Show HN: Stack Photos – Capture the same place over time and create timelapses

  • Posted 8 hours ago by NeroWolfe
  • 2 points
https://stack.photos
I built an iOS app for taking photos of the same location from the same angle over extended periods.

The technical approach: - First shot captures GPS + compass bearing + device tilt as the reference - Frame Lock uses CoreLocation + CMMotionManager to guide return visits - Ghost Overlay composites the previous shot for manual alignment - Backend uses SuperPoint + SuperGlue for ML-powered sub-pixel alignment - Async job system for alignment and timelapse generation

Offline-first architecture with SwiftData. Photos capture locally, sync when online.

Public stacks are collaborative—anyone can contribute shots to document a place together.

Landing page: https://stack.photos TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/YfqCPu6w API docs: https://api.stack.photos/docs

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