Comparison

Dev it vs Lightme

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Dev it

This app assists with analog film development by providing a database of film and developer combinations, customizable timers, and the ability to share and rate user-created recipes. Users can also create their own unique development formulas and agitation patterns.

Highlights
  • Film/developer combination database
  • Create custom combinations
  • Share and rate user recipes
  • Configurable timer
  • Time/temperature variations
  • Custom agitation schemas
Features
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Dev it! application will help you in analog films development. Main features are: - Large database with the most common films/developers combinations! - You can create, modify and delete your personal combinations! - You can SHARE your combinations with the users of Dev it and you can use combinations created by other users! - You can rate your favorite combinations! - Fully configurable timer. - Time/temperature variations. - Creation of custom agitation schemas. Icons provided by: http://www.visualpharm.com/

About

Lightme

This app helps analog photographers meticulously track their film rolls, shots, and development processes. It allows for detailed logging of gear and consumables, with features for data visualization and export. Users can also manage film holders and add post-development notes with photos of final results.

Highlights
  • Log film rolls, shots, and development
  • Track gear and consumables
  • Data visualization with graphs/histograms
  • Data export in JSON/CSV formats
  • Manage large format film holders
  • Post-development notes with photos
Features
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Lightme - Logbook is a clean and powerful tool to record and keep track of your rolls, shots, developments, and all the gear that revolves around shooting film — from 35mm to medium and large format. The idea behind it is simple: logging a shot should take seconds, not steal time from actually shooting. Lightme pairs a beautiful, immediate interface with enough depth and flexibility to fit any workflow, whether you shoot a couple of rolls a year or fill several large format holders in an afternoon. LOGGING, EFFORTLESSLY • Log a shot in seconds: aperture, shutter speed, focal length, filters, bellows correction, measured EV, notes and more • Log straight from your wrist with the companion Apple Watch app, with Siri and Shortcuts, or from the home screen and lock screen widgets • Together with the Lightme Lightmeter app, your meter readings can prefill a new shot automatically • Every shot can carry a location and address, a preview photo, and later its final scan, plus a star rating ROLLS, SHEETS AND DEVELOPMENTS • Track rolls from loading to unloading, with film stocks from a growing database and a processing pipeline: waiting for development, off to the lab, back from the lab, to be scanned, scanned • Keep detailed development notes — developer, dilution, time, temperature, agitation — for rolls and single sheets alike, including push/pull (N+ / N-) development • Add post-development notes and a photo of the final result to rolls, sheets and individual shots YOUR GEAR, ORGANIZED • Cameras and lenses with nicknames, formats (including custom formats you define), pinhole and bellows flags, custom shutter speeds and selectable shutter step sizes • Roll film backs and lens filters with their exposure compensation • Film holders and backs can be marked as compatible with specific cameras, and everything is searchable from a single bar LARGE FORMAT, COVERED • Keep track of your film holders with three states — unloaded, loaded and exposed — always knowing which film is inside each one • Group holders together and follow every sheet from exposure through development INSIGHTS FROM YOUR DATA • Build and save custom queries, filtering by date (fixed or rolling windows), camera, lens, film stock, format, ISO, aperture, shutter speed, focal length and notes • Visualize results with histograms — by camera, lens, film stock, shutter speed, aperture, focal length, ISO, format, rating or hour of the day — alongside aggregate stats like mean aperture and average exposure • Save the queries you use most and re-run them anytime YOUR DATA, YOURS • Everything syncs privately through iCloud across your iPhone and iPad • Export any selection of data as CSV or JSON, or as a beautifully formatted PDF with customizable columns and a contact-sheet mode, bundled with your images in a single ZIP • Batch-write shooting metadata (EXIF) onto your scans — for a whole roll at once, or by matching files from the Files app • Viewing and exporting your data is free, forever; adding and editing is unlocked with a one-time purchase or a subscription AND MORE • Full-text search, favourites and an archive to keep things tidy • Available in English, Italian, Spanish, Japanese and Simplified Chinese • A roadmap of what's coming next lives right in the app — new very cool features are on the way :) If you have any suggestion or issue, write me at lightme.apps@gmail.com Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Dev it4 screens
Lightme4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lightme at 4.8 against Dev it's 3.0. Lightme also leads on ratings volume (101 vs 3) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Dev it's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lightme sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Dev it asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lightme holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightme has 101 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Dev it's written reviews are positive against 74% of Lightme's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dev it ships an update every 3 weeks, Lightme every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Dev it versus Lightme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDev itLightme
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)4.8 (101 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews73.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3101 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDario MarcucciGiuseppe Bertolini

Customer experience

Dev it

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative12.5%

Lightme

All ratings101 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral13.0%
Negative13.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dev it

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Lightme

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Cappuccino7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Focaccia Barese7 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Spaghetti Carbonara7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Homemade Pizza party7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • A smile :)Free
  • Box of Prosecco$59.99
  • Fuel for my '90s camper$119.99
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  • Terme for two$239.99

Questions

Is Dev it free?
Dev it is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lightme free?
Lightme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dev it or Lightme?
Lightme is rated higher. Dev it averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Lightme averages 4.8 from 101 ratings.
Do Dev it or Lightme have ads?
Neither Dev it nor Lightme shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dev it or Lightme?
Dev it ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lightme every 9 days. Most recently, Dev it was updated on September 14, 2026 and Lightme on September 23, 2026.

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