ASAP vs Darkroom Toolkit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ASAP
Explore lens-based art and media from South Asia through essays, interviews, image albums, and a podcast. This editorially driven app fosters public engagement with visual cultures and their sociopolitical dimensions.
- Editorially driven content
- Focus on South Asian visual cultures
- Essays and interviews
- Curated image and video albums
- Podcast series
- Notifications for new articles
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ASAP | art, a part of ASAP Connect, is an editorially driven application for thinking about lens-based art and media with a focus on South Asia. We present critical and art-historical perspectives through short essays, text and video interviews, curated albums of still and moving images as well as a podcast series. The range of topics covered include the world of media histories, contemporary exhibitionary practices, seminars, publications and grants, among other things. We hope to create public engagement on the interdisciplinary nature and sociopolitical dimensions of visual cultures. The app was founded by curator Rahaab Allana in February 2021, and is managed by Associate Editor Senjuti Mukherjee. Do visit our Credits page for more information. The app is supported by the MurthyNAYAK Foundation (MNF), which has a keen interest in aiding trans-media practices in the subcontinent. With this upgrade, receive notifications on your phone for new articles and share them swiftly through other media. The app is supported by the MurthyNAYAK Foundation (MNF), which has a keen interest in aiding trans-media practices in the subcontinent.
Darkroom Toolkit
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Process film and print in the darkroom, without the math. Darkroom Toolkit is a reference library and set of utilities for film processing and darkroom printing. Browse hundreds of photochemistry formulas, run step-by-step development timers with official manufacturer dev times, and handle common calculations – all in one app. WHY DARKROOM TOOLKIT? • One app instead of separate dev chart, formula, and printing calculator apps • Primary features are free: all darkroom chemistry formulas, official processes, and calculators included • Lifetime Pro unlock for saving favorites, custom workflows, and to support the project FILM DEVELOPING • Pre-configured timers for manufacturer-recommended film + developer combinations • Multi-step processing with optional audio alerts • iOS Live Activity: see your timer on the lock screen • Low light / safelight theme for working in the dark FORMULAS & CHEMISTRY • Extensive darkroom cookbook: developers, toners, lith, alt process, and more • Enter your target volume and every ingredient amount scales automatically • Dilution and solution strength conversion utilities DARKROOM PRINTING • f-Stop printing calculator: exposure sequences and test strip times • Print resizing calculator: new exposure times when changing print size PRO FEATURES (one-time purchase) • Save favorite processes and formulas • Create and edit custom recipes and processing timers • Sync your workflows across devices Whether you're developing your first roll of black and white film, mixing chemistry for cyanotype, or dialing in enlarger exposures, Darkroom Toolkit keeps you consistent. Download free. Upgrade once, yours forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ASAP at none against Darkroom Toolkit's 1. ASAP also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.4). Darkroom Toolkit's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Darkroom Toolkit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ASAP asks for nothing beyond the download.
ASAP ships an update every 4 months, Darkroom Toolkit fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | ASAP | Darkroom Toolkit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rahaab Allana | Robert House |
In-app purchases
ASAP
No in-app purchases
Darkroom Toolkit
- Darkroom Toolkit Pro$9.99









