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Massive Dev Chart Timer
Freestyle Photo & Imaging · 51 ratings · ★ 3.8
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Top complaints - extracted from 19 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"film"
5 negative reviews mention this · 26% of all complaints
★★★★★ "No Color film. Only black and white film" - Cyclingjunkie
2
"white"
5 negative reviews mention this · 26% of all complaints
★★★★★ "No Color film. Only black and white film" - Cyclingjunkie
3
"development"
5 negative reviews mention this · 26% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not worth the price. Dear App Developer, it would be fantastic if we could create our own timer instead of being limited to a set of developers based on the film I choose and a general configuration based on my preferences. However, this app is only for black-a…" - CreativelyJeff
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"doesn"
5 negative reviews mention this · 26% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not worth the price. Dear App Developer, it would be fantastic if we could create our own timer instead of being limited to a set of developers based on the film I choose and a general configuration based on my preferences. However, this app is only for black-a…" - CreativelyJeff
5
"crashes"
5 negative reviews mention this · 26% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Crashed during dev twice. The app "crashes" (actually just went to a white screen and then back to the main menu, I never got the iOS crash message) occasionally. The first time this happened during fixing which isn't a big deal, but the second time was during dev a…" - Tyler Menezes
6
"paid"
4 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Put the dilutions back for HC110. I paid for this because it had dilutions for HC110. It is now removed. If you don’t put the feature back in you owe people a refund." - Terry Schmidbauer
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"chart"
4 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Dilutions are no longer on the chart. Dilutions used to be more clear and simple to pull up. The latest update is hopefully just a mistake as it now forces you to manually add them yourself to each mix." - bac0nsnatcher
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"update"
4 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Dilutions are no longer on the chart. Dilutions used to be more clear and simple to pull up. The latest update is hopefully just a mistake as it now forces you to manually add them yourself to each mix." - bac0nsnatcher
9
"developer"
4 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not worth the price. Dear App Developer, it would be fantastic if we could create our own timer instead of being limited to a set of developers based on the film I choose and a general configuration based on my preferences. However, this app is only for black-a…" - CreativelyJeff
10
"times"
4 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Just use the online chart and your clock app, save your money!. Lacking several film stocks, doesn’t seem to be a way to add them. Rigid interface, no ability to change or alter development steps or they’re times. Just a bundle of preset timers for $8 was a mistake. Just use the online chart and your cl…" - gh3tt0o3m0n5
11
"ipad"
4 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Great app - when it doesn’t crash. I’ve been using it for years on an old iPad, but when I upgraded to a brand new iPad and loaded the app it crashes EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. It’s unusable. I’ve tried reloading the app 6 times. Still crashes. There is nothing online about th…" - GeMuHofman
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"black"
3 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "No Color film. Only black and white film" - Cyclingjunkie
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Put the dilutions back for HC110
I paid for this because it had dilutions for HC110. It is now removed. If you don’t put the feature back in you owe people a refund.
No Color film
Only black and white film
Crashed during dev twice
The app "crashes" (actually just went to a white screen and then back to the main menu, I never got the iOS crash message) occasionally. The first time this happened during fixing which isn't a big deal, but the second time was during dev and I lost the time, so my final development was off.
Great app - when it doesn’t crash
I’ve been using it for years on an old iPad, but when I upgraded to a brand new iPad and loaded the app it crashes EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. It’s unusable. I’ve tried reloading the app 6 times. Still crashes. There is nothing online about this problem other than: “reload the app”.
Now I need to keep the old iPad to run just one app - Massive Dev. That’s F’d up.
Now I need to keep the old iPad to run just one app - Massive Dev. That’s F’d up.
Way different on iPad
No film or developer combos like on the iPhone app. Safelight mode doesn't work on the iPad, big WHITE banner that displays template name over the "safelight" mode display, which makes "safelight" mode is worthless.
Great app on Android/iPhone but extremely disappointing on iPad.
Great app on Android/iPhone but extremely disappointing on iPad.
Black and white only
No where does it state its black and white only. Completely useless to me.
Timer no longer works properly
This has been my go to developing app for many years. Never had a problem with it until today when I noticed that the timers font has changed to a bold and larger font. The minutes show and the actual counter still works, but the seconds are gone. All that show are three dots. Not unusable if you are used to developing. But rather inconvenient. And probably unusable if your new to it. Hopefully you guys will read this and fix it. My one star turn back to 5 upon their return :)
Wait for next update
Prior to the update, app worked well. Now, it crashes after selecting a film speed. Thankfully, I have "my development times" saved. Otherwise, app would be useless.
Unusable
It crashes every single time. Is it being worked on? What's the wait???
What happened?
Everything was ok until this last update. It crashes and I cannot use the app at all. Guys, please fix this!!
Poor app development.
I cannot believe they still have not added full support for iPads.
Crude & Uninspired
Great idea, actually wished it would be available for years. I am a long time shopper on digitaltruth and have used their mass charts all the time. This application is crude, uninspired and more of a hassle to use than a simple timer already on the iPhone.
Example: let us say that at this very moment I want to develop HP5+ in HC-110 B. We know it should be 1 to 7 on stock solution. Try to get the application to show you out of bottle ml of water to developer while working so you can work on multiple rolls.. You end up having to note the solution elsewhere. If you have done that already, what's the app for? I know how long in the stop bath, you know how long in the fixer.. I was hoping for something in the update. : (
Example: let us say that at this very moment I want to develop HP5+ in HC-110 B. We know it should be 1 to 7 on stock solution. Try to get the application to show you out of bottle ml of water to developer while working so you can work on multiple rolls.. You end up having to note the solution elsewhere. If you have done that already, what's the app for? I know how long in the stop bath, you know how long in the fixer.. I was hoping for something in the update. : (
iPad
Why is this not for the iPad...
Massive Dev Chart
The developer erroneoulsy claims this app. is iPad compatible; however, in my opinion this is a joke. Perhaps, "Massive Dev Chart" app works and looks fine on an iPhone or iPod, but it clearly looks so bad on my iPad (the device where I had wanted to use it), that I most certainly will not use this app and would even like to have a refund of the money I wasted on it. Folks, unless you intend to use this app on an iPhone or iPod, I would simply Not purchase it, as the app is clearly not an iPad app. Shame on the developer for selling it for sale, as an app compatible with iPad; and, shame on Apple for letting them do so, as I have been cheated out of the money I paid for it.
Dilutions are no longer on the chart
Dilutions used to be more clear and simple to pull up. The latest update is hopefully just a mistake as it now forces you to manually add them yourself to each mix.
Not worth the price
Dear App Developer, it would be fantastic if we could create our own timer instead of being limited to a set of developers based on the film I choose and a general configuration based on my preferences. However, this app is only for black-and-white film stock development, and doesn't help with color film (C41, E6, ECN2 and other) development. Regrettably, I wouldn’t recommend this app to anyone due to it's limitations. In this app, you can only make minor adjustments to saved “favorite” processes, which is practically useless for many seeking to develope at home. I would like to see a development timer that allows me to add or remove a few stops from my development time. This tool is not worth the $8.99 USD I paid for. I’ve switched to another app which has most of my requested features called “Develop!” and it's FREE!!! Hopefully you can improve this application.
Just use the online chart and your clock app, save your money!
Lacking several film stocks, doesn’t seem to be a way to add them. Rigid interface, no ability to change or alter development steps or they’re times. Just a bundle of preset timers for $8 was a mistake. Just use the online chart and your clock app, save your money!
May have wasted my money on this
The online version of the Massive Dev Chart is very helpful, and I refer to it regularly, so I thought this app would be just as good. Maybe I’ve missed it somewhere in the settings, but I don’t see the option of setting the agitation to “continuous” like you can on the website. The instructions say you can modify your agitation preferences, but none of the options they provide are for “continuous”. Of course I can just deduct 15% from the normal times to achieve this using my free calculator app. But I paid $9 for this app to do that.
Set up oddly
Doesn't have any of the films I use, glad I spent $9 on this...
Sentiment summary
65%
Positive (4-5★)
8%
Neutral (3★)
27%
Negative (1-2★)