Comparison

Crown & Flint vs Filter Simulation

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

Head to head
About

Crown & Flint

This app helps analog photographers manage their film, track camera settings, and meter light accurately. It allows users to record detailed metadata for each shot and organize their film collection from purchase to archival. The interface is optimized for ease of use, even for left-handed operation.

Highlights
  • Accurate light meter
  • Record camera and lens settings
  • Track film stock and metadata
  • Manage film collection lifecycle
  • Reference images for film identification
  • Optimized for left-handed operation
Features
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Level up your analog photography with Crown + Flint. Meter the light, keep track of camera settings, record location and reference images, manage your collection of film. LEVEL UP YOUR ANALOG PHOTOGRAPHY - Accurate light meter uses your iPhone camera's advanced scene analysis to ensure perfect exposures. - Master your equipment, learn its strengths & quirks, and improve your skills by recording equipment settings with each shot. COLLECT METADATA - Film stock - Rated speed, and special notes - Camera and lens settings, and lens filters - Time, date, and location - Reference image for correlating with your film TRACK YOUR FILM - Know what film is loaded into which camera. - Manage your collection of film, from purchase, storage, shooting, development, and archival. - Reference images let you quickly identify your films after development. GETS OUT OF YOUR WAY - Optimized for left-handed operation so you don't have to put your camera down. - As easy to operate as a hand-held meter. - Never lose time fiddling with impossible settings, because Crown + Flint knows all about your equipment Free app version lets you record up to 5 rolls of film. When you're ready for more, upgrade in-app to unlimited films with Pro Mode

About

Filter Simulation

Simulate the effects of real optical filters for black and white photography. This app accurately mimics the luminance modulation of red, yellow, green, blue, and orange filters. It also includes an automatic shutter speed calculator for ND filters and a pinhole photography simulator.

Highlights
  • Simulate optical filters for B&W
  • Mimics red, yellow, green, blue, orange filters
  • Custom CIColorKernel shaders
  • Automatic shutter speed calculator for ND filters
  • Pinhole photograph simulation
Features
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Simulate real optical filters in black & white. This app uses custom CIColorKernel shaders to modulate grayscale luminance based on color vector similarity—accurately mimicking red, yellow, green, blue, and orange filters as used in film photography. Then, if needed, save the filtered image with filter information. Then, swipe left and find an automatic shutter speed calculator for applying various ND filters And that's not all; keep on swiping and you can simulate pinhole photographs before shooting!

Screenshots

Crown & Flint4 screens
Filter Simulation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Filter Simulation at none against Crown & Flint's 1. Filter Simulation also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Crown & Flint's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (16 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Crown & Flint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Filter Simulation asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Filter Simulation holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crown & Flint has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Crown & Flint's written reviews are positive against 100% of Filter Simulation's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crown & Flint ships an update every 9 days, Filter Simulation monthly. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Crown & Flint versus Filter Simulation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrown & FlintFilter Simulation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (16 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDon Goodman-WilsonAri Jaaksi

Customer experience

Crown & Flint

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

Filter Simulation

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Crown & Flint

One-time1
  • Pro Mode$19.99
None

Filter Simulation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crown & Flint free?
Crown & Flint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Filter Simulation free?
Filter Simulation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crown & Flint or Filter Simulation?
Filter Simulation is rated higher. Crown & Flint averages 4.7 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Filter Simulation averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Crown & Flint or Filter Simulation have ads?
Neither Crown & Flint nor Filter Simulation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crown & Flint or Filter Simulation?
Crown & Flint ships an update every 9 days, and Filter Simulation monthly. Most recently, Crown & Flint was updated on October 6, 2026 and Filter Simulation on October 6, 2026.

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