Comparison

Simple Passe vs DarkroomLog

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

Head to head
About

Simple Passe

Easily add custom borders to your photos. Select border color and width, then apply to any image. The app saves a new image with borders, perfect for enhancing your social media galleries with an elegant look.

Highlights
  • Add custom borders
  • Select border color
  • Adjust border width
  • Save bordered images
  • Enhance social media photos
Features
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Simple Passe allows you to effortlessly add beautiful borders to your images. Simply select the border color and width, choose an image, and a new image with borders will be saved to your Photos. With the default settings, this application creates images that enhance your Instagram gallery with an elegant sense of air and space.

About

DarkroomLog

Features
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DarkroomLog is a session logger, film catalog, and chemistry tracker for analog darkroom photographers. Log every printing session with equipment details, exposure steps, and notes. Attach a photo of each print for your reference archive. Rate your best prints with up to three stars. SHARE YOUR WORK Generate a beautifully designed dark card for any print or film roll and share it directly to Instagram, Mastodon, or anywhere else. Print cards include the photo, name, rating, film roll, enlarger, lens, paper, developer, and exposure settings. Choose portrait or landscape layout before sharing. Film roll cards show the full development record: film stock, developer, camera, lens, notes, and print count. LIGHT TABLE Browse and catalog your film rolls in a dedicated tab. Record format (135 or 120), film stock, camera, lens, developer, and notes for every roll. Link rolls to individual prints to keep your workflow connected from film to paper. CHEMISTRY TRACKER Track every chemical batch you mix — developer, fixer, bleach, stabilizer, stop bath, or anything your process requires. Log the mixed date, capacity in rolls, and shelf life. Add a roll manually as you work, just like marking a tally on the bottle. A color-coded progress bar shows how exhausted or close to expiry each batch is at a glance. Search by name or notes. Works for any process — black-and-white, C-41, ECN-2, or alternative. DARKROOM TIMER The built-in timer counts seconds with an audible metronome tick. Shake, toss, or tap to restart. The screen dims automatically during exposure. Set multiple timed steps per print — each step signals with a bell when complete. FILM DEVELOPMENT TIMER A separate timer for outside the darkroom — white digits, normal brightness. Use it for development, stop bath, or fixing. Same shake and knock controls. A bell rings every minute as a reminder. WASH TIMER Start a background wash timer directly from a print. When the time is up, you receive a notification — even if the app is closed. Perfect for fiber-base paper that requires extended washing. EQUIPMENT LIBRARY Build a reference library of enlargers, lenses, papers, developers, cameras, and film stocks. Browse by category and select equipment quickly when logging a session or a roll. BACKUP & RESTORE Export all your sessions, prints, film rolls, equipment, and chemistry batches as a single JSON file. Restore on any device at any time. SETTINGS Toggle the metronome on or off. Switch to a dark interface regardless of system appearance. No account required. No ads. No tracking. All data stays on your device.

Screenshots

Simple Passe3 screens
DarkroomLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DarkroomLog at every 3 weeks against Simple Passe's every 12 months. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Passe ships an update every 12 months, DarkroomLog every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Simple Passe versus DarkroomLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple PasseDarkroomLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAri JaaksiWebitel

In-app purchases

None

Simple Passe

No in-app purchases

None

DarkroomLog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Passe free?
Simple Passe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DarkroomLog free?
DarkroomLog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Passe or DarkroomLog have ads?
Neither Simple Passe nor DarkroomLog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Passe or DarkroomLog?
Simple Passe ships an update every 12 months, and DarkroomLog every 3 weeks. Most recently, Simple Passe was updated on October 8, 2026 and DarkroomLog on October 25, 2026.

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