Darkroom Lab Timer vs Émulsion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Darkroom Lab Timer
This advanced timer app is designed for photographic processes like C-41, E-6, and B&W. It offers customizable steps, separate agitation sequences, and helpful tools like a volume mixer and safelight simulation.
- Customizable steps
- Separate agitation sequences
- Process templates
- Volume and dilution mixer
- Safelight simulation
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The Darkroom Lab Timer App is an advanced multi-phase timer designed for use with C-41, E-6, ECN-2, RA-4 and B&W photographic processes. Key Features: Up to 25 customizable steps Separate agitation sequences for each step Templates for easy configuration Volume and Dilution Mixer Safelight simulation modes
Émulsion
This app helps photographers meticulously track their film rolls. Log details like film type, camera, and location to organize your photography projects.
- Track film rolls
- Log film type
- Record camera used
- Note location
- Organize projects
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Keep track of your rolls of film
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Émulsion at Free against Darkroom Lab Timer's $8.99. Émulsion also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). Darkroom Lab Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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
Émulsion is free to download; Darkroom Lab Timer costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Émulsion holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Darkroom Lab Timer's written reviews are positive against 67% of Émulsion's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Darkroom Lab Timer ships an update every 11 months, Émulsion every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Darkroom Lab Timer | Émulsion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.6 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Freestyle Photo & Imaging | William Bout |
Customer experience
Darkroom Lab Timer
Émulsion
In-app purchases
Darkroom Lab Timer
No in-app purchases
Émulsion
No in-app purchases
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