Pixii App vs FilmMeter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixii App
This app connects exclusively to Pixii digital rangefinder cameras, offering a film-like shooting experience with manual controls and unique color profiles. It's designed for street photography enthusiasts who own a Pixii camera.
- Exclusive Pixii Camera connectivity
- Film-like shooting experience
- Manual control options
- Unique color profiles
- RAW monochrome mode
- Smartphone integration
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IMPORTANT: this application is SPECIFICALLY and ONLY for owners of a Pixii Camera mode. This application will NOT work without a Pixii Camera, nor with any other camera brand. See our website for details and to order a Pixii camera. Pixii is a modern digital rangefinder camera made in France. The Pixii Camera features a Leica-M compatible interchangeable lens mount, a high-precision rangefinder, an interactive optical viewfinder and native smartphone connectivity. Pixii provides a film-like shooting experience with special color profiles, a unique RAW monochrome mode, full manual control and no screen. As a rangefinder camera, Pixii is ideal for street photography.
FilmMeter
This app transforms your iPhone into a professional light meter for film photography. It offers real-time metering, LiDAR ranging for accurate focus, and comprehensive film roll management. Features include reciprocity calculation, ND filter compensation, and an exposure log to streamline your shooting workflow.
- Real-time light metering
- LiDAR ranging and depth of field
- Film roll and camera management
- Reciprocity and ND filter compensation
- Long exposure timer
- Exposure logging
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FilmMeter turns your iPhone into a professional light meter for film cameras. Real-time metering, LiDAR ranging, reciprocity calculation, and exposure logging — one app covers your entire shooting workflow from loading film to the final frame. Metering Measure exposure in real-time using your iPhone camera. Spot metering reads any point precisely, while average metering balances the whole scene. Full control over aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. iPhone 16 users can meter and adjust EV directly with the Camera Control button. Ranging & Depth of Field Get accurate focus distance with LiDAR-enabled devices. The depth of field scale shows your sharp range and hyperfocal distance, supporting 35mm (full frame) and medium format calculations. Camera Management Create profiles for your cameras and lenses. Set focal length and aperture range for each lens, then link a camera when loading film — aperture selection is automatically constrained to your lens's actual range. Manage your digital film bag the way you manage your real gear. Film Roll Management Create a roll, select your film stock, start shooting. Push/pull processing support lets you set development stops and automatically converts to effective ISO. Each metering links to your current roll automatically. The frame counter tracks remaining shots. Mark rolls as in progress, finished, or developed. ND Filters Built-in support for ND2 through ND10000. Select a filter and exposure is compensated automatically — no manual stop conversion needed. Pair with the long exposure timer to master daytime slow shutter work. Reciprocity Compensation Film loses sensitivity during long exposures. FilmMeter includes reciprocity data for popular film stocks and calculates the corrected shutter time automatically. Long Exposure Timer Long-press the metering button to start a countdown. The timer integrates with Dynamic Island — visible even when locked. Get notified when your exposure completes. No more counting seconds for star trails or light painting. Smart Exposure Suggestions Built-in scene recognition analyzes your frame. In tricky lighting like snow, backlight, or night scenes, it tells you "add one stop" instead of leaving you to figure it out. Exposure Log Every metering saves full parameters and location. Export to CSV. Review your decisions, build your film notes. More Features • ND filter auto exposure compensation • Film LUT live preview • Aspect ratio overlays (135/120 formats) • Focal length frame lines (28-200mm) • Darkroom-friendly red-on-black interface • Metric and imperial units Free to Use • No subscription, no account required • Fully offline, no ads • English and Chinese Designed for film photography. Professional enough for experienced shooters, simple enough for beginners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FilmMeter at 4.8 against Pixii App's 4.0. FilmMeter also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (96% vs 67%). Pixii App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. FilmMeter sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Pixii App asks for nothing beyond the download.
FilmMeter holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FilmMeter has 65 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Pixii App's written reviews are positive against 96% of FilmMeter's.
Pixii App ships an update every 2 months, FilmMeter every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixii App | FilmMeter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 4.8 (65 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 96.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 65 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pixii SAS | 宗 侯 |
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