Massive Dev Chart Timer vs Analog Shooter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Massive Dev Chart Timer
This app provides an offline film development chart and a multi-step timer for photographers. It includes customizable agitation, darkroom themes, and support for various developing and fixing steps. It also offers automated compensation for development time and temperature.
- Offline film development chart
- Multi-step timer with sound notifications
- Customizable agitation schemes
- Darkroom themes
- Dilution mixer
- Automated time/temperature compensation
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The Massive Dev Chart is the world's largest film development chart with easy to use multi step timer and darkroom support for iPhone and iPad. Watch the instructional video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P915z6THiY8. *** Features *** • Offline copy of The Massive Dev Chart in your pocket • Multi Step Timer with sound notifications • Customizable agitation scheme • Darkroom themes • Dilution Mixer • Support for two-step development and two-step fixing • Support for optional hypoclear and photo flo steps • Automated development time/temperature compensation
Analog Shooter
This app helps film photographers meticulously log their shooting sessions. It allows users to save exposure settings, locations, camera and film details, and development recipes. Track the status of your film rolls from loading to scanning.
- Log film shootings
- Save exposure settings and metadata
- Record geographic locations
- Manage camera and lens information
- Track film status
- Store development recipes
- Import FilmRoll XML
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The “Analogshooter” will allow you to: - Keep all your photo shootings on film; - Instantly save exposure settings and metadata of the film frame; - Find and save the geographic location of the film frame; - Keep all the information about the cameras and lenses you have; - Keep all the information about the films you have; - Keep the development and scanning settings; - Keep and use various film developing recipes; - Automatically recalculate the developing time of the film when temperature of the developer changes; - Check the current status of the film (active film rolls, loaded into the camera, ready for development, ready for scanning, fully processed); - Filter films by their status; - Import XML file of FilmRoll application. The free version of the “Analogshooter” allows you to add a maximum of 25 film rolls. There are no other restrictions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Analog Shooter at Free against Massive Dev Chart Timer's $9.99. Analog Shooter also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (90% vs 71%). Massive Dev Chart Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (55 vs 3). On rating, 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
Analog Shooter is free to download; Massive Dev Chart Timer costs $9.99 up front. Analog Shooter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Massive Dev Chart Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Massive Dev Chart Timer against 3.7 for Analog Shooter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Massive Dev Chart Timer has 55 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Massive Dev Chart Timer's written reviews are positive against 90% of Analog Shooter's.
Massive Dev Chart Timer ships an update every 5 months, Analog Shooter every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Massive Dev Chart Timer | Analog Shooter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (55 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #37 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Freestyle Photo & Imaging | Dmitriy Masalimov |
Customer experience
Massive Dev Chart Timer
Analog Shooter
Bugs and requests
Massive Dev Chart Timer
Reported bugs
12 issues- HC110 dilution section displays only letters, not ratios
- Dilution ratios not calculating when solution amount adjusted
- App crashes after selecting film speed
- Crashes on iPad with new update
- Timer display shows three dots instead of seconds
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- UI elements overlap on older iPhone models
- Safelight mode white banner blocks display on iPad
- Crashes during development process
- Home screen line emits bright light in darkroom mode
- App incompatible with newer iOS versions on older devices
- Notes don't word wrap properly
- Inconsistent film/developer availability between iPhone and iPad
Requested features
15 requests- Color film support (C-41, E-6, ECN-2 processes)
- Search functionality by film brand/name
- Ability to add custom process steps (presoak, toning)
- Individual agitation control per development stage
- Continuous agitation option
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- Volume calculator for stop bath and fixer
- Background timer functionality
- Custom step name editing
- Pull/push development times
- Stand development support with hour-based timing
- Apple Watch app
- Syncing between iPhone and iPad
- Fahrenheit temperature option
- Additional common film stocks (Portra, Fuji 400H, Ektar)
- Ability to add films not in database to custom times
Analog Shooter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Massive Dev Chart Timer
No in-app purchases
Analog Shooter
- Removing restrictions$19.99
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