f/ Tools vs Crown & Flint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Crown & Flint at Free against f/ Tools's $3.99. Crown & Flint also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7). f/ Tools's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Crown & Flint is free to download; f/ Tools costs $3.99 up front. Crown & Flint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. f/ Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crown & Flint holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of f/ Tools's written reviews are positive against 92% of Crown & Flint's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
f/ Tools ships an update every 2 weeks, Crown & Flint every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | f/ Tools | Crown & Flint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better | 91.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Quiles | Katsudon Unipessoal Lda |
Customer experience
f/ Tools
Crown & Flint
In-app purchases
f/ Tools
No in-app purchases
Crown & Flint
- Pro Mode$19.99
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