Comparison

Émulsion vs LFTools

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

Head to head
About

Émulsion

This app helps photographers meticulously track their film rolls. Log details like film type, camera, and location to organize your photography projects.

Highlights
  • Track film rolls
  • Log film type
  • Record camera used
  • Note location
  • Organize projects
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Keep track of your rolls of film

About

LFTools

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LFTools is an app for Large Format and Film Photographers. In version 1.5.0 LFTools contains 2 Tabs. The first one is the 'LF Tools' tab, with several sub sections. Each section has a tool to calculate certain properties which are used in large format photography. Like extended exposure times with regard to bellows extension or the magnification from a bellows draw for a given focal length. The second tab, 'Film Reciprocity', contains the Film Reciprocity Calculator. This calculator is of interest for all film photographers who are interested in long time exposure. With the Film Reciprocity Calculator one can overcome the so called reciprocity failure, which is inherent to almost all films. It is quite simple to use, one just has to select a film, shutter speed and aperture an the tool automatically creates a table with extended exposure times. The app comes with a pre-populated list of films from Ilford. Ilford was the only manufacture who publishes the p factor for their films. Al be it, the user can add its own films for calculation.

Screenshots

Émulsion3 screens
LFTools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Émulsion at 16.0 against LFTools's 18. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Émulsion ships an update every 2 months, LFTools every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Émulsion versus LFTools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterÉmulsionLFTools
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam BoutRuediger Merz

In-app purchases

None

Émulsion

No in-app purchases

None

LFTools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Émulsion free?
Émulsion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LFTools free?
LFTools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Émulsion or LFTools have ads?
Neither Émulsion nor LFTools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Émulsion or LFTools?
Émulsion ships an update every 2 months, and LFTools every 3 months. Most recently, Émulsion was updated on October 3, 2026 and LFTools on September 11, 2026.

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