Comparison

Illuminati Meter vs NDI Multiview

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

Head to head
About

Illuminati Meter

This app connects to a wireless light and color meter via Bluetooth, displaying exposure, color temperature, and other light data on your smartphone. It helps photographers and videographers set accurate exposure and white balance for various camera types and lighting conditions.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth connectivity to IM100 meter
  • Displays exposure and color temperature
  • Supports still and video camera settings
  • Color filter libraries for gel selection
  • Strobe lighting metering
  • Monitors multiple light sources
  • Reports illuminance and chromaticity
Features
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The Illuminati Meter app uses your phone’s Bluetooth radio to connect to your Illuminati Instruments IM100 meter. The app gets readings from the meter and displays the correct exposure, color temperature, and other light-related data on your smartphone. Use the readings from the app to enter exposure and white balance information into your mirrorless, DSLR. or digital cinema camera. The app also reports illuminance (in lux) and CIE xy chromaticity data. The Illuminati Instruments’ model IM100 wireless light and color meter for your smartphone is the first light meter of its kind and can be used with a wide variety of lighting types, including: daylight, ambient, fluorescent, LED, strobe, HMI and others. Whether you are creating moving images or still, the Illuminati Meter and App will give you the information you need to characterize the lighting in your scene for consistent exposure and color accuracy. Consistent, accurate information is the key to productivity on the set and later in post production. The Illuminati Meter App is used with your Illuminati IM100 Meter and supports all these features – and more: EXPOSURE settings for both STILL (ISO, F-stops, Shutter speed) and VIDEO (ISO, T-stops, Shutter Angle, and Frame Rate) to set your camera’s exposure information COLOR TEMPERATURE in Kelvin, including green-magenta shift to help you set your camera’s white balance COLOR FILTER LIBRARIES for Lee and Rosco to help you select gels to color correct your lights STROBE lighting support for EXPOSURE, COLOR TEMPERATURE, and STROBE-TO-AMBIENT ratio uses the meter’s built-in strobe metering circuit - no cable required App supports connecting MULTIPLE IM100 METERS to monitor multiple light sources simultaneously ALARM function lets you know when the brightness or color temperature has changed Continuously MONITOR AMBIENT light at an interval you set TRIGGER meter readings from the app or by pressing the meter’s power button STROBE triggering using the sync cord from your flash CHROMATICITY (x, y coordinates) and ILLUMINANCE (lux) DISTANCE from smartphone to the meter: up to 80 feet NOTIFICATIONS for your Smartwatch Visit www.illuminatiinstruments.com for more information.

About

NDI Multiview

Monitor multiple NDI video sources simultaneously with advanced tools like vector scopes and histograms. Control PTZ cameras remotely and record up to nine inputs in H.264 or HEVC. Features include zoom, audio meters, and automatic NDI source discovery.

Highlights
  • Up to 9 NDI inputs multi-view
  • PTZ remote control
  • Vector scope, histogram, parade, waveform
  • Simultaneous NDI recording
  • Double-tap zoom
  • Automatic NDI source discovery
Features
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- Up to 9 NDI inputs multi-view simultaneously - PTZ Control, focus, exposure, white-balance remote settings - Vector scope, histogram, parade and waveform for professional users - Up to 9 NDI inputs record simultaneously with H.264 or HEVC formats - Double-tap to zoom in for full-screen detail monitor - Supports NDI High Bandwidth(SpeedHQ), NDI HX2(H.264), NDI HX2(HEVC), NDI HX3(H.264), NDI HX3(HEVC) - Supports NDI low bandwidth mode - Supports action and title safe area display - With real-time audio VU meter monitor - Automatically find out all NDI sources in the current network, Extra IPs and NDI Discovery Server - List all the NDI metadata - No need to register, no subscription fees, one-time purchase for lifetime use

Screenshots

Illuminati Meter4 screens
NDI Multiview4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NDI Multiview at 4.0 against Illuminati Meter's 3.4. NDI Multiview also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (128 vs 15). Illuminati Meter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). 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. NDI Multiview sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Illuminati Meter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NDI Multiview holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NDI Multiview has 128 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Illuminati Meter's written reviews are positive against 46% of NDI Multiview's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Illuminati Meter ships an update every 3 months, NDI Multiview every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Illuminati Meter versus NDI Multiview: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIlluminati MeterNDI Multiview
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (15 ratings)4.0 (128 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews45.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15128 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDatacolor Inc.TopDirector Corporation

Customer experience

Illuminati Meter

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%

NDI Multiview

All ratings128 ratings
Positive75.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative20.3%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive45.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative51.4%

Bugs and requests

Illuminati Meter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

NDI Multiview

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Watermark remains after purchase
  • App crashes constantly
  • PTZ control is uncontrollable
  • Purchased PTZ won't restore
  • App opens and crashes after purchase
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  • Discovery of cameras broken/slow
  • Audio not in sync with video
  • Stopped reading sources
  • Payment accepted but watermark remains

Requested features

3 requests
  • Bundle watermark removal with PTZ control
  • Adjust pricing for bundled features
  • Apple TV version planned?

In-app purchases

None

Illuminati Meter

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

NDI Multiview

One-time4
  • Professional Video Scopes$9.99
  • PTZ Camera Control$9.99
  • Watermark and Full Screen Zoom$14.99
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  • Enable Record/Snapshot$19.99

Questions

Is Illuminati Meter free?
Illuminati Meter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NDI Multiview free?
NDI Multiview is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Illuminati Meter or NDI Multiview?
NDI Multiview is rated higher. Illuminati Meter averages 3.4 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while NDI Multiview averages 4.0 from 128 ratings.
Do Illuminati Meter or NDI Multiview have ads?
Neither Illuminati Meter nor NDI Multiview shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Illuminati Meter or NDI Multiview?
Illuminati Meter ships an update every 3 months, and NDI Multiview every 2 weeks. Most recently, Illuminati Meter was updated on October 14, 2026 and NDI Multiview on October 22, 2026.

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