Comparison

Litra vs Lightme

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

Head to head
About

Litra

Control your Litra Bluetooth-enabled lights remotely to create the perfect ambiance. Adjust brightness, color temperature, and group lights for quick scene recall. Monitor battery levels and power lights on or off.

Highlights
  • Remote light control
  • Adjust brightness and color temperature
  • Group lights
  • Save favorite settings
  • Monitor battery level
  • Set scenes and power off
Features
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The Litra App allows you to control Litra's Bluetooth enabled lights to set the perfect scene. LitraPro Light - Connect 1 to 7 LitraPro lights remotely with your phone or tablet - Adjust brightness and color temperature - Group lights into groups - Save favorite settings for quick recall - Remotely set your scene, set lights to blackout or power off - Remotely monitor battery level LitraStudio Light - Connect 1 to 7 LitraStudio lights remotely with your phone or tablet - Select mode from CCT, HSI, RGBWW, Flash, Special Effects and Flash - Adjust brightness - Group lights into groups - Save favorite settings for quick recall - Remotely set your scene, set lights to blackout or power off - Remotely monitor battery level

About

Lightme

This app provides a powerful yet simple light metering tool for photographers. It offers advanced features like spot metering, zone system implementation, and reciprocity failure compensation, alongside a clean interface for easy one-handed use. It supports a wide range of films and camera setups, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced users.

Highlights
  • Multiple aperture/shutterspeed combinations
  • Spot metering with variable zoom
  • Automatic reciprocity failure compensation
  • Pinhole mode with timer
  • Incident light metering with calibration
  • Black and white preview
  • Film stock selection
Features
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Lightme - Lightmeter is a clean, simple to use yet very powerful lightmeter. It is optimised for an easy one-handed use, both for left-handed and right-handed users, with the main controls within your thumb's reach, without the fatiguing juggling of your precious smartphone. A core distinguishing feature of Lightme - Lightmeter is that - differently from most of the other apps - it can show multiple combinations of valid settings for aperture and shutterspeed at the same time by working like a - stretched out - old needle and wheel lightmeter. This allows the user to quickly pick the desired settings without having to scroll on a tiny wheel picker. The app is designed to be welcoming to people who are just starting out, with a simple one-button use. But it offers many useful and advanced features for the more experienced shooters/users: Continuous metering (by pressing and holding or double tapping the measure button) Spot metering with a variable zoom (for more precision) which also supports average metering, and a very intuitive implementation of the zone system Automatic reciprocity failure compensation (for 25+ films, if you see exposure times in red, they are being compensated) A dedicated pinhole mode with precise exposure times for user defined apertures (multiple apertures at a time), with the possibility of setting a timer (through a shortcut) Incident light metering with calibration when using the front facing camera And more ... It also includes some other features that are enjoyable by any kind of user: Black and white preview The ability to use any of the cameras on your smartphone (swipe left/right on the preview) Multiple presets for your different camera/film/lens setups Framelines for previewing your shot, before setting up your tripod etc. A searchable list of useful tips to make better use of the application's potential A searchable list of more than 70 films to choose from with the possibility of selecting a few favourites Dark mode support and a useful level of customisation You can find even more info in the tips inside the app or you can have a look at full user manual by tapping on manual (in the settings) The app is free in all its many functionalities, but it offers In-App-Purchases in order to support the project. The only minor perk you can enable only via certain IAPs is the replacement of the Ad button with a label containing the name of your current preset, check under settings -> coffee for more info. Don't panic though, even if there's an Ad button it doesn't mean I'm going to show you ads. In fact unless you decide to tap on that button I'm never going to show you any. But if you have a few minutes to spare, watching a few of them sure helps keeping this project alive :) Try it, and, if you like it, share it with your friends and consider writing a (mini) review ;) Have a nice day, and good light!

Screenshots

Litra4 screens
Lightme4 screens

Verdict

The call

Litra and Lightme both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of Lightme's written reviews are positive against 43% of Litra's. Lightme also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (952 vs 106). Litra's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, 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 4 one-off in-app purchases. Litra asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Litra against 4.8 for Lightme. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightme has 952 ratings behind it against 106, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of Litra's written reviews are positive against 91% of Lightme's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Litra ships an update every 2 months, Lightme every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Litra versus Lightme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLitraLightme
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (106 ratings)4.8 (952 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews90.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings106952 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLitra, LLCGiuseppe Bertolini

Customer experience

Litra

All ratings102 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral28.6%
Negative28.6%

Lightme

All ratings944 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews215 reviews
Positive90.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative7.4%

Bugs and requests

Litra

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lightme

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on iOS 16
  • Metering issues with certain camera/lens combinations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add shutter angle adjustment for cinematography
  • Implement ISO lock feature
  • Add more film stock profiles
  • Improve film selection process (e.g. search, categories)
  • Provide more customization options (e.g. interface themes)

In-app purchases

None

Litra

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Lightme

One-time4
  • Guanciale$9.99
  • Parmigiano$16.99
  • Pizza for two$29.99
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  • Do this full-time$59.99

Questions

Is Litra free?
Litra 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, Litra or Lightme?
Lightme is rated higher. Litra averages 4.8 out of 5 from 106 ratings, while Lightme averages 4.8 from 952 ratings.
Do Litra or Lightme have ads?
Neither Litra nor Lightme shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Litra or Lightme?
Litra ships an update every 2 months, and Lightme every 3 weeks. Most recently, Litra was updated on November 2, 2026 and Lightme on November 7, 2026.

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