About
FilmFridge started with a personal problem: Managing a fridge full of film across multiple formats, cameras, and labs—with expiry dates to track, mid-roll swaps to remember, and a lab backlog that grows faster than it shrinks—was happening entirely in spreadsheets and notes apps. None of it was built for the job.
So we built FilmFridge—an inventory app designed specifically for how analog photographers actually work.
FilmFridge tracks your film from the moment it goes into your fridge through loading into a camera, sending to the lab, and arriving in your permanent archive. Scan a barcode to add a roll in seconds, or add it manually. Every roll carries its full history—camera, shooting notes, journal entries with GPS location, lab instructions, and processing dates—wherever it goes.
The built-in database covers over 400 film stocks and 600 cameras, updated automatically on every launch. Every format is supported: 35mm, 120, 220, large format sheets, Instax, Polaroid, and bulk roll film loaded from your own spools.
The FilmFridge Watch companion shows every camera you have loaded right from your wrist. Log the last frame you shot, change your Shot ISO, and add journal entries by dictation—GPS location captured automatically. Changes sync to your iPhone within seconds.
FilmFridge is built for both. On iPhone it's a quick reference at the shoot—load a roll, check expiry dates, scan a barcode. On iPad the persistent sidebar and split-view layout give you a full inventory overview at a glance.
FilmFridge is made by Small Arts Media, a small independent studio. It's a passion project as much as a product—built by film photographers, for film photographers.
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