First Player vs film Dev Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
First Player
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Let this app decide who is the first player in your game. Up to 12 players supported. Completely free — no ads, no accounts, nothing locked behind a purchase. There's an optional tip jar if you'd like to support development. Totally random result each time.
film Dev Timer
This app assists film photographers in developing black and white film at home. It provides common development data, timing functions, and developer ratios to ensure stable manual processing for a high-quality result.
- Black and white film development guide
- Home development timing
- Developer ratio information
- Process-specific timing
- Stable manual processing support
- iPhone and iPad compatible
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This is an app developed for film photographers and photography enthusiasts to develop black and white film at home, suitable for iPhone and iPad. With the emergence of the trend of film retro in recent years, more and more friends are playing with film. In order to pursue higher development quality and production speed, more and more players choose to develop their own film at home. This app provides common film development and development data on the market, as well as the function of timing according to the process. You can develop the film according to the established developer ratio, specific time, and specific temperature to ensure the stability of manual processing. If you have any feedback, please email us at: xiliustudio@qq.com 。 Film production has been discontinued one after another. Let's take pictures and cherish them. Wishing everyone a pleasant time playing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: First Player at Free against film Dev Timer's $3.99. First Player also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). film Dev Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On ads 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
First Player is free to download; film Dev Timer costs $3.99 up front. First Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. film Dev Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
First Player ships an update every 5 days, film Dev Timer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Player | film Dev Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 81.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gary Watson | 家啟 褚 |
In-app purchases
First Player
- Leave a tip$0.99
film Dev Timer
No in-app purchases
