Comparison

View Camera Log 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

View Camera Log

Features
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View Camera Log is a field logbook designed for large format photographers. Record each sheet with exposure details, film holder information, camera and lens choices, location notes, reference photos, scan results, and front/rear standard movements including rise, fall, shift, tilt, and swing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://qb02su.github.io/largeformatlog/privacy.html Unlike general film logbook apps, View Camera Log is built around the workflow of view cameras. It helps you keep practical shooting notes in the field and review technical movements later when developing, scanning, printing, or repeating a setup. Features: • Log exposure settings, film stock, holders, and sheet side • Record front and rear standard movements • Visualize movements with a 3D view camera model • Save camera and lens gear in a reusable library • Capture or attach reference photos • Add scan results and processing notes • Save shooting location notes and map context • Keep existing records editable even on the free plan Free users can create up to 5 exposure records. View Camera Log Pro unlocks unlimited records.

About

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/

Screenshots

View Camera Log4 screens
Darkroom Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

View Camera Log and Darkroom Timer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. View Camera Log sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Darkroom Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
View Camera Log versus Darkroom Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterView Camera LogDarkroom Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHANG SUYUSUF OCAL

In-app purchases

5 purchases

View Camera Log

Subscriptions2
  • View Camera Log Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • View Camera Log Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
2 purchases

Darkroom Timer

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

Questions

Is View Camera Log free?
View Camera Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Darkroom Timer free?
Darkroom Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do View Camera Log or Darkroom Timer have ads?
Neither View Camera Log nor Darkroom Timer shows ads.

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