Pocket Light Meter vs Auto Timestamp Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Light Meter
This app functions as a portable light meter, essential for film photographers using manual cameras. It accurately measures reflected light and provides reciprocity calculations for precise exposure control.
- Portable light meter
- Reflected light measurement
- Reciprocity calculations
- Indispensable for film photography
- Manual camera compatible
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A light meter that is always in your pocket. It is indispensable for film photography with all manual camera. Measures reflected light, and allows reciprocity calculations.
Auto Timestamp Camera
This app automatically adds a timestamp to your photos, embedding the date and time directly into the image. It's designed to help you keep a clear record of when each picture was taken without manual editing.
- Automatic timestamping
- Date and time watermark
- Directly embeds into photos
- Simple photo record keeping
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A watermark is an identifying image or pattern in paper that appears as various shades of lightness/darkness when viewed by transmitted light (or when viewed by reflected light, atop a dark background), caused by thickness or density variations in the paper.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pocket Light Meter at 87% against Auto Timestamp Camera's 0%. Pocket Light Meter also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.8) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 20 months). Auto Timestamp Camera's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads and device support 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
Auto Timestamp Camera is free to download; Pocket Light Meter costs $9.99 up front. Pocket Light Meter sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Auto Timestamp Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pocket Light Meter holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Light Meter has 1K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Pocket Light Meter's written reviews are positive against 0% of Auto Timestamp Camera's.
Pocket Light Meter ships an update fortnightly, Auto Timestamp Camera every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Light Meter | Auto Timestamp Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (1K ratings) — better | 3.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #62 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nuwaste studios | Hardik lukhi |
Customer experience
Pocket Light Meter
Auto Timestamp Camera
Bugs and requests
Pocket Light Meter
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes or freezes with recent iOS updates
- Inconsistent metering in low light conditions
- Issues with saving metering data to photos
Requested features
6 requests- Add histogram display
- Implement manual mode to lock aperture/shutter
- Support for flash metering
- Improve low-light performance
- Provide more metering mode options (spot, center-weighted, etc.)
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- Add option to save metering data to photo metadata
Auto Timestamp Camera
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pocket Light Meter
- ads remover$1.99
- pint for the developer and get rid of the ads$5.99
- donation to the developer$5.99
Auto Timestamp Camera
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Pocket Light Meter free?
Is Auto Timestamp Camera free?
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