Using the Snitchy app

Add a camera

The first time you open the Dashboard, it asks you to add a camera. You can add more later from Settings.

• Give the camera a name like Back garden or Front door, then tap Add Camera.
• The app shows a 6-character code. Open the Camera app on your old phone, type the code in, and tap Activate.
• The two phones link automatically. The code disappears and a status bar shows the camera as online, with its battery and signal.
• If a code stops working, you can make a new one any time from Settings › Cameras.

Set a capture schedule

Tell the camera how often to take a photo and when to be awake. This is the heart of a good timelapse.

• Pick an interval with the presets (2 min, 5 min, 15 min, 30 min, 1 hour) or enter your own.
• Set a start and end time so it only shoots during daylight hours if you want, and choose which days of the week to run.
• Flip the schedule to Active and tap Save. The home screen then counts down to the next shot.
• Pause any time. The camera stops capturing until you switch it back on.

Watch your captures

The home screen always shows the latest photo from your camera, with everything below it in order.

• The status bar shows whether the camera is online, its battery and charging state, the last capture, and the countdown to the next one.
• Tap any photo to enlarge it. Tap the expand icon to open the full-screen viewer where you can pinch to zoom, save, or share.
• Tap the calendar icon to jump to a specific day. Days with no photos are greyed out. Tap Latest to come back to today.
• Pull down to refresh, or tap View more to load older photos.

Take an instant photo

Want a shot right now without waiting for the schedule? Use the capture button on the home screen.

• Tap the capture button and the camera takes a photo straight away.
• If the camera is offline at that moment, the request waits and fires the instant it reconnects.

Open the gallery

The gallery is the full grid of everything your camera has captured.

• Scroll the grid and tap any image to open it full screen.
• Use the filter to narrow down to a date range, and clear it to see everything again.
• Older photos load automatically as you scroll.

Make a timelapse

Turn weeks of photos into a short video. Tap Generate new timelapse and choose your options.

• Pick the date range to include and set the video length (5 to 60 seconds). Snitchy fits your photos to that length.
• Turn on Smooth between frames for a softer, blended look.
• Tap Generate. The video renders in the background and you get a notification when it is ready. Watch, save, share, or delete it from your library.

Pro editing Pro

• Filter by day and time so weekends or night shots are left out.
• Add a title card and end card with your own text, in a light or dark style.
• Drop in your logo at the start, throughout, or at the end, and choose which corner it sits in.
• Add background music from the built-in library, with a fade out.
• Polish it with stabilise and a freeze on the final frame.

Notifications

Snitchy taps you on the shoulder when something needs attention, so you do not have to keep checking.

• Camera went offline or came back online.
• Low battery on the camera phone.
• Storage running low or full.
• Your timelapse is ready (tap to jump straight to it) or a render failed.

Run more than one camera

Free covers one camera. Pro lets you run up to five under the same account.

• Tap the camera name at the top of the home screen to open the switcher, or swipe left and right to move between cameras.
• Each camera keeps its own schedule, photos, and timelapses.
• Add, rename, or unlink cameras from Settings › Cameras.

Account and settings

Settings is where you manage your profile, storage, and plan.

• Update your name and password, and verify your email.
• See how much cloud storage you have used.
• Switch the app between light, dark, or system theme.
• View your plan, upgrade to Pro, or redeem a promo code.