Advanced Lamp Controller vs Chronodev
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Advanced Lamp Controller
Control your variable contrast enlarger lamp wirelessly from your iPhone or iPad. Offers precise adjustments for contrast, exposure, and brightness, with additional features like a red positioning lamp and metronome.
- Wireless enlarger lamp control
- Contrast and exposure adjustment
- Red positioning lamp
- Variable brightness settings
- Metronome function
- Foot switch compatibility
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Advanced wireless control of your variable contrast enlarger lamp using your iPhone, iPod, or iPad! Developed in conjunction with the Model 3B Enlarger Lamp from Modern Enlarger Lamps, this app gives you unprecedented control of the B+W film printing experience! With the Model 3B, the Advanced Lamp Controller adds Foot Switch control to your enlarger lamp. Features: - Intuitive, paper-safe interface - Contrast control - Exposure control - Red positioning lamp - Variable brightness - Metronome function - Provision for Foot switch or external timing - Reliable Bluetooth connectivity *Requires iPhone 4S or later, iPad with Retina display, iPad Mini, or iPod touch (5th generation). *Requires the Model 3B Enlarger Head from Modern Enlarger Lamps. *Works best on devices with a physical home button. *Use of the app with FaceID iPhones may require a red film over the device to block the white light from the virtual home button.
Chronodev
This app transforms your iPhone or iPad into a darkroom enlarger timer. It uses HomeKit-enabled devices to control your enlarger and safelights, offering features like manual control, metronome for dodging/burning, and automatic test strip creation.
- iPhone/iPad enlarger timer
- HomeKit device control
- Manual enlarger focusing
- Metronome for dodging/burning
- EV stop time adjustments
- Automatic test strip creation
- Voice control support
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Transform your iPhone into an enlarger timer using Chronodev. Chronodev uses HomeKit-enabled wall plugs and lightbulbs to control your enlarger and safelights. Secondhand enlarger timers can be expensive and hard to find. This one costs the price of a wi-fi wall plug. - Control your enlarger and safelight with your iPhone or iPad - Expose prints accurately using the HomeKit-enabled timer - Manual enlarger control for focusing - Use the metronome for dodging and burning - Adjust times using EV stops - Automatically create test strips with incremental exposures, and keep track of exposure times using a handy graph - Automatically turn your safelight off when exposing/focusing - Voice control support for hands-free development - Safe to use in black and white darkrooms when using iOS's built-in red color filter A HomeKit-enabled wall plug and/or lightbulb is required to use all features of this app. Some features (like a basic timer and EV stop calculations) are available without a HomeKit-enabled device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Advanced Lamp Controller at 5.0 against Chronodev's 4.5. Advanced Lamp Controller also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). Chronodev's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 98 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Advanced Lamp Controller holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Advanced Lamp Controller ships an update every 98 months, Chronodev monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 25, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Advanced Lamp Controller | Chronodev |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 98 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cemil Purut | Kevin Olmats |
Customer experience
Advanced Lamp Controller
Chronodev
In-app purchases
Advanced Lamp Controller
No in-app purchases
Chronodev
No in-app purchases
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