Comparison

f/ Tools vs Long Exposure Timer

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

Head to head
About

f/ Tools

This photography tool offers a suite of calculators for concepts like depth of field, print resolution, and flash exposure. It helps users visually grasp complex photographic principles with integrated help and a glossary. The app also includes a camera bag feature with lens limits.

Highlights
  • Graphic depth of field calculator
  • Graphic Airy disc calculator
  • Graphic format calculator
  • Motion freeze calculator
  • Graphic blur size calculator
  • Graphic flash exposure calculator
  • Camera bag with lens limits
Features
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f/Tools is a set of tools for digital and analog photography. Explore sensor sharpness, depth of field, print resolution, bokeh size, flash exposure, and more — all in one place. Designed to help you visually understand complex photographic concepts, with built-in help and a glossary. Features: • Graphic depth of field calculator • Graphic Airy disc calculator • Graphic format (scene/print) calculator • Motion freeze calculator • Graphic blur size calculator • Graphic flash exposure calculator • Camera bag with lens limits • Quick setup with popular camera brands included

About

Long Exposure Timer

Features
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If you shoot long exposures, you've been there. You are wading in a stream (or the snow, dark, or any of other adverse conditions we routinely face). Trying to do the mental math to add ten stops to your exposure, fumbling with your phone, trying not to drop it in the water. Then more math to convert the seconds you came up with into the minutes the timer needs. Wait, how long did I say that was? Start over... Or is that just me? Long Exposure Timer makes it easy to calculate long exposures based on adding stops for filters or other adjustments and then just hit start to time your shot. All from your wrist, with no risk of dropping anything. New in version 1.1, film shooters can add reciprocity failure for popular film stocks from Agfa, Ilford, Kentmere, Kodak, and Foma. Long press on the interface to display the settings page, switch on film mode, and select your film stock. Note: Reciprocity failure adjustments are based on formulas provided by the manufactures or worked out from existing tables. We recommend running test exposures before doing any critical work, including at the exposure times you anticipate. Very long exposures may require additional adjustments.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: f/ Tools at every 2 weeks against Long Exposure Timer's every 23 months. Long Exposure Timer's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $3.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

f/ Tools costs $3.99 and Long Exposure Timer $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

f/ Tools ships an update every 2 weeks, Long Exposure Timer every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
f/ Tools versus Long Exposure Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterf/ ToolsLong Exposure Timer
Price$3.99$1.99 — better
Rating3.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 23 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.5 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid QuilesPeter Holdmann

In-app purchases

None

f/ Tools

No in-app purchases

None

Long Exposure Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is f/ Tools free?
f/ Tools costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Long Exposure Timer free?
Long Exposure Timer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do f/ Tools or Long Exposure Timer have ads?
Neither f/ Tools nor Long Exposure Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, f/ Tools or Long Exposure Timer?
f/ Tools ships an update every 2 weeks, and Long Exposure Timer every 23 months. Most recently, f/ Tools was updated on October 1, 2026 and Long Exposure Timer on October 4, 2026.

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