How to Capture Great Timelapses on the iPhone 15

Choose the ultrawide camera¹.

Use Blackmagic Camera.

Here’s how the various apps that can capture a timelapse video compare along various dimensions — dynamic range (HDR vs SDR), smoothness of movement, clarity and field of view:

If you want to know what camera settings work best on the iPhone 15 for photos and videos (not timelapses), read:

Which camera settings work best on the iPhone 15

1. Timelapses look beautiful with the ultrawide field of view, so you can see the colors in the sky change as the sun sets, the landscape in front, the road below, and the garden at the extreme bottom.