Comparison

Expono Camera vs Darkroom Timer

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

Head to head
About

Expono Camera

Capture unique double exposures with a variety of film-inspired looks. This camera app offers high-resolution photos, adjustable portrait blur, and the ability to apply film effects to existing images or videos without watermarks or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Film stock inspired looks
  • Live viewfinder preview
  • Double exposure composition
  • Adjustable portrait blur
  • Apply looks to existing media
  • Video recording with music
  • High-resolution photos
Features
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Expono is a camera for people who miss film. Ten looks, built from real stocks — Ani, 800T, Chrome, Cine, Golden, Street, Portrait, Vivid — previewed live on your viewfinder before you shoot. 800T reads the light in your scene: warm under tungsten, blue-teal in daylight, with the red halation around lights that made the stock famous. Add Film for grain and halation on any look. Photos are 48 MP, straight from the sensor, with Apple's HDR processing turned off. No flattened shadows, no glowing skies, no crunchy sharpening. Just a photo. Double exposure, done right. Shoot one frame, watch it ghost over the live camera, line up the second. Switch lenses between frames. Or pick two photos from your library and compose them with a drag and a pinch. Portrait mode with a real lens-shaped blur you can adjust from f/1.4 to f/8, before or after the shot. Import anything from your library — photos or video, shot on any camera — and give it an Expono look. Change the look later; it always re-applies to the original, never on top of the last one. Record video while your music keeps playing. Automatic night mode. Location tags. Full-res, no watermarks, no subscription. Everything happens on your phone. Nothing is uploaded.

About

Darkroom Timer

Features
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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/

Screenshots

Expono Camera4 screens
Darkroom Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Expono Camera at none against Darkroom Timer's 2. Expono Camera also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). 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. Darkroom Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Expono Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Expono Camera ships an update every 2 days, Darkroom Timer every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Expono Camera versus Darkroom Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpono CameraDarkroom Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRayan AniYUSUF OCAL

In-app purchases

None

Expono Camera

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Darkroom Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Film Timer Pro · Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Film Timer Pro · Lifetime$13.99

Questions

Is Expono Camera free?
Expono Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Darkroom Timer free?
Darkroom Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Expono Camera or Darkroom Timer have ads?
Neither Expono Camera nor Darkroom Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Expono Camera or Darkroom Timer?
Expono Camera ships an update every 2 days, and Darkroom Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Expono Camera was updated on October 31, 2026 and Darkroom Timer on October 31, 2026.

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