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MyReFrame

Take the same photo again, exactly

Repeat photography means taking the same picture again, weeks or years apart, to show what has changed: a building going up, a tree through the seasons, a face over the years. MyReFrame keeps the first photo of a project as the reference, draws it over the camera's live view and measures how well the two line up, so that every new frame is taken from the same place with the same framing. Afterwards you compare the frames or turn them into a time-lapse.

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For Android 10 and newer.

  • 3
    overlays that put the reference over the live view
  • 6
    checks of a new reference photo
  • 5
    ways to compare two frames
  • 12
    languages for the app's screens

What it does

  • The reference over the live view

    Three overlays draw the first photo over the camera picture: Ghost shows it half transparent, Edge only its outlines, Diff the difference to what the camera sees now. A slider sets how strong it is.

  • A live alignment score

    The app matches details of the live picture to the reference and shows one percentage, with parts for position, rotation, zoom and perspective. Short hints say which way to move. Anchor points on fixed landmarks tell it where to look.

  • A check of the reference

    Every later frame inherits the faults of the first. So a new reference is checked for tilt, clipped highlights and shadows, low light, soft focus and too little fixed detail, and marked Good, Usable or Poor. You can always go on anyway.

  • Simple or Pro camera

    Simple shows the overlay, the score, a level and the shutter. Pro adds focus and exposure lock, a histogram, zoom buttons, a lens picker, interval shooting and auto-capture at 80, 90 or 95 % alignment.

  • Five ways to compare

    Swipe a divider between two frames, fade them into each other, see only their difference, blink between them, or scrub through the whole series with a slider. Pinch to zoom in up to six times.

  • Time-lapse and before-and-after

    Export the series as an MP4 video, as a stabilised video in which every frame is moved onto the reference, or as an animated GIF of the first 30 frames. Two frames can be saved as one side-by-side picture with their dates.

  • Reminders for the next shot

    For each project: weekly, monthly, every 90 days, each season or yearly on the reference's date, at a fixed time, at the evening golden hour or at the reference's time of day. A tap on the reminder opens the camera with the reference loaded.

  • Backup as a ZIP file

    A project can be exported as one ZIP file with its photos, notes, ratings, anchor points and alignment data, and imported again on this phone or another one.

  • Private by design

    No ads, no analytics, no account. The app has no internet permission, and photos and project data are kept on your phone. What Android's own backup and the position service do is explained in the privacy policy.

Questions and answers

What is repeat photography, and do I need a tripod for it?

It is taking the same picture again after some time, from the same place and with the same framing, so that the pictures show what changed. You do not need a tripod: the overlay, the score and the hints are made for lining up by hand. On a tripod the self-timer and auto-capture let the app take the photo without you touching the phone.

Can I use a photo I already have as the reference?

Yes. Choose Import from gallery when you start a project. The app saves a copy of the photo in the project, checks it once, and matches every later frame to it. Two things differ from a reference taken in the app: the app dates it with the day you imported it, and it has no record of how the phone was tilted, so the level shows only the live angles.

Does it work without an internet connection?

Yes. The app has no internet permission. Matching, the check of the reference, the exports and the times for reminders are all worked out on the phone. Only the Navigate button, which hands the place of the reference to a map app, leads to something that needs a connection.

Where are my photos kept?

In your gallery, under Pictures/MyReFrame and the project's name; exported videos are under Movies/MyReFrame. The order of the frames, your notes, the anchor points and the alignment data are kept inside the app. If you uninstall the app the photos stay, but that project data goes, so export a backup first.

Does the app record where a photo was taken?

Only if you allow location. The app then stores the position with each photo you take in it, in its own data and not in the photo file. It uses the position for the distance to the spot, for golden-hour reminders and for the best-light time. The position is part of a backup ZIP you export and of Android's own backup of the app's data. The privacy policy has the details.

How many frames go into a time-lapse?

The MP4 video and the stabilised video use every frame that is still on the phone, at two frames a second. The animated GIF holds the first 30 frames of the series.

What does it cost?

Nothing. MyReFrame is free. There is nothing to buy in the app, no subscription and no advertisements.

Coming to Google Play

MyReFrame is not listed on Google Play yet. This page will carry the link as soon as it is.

Coming soon to Google Play

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