Reciprocity Plus vs Crown & Flint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reciprocity Plus
This app simplifies long exposure photography calculations for both digital and analog cameras. It includes a vast library of filter effects and reciprocity charts, allowing users to design or modify their own. A built-in timer ensures accurate exposure timing even when the app is not in use.
- Long exposure calculation
- 29 filter effects (CTO, CTB, ND, etc.)
- 110+ reciprocity charts
- Customizable chart design
- Built-in timer
- Support for digital and analog photography
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Reciprocity+ : photo tool, for calculating long exposure, for digital and analog photography. Are you tired of mentally multiplying exposure time with yor ND3+ND8 filters, and then adding reciprocity failure rate ? Reciprocity + is for you : • 29 Filters : CTO, CTB, Green series, ND serie and more • 110 Reciprocity charts included. • Design your own chart or modify an existing one • Share your charts with PInhole Assit App, • Share by email •Available charts : • A chart adapted from Jim Shull's The Hole Thing • Two charts for RC photo paper , • 400TX,TMX,TMY,HP5+,100 Delta (source APUG forums) • max 400, T max 100,TRiX & Plus 125, Ilford films (Without Lenses website ) • Official Ilford films. • Ektachrome, Fujichrome, Agfachrome and + from "Using the View Camera". • Arista films (courtesy of David Aimone) • Ilford Pan F, Fuji FP100, Fuji Neopan 100 ACROS, Ektar 100 • Fuji FP 3000B • and more (119 films). • A timer, of You can quit the app, no matter what you do, the timer will notify you when the exposure is over. From the makers of Pinhole Assist.
Crown & Flint
This app helps analog photographers manage their film, track camera settings, and meter light accurately. It allows users to record detailed metadata for each shot and organize their film collection from purchase to archival. The interface is optimized for ease of use, even for left-handed operation.
- Accurate light meter
- Record camera and lens settings
- Track film stock and metadata
- Manage film collection lifecycle
- Reference images for film identification
- Optimized for left-handed operation
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Level up your analog photography with Crown + Flint. Meter the light, keep track of camera settings, record location and reference images, manage your collection of film. LEVEL UP YOUR ANALOG PHOTOGRAPHY - Accurate light meter uses your iPhone camera's advanced scene analysis to ensure perfect exposures. - Master your equipment, learn its strengths & quirks, and improve your skills by recording equipment settings with each shot. COLLECT METADATA - Film stock - Rated speed, and special notes - Camera and lens settings, and lens filters - Time, date, and location - Reference image for correlating with your film TRACK YOUR FILM - Know what film is loaded into which camera. - Manage your collection of film, from purchase, storage, shooting, development, and archival. - Reference images let you quickly identify your films after development. GETS OUT OF YOUR WAY - Optimized for left-handed operation so you don't have to put your camera down. - As easy to operate as a hand-held meter. - Never lose time fiddling with impossible settings, because Crown + Flint knows all about your equipment Free app version lets you record up to 5 rolls of film. When you're ready for more, upgrade in-app to unlimited films with Pro Mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Crown & Flint at Free against Reciprocity Plus's $1.99. Crown & Flint also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). Reciprocity Plus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#188 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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
Crown & Flint is free to download; Reciprocity Plus costs $1.99 up front. Crown & Flint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Reciprocity Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crown & Flint holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Reciprocity Plus's written reviews are positive against 88% of Crown & Flint's.
Reciprocity Plus ships an update every 4 months, Crown & Flint every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reciprocity Plus | Crown & Flint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (7 ratings) | 4.7 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #188 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Le bord de la piscine | Don Goodman-Wilson |
Customer experience
Reciprocity Plus
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In-app purchases
Reciprocity Plus
No in-app purchases
Crown & Flint
- Pro Mode$19.99
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