Pinhole Assist vs Dev it
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pinhole Assist
This app acts as a light meter and exposure calculator for various photographic techniques, including pinhole, view camera, and wet-plate. It offers features like reciprocity compensation, built-in timers, and the ability to save camera and film settings.
- Light meter with spot and incident metering
- Exposure calculation with reciprocity compensation
- Built-in exposition timer and bubble level
- Save and recall camera and film settings
- Extensive library of pinhole cameras and films
- Log shot information and export data
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*** Feb 8, 2019 "My favorite pinhole app!! "This is my go to app for pinhole photography…this has made getting good results much easier…" bizzy *** Dec 16, 2016. "Wow. This app blew me away with its features and calculations (especially reciprocity fail). - Horacekenneth *** Feb 19, 2014 Wonderful!! "This app is perfect for the pinhole photographer in the field. I love that I can save settings for all my cameras and recall them instantly in the moment. - Papskier" *** So useful! May 26, 2013 "This takes the guesswork out of exposure calculation, since it turns your iPhone into a light meter and suggests the correct exposure! Works like a charm. Great app for pinhole photographers." *** May 16, 2012 : "Pretty much the perfect app for pinhole", Gavin Lucas *** March 26, 2012 "Pinhole photography - Great app! This will make pinhole photography much simpler to do", Zone v *** November 28, 2011 "Great solution !! - Thank you for this Pinhole timing app. I have many different pinhole cameras and this will help me figure timing on all of them. Thank you !!Greg." Pinhole Assist will be your companion to argentic and numeric pinhole, as well as view camera photography and wet-plate . The range of aperture and sensitivity (starting at 0.05 ASA ) allows for film, photo paper, wet-plate and as well as pinhole. * Built-in camera computes exposure; * alternatively enter EV reading for any lightmeter * or enter time metering to compute reciprocity effect. * Use built-in exposition timer and bubble level for optimal shot; * The light meter has a spot-meter feature and allows for incident metering; * Enter your camera aperture from the predefined list (170+ pinhole cameras) or compute it; * Let the assistant automatically compensate for reciprocity of film (correction for long exposures, 60+ different curves included), or use your own curves. * Save, restore and presets (combos) : aperture, predefined cameras, ASA and reciprocity settings • 30+ builtin filters (red, ND…), add your own, mafast acess your favorites , * Log shot information : preview, exposure, metering, location, interactive map , date and a shot. Export as picture, CSV or JSON file. You can create film and set reciprocity curve from within Pinhole Assist. Crete new ones, or tweak existing ones. Use iTunes (on Mac/PC) to import/export access the films you created, or exchange them via email m curves (Go to the app Web Site for instructions) * timer usability : now tapping the chrono icon directly starts the timer starting the chronometer automatically create a log. * Combos : edit for your camera+ film combination (combo) the aperture or the predefined camera, as well as film speed and reciprocity. * Choosing a film reciprocity now sets the film speed. * 119 different films, including Multigrade paper and Harman positive paper * 300+ different pinhole and zone plate cameras : Ondu, Diana, Holga, Sténoflex, Reality soSubtle, Lensless, Ilford, Stenopéika, Vermeer, 8banners, ZeroImage, Leonardo, Carlos, Nopo, Spiral, Sharan… Any other camera can be accommodated. Go to the Settings to : * adjust scales can be by ½ EV or ⅓ EV, * enable bellow correction: a button will appear on the main screen to allow bellow adjustment, allowing to use view cameras; * adjust the cell and incident metering constant; * start the timer automatically or not; * adjust log behavior. Please note: this is not a camera app: it does not take picture. This is a sophisticated exposure calculator to take argentic (ou DSLR) shots with an pinhole camera.
Dev it
This app assists with analog film development by providing a database of film and developer combinations, customizable timers, and the ability to share and rate user-created recipes. Users can also create their own unique development formulas and agitation patterns.
- Film/developer combination database
- Create custom combinations
- Share and rate user recipes
- Configurable timer
- Time/temperature variations
- Custom agitation schemas
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Dev it! application will help you in analog films development. Main features are: - Large database with the most common films/developers combinations! - You can create, modify and delete your personal combinations! - You can SHARE your combinations with the users of Dev it and you can use combinations created by other users! - You can rate your favorite combinations! - Fully configurable timer. - Time/temperature variations. - Creation of custom agitation schemas. Icons provided by: http://www.visualpharm.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dev it at Free against Pinhole Assist's $2.99. Dev it also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). Pinhole Assist's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (98% vs 63%). 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
Dev it is free to download; Pinhole Assist costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pinhole Assist holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pinhole Assist has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of Pinhole Assist's written reviews are positive against 63% of Dev it's.
Pinhole Assist ships an update every 3 months, Dev it every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pinhole Assist | Dev it |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (19 ratings) — better | 3.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.8% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #184 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Le bord de la piscine | Dario Marcucci |
Customer experience
Pinhole Assist
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In-app purchases
Pinhole Assist
No in-app purchases
Dev it
No in-app purchases
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