Comparison

Mat Cutout vs Chronodev

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

Head to head
About

Mat Cutout

This app assists in calculating precise cardboard cutouts for framing artwork. It offers two distinct modes to help users mount their masterpieces accurately.

Highlights
  • Passepartout cutout calculation
  • Cardboard mounting assistance
  • Photographic calculation mode
  • Center calculation mode
Features
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Helping you calculate the cutouts when you are doing passepartout. An always handy app to calculate your cardboard for when your are mounting your masterpieces for framing. Comes with two modes, photographic calculation and center calculation.

About

Chronodev

This app transforms your iPhone or iPad into a darkroom enlarger timer. It uses HomeKit-enabled devices to control your enlarger and safelights, offering features like manual control, metronome for dodging/burning, and automatic test strip creation.

Highlights
  • iPhone/iPad enlarger timer
  • HomeKit device control
  • Manual enlarger focusing
  • Metronome for dodging/burning
  • EV stop time adjustments
  • Automatic test strip creation
  • Voice control support
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Transform your iPhone into an enlarger timer using Chronodev. Chronodev uses HomeKit-enabled wall plugs and lightbulbs to control your enlarger and safelights. Secondhand enlarger timers can be expensive and hard to find. This one costs the price of a wi-fi wall plug. - Control your enlarger and safelight with your iPhone or iPad - Expose prints accurately using the HomeKit-enabled timer - Manual enlarger control for focusing - Use the metronome for dodging and burning - Adjust times using EV stops - Automatically create test strips with incremental exposures, and keep track of exposure times using a handy graph - Automatically turn your safelight off when exposing/focusing - Voice control support for hands-free development - Safe to use in black and white darkrooms when using iOS's built-in red color filter A HomeKit-enabled wall plug and/or lightbulb is required to use all features of this app. Some features (like a basic timer and EV stop calculations) are available without a HomeKit-enabled device.

Screenshots

Mat Cutout2 screens
Chronodev3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Chronodev at monthly against Mat Cutout's every 21 months. Mat Cutout's advantage is iOS requirement (8.4 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

Mat Cutout ships an update every 21 months, Chronodev monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mat Cutout versus Chronodev: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMat CutoutChronodev
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoeren RandumKevin Olmats

Customer experience

Mat Cutout

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chronodev

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mat Cutout

No in-app purchases

None

Chronodev

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mat Cutout free?
Mat Cutout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chronodev free?
Chronodev is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mat Cutout or Chronodev have ads?
Neither Mat Cutout nor Chronodev shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mat Cutout or Chronodev?
Mat Cutout ships an update every 21 months, and Chronodev monthly. Most recently, Mat Cutout was updated on October 8, 2026 and Chronodev on September 29, 2026.

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