Chronodev vs LSC Long Shot Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chronodev
This app transforms your iPhone or iPad into a darkroom enlarger timer. It uses HomeKit-enabled devices to control your enlarger and safelights, offering features like manual control, metronome for dodging/burning, and automatic test strip creation.
- iPhone/iPad enlarger timer
- HomeKit device control
- Manual enlarger focusing
- Metronome for dodging/burning
- EV stop time adjustments
- Automatic test strip creation
- Voice control support
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Transform your iPhone into an enlarger timer using Chronodev. Chronodev uses HomeKit-enabled wall plugs and lightbulbs to control your enlarger and safelights. Secondhand enlarger timers can be expensive and hard to find. This one costs the price of a wi-fi wall plug. - Control your enlarger and safelight with your iPhone or iPad - Expose prints accurately using the HomeKit-enabled timer - Manual enlarger control for focusing - Use the metronome for dodging and burning - Adjust times using EV stops - Automatically create test strips with incremental exposures, and keep track of exposure times using a handy graph - Automatically turn your safelight off when exposing/focusing - Voice control support for hands-free development - Safe to use in black and white darkrooms when using iOS's built-in red color filter A HomeKit-enabled wall plug and/or lightbulb is required to use all features of this app. Some features (like a basic timer and EV stop calculations) are available without a HomeKit-enabled device.
LSC Long Shot Camera
This app uses computational photography to create long-exposure and motion-based images on your iPhone. Capture light trails, remove moving objects, or create action sequences with multiple motion layers directly within the app.
- Light Trails mode
- Motion Clean mode
- Action Shot mode
- Handheld motion stabilization
- HD, FHD, and 4K capture
- Real-time camera preview
- On-device image generation
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Create long-exposure photos, light trails, motion-clean scenes, multi-frame action shots, and refocusable MultiFocus images directly on your iPhone. LSC is a computational photography camera designed to capture and combine multiple frames in real time. Use dedicated modes for Light Trails, Motion Clean, Action Shot, and MultiFocus — all processed directly on your device with no cloud processing or external editing required. Features • Light Trails mode for light streaks, traffic trails, and creative long exposures • Motion Clean mode for reducing moving subjects in a scene • Action Shot mode for combining multiple moments into a single image • MultiFocus mode with 10 focus frames, tap-to-refocus, and All Focus output • Export selected focus, All Focus, or all captured focus frames as JPG • Private NAR project files for reopening and refocusing MultiFocus captures later • Handheld motion stabilization support • HD, FHD, and UHD capture support • Real-time camera preview • Fast on-device computational processing • Simple, focused camera interface Designed for • Long-exposure photography • Light trails and light painting • Night photography • Traffic streaks • Motion effects • Action sequences • Refocusable photography • Extended depth-of-field images • Creative computational photography No cloud processing. No subscription. Everything runs directly on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chronodev at 100% against LSC Long Shot Camera's 50%. Chronodev also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.5 vs 3.0). LSC Long Shot Camera's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On ratings volume, 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
Chronodev is free to download; LSC Long Shot Camera costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chronodev holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Chronodev's written reviews are positive against 50% of LSC Long Shot Camera's.
Chronodev ships an update monthly, LSC Long Shot Camera every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chronodev | LSC Long Shot Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Olmats | Photurion, Inc. |
Customer experience
Chronodev
LSC Long Shot Camera
In-app purchases
Chronodev
No in-app purchases
LSC Long Shot Camera
No in-app purchases
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