Comparison

Advanced Lamp Controller vs Chronodev

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Wireless enlarger lamp control
  • Contrast and exposure adjustment
  • Red positioning lamp
  • Variable brightness settings
  • Metronome function
  • Foot switch compatibility
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Advanced Lamp Controller2 screens
Chronodev3 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Advanced Lamp Controller versus Chronodev: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdvanced Lamp ControllerChronodev
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 98 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCemil PurutKevin Olmats

Customer experience

Advanced Lamp Controller

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chronodev

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Advanced Lamp Controller

No in-app purchases

None

Chronodev

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Advanced Lamp Controller free?
Advanced Lamp Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chronodev free?
Chronodev is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Advanced Lamp Controller or Chronodev?
Advanced Lamp Controller is rated higher. Advanced Lamp Controller averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Chronodev averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Advanced Lamp Controller or Chronodev have ads?
Neither Advanced Lamp Controller nor Chronodev shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Advanced Lamp Controller or Chronodev?
Advanced Lamp Controller ships an update every 98 months, and Chronodev monthly. Most recently, Advanced Lamp Controller was updated on June 25, 2026 and Chronodev on June 7, 2026.

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