Turn an old phone into a
long-term timelapse camera

Snitchy uses two phones. Your main phone runs the Dashboard. An old phone becomes the Camera. Here is how to set them up.

See the 4 steps

How to set it up

About 10 minutes. No special hardware.

1
On your main phone

Install the Dashboard app

Get Snitchy from the Google Play Store and create a free account. This is the app you watch your camera from.

Get it on Google Play

iOS version coming soon.

2
On your old phone

Download the Camera app

Open snitchy.net in the browser on your old phone and tap the button below. Install it when the download finishes. Android may ask you to allow installs from your browser, that is normal.

Download Camera app
3
On both phones

Pair them with a code

Open the Dashboard on your main phone and tap Add Camera. It shows a 6-character code. Type that code into the Camera app on your old phone and tap Activate. The two phones are now linked.

4
On your old phone

Prop, plug, capture

Stand your old phone on a steady mount, plug it into a charger, and pick a capture interval in the app. Walk away. Check in any time from your main phone.

Ready to start?

Install the Dashboard first, then download the Camera app on your old phone.

Download Camera app

The Camera app is a direct download, not on the Play Store. Google Play does not allow apps that run the camera continuously on an unattended phone, so we host it here. It is signed by the same developer as the Dashboard app.