Comparison

SmartLab35 vs Zinimal

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

Head to head
About

SmartLab35

Features
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With the innovative photo enlarger, you can create prints from your film negatives in a completely new way. This is possible for colour and black and white photos. In black and white mode, you can set an exposure time of up to 999 seconds. You can set the intensity of the enlarger to up to -4.0 f-stops. For multi-grade paper, you can select the gradation from 00.0 to 5.0. Use the function buttons to control the enlarger. Use the FOCUS light to adjust the sharpness of your image. Use the SAFE light to insert the paper. Start and pause the exposure with the centre button. In colour mode, you can set an exposure time of up to 999 seconds. You can control the colour gradation of your image by setting the intensity of the individual colour channels. In the options menu, you can choose between CMY and RGB colour systems. Control the enlarger with the function buttons. You can use the FOCUS light to adjust the sharpness of your image. Start and pause the exposure with the centre button.

About

Zinimal

Features
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Zinimal turns your photos into little printed zines. Pick photos, add a line of text, print one sheet of paper, fold it, cut once — and you are holding an eight-page mini zine. Want more room? The booklet format prints double-sided and grows four pages at a time, as far as your stapler dares. MAKE • Photos from your library — the app only ever sees what you pick • One line of text per page: four typefaces, three sizes, six colors • Facing pages side by side, photos and text spanning the fold • Paper color for every page PRINT & SHARE • Print-ready PDF with cut and fold guides, at full photo resolution • Single-sheet zines also export as a 300-dpi image • A folding guide with pictures lives right in the app QUIET BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking — the app does not even use the internet • Everything stays on your device • Every edit saves itself; there is no save button Paper is patient. Make something small and real.

Screenshots

SmartLab354 screens
Zinimal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SmartLab35 at Free against Zinimal's $1.99. Zinimal's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

SmartLab35 is free to download; Zinimal costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartLab35 ships an update every 5 weeks, Zinimal daily. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
SmartLab35 versus Zinimal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartLab35Zinimal
PriceFree — better$1.99
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSANTIAGO FRANCISCO RAMIREZ SONNTAGSebastian Lenk

In-app purchases

None

SmartLab35

No in-app purchases

None

Zinimal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartLab35 free?
SmartLab35 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zinimal free?
Zinimal costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do SmartLab35 or Zinimal have ads?
Neither SmartLab35 nor Zinimal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartLab35 or Zinimal?
SmartLab35 ships an update every 5 weeks, and Zinimal daily. Most recently, SmartLab35 was updated on October 27, 2026 and Zinimal on October 24, 2026.

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