Comparison

Silverlog vs Positive View

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

Head to head
About

Silverlog

Features
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Silverlog is a comprehensive film photography logbook for iOS. Track your film rolls, development processes, darkroom printing, and create professional contact sheets. FILM ROLL MANAGEMENT Log rolls across 35mm, medium format, large format, and special formats. Record frame-by-frame aperture, shutter speed, lens and notes, plus location and weather for each roll. Save your own frame templates to speed up logging. DEVELOPMENT LOGGING Track your development sessions with chemistry details, times, temperatures, agitation techniques, and results. DARKROOM PRINTING Document your printing sessions with paper type, exposure settings, chemistry, and detailed notes for reproducing your best prints. PRO FEATURES - Spot metering, calibration and reading history for the built-in light meter (centre-weighted metering using your device camera is free) - Film stock presets for negative colour inversion (basic inversion is free) - PDF export with professional formatting - Cost analytics and advanced statistics - B&W contrast presets and manual colour adjustment for inverted negatives DATA & EXPORT - Full JSON backup and restore - CSV export for spreadsheets - Professional contact sheet PDFs (Pro) - Cloud backups you can restore on any device (requires a Silverlog Cloud subscription) Built for film photographers who care about their craft. Whether you shoot 35mm, medium format, or large format, Silverlog keeps your entire analogue workflow organised in one place. SUBSCRIPTIONS Silverlog Cloud and Cloud Unlimited are optional auto-renewing subscriptions, billed monthly or annually. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. A subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://silverlog.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://silverlog.app/privacy

About

Positive View

Transform your phone into a live viewer for photographic negatives. Instantly see positive images from color or black-and-white film in real time. Ideal for quickly previewing, selecting, and referencing your film scans.

Highlights
  • Live negative viewing (color & B&W)
  • Automatic color balancing
  • Brightness, contrast, warmth controls
  • Freeze, zoom, and pan frame
  • Save positive image to Photos
  • Calibration for illumination and lens
  • Use second device as light panel
Features
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Positive View turns your iPhone camera into a high quality live viewer for photographic negatives. Place a color or black-and-white film over an even light source, point the camera at it, and Positive View displays a positive image in real time. Use it to quickly see the images, select the best ones for scanning, or make a quick reference image. Features: • Live color and black-and-white negative viewing • Automatic color balancing, with a lock for consistent viewing • Brightness, contrast, and warmth controls • Freeze, zoom, and pan a frame for closer inspection • Save the current positive to Photos • Calibrate for even illumination and to counter lens falloff • Turn a second device into a plain white light panel Camera processing happens on your device. Positive View has no ads, accounts, analytics, or tracking. Images are saved only on your device and only when you tap Save. For best results, use an even, diffused light source with low flicker and keep the film flat.

Screenshots

Silverlog4 screens
Positive View3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Positive View at none against Silverlog's 5. Silverlog's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Silverlog sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Positive View asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Silverlog ships an update every 2 days, Positive View fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Silverlog versus Positive View: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSilverlogPositive View
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon WestgateMikhail Rybakov

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Silverlog

Subscriptions4
  • Cloud Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Cloud Unlimited Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Cloud Annual$24.991 Year
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  • Cloud Unlimited$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • SilverLog Pro$24.99
None

Positive View

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Silverlog free?
Silverlog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Positive View free?
Positive View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Silverlog or Positive View have ads?
Neither Silverlog nor Positive View shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Silverlog or Positive View?
Silverlog ships an update every 2 days, and Positive View fortnightly. Most recently, Silverlog was updated on October 3, 2026 and Positive View on October 17, 2026.

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