Comparison

Lightme vs Color Precision Camera

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

Color Precision Camera

Capture photos with a realistic film look directly in the viewfinder. This app offers live rendering of film emulations, allowing you to see the final result before taking the shot. It supports RAW capture and advanced manual controls for precise adjustments.

Highlights
  • Live film emulation in viewfinder
  • RAW and ProRAW capture
  • Halation effect
  • Manual focus and exposure controls
  • Lens switching and horizon leveling
  • Grid overlays for framing
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Color Precision Camera brings the film look to your pocket. Choose a film look and it renders live in the viewfinder, so what you see is what you capture. Nothing to apply afterward. The emulations come from real profiles film stock: the same color science behind Color Precision's desktop products for Lightroom, Capture One, and DxO PhotoLab. What you can do: • Shoot with film emulations rendered live in the viewfinder • Capture in RAW and ProRAW • Apply halation • Manual focus, exposure, white balance, and metering • Switch lenses, level the horizon, and frame with grids • Export RAW and HEIC images to other devices Shoot in RAW and your original stays untouched. Shoot in HEIF and the film look is baked into the photo. Photo Credits: Tom Juskevicus - Bryan Johnson - Alberto Rebecchi Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.colorprecision.com/privacy

Screenshots

Lightme4 screens
Color Precision Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Color Precision Camera at 100% against Lightme's 75%. Color Precision Camera also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Lightme's advantage is ratings volume (102 vs 9) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Color Precision Camera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Color Precision Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightme has 102 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Lightme's written reviews are positive against 100% of Color Precision Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lightme ships an update every 2 weeks, Color Precision Camera every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lightme versus Color Precision Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightmeColor Precision Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (102 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings102 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB426 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiuseppe BertoliniO10 Media LLC

Customer experience

Lightme

All ratings102 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

Color Precision Camera

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
3 purchases

Color Precision Camera

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Perpetual$69.99

Questions

Is Lightme free?
Lightme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Color Precision Camera free?
Color Precision Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lightme or Color Precision Camera?
Color Precision Camera is rated higher. Lightme averages 4.8 out of 5 from 102 ratings, while Color Precision Camera averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Lightme or Color Precision Camera have ads?
Neither Lightme nor Color Precision Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lightme or Color Precision Camera?
Lightme ships an update every 2 weeks, and Color Precision Camera every 3 days. Most recently, Lightme was updated on October 17, 2026 and Color Precision Camera on October 3, 2026.

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