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5 free apps
Updated September 2026
The Photographer's Ephemeris
The Photographer's Ephemeris
Crookneck Consulting LLC
📷 Photo & Video
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Top Alternatives to The Photographer's Ephemeris

Light Meter Ultra#1

Light Meter Ultra by Ultrafine

Exposure for Film Photography
Editor's Choice
📷 Photo & Video
4.7😞(736 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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This app provides precise light metering for film photography, eliminating the need for external hardware. It offers various metering modes and customizable profiles to ensure perfect exposures for manual cameras. Advanced features like reciprocity failure correction are available with a PRO plan.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Accurate and fast metering
  • 👍 Clean and intuitive interface
  • 💡 Customizable settings (aperture, shutter, ISO)
  • 🔍 Useful for analog/film photography

Room to Improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔒 Locked features behind paywall
  • 🐛 Unreliable performance in low-light conditions
myLightMeter PRO#2

myLightMeter PRO by David Quiles

A reliable light meter
Strong Contender
📷 Photo & Video
4.8😊(1.1K ratings)
$4.99
#13in Photo & Video
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This app provides precise exposure metering for photographers, supporting both digital and analog workflows. It offers a comprehensive set of manual controls and advanced tools like a hyperfocal distance calculator.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Accurate and reliable
  • 👍 Convenient and easy to use
  • 🔍 Useful for vintage/manual cameras
  • 💡 Helpful for learning photography

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs in recent versions
  • 🔍 Spot metering mode not precise enough
  • 🔧 Needs more customization options
PhotoPills#3

PhotoPills by PhotoPills S.L.

Shoot legendary photos
Worth Considering
📷 Photo & Video
4.7😊(1.5K ratings)
$10.99
#4in Photo & Video
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Plan and capture stunning photos of the sun, moon, and Milky Way. This app helps you visualize celestial events and landscape compositions with advanced planning tools and augmented reality.

What We Love

  • 👍 Comprehensive planning tools
  • 🚀 Powerful features for astrophotography
  • 💡 Excellent tutorials and support
  • 🌟 Indispensable for photographers

Room to Improve

  • 🤔 Steep learning curve
  • 🤯 Overwhelming complexity
  • 🤖 Confusing user interface

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Planit Pro: Photo Planner
Planit Pro: Photo Planner
Planit Pro: Photo Planner
Milky Way Sunset Ephemeris Pro
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This app helps photographers pre-visualize scenes by combining map data with simulated viewfinders. It offers tools for location scouting, celestial object tracking, and time-lapse planning, making it ideal for landscape and night photography.

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Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon)
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Your Personal Sun & Moon Guide
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This app helps photographers, filmmakers, and other professionals plan shots by visualizing sun and moon paths, predicting celestial events, and analyzing light conditions. It offers augmented reality views, interactive maps, and detailed ephemeris data for effective location scouting and planning.

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Long Exposure Calculator
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Calculate precise exposure times for long-exposure photography with Neutral Density filters. Features a countdown timer for exposures over 10 seconds and supports up to 24 stops of ND filtration.

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Photo Expert: Sun Moon Tracker
Photo Expert: Sun Moon Tracker
Photo Expert: Sun Moon Tracker
Smart Shooting Planner Mentor
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Plan and capture stunning photos with advanced tools for celestial events, sun and moon tracking, and lightning alerts. Visualize celestial body positions on a map and in AR, receive AI-powered shooting suggestions, and access photography calculators.

Visual event calendar with iconsInteractive map for Sun, Moon, Milky WayAugmented Reality (AR) celestial tracking
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Viewfinder Preview
Viewfinder Preview
Viewfinder Preview
Camera framing preview app
$4.99

Preview camera framing for any camera and lens combination. Select film/sensor size and focal length to visualize framing before setting up your main camera. Ideal for photographers and filmmakers for pre-visualization, location scouting, and storyboarding.

Camera and lens framing previewCustomizable film/sensor formatsConfigurable light meter
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VIEWFINDR
VIEWFINDR
VIEWFINDR
we guide photographers
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Get personalized weather alerts for your favorite photography locations. Receive notifications for optimal light and weather conditions, helping you save time, money, and reduce your environmental impact. Plan your shoots like a pro with detailed forecasts for fog, red skies, and more.

Personalized weather alerts for photo spotsForecasts for fog, red skies, golden hour, and moreAutomatic GPS tracking for local alerts
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MIOPS MOBILE
MIOPS MOBILE
MIOPS MOBILE
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Control your DSLR or mirrorless camera remotely with creative modes like sound, motion, and vibration triggers. Schedule complex sequences for unique shots, or use basic shutter functions. The app offers a refined interface for easy camera operation.

Creative trigger modes (Vibration, Sound, Motion, Distance)Timelapse modes (Basic, Long Exposure, Bulb Ramping, Road Lapse, HDR)Basic shutter release modes (Press&Hold, Press&Lock, Timed, Self Timer)
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