Comparison

Light Meter Pro vs Color Temperature Meter+

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

Head to head
About

Light Meter Pro

This app helps photographers and videographers measure light accurately for perfect exposure. It offers real-time data, customizable alerts, and a user-friendly interface to enhance creative projects.

Highlights
  • Precision light measurements
  • Real-time data monitoring
  • Customizable lighting alerts
  • User-friendly interface
  • Advanced calibration technology
Features
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Transform the way you capture and create with Light Meter Pro, the ultimate light meter app for photographers, videographers, and lighting enthusiasts. Engineered for precision and ease, Light Meter Pro ensures you achieve perfect exposure and lighting every time. Unlock the full potential of your photography and videography with Light Meter Pro, your ultimate light measurement companion. Designed for both amateurs and professionals, Light Meter Pro provides real-time, accurate light readings right from your smartphone. Key features include: + Precision Measurements: Capture precise light levels with our advanced calibration technology. + Real-Time Data: Monitor light intensity and adjust settings on-the-fly for perfect exposures. + Customizable Alerts: Set thresholds and receive notifications for optimal lighting conditions. + User-Friendly Interface: Navigate effortlessly with a sleek design and intuitive controls. Whether you're capturing breathtaking landscapes, shooting high-quality videos, or setting up intricate lighting for portraits, Light Meter Pro ensures you always get the perfect shot. Illuminate your creative journey and achieve stunning results with confidence. Privacy Policy: https://spectra.design/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://spectra.design/terms-of-use

About

Color Temperature Meter+

Measure light color temperature in Kelvin using your iPhone camera. Get real-time readings, identify light types, and receive white balance suggestions for photography and videography. Save and compare past measurements.

Highlights
  • Real-time Kelvin display
  • Light type classification
  • White balance suggestions
  • Freeze mode for comparison
  • Mired display option
  • Measurement history
Features
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Color Temperature Meter+ measures the colour temperature of the light around you in Kelvin, with tint, mired and the camera white balance to match, straight from your iPhone's camera. ▶ HOW IT MEASURES On iPhone the app reads the camera's own estimate of the light falling on the scene, the same estimate iOS uses to set white balance. Point the camera at a plain white or grey surface lit by the light you want to measure, not at the lamp itself. The reading settles within seconds and shows a ± range, so you can see how steady it is. When that estimate is not available, the app samples the centre of the frame instead, and you can calibrate it once on white paper in daylight. ▶ WHAT YOU SEE • Kelvin with a ± range, updating live • Mired value for filter and gel maths • Light type: golden hour, tungsten, fluorescent, LED, daylight, cloudy, shade • Tint (green or magenta) and Duv • Spectrum bar from 1,000 K to 15,000 K • The nearest camera white-balance preset: tungsten, fluorescent, flash, daylight, cloudy or shade ▶ FREEZE AND SAVE Tap Freeze to hold the current reading. A result card shows the Kelvin, mired, light type and matching white-balance preset, with Save Reading and Measure Again right below it. Saved readings keep their date and time. The latest 50 are kept, you can delete any of them, and you can export the list as CSV. ▶ PHOTOGRAPHY WB ASSIST Pick a target of 3200 K, 4300 K, 5500 K or 6500 K. The app shows the mired shift from the measured light to that target, the Kelvin to dial into your camera's custom white balance, and the CTO or CTB gel strength that closes the gap, from 1/8 upwards. ▶ REFERENCE CHART Thirteen common light sources, from candle flame (1,900 K) to clear blue sky (10,000 K), to compare with what you measured. ▶ HONEST LIMITS A phone camera is not a spectrometer. The app reports correlated colour temperature and tint, which is what matters for matching white balance and choosing gels. It does not measure spectral power distribution, CRI or TLCI, and two lamps with the same colour temperature but different spectra read the same. Mixed lighting gives a blend of the sources. Use it to set up shoots, match bulbs and check rooms; use a dedicated colour meter for critical colour work. ▶ PRIVACY Camera images are analysed on your device and are never uploaded. Available in 30 languages.

Screenshots

Light Meter Pro4 screens
Color Temperature Meter+3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Light Meter Pro at 5.0 against Color Temperature Meter+'s 4.2. Light Meter Pro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). Color Temperature Meter+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. Light Meter Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Color Temperature Meter+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Light Meter Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Light Meter Pro ships an update every 2 days, Color Temperature Meter+ every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Light Meter Pro versus Color Temperature Meter+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight Meter ProColor Temperature Meter+
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB65 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSpectra, IncorporatedKyu-Hee Jang

Customer experience

Light Meter Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Color Temperature Meter+

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Light Meter Pro

Subscriptions3
  • Light Meter Plus$3.991 Month
  • Light Meter Plus7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Light Meter Plus$9.991 Year
None

Color Temperature Meter+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Light Meter Pro free?
Light Meter Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Color Temperature Meter+ free?
Color Temperature Meter+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Light Meter Pro or Color Temperature Meter+?
Light Meter Pro is rated higher. Light Meter Pro averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Color Temperature Meter+ averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Light Meter Pro or Color Temperature Meter+ have ads?
Color Temperature Meter+ shows ads; Light Meter Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Light Meter Pro or Color Temperature Meter+?
Light Meter Pro ships an update every 2 days, and Color Temperature Meter+ every 5 days. Most recently, Light Meter Pro was updated on October 7, 2026 and Color Temperature Meter+ on October 11, 2026.

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