Dev it vs Crown & Flint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dev it
This app assists with analog film development by providing a database of film and developer combinations, customizable timers, and the ability to share and rate user-created recipes. Users can also create their own unique development formulas and agitation patterns.
- Film/developer combination database
- Create custom combinations
- Share and rate user recipes
- Configurable timer
- Time/temperature variations
- Custom agitation schemas
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Dev it! application will help you in analog films development. Main features are: - Large database with the most common films/developers combinations! - You can create, modify and delete your personal combinations! - You can SHARE your combinations with the users of Dev it and you can use combinations created by other users! - You can rate your favorite combinations! - Fully configurable timer. - Time/temperature variations. - Creation of custom agitation schemas. Icons provided by: http://www.visualpharm.com/
Crown & Flint
This app helps analog photographers manage their film, track camera settings, and meter light accurately. It allows users to record detailed metadata for each shot and organize their film collection from purchase to archival. The interface is optimized for ease of use, even for left-handed operation.
- Accurate light meter
- Record camera and lens settings
- Track film stock and metadata
- Manage film collection lifecycle
- Reference images for film identification
- Optimized for left-handed operation
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Level up your analog photography with Crown + Flint. Meter the light, keep track of camera settings, record location and reference images, manage your collection of film. LEVEL UP YOUR ANALOG PHOTOGRAPHY - Accurate light meter uses your iPhone camera's advanced scene analysis to ensure perfect exposures. - Master your equipment, learn its strengths & quirks, and improve your skills by recording equipment settings with each shot. COLLECT METADATA - Film stock - Rated speed, and special notes - Camera and lens settings, and lens filters - Time, date, and location - Reference image for correlating with your film TRACK YOUR FILM - Know what film is loaded into which camera. - Manage your collection of film, from purchase, storage, shooting, development, and archival. - Reference images let you quickly identify your films after development. GETS OUT OF YOUR WAY - Optimized for left-handed operation so you don't have to put your camera down. - As easy to operate as a hand-held meter. - Never lose time fiddling with impossible settings, because Crown + Flint knows all about your equipment Free app version lets you record up to 5 rolls of film. When you're ready for more, upgrade in-app to unlimited films with Pro Mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Crown & Flint at 4.7 against Dev it's 3.0. Crown & Flint also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 63%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Dev it's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Crown & Flint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dev it asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crown & Flint holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crown & Flint has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Dev it's written reviews are positive against 92% of Crown & Flint's.
Dev it ships an update every 3 weeks, Crown & Flint every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dev it | Crown & Flint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dario Marcucci | Katsudon Unipessoal Lda |
Customer experience
Dev it
Crown & Flint
In-app purchases
Dev it
No in-app purchases
Crown & Flint
- Pro Mode$19.99
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