# Lightmate — user reviews > 88 indexed App Store user reviews of Lightmate by Luis Laugga, rated 4.10/5 from 79 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lightmate/id791590935/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lightmate/id791590935.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 51 · 4★ 11 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 11 ## Newest reviews (17 of 88) ### 3/5 — Odd values *2024-07-29, version 1.0.12* As a photographer I’ve never had asa/iso 560 film or 140. I want 500 but it’s not there. Also shutter speeds 1/12s, 1/6s 1/45 etc ??? Still it works and although a bit clumsy to use - the values change too quickly as you slide your finger and can’t be locked. No option for whole scene average reading only where you tap on the image. ### 4/5 — Put some space in between the S,A,I! *2024-07-18, version 1.0.12* Put some space in between the S,A,I! It’s so close to each other ### 4/5 — Ottima *2024-06-09, version 1.0.12* Ottima ma se ci fosse possibilità di bloccare gli ISO sarebbe perfetta da 5 stelle per me Il resto non posso contestarlo, facile ed intuitiva e ottimo il design minimalista e non invasivo ### 5/5 — Лучший экспонометр *2024-03-09, version 1.0.12* Точный, очень простой, ничего лишнего, приятно пользоваться. Большой диапазон значений, замечательный. ### 5/5 — Best design and usability *2024-01-03, version 1.0.12* Simply the best and minimalistic design and usability app. It has the Leica like feel to it. Highly recommend ### 5/5 — Best lightmeter, has all the essentials *2023-10-13* Honestly the best light meter app & really appreciate that it’s free. Would be nice to have a dedicated screenshot button as well as have the circle where you choose what to expose for stay on screen longer or just remain on screen so that you can reference it when you take a screenshot. Also the ability to lock the ISO/Shutter/Aperture so you don’t accidentally bump it would be useful too. Thanks! ### 4/5 — good *2023-09-21, version 1.0.12* need 1/3 stops ### 5/5 — 깔끔하고 좋습니다 *2023-09-08, version 1.0.12* 여러가지로 사용하기 편리하고 직관적인 디자인도 이쁩니다. 추가되었으면 하는 기능이 두가지 있는데 제안드려봅니다! 1. “제어 센터” 에 추가 할 수 있으면 접근하기 더 편리 할 것 같습니다! 2. 위젯으로도 앱으로 접근 할 수 있게 해주시면 잠금해제를 안하고 더 빨리 실행을 할 수 있을 것 같습니다. 좋은 어플 만들어주셔서 감사드립니다. ### 5/5 — 직관적 *2023-06-18, version 1.0.12* 정말 필요한 기능만 있고 심플합니다. 최고의 어플. ### 5/5 — Simple and superb *2023-04-23, version 1.0.12* Does exactly what it says. Fast light readings, no faff, no ads etc. If only all apps were so straightforward and useful!! ### 4/5 — Simple, works! *2023-02-24* I like that I can choose where to focus. A couple other meters I tried, I really wasn’t sure what point it was referencing to get its reading, but with this, I know! What I wish existed was an easier way to access the tutorial after the initial view and perhaps provide a short demo video for beginners. ### 5/5 — The simpliest, the easiest, the best! *2023-02-23, version 1.0.12* all you need and nothing you don't in a lightmeter :) ### 5/5 — Just simple and perfect *2023-02-09, version 1.0.12* Looks like the developer set the camera to 50mm to determine the f stop and shutter speed which is brilliant idea. Spot metering is also possible. Easy simple perfect application. Good job ! ### 5/5 — 최고 *2023-01-20, version 1.0.12* 노출계 중 이거만한 앱 없습니다. 깔끔하고 직관적이고! ### 5/5 — Banging *2022-12-04, version 1.0.12* Such an amazing app to help me to begin judging what sort of apperature and shutter speed I would need when I first started with film photography. Now after about a month of using I can make a pretty good estimation on my own due to constant use of the app ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2022-11-23, version 1.0.12* Why so few review for such an amazing app ? Since it’s simply the best lightmeter app I’ve tested : ergonomic, quick and right measurements ! ### 5/5 — 便捷的测光表 *2022-11-23, version 1.0.12* 功能简单快捷，包括光圈和快门优先，全屏显示十分简约，而且没有广告骚扰 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — ???? *2024-01-30, version 1.0.12* I cant remember which setting is which and for some reason it’s impossible to find out, even when googling. I don’t really understand that. ### 1/5 — Joke app I guess *2023-06-05, version 1.0.12* All I get is a black screen and a video. Killed app and tried several times with my 14 Pro Max. Same thing. Deleted. ### 1/5 — Very underexposed *2022-01-23, version 1.0.12* Interface is a bit too minimal. Always get underexposed photos, to the point the photos are just too dark or all black. ### 1/5 — F stop disappeared *2019-10-16, version 1.0.10* This seemed like a really great app, but the F stop reading disappeared before I got to use it. ### 1/5 — Hmm *2019-07-26, version 1.0.9* Stopped showing aperture after one day of use? ### 1/5 — Gratis pero no funciona bien *2018-09-08, version 1.0.6* A pesar de ser gratis y tener una interfaz muy simple no lo recomiendo con las cámaras analógicas ya que el 90% de las fotos te saldrían mal. ### 1/5 — Schrott *2017-08-05, version 1.0.5* Wie soll man etwas anmessen, was man nicht sieht? Komplett sinnfreie App. ### 1/5 — Mais uma atualização impedidora *2016-10-06, version 1.0.5* Agora ao invés de funcionar como antes pede para abrir associação com a câmera... O link para isso não funciona. E não houve nenhuma restrição de minha parte. Já foi bom.... ### 1/5 — Inutile *2016-02-21, version 1.0.2* App veramente inutile ### 2/5 — Inaccurate *2023-08-14, version 1.0.12* It’s off by a solid stop or stop and a half in most scenarios for digital, and about 1 1/3 stops for negatives. It’s unreliable for most scenarios unless you’ll be editing photos forever ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — This one works properly and works for me ! *2026-02-06, version 1.0.12* It’s very accurate and great for film photography. Especially when vintage film camera light meters are suspect, wrong or simply no longer work. The exposure value triangle is very easy to interact with in this app. You can take spot light-meter readings from any part of the “viewfinder” / “picture”. Brilliant app that works properly. 😀 ### 5/5 — Один из лучших экспонометров для пленки *2025-08-25, version 1.0.12* Всего три ползунка, кнопки на фронтальную и основную камеру, запоминает значения если выйти из приложения. Просто идеально, ничего лишнего. Зачение выдержки/диафрагмы получаешь в два клика, очень удобно и не отвлекает тебя от съемки. ### 5/5 — One of the best *2025-01-11, version 1.0.12* 1 small issue is the size of the text, sometimes I adjust aperture when I want to adjust SS. ### 5/5 — Clean & Accurate *2024-11-23* This is my favorite light meter app, by far. An extremely simple and easy way to get accurate metering quickly, and it looks great too. A bit of a learning curve (it’s extremely minimalist) but brilliant once you get the hang of it. ### 5/5 — Выдающееся приложение! *2024-10-21, version 1.0.12* Наглядность, простота и функциональность на высоте! УСуперудобно, что можно в кадре нажатием на экран посматривать экспозицию. Это дает возможность легко выбрать экспозицию как по-светам, так и по-теням или задать значения эксповилки. ### 5/5 — Clear and Simple *2024-09-26* Thanks Luis for giving us this super easy light meter app at no charge. Love it! ### 5/5 — Amazing app with perfect exposure metering *2024-09-10* I use Lightmate all the time with my Mint RF70. Every photo that I’ve used the metering results from Lightmate have come out stellar. If time permits, I never take a photo without it. Highly recommended. Will definitely be using this with my incoming Rollei as well. ### 5/5 — To Luis *2024-07-25* The community appreciates you! Thanks for making this app free for us out there who can’t afford a light meter ### 5/5 — Perfect, easy, and free *2024-07-16* A light meter is so so simple it blows me away how many apps try to lock features behind a paywall. So thankful for the kind soul that knew us film photographers just needed this. Easy and intuitive. Thank you so much! ### 5/5 — Perfekt *2024-05-02, version 1.0.12* Vielen Dank --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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