Comparison

Lightme vs PixFlick

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

Head to head
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/

About

PixFlick

Features
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PixFlick makes cleaning your photo library effortless. Stop scrolling through thousands of photos wondering what to delete — just swipe. SWIPE TO DECIDE Swipe right to keep a photo. Swipe left to delete it. It's that simple. PixFlick shows you one photo at a time so you can make quick, confident decisions without feeling overwhelmed. REVIEW BEFORE YOU DELETE Nothing gets deleted until you confirm it. Every photo you mark for deletion goes into your Review Bin first, giving you complete control before anything is permanently removed. SORT INTO FOLDERS Keep your favorite photos organized by sorting them into custom folders — Family, Travel, Work, or whatever you need. Save them directly to your iPhone's Photos app as albums with one tap. NEW PHOTOS TAB See exactly which photos have been added since your last scan, so you never fall behind on organizing. PRIVACY FIRST PixFlick works entirely on your device. Your photos are never uploaded, shared, or stored anywhere outside your iPhone. All scanning and organizing happens locally using Apple's PhotoKit framework. FREE TO USE Free users can scan up to 5 times per day with 100 photos per scan. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited scanning, Smart Auto-Mark, and access to Photos and All modes. PIXFLICK PRO — $3.99 one-time - Scan Photos and All modes (not just screenshots) - Unlimited Smart Auto-Mark - No daily scan limit

Screenshots

Lightme4 screens
PixFlick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Lightme at 4 against PixFlick's 2. Lightme also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and PixFlick sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lightme ships an update every 2 weeks, PixFlick fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lightme versus PixFlick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightmePixFlick
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (102 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings102 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGiuseppe BertoliniJANAY LEE STEPHENS

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
2 purchases

PixFlick

One-time2
  • PixFLick Pro$3.99
  • PixFlick Pro Mode$3.99

Questions

Is Lightme free?
Lightme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PixFlick free?
PixFlick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lightme or PixFlick have ads?
Neither Lightme nor PixFlick shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lightme or PixFlick?
Lightme ships an update every 2 weeks, and PixFlick fortnightly. Most recently, Lightme was updated on October 17, 2026 and PixFlick on October 10, 2026.

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