoom in and out, flash, a mirror mode and an assistive grid for composing shots. You can set the aspect ratio to 1:1, 4:3 or 16:9 and choose a shooting quality of low, standard or high. A remote control timer with 2, 5 and 10 second options displays countdown numbers on screen, which is handy when you want to be in the frame yourself.

Two features stand out. The first is the ability to capture a still photo while recording video, so you don't have to stop the recording to grab a frame. The second is auto-rotate, which switches the camera between portrait and landscape as you turn the phone. Neither is unique to this app, but both are the sort of thing you notice when they're missing.

There's also a photo library built into the app. The recent update mentions improved photo information recognition in the Edit Photo area, along with minor bug fixes and performance improvements.

What it asks of you

Timestamp Camera is free to download and contains ads, with in-app purchases available.

The app also depends on location data to do its job. The whole point is to stamp where you are, so the address, coordinates and map will reflect your position. The manual location option exists as a fallback when the automatic reading isn't what you want.

Because the information is burned into the image, it's worth thinking about what you're sharing. A photo with a full street address and timestamp attached carries more personal detail than a plain snapshot. That's the trade-off the app is built on, and it's the reason people use it, but it's also the reason to be deliberate about which shots you post publicly.

Where it fits in practice

A handful of scenarios are suggested, and they are a good guide to what the app is for. A timestamped, geotagged photo can confirm a delivery was dropped off. On an outdoor trip, the GPS data becomes a record of where you went. While traveling, the date on the image anchors a moment to a place. Food lovers can document where a good restaurant was. Real estate agents can send clients a walkthrough video with the property's address on it.

What these have in common is that the location and time aren't incidental; they're the reason the photo exists. If you're taking pictures for their own sake, a standard camera app will do the job with less fuss. If you need the when and where to be visible and permanent, this is the category of tool you'd reach for.

My advice would be to decide on a template before you start shooting. Pick the elements you actually need, set a style that stays legible against your typical background, and save yourself from adjusting it on every shot. The manual location option is worth knowing about for the times when the automatic reading doesn't match the place you're documenting.

The app has a large install base and a solid rating, which suggests it does what it promises for most people. The free price and the presence of ads and purchases are the practical considerations, along with the location requirement. For anyone whose work or hobby involves proving where and when something happened, the feature set lines up well with the task.

A focused tool for proof-of-place photos

Timestamp Camera is a single-purpose app, and it's honest about that. The result is a camera that's less about taking pretty pictures and more about recording verifiable information alongside them.

I'd recommend it to delivery workers, field staff, travelers, outdoor enthusiasts, food bloggers and real estate agents, essentially anyone who needs a visual record that ties an image to a place and a time. The nearly 100 time formats, the manual location option and the styling controls make it adaptable to different conventions and different kinds of footage.

The caveats are straightforward: it's free with ads and in-app purchases, and the watermark is permanent once burned in. If those trade-offs fit how you plan to use it, the app covers the ground well. If you just want a camera for everyday snapshots, the extra layer of information won't add much.

What's new in version 1.0.42

- Improved photo information recognition in Edit Photo. - Fixed minor bugs and improved overall performance and stability.