Phaos vs Darkroom Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phaos
This app offers a unique social feed experience focused entirely on film photography. Users can upload complete film rolls, post individual images with detailed metadata, and browse a chronological feed without algorithmic interference. Explore content by camera, lens, or film stock.
- Upload complete film rolls
- Post images with metadata
- Chronological feed, no algorithm
- Explore by camera, lens, film stock
- View rolls as contact sheets
- Expired film tracking
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A social feed. 100% film. Your personal film camera roll. Upload complete rolls and post images—with different aspect ratios, gear, film stocks, film labs, push/pull stops, and more. Browse a chronological feed mixing posts and rolls. Not like any other feed. No algorithm. Just analog. Explore posts and rolls by camera, lens, or film stock. See what Portra 400 looks like on a Hasselblad 500C vs. Contax T2. Phaos’ icon represents the interaction between a photon of light and a silver halide crystal. DETAILS - Upload entire rolls of film, interact with individual photos - Post directly to Phaos with images from rolls - View rolls as contact sheets: 35mm, 120, and large format support - Export contact sheets to camera roll - Multi-image posts with image-specific metadata - Chronological feed mixing posts and rolls—no algorithm - Curated catalog of cameras, lenses, and film stocks - Expired film tracking and push/pull stops - Sign in with Apple, Google, or email - Age 13+ required
Darkroom Timer
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The chart says 7:30 at 20°C. Your water says 21.5°C, and your stock developer is on its sixth film. This app exists for exactly that moment: it moves the published time to YOUR conditions and then walks you through every step of the run. It is not a licensed time database. It is an engine on top of YOUR recipes — and it works for black-and-white, C-41 and E-6 alike. HOW THE ENGINE WORKS • You enter a recipe: film, developer, dilution, and the published time from the data sheet. A small starter catalog compiled from public manufacturer sheets is included, with the source noted on every row. • Temperature: an exponential model consistent with the published compensation curves moves the chart time to the temperature you actually measured. At 22°C, reading the chart flat would overdevelop by about 16%. • Chemistry age: every bottle keeps its own ledger. Reused stock slowly exhausts, so the timer quietly adds the per-use extension — and tells you when a mix has reached its capacity or its shelf life. • Dilution: pick your tank, get the exact millilitres of developer and water to pour. • Push or pull a stop or two; the time follows. IN THE DARK • A step timer for the whole run — develop, stop bath, fix, wash, or the C-41/E-6 sequence — with agitation cues and a loud chime at every hand-off. • Safelight mode turns the entire screen red-on-black and keeps it awake. No white flashes in the darkroom. • Each step waits for you: pour, then start the clock. Pause, skip or bail out and save half a run — your call. WHAT YOU GET • A Lab screen with the whole time-vs-temperature curve for the selected recipe, today's corrected time, and the bottle ledger with per-bottle fatigue. • A session log: film, developer, temperature, applied time, push/pull, rolls. • Trends: day streak, films this week and this month, film stocks tried, and a monthly calendar of sessions and fresh mixes. • Challenges every day, week and month, plus 90+ badges for the habits that make consistent negatives — hitting the temperature, retiring spent bottles, finishing the wash. HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT IS The times are calculations, not gospel. They derive from your recipe's published figure with a model consistent with the manufacturers' own compensation charts — sanity-check a new recipe against the current data sheet before a roll you care about. Everything works offline, stays on your device, and asks for no account. °C or °F, your choice. The maths is the same underneath. SUBSCRIPTION Film Timer Pro is offered as a monthly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of that period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://doesonejob.com/devtank/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://doesonejob.com/devtank/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phaos at none against Darkroom Timer's 2. 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
Both are free to download. Darkroom Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Phaos asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Phaos | Darkroom Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DANIELLE MARIE HONAN | YUSUF OCAL |
In-app purchases
Phaos
No in-app purchases
Darkroom Timer
- Film Timer Pro · Monthly$2.991 Month
- Film Timer Pro · Lifetime$13.99









