The Film Friend
Your analog asistant
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Meter, time, and develop your film with confidence. 1.2 adds drag-and-drop holder reorder and three new Kodak development kits, Rotatory C-41, Agitation C-41, E-6.
A Complete Companion for Film Photography
Built for photographers who work with film every day, this app combines modern design with precise tools for exposure, development, and large-format workflows. Everything is customizable, distraction-free, and designed to support the analog process from capture to darkroom.
Flexible, Modern Interface
- Customizable layout that lets you reorder tools and sections to match your workflow
- Multiple themes for daylight, studio, and darkroom use
Import and export your data, keeping full ownership and portability
Development Tools and History
- Development history tracking to keep a detailed record of past processes
- Custom development processes you can create, import, export, and share with other photographers
- Temperature unit control with seamless switching between Celsius and Fahrenheit
- Support for the most common photographic processes and kits:
- Black and White development timers
- C-41 color negative kits
- E-6 color reversal kits
- RA-4 color printing kits
- ECN-2 motion picture film kits
Darkroom-Friendly Design
- Dedicated darkroom themes designed for film safety
- Spectral color selection to precisely choose wavelengths that minimize the risk of film fogging
- Clean, low-distraction interface optimized for low-light environments
Exposure and Calculation Tools
Timers with audible alerts for long exposures and development steps
Reciprocity compensation helper for long-exposure corrections
Bellows extension compensation for large-format photography
Film holder management for tracking sheets, holders, and exposures
Focal length equivalency across formats
Built-in light meter always available when needed
Designed for the Analog Workflow
This app respects traditional photography while taking advantage of modern iOS capabilities. Whether you are in the field, the studio, or the darkroom, it provides accurate tools and a flexible interface that let you focus on the image instead of the calculations.
Built for film. Designed for photographers.
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What's new in 1.2.0
New
• Reorder your film holders by drag-and-drop — grab the handle on the left of any holder card.
• Three new development kits: Kodak C-41 (Rotatory + Agitation) and Kodak E-6 (Rotatory).
Improvements
• Tap anywhere outside a text field to close the keyboard. Now works in Focal Length Equivalency, Custom Processes search, the New Process form (Name, Chemistry, Film Brand, Film Name, ISO), the New Custom Theme form (Theme Name plus the R/G/B inputs), and the New Film Holder form (Name and Description).
Fixes
• Backups exported from this version can now be re-imported in the same version.
• Images attached to holders and sheets are no longer deleted prematurely if you back out of the form your original photo is kept until you tap Save.
• Importing a .vintiso process file is now atomic: a malformed step won't leave a half-finished custom process behind.
• Rate the App reliably lands you on the App Store listing.
• Send Email on the Support screen tells you when no mail app is configured instead of silently doing nothing.
Thanks for using The Film Friend!
The developer, Jose Gerardo Palma Duran, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Jose Gerardo Palma Duran
- Size
- 44 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 30 more
- English, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Pro Version $2.99
- Copyright
- © Jose Palma
