Comparison

AirRecipe vs Silver Lab

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AirRecipe

This application allows users to easily capture photos and short videos using pre-set shooting recipes with the Olympus Air A01 camera. It offers various modes like single, burst, HDR, and specialized shots for moon, waterfalls, fireworks, and illuminations, all controlled via an iOS device.

Highlights
  • Pre-set shooting recipes
  • Live view on iOS device and Apple Watch
  • Single shooting with scene detection
  • Burst shooting up to 10fps
  • Short clip recording
  • HDR bracket shooting
  • Specialized shooting modes (moon, waterfall, fireworks, illuminations)
Features
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AirRecipe is a shooting app for use with the Olympus Air A01 open platform camera. Simply select a shooting recipe and you can easily shoot with shooting settings of the selected recipe. You can shoot while checking the live view of displayed on the screen of iOS device and Apple Watch. Geotag is added to the taken photos. * Before you start the app , please connect Air A01 to your iOS device in Wi-Fi connection. Recipe (1) Single shooting Air A01 automatically detects shooting scenes and applies optimal exposure control. (2) Burst shooting You can take continuous photos at 10fps for 1sec. You can capture a series of movement, or the moment in the movement of the subject. (3) Clip recording You can take a short clip(short movie). Clip length is applied the stand-alone settings. * Multiple short clips can be combined and rearranged into a single short movie by using Olympus official app(OA.Clips). (4) Bracket shooting for HDR photo 3 photos for HDR composition are taken withe following settings. - Shooting mode : A(Aperture priority) mode, F8 - Exposure compensation : -2.0, 0, 2.0 * ISO speed, White balance and Image quality mode settings are applied the stand-alone settings of Air A01. (5) Moon shooting Shoot the moon clearly. Place the moon in the middle of the live view, and shoot by fixing your Air A01 with tripod. * Recommend the use of a telephoto lens with a focal length of more than 150mm. (6) Silky waterfall shooting Shoot the flow of water of the waterfall with slow shutter setting(1sec) in order to express as silk. Use a tripod to fix your Air A01. * Recommend attaching a ND8 filter to the lens. (7) Fireworks shooting Shoot the fireworks with slow shutter setting(4sec) in order to express it to dynamic. Use a tripod to fix your Air A01. (8) Illuminations shooting You can beautifully capture the illuminations which decorate the night. Recipes will be added in future updates. about Olympus Air A01 http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/digitalcameras/air-a01.html

About

Silver Lab

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Developing film should feel like a craft, not a calculation. Silver Lab is a darkroom timer built for film photographers who want to focus on the process and not the math. Select your film stock and developer, dial in your temperature and push/pull, and Silver Lab handles the rest. Development times are pulled from an extensive B&W film chart and automatically adjusted for temperature compensation and push/pull processing. For C-41 color negative, the full standardized process is built in and ready to go. When the timer starts, Silver Lab guides you through every stage — agitation cycles, stop bath, fixer, and optional Permawash and Photo-Flo steps. The animated agitation timer tells you exactly when to agitate and when to let the film sit, so you can put the phone down between cycles and not think about it. Features - Automatic development time calculation across a large library of B&W film stocks and developers - Temperature compensation and push/pull adjustment - Configurable agitation timing — set your own initial agitation, rest interval, and cycle duration, independently for Developer and Fixer - Optional Permawash and Photo-Flo steps - C-41 color negative process with push/pull support - Screen stays on throughout development - Live Activity functionality for longer developments - No accounts. No ads. No data collection. Everything runs locally on your device.

Screenshots

AirRecipe4 screens
Silver Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: AirRecipe at 3 against Silver Lab's 1. AirRecipe also leads on iOS requirement (8.3 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AirRecipe ships an update monthly, Silver Lab every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AirRecipe versus Silver Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirRecipeSilver Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.3 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHaruhito FujiGREGORY HARRISON SCHUCH

In-app purchases

None

AirRecipe

No in-app purchases

None

Silver Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AirRecipe free?
AirRecipe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Silver Lab free?
Silver Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AirRecipe or Silver Lab have ads?
Neither AirRecipe nor Silver Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AirRecipe or Silver Lab?
AirRecipe ships an update monthly, and Silver Lab every 4 weeks. Most recently, AirRecipe was updated on October 19, 2026 and Silver Lab on September 19, 2026.

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