Light Meter Ultra vs Silverlog Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Light Meter Ultra
This app provides precise light metering for film photography, eliminating the need for external hardware. It offers various metering modes and customizable profiles to ensure perfect exposures for manual cameras. Advanced features like reciprocity failure correction are available with a PRO plan.
- Aperture Priority Metering
- Shutter Priority Metering
- Exposure Priority Metering
- Customizable ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture
- Exposure Compensation
- Reciprocity Failure Correction
- Custom Camera Profiles
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Fast, precise and easy to use. Get perfect exposures every time. No additional hardware required. Say goodbye to arcane Sunny 16. Figuring out the best exposure settings for your manual camera doesn’t have to be difficult. Light Meter Ultra for iPhone gives you the exact readings you need for your camera by simply pointing your device at the scene. Precise measurements mean you can dial in the perfect exposure settings for capturing the widest dynamic range, whilst customizable shooting profiles allow you to switch between settings with a single tap. Download now and take advantage of our free plan which includes our precision Aperture Priority metering mode, limited settings, and single-use shooting profiles. Or choose one of our PRO plans and gain access to everything the app has to offer, including our full suite of professional metering modes, quick-select reusable shooting profiles, plus advanced features such as reciprocity failure correction that you won't find elsewhere. Capture your creative vision with powerful features, including: - Aperture Priority Metering Mode - Shutter Priority Metering Mode* - Exposure Priority Metering Mode* - Stop increment selection of full, half or third stops* - Customizable ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture ranges* - Exposure Compensation - Exposure Lock - Sample Offset - Custom Camera Profiles* - Detachable Lens Profiles* - Film/Emulsion Profiles* - Bulb-mode* - Reciprocity Failure Correction* *Features marked with an asterisk require an active PRO plan Download now and start metering on your iPhone today. Terms of Use: https://lightmeterultra.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://lightmeterultra.com/privacy
Silverlog Timer
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Silverlog Timer is a purpose-built timer for darkroom film and print development, with agitation interval tracking and a red-only display mode for use under safelight conditions. HOW IT WORKS Pick a process, or build your own from steps that each have their own time and agitation interval. Start the timer and it runs through each step in turn, with clear visual and audio cues for each agitation cycle. Red mode switches every screen to a red-only display for print processing. FEATURES • Multi-step processes with a time and agitation interval for each step • Built-in templates for B&W, B&W stand development, C-41, E-6 and print development • Create and save your own processes • Agitation interval tracking with alerts • Red safelight display mode for print darkrooms • Audio alerts for agitation and completion • Countdown with progress through the whole process • Large, readable display • Works offline — no internet connection needed • Dark mode support USEFUL FOR • Black and white film development • C-41 and E-6 processing • Darkroom print development • Any timed chemical process with regular agitation Part of the Silverlog photography toolkit. No account required. No data collected.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Silverlog Timer at 16.4 against Light Meter Ultra's 18.6. 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
Both are free to download. Light Meter Ultra sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Silverlog Timer sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Light Meter Ultra ships an update every 8 days, Silverlog Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Light Meter Ultra | Silverlog Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (738 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 37.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 738 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ultrafine | Simon Westgate |
Bugs and requests
Light Meter Ultra
Reported bugs
2 issues- Camera integration issues causing failed exposures
- Inconsistent metering results compared to standalone meters
Requested features
4 requests- Offline mode for remote shooting
- Wider aperture and shutter speed range
- Support for more camera/film types
- Customizable exposure bias/compensation
Silverlog Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Light Meter Ultra
- Light Meter7 Days trial2 variants$7.997 Days
- Light Meter2 variants$11.991 Month
- Light Meter2 variants$39.991 Year
Silverlog Timer
- Nice One$0.99
- Legend$2.99
- Absolute Hero$4.99
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- Guardian Angel$9.99
- Actual Saint$29.99
Questions
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