Comparison

Massive Dev Chart Timer vs SEEKA

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Offline film development chart
  • Multi-step timer with sound notifications
  • Customizable agitation schemes
  • Darkroom themes
  • Dilution mixer
  • Automated time/temperature compensation
Features
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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

About

SEEKA

Features
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Photograph a question. Meet an idea. SEEKA is a conceptual camera that gives everyday photography a new point of view. Instead of opening the camera and wondering what to shoot, you receive a theme inspired by the history, language, and philosophy of photography. Modern photos are taken quickly, shared quickly, and forgotten quickly. SEEKA slows that process down. It places a small idea before the shutter, helping one ordinary image become a more thoughtful visual experience. How SEEKA works: 1. Receive a photography theme SEEKA presents prompts such as "Look for a trace," "Do not be afraid of blur," and "Photograph urban loneliness." Each theme invites you to see the world from a slightly different angle. 2. Observe the world through that theme Use the prompt as a temporary lens. Walk, look, wait, and take one photograph when the scene feels like your answer. 3. Create a framed image with words After shooting, SEEKA generates a minimal framed image with words inspired by photographers and thinkers such as Roland Barthes, Daido Moriyama, Susan Sontag, William Eggleston, and others. Included theme examples: - "Look for a trace" / Roland Barthes / Indexicality - "Do not be afraid of blur" / Daido Moriyama / Chance - "Photograph someone's absence" / Susan Sontag / Absence - "Find the strongest color" / William Eggleston / Color You do not need to know photography theory or philosophy in advance. SEEKA is designed to let a casual photograph connect with the larger history of seeing, thinking, and image-making.

Screenshots

Massive Dev Chart Timer4 screens
SEEKA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SEEKA at Free against Massive Dev Chart Timer's $9.99. SEEKA also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). Massive Dev Chart Timer's advantage is chart position (#20 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SEEKA is free to download; Massive Dev Chart Timer costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Massive Dev Chart Timer ships an update every 5 months, SEEKA weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Massive Dev Chart Timer versus SEEKA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMassive Dev Chart TimerSEEKA
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (54 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings54 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#20 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFreestyle Photo & ImagingYOSHIKI KOJIMA

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

SEEKA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Massive Dev Chart Timer

No in-app purchases

None

SEEKA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Massive Dev Chart Timer free?
Massive Dev Chart Timer costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SEEKA free?
SEEKA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Massive Dev Chart Timer or SEEKA have ads?
Neither Massive Dev Chart Timer nor SEEKA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Massive Dev Chart Timer or SEEKA?
Massive Dev Chart Timer ships an update every 5 months, and SEEKA weekly. Most recently, Massive Dev Chart Timer was updated on September 23, 2026 and SEEKA on September 6, 2026.

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