Comparison

selfer vs Chronodev

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

Head to head
About

selfer

Capture perfect self-portraits without needing a photographer. This app automates photo taking with customizable intervals, allowing you to set up your device and get multiple shots to choose from. Manage your captured images easily within the app before saving or sharing.

Highlights
  • Customizable photo intervals
  • Automatic photo capture
  • Internal photo management
  • Save, delete, and share photos
  • Autofocus and flash control
  • Switch between front and back cameras
  • Disable shutter sound
Features
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Let's be honest, not everyone has their own photographer at the rate, but everyone wants to have the perfect photo of yourself to share it on social media, send to parents or use on dating apps and you don't want to bother someone every time to help with it. Just ask the app to do it, it never gets tired :) App provides custom camera to take photos with the specified interval. You can handle device in your hand and use different angles or put it somewhere to be focused on you and app will make as many photos as you want automatically. This makes it possible to take a picture of yourself on your own and choose only the perfect photos from the many taken. All photos are initially saved in internal app's memory and grouped into photosets to not get mixed with your device gallery photos. Photosets and photos can be conveniently managed such as save to gallery, delete, share etc. Camera has all needed features to take the perfect selfie: autofocus, configuration of photos interval in seconds and minutes, lock of screen sleep when camera is active, maximum image quality, disable or enable shutter sound, you can switch between all camera lens direction (for example between back and front cameras), flash mode. UI is easy to use, built using material design and has support of dark mode to provide nice looking and convenient interface.

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

selfer4 screens
Chronodev3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chronodev at none against selfer's 1. selfer's advantage is ratings volume (96 vs 2) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. selfer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chronodev asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

selfer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: selfer has 96 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
selfer versus Chronodev: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterselferChronodev
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (96 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings96 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperIhor PrysiazhniukKevin Olmats

Customer experience

selfer

All ratings96 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews28 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

1 purchases

selfer

One-time1
  • Pro version$3.99
None

Chronodev

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is selfer free?
selfer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chronodev free?
Chronodev is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, selfer or Chronodev?
selfer is rated higher. selfer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while Chronodev averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do selfer or Chronodev have ads?
Neither selfer nor Chronodev shows ads.
Which is updated more often, selfer or Chronodev?
selfer ships an update monthly, and Chronodev monthly. Most recently, selfer was updated on September 10, 2026 and Chronodev on June 7, 2026.

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