Comparison

NegaViewer vs TimerGlass

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

Head to head
About

NegaViewer

Easily convert your film negatives into digital photos using your iPhone. Transform both color and black & white negatives with a high-speed, intuitive interface. Save your digitized memories directly to your device's photo library.

Highlights
  • Convert color and black & white negatives
  • High-speed image processing
  • Intuitive interface
  • Save to photo library
  • Digitize analog memories
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NegaViewer: Transform Film Negatives to Digital Photos IMPORTANT: A BACKLIGHT PANEL IS REQUIRED for optimal performance. Breathe new life into your analog memories with NegaViewer. Convert your cherished film negatives into vibrant digital photos using the power of your iPhone. Key Features: • Transform color and black & white negatives • High-speed image processing • Intuitive interface for easy conversion • Save converted images directly to your photo library Requirements: • Backlight panel (essential for clear image capture) • Camera and photo library access Rediscover the magic of your film photography with NegaViewer. Don't let your precious memories fade away – bring them into the digital age today!

About

TimerGlass

Features
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TimerGlass is the field companion for film photographers — reciprocity, pinhole geometry, exposure estimation, and a beautiful timer, all in one quietly designed app. WHAT IT DOES • Reciprocity failure correction for 100+ film stocks (Ilford, Kodak, Fuji, Foma, Rollei, ADOX, CineStill, Lomography and more) — built from manufacturer data sheets. • ND filter stack and bellows extension compensation are folded into the same calculation. • Pinhole camera tool — Lord Rayleigh's optimal aperture, effective f-number, equivalent angle of view by film format, and Sunny-16 exposure estimation that flows straight into the timer. • Long-exposure timer with Live Activity and Dynamic Island, accurate even when your phone is locked. • Long-exposure side-effects advice — pull-development guidance for B&W, color-shift tips for negative and slide film, contextual to your actual exposure time. • History of recent exposures with all the parameters you used. • Custom film stocks — define your own with power-law or lookup-table reciprocity curves. DESIGNED FOR Large-format and pinhole photographers who do long exposures often, 35mm and medium-format shooters chasing dusk and night scenes, and anyone tired of squinting at a film data sheet by torchlight. LANGUAGES English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, Deutsch, Français. PRIVACY TimerGlass collects nothing. Everything you do stays on your device.

Screenshots

NegaViewer2 screens
TimerGlass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NegaViewer at $0.99 against TimerGlass's $7.99. TimerGlass's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

NegaViewer costs $0.99 and TimerGlass $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NegaViewer ships an update every 6 weeks, TimerGlass fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
NegaViewer versus TimerGlass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNegaViewerTimerGlass
Price$0.99 — better$7.99
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUda Toyokazu存滨 崔

In-app purchases

None

NegaViewer

No in-app purchases

None

TimerGlass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NegaViewer free?
NegaViewer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimerGlass free?
TimerGlass costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do NegaViewer or TimerGlass have ads?
Neither NegaViewer nor TimerGlass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NegaViewer or TimerGlass?
NegaViewer ships an update every 6 weeks, and TimerGlass fortnightly. Most recently, NegaViewer was updated on October 3, 2026 and TimerGlass on September 30, 2026.

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