Comparison

Goodfinder vs Darkplug

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

Head to head
About

Goodfinder

This app acts as a digital viewfinder for specific camera models, allowing photographers to preview framing with various lenses and film formats. It also supports photo sketching, location scouting, and includes a light meter and photo gallery with metadata.

Highlights
  • Digital viewfinder for Dora Goodman Cameras
  • Preview framing with custom focal lengths
  • Supports various film/sensor formats
  • Customizable menus
  • Configurable light meter
  • Photo capture with metadata
  • Photo gallery and album creation
Features
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Goodfinder is an iPhone app especially designed for Dora Goodman Cameras to substitute a viewfinder. It is perfect for previewing camera framing for any combination of Goodman Cameras and lens, it will be constantly updated to work with all of them, even with the Pinhole version . Instead of spending all that time setting up your Goodman Cameras, just choose your desired camera and focal length in the app and point the iPhone camera at what you want to photo to verify framing. The app has a large database of other popular camera sensors details and film formats but if the format you desire isn’t there you can add your own custom format. If you don’t have your Goodman Camera with you, Goodfinder is still great for photo sketching, location scouting or story boarding. The app includes - Support for Dora Goodman ZONE with 6x7, 6x6 and 645 backs and ZONE pinhole cameras. - Customisable menus so you can include the film/sensor formats and focal lengths you care about. - A fully configurable light meter. - You can take photos with it, so you have a record of shots you were framing. - Photos taken with the app include additional data that describe the film format, focal length and lighting meter settings at the time the shot was taken - Add notes to your photos - A photo gallery for viewing photos taken with the app which also displays the additional data - Share images in emails, messages - Create albums of photos from the same project, trip etc - Create PDF documents of albums - Film stock emulation - Wide angle lens adapter support

About

Darkplug

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Darkplug is a darkroom timer and printing tool for iPhone. It lets you control your enlarger from your iPhone using a compatible Shelly smart plug on your local network. Built for film photographers and darkroom printers, Darkplug combines precise timing, guided workflows, and a red-on-black interface designed for darkroom use. The clean timer interface is designed to stay practical under safelight conditions, with large controls and minimal clutter. Darkplug+ unlocks advanced printing tools, including F-Stop timing, guided test strips, dodge and burn planning, split grade printing, guided paper developing, and reusable Dodge & Burn plan codes. The guided test strip workflow helps you build and run exposure tests in seconds or F-Stops, then apply your preferred result as the print time. The Dodge & Burn workflow helps you plan local exposure changes, review a generated print plan, and follow guided execution steps in the darkroom. Plans can be exported and restored later with reusable plan codes. Darkplug also includes a guided developing timer for developer, stop, fix, and wash, so printing and paper processing can stay in one focused app. To use Darkplug, connect your enlarger to a compatible smart plug, make sure the plug and your iPhone are on the same local network, enter the plug’s local IP address, and connect. No account login is required. No cloud backend or external web service is needed for core timer operation. Compatible smart plugs: Shelly Plus Plug S Gen2, Shelly Plus Plug UK Gen2, Shelly Plug S Gen3, Shelly Outdoor Plug S Gen3, Shelly Plug M Gen3, and Shelly Plug US Gen4.

Screenshots

Goodfinder3 screens
Darkplug4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Darkplug at Free against Goodfinder's $3.99. Goodfinder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Darkplug is free to download; Goodfinder costs $3.99 up front. Darkplug sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Goodfinder asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Goodfinder versus Darkplug: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoodfinderDarkplug
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam FowlerPETER DR SZENTKIRALYI

In-app purchases

None

Goodfinder

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Darkplug

One-time1
  • Darkplug+$24.99

Questions

Is Goodfinder free?
Goodfinder costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Darkplug free?
Darkplug is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Goodfinder or Darkplug have ads?
Neither Goodfinder nor Darkplug shows ads.

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