Pocket Light Meter vs Light Meter
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.
Light Meter
This neumorphism-style light meter offers aperture priority, shutter priority, and manual modes. It allows users to adjust shutter speed, aperture, and ISO sensitivity for precise photography.
- Aperture Priority Mode (A)
- Shutter Priority Mode (S)
- Manual Mode
- Adjustable Shutter Speed
- Adjustable Aperture
- Adjustable ISO Sensitivity
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This is a neumorphism-style light meter launched by Tsingland Camera. #Features [Mode] Tsingland Light Meter currently has three modes: aperture priority (A), shutter priority (S), and manual mode. [Button] A: Aperture priority; S: Shutter priority: R: Reset parameters. [Parameters] Speed: shutter speed; Aperture: aperture; ISO: iso sensitivity. For more film shooting techniques and simulation effects, please visit 'Tsingland Camera'. User Agreement: https://tsinglandcamera.wordpress.com/termsofuse/ Privacy Policy: https://tsinglandcamera.wordpress.com/privacypolicy/ Contact us: lvjt@foxmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Light Meter at Free against Pocket Light Meter's $9.99. Light Meter also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Pocket Light Meter's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On ads, 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
Light Meter is free to download; Pocket Light Meter costs $9.99 up front. Pocket Light Meter sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Light Meter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Light Meter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Light Meter has 1K ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Light Meter's.
Pocket Light Meter ships an update fortnightly, Light Meter every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Light Meter | Light Meter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (1K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #98 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nuwaste studios | 景天 吕 |
Customer experience
Pocket Light Meter
Light Meter
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
Light Meter
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
Light Meter
No in-app purchases
Questions
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