Light Meter Ultra vs Bites
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
Bites
This app guides users through creating social media content step-by-step. It offers directions for capturing individual shots and helps develop content ideas through chat.
- Step-by-step content creation directions
- Choose or create social trends
- Chat for content idea development
- Generate shotlists
- In-camera shot directions
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Bites gives you directions to create social content in bitesize chunks. – Choose real social trends or bring your own – Chat to develop content ideas – Generate a shotlist for any idea – Capture each shot with in-camera directions Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Light Meter Ultra at 738 against Bites's 1. Bites's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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 Bites sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bites holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Light Meter Ultra has 738 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Light Meter Ultra ships an update every 8 days, Bites every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Light Meter Ultra | Bites |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (738 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 738 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ultrafine | LOFT XYZ LIMITED |
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
Bites
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
Bites
- Bites Premium1 Month trial$7.991 Month
- Bites Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
Questions
Is Light Meter Ultra free?
Is Bites free?
Which has better reviews, Light Meter Ultra or Bites?
Do Light Meter Ultra or Bites have ads?
Which is updated more often, Light Meter Ultra or Bites?
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