Comparison

Illuminati Meter vs CineTemp

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

CineTemp

This tool helps filmmakers and cinematographers measure color temperature and ND values using their iPhone camera. It offers real-time readings, a luminance histogram, and a library for saving shot notes and metadata to ensure color consistency.

Highlights
  • Color temperature readings via iPhone camera
  • ND calculation via iPhone camera
  • Real-time measurements with multiple lenses
  • Luminance histogram
  • Location-aware shot library
  • Scene comparison tools
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KEY FEATURES: • Approximate color temperature readings through your iPhone camera • Approximate ND calculation through your iPhone camera • Real-time values using wide, telephoto, and front-facing lenses • Luminance histogram • Location-aware shot library with custom notes and metadata • Scene comparison tools to assist with color consistency Perfect for: • Location scouting • Pre-production planning • On-set color adjustments • White balance optimization • Multi-camera coordination Created by filmmakers for filmmakers, CineTemp is designed to simplify your workflow and support your creative vision. While it’s not total replacement for dedicated hardware, CineTemp offers an intuitive way to make informed color decisions. The app seamlessly integrates with most iPhone cameras, and the customizable interface keeps essential tools at your fingertips. Save and organize your readings with automatic time, date, and location tagging to streamline your pre-production process. Join the creators using CineTemp to elevate their craft. Download now and explore an innovative approach to color temperature measurement.

Screenshots

Illuminati Meter4 screens
CineTemp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CineTemp at 94% against Illuminati Meter's 38%. CineTemp also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Illuminati Meter's advantage is price (Free vs $19.99) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.6). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

Illuminati Meter is free to download; CineTemp costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CineTemp holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Illuminati Meter's written reviews are positive against 94% of CineTemp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Illuminati Meter ships an update every 3 months, CineTemp every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Illuminati Meter versus CineTemp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIlluminati MeterCineTemp
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating3.4 (15 ratings)4.9 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews93.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1529 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#19 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDatacolor Inc.TKNYE

Customer experience

Illuminati Meter

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

CineTemp

All ratings29 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%

In-app purchases

None

Illuminati Meter

No in-app purchases

None

CineTemp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Illuminati Meter free?
Illuminati Meter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CineTemp free?
CineTemp costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Illuminati Meter or CineTemp?
CineTemp is rated higher. Illuminati Meter averages 3.4 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while CineTemp averages 4.9 from 29 ratings.
Do Illuminati Meter or CineTemp have ads?
Neither Illuminati Meter nor CineTemp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Illuminati Meter or CineTemp?
Illuminati Meter ships an update every 3 months, and CineTemp every 3 weeks. Most recently, Illuminati Meter was updated on October 14, 2026 and CineTemp on October 15, 2026.

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