Comparison

TechScout Touch vs LIT Light Meter

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

Head to head
About

TechScout Touch

Streamline lighting equipment orders for film and video productions. Create professional, organized equipment lists with over 6,000 items. Cloud syncing and collaboration features allow seamless sharing and management across devices.

Highlights
  • 6000+ lighting and grip products
  • Categorized equipment lists
  • Cloud syncing and collaboration
  • Add custom equipment
  • Email orders
  • Editable order view
Features
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Simplify your lighting equipment orders with TechScout Touch, Lighting Edition! “It’s like having your own Best Boy, even if you are one.” TechScout Touch is designed for lighting professionals in the Movie, TV, Commercial, and Video production industry. The app helps you to create lighting equipment rental orders which can be submitted to rental houses or studio Set Lighting or Grip Departments. The latest version features a highly improved interface, cloud syncing, and a curated lighting and grip equipment lists of over 6,000 items. These items are arranged into hundreds of categories and subcategories making your equipment list easy to read and simple to understand. Can’t remember what category an item is in? Just use the newly added search feature to display an editable list of the gear you are looking for. Featuring a simple interface, you can easily include important job and production information including purchase order, quote number, crew info, location ink, custom tags and Pickup and Delivery information. The cloud collaboration allows crews to create lists which can be started by the DP, Gaffer or Key grip, and then managed by the rigging keys or best boys. All data can be stored in the cloud and shared across multiple devices. Within minutes, you will have created a professional, well-organized equipment list ready to be emailed to anyone. Notable Features: * Over 6000 professional lighting and grip products included in hundreds of well organized categories * Easily add new or custom equipment * No typing of equipment names into order, just tap quantity * Email orders to your Producer, DP, Gaffer, BestBoy, Rental House, and even yourself * View a categorized, editable order before sending * Refer back to a prior order for reference * Add optional notes for each category or job * Save it all to the cloud across all of your devices Note: Cloud features require an auto-renewable subscription to the TechScout Touch Cloud which can be purchased in-app. A monthly subscription can be purchased $3.99 and a yearly subscription can be purchased for $39.99. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, for the full subscription price of the previously purchased subscription type.
 • Your subscription can be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to user Account Settings after purchase Terns of Service can be found on our website here: https://techscout-touch.appspot.com/terms-of-service.html Gaffer Andrew Korner says "TechScout Touch has become an essential part of my toolbox. Its ease of use makes it a valuable resource for everything from commercials to feature films". This app is currently free to download and use. In App pricing is for cloud services. LiteGear's TechScout Touch is from the creators of desktop software, OnSet Office. Now discontinued, OnSet Office had nearly 1000 licensed users worldwide, and is still beloved by some of our industry leaders. TechScout Touch now steps in to help you guys create lighting orders on the fly and in real time."

About

LIT Light Meter

This companion app allows users to remotely control and save data from the LIT DUO 1 light meter. It enables firmware updates via Bluetooth, enhancing the functionality of the connected device.

Highlights
  • Remote control for LIT DUO 1
  • Firmware updates via Bluetooth
  • Data saving capabilities
  • Companion app functionality
Features
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Companion app for LIT DUO 1 light meter. Key features: – Firmware update via Bluetooth – Remote control Learn more about LIT DUO 1: http://lit-systems.com

Screenshots

TechScout Touch4 screens
LIT Light Meter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LIT Light Meter at none against TechScout Touch's 2. LIT Light Meter also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). TechScout Touch's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 4) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.0). On price, rating and ads 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. TechScout Touch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. LIT Light Meter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for TechScout Touch against 4.5 for LIT Light Meter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of TechScout Touch's written reviews are positive against 100% of LIT Light Meter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TechScout Touch ships an update monthly, LIT Light Meter weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
TechScout Touch versus LIT Light Meter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTechScout TouchLIT Light Meter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (16 ratings)4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews78.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS10.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTechScout Systems LLCLit Systems AB

Customer experience

TechScout Touch

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral12.1%
Negative9.1%

LIT Light Meter

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TechScout Touch

Subscriptions2
  • Techscout Touch Cloud Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Techscout Touch Cloud Yearly$49.991 Year
None

LIT Light Meter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TechScout Touch free?
TechScout Touch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LIT Light Meter free?
LIT Light Meter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TechScout Touch or LIT Light Meter?
TechScout Touch and LIT Light Meter are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 16 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do TechScout Touch or LIT Light Meter have ads?
Neither TechScout Touch nor LIT Light Meter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TechScout Touch or LIT Light Meter?
TechScout Touch ships an update monthly, and LIT Light Meter weekly. Most recently, TechScout Touch was updated on October 14, 2026 and LIT Light Meter on October 1, 2026.

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