Pocket Light Meter vs Photo Studio Light Setup
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.
Photo Studio Light Setup
Easily document and create studio lighting diagrams with an intuitive interface. Save, modify, and share your setups across devices and with friends. Access a library of professional setups and equipment for enhanced creativity.
- Intuitive interface for light documenting
- Create and modify lighting diagrams
- Share setups across devices and with friends
- Library of professional lighting setups
- Document setups with precision and detail
- Includes professional equipment and props
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Photo Studio Light Setup app is designed for professional and amateur photographers, photography students and educators. The application provides users with an intuitive interface and fluid workflow for quick and easy studio light documenting and creation of lighting diagrams that can be modified on your devices any time in the future and shared between devices and friends. The app features a growing library of professional lighting setups with reference photos and detailed equipment settings available for In-App purchase. Photo Studio Light Setup includes a wide variety of professional photography lighting equipment, studio props and photography subjects and allows users to document their lighting setups with high precision and all necessary details. Studio setups are shared among your devices via iCloud and can be shared among other users as captured images.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pocket Light Meter at 4.5 against Photo Studio Light Setup's 2.0. Pocket Light Meter also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (87% vs 58%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Pocket Light Meter costs $9.99 and Photo Studio Light Setup $12.99 up front. Pocket Light Meter sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Photo Studio Light Setup sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pocket Light Meter holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Light Meter has 1K ratings behind it against 2, 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 58% of Photo Studio Light Setup's.
Pocket Light Meter ships an update fortnightly, Photo Studio Light Setup every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Pocket Light Meter | Photo Studio Light Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 — better | $12.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (1K ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews — better | 57.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #142 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nuwaste studios | Alex Maxim |
Customer experience
Pocket Light Meter
Photo Studio Light Setup
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
Photo Studio Light Setup
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
Photo Studio Light Setup
- Feast, fashion setup with four lights$2.99
- Beauty portrait, 4 colored lights setup$2.99
- Fashion at the beach, sunlight + octa$2.99
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- Night beach setup with one light$2.99
- Glamour 6-light setup$3.99
Questions
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