Pocket Light Meter vs Palfinger EMEA
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.
Palfinger EMEA
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A curated collection of PALFINGER visual content from EMEA countries in a pocket-friendly format. Easily find media by filtering and sorting across product lines, countries, and applications. Save your favourites for further use, or share and post directly from the app. Join now to explore exclusive PALFINGER content - and contribute by submitting your own photos and videos!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Palfinger EMEA at Free against Pocket Light Meter's $9.99. Palfinger EMEA also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Pocket Light Meter's advantage is chart position (#103 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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
Palfinger EMEA is free to download; Pocket Light Meter costs $9.99 up front. Pocket Light Meter sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Palfinger EMEA asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pocket Light Meter ships an update fortnightly, Palfinger EMEA every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Light Meter | Palfinger EMEA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #103 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nuwaste studios | QUAPE PTE LTD |
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
Palfinger EMEA
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
Palfinger EMEA
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Pocket Light Meter free?
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Do Pocket Light Meter or Palfinger EMEA have ads?
Which is updated more often, Pocket Light Meter or Palfinger EMEA?
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