Comparison

FotoWare (Legacy) vs Light Meter Wheel

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

Head to head
About

FotoWare (Legacy)

Access and manage your digital assets from anywhere. Search, preview, and upload content to your archives, and receive notifications for new additions. This companion app connects to your existing FotoWare Digital Asset Management system.

Highlights
  • Search and preview archive content
  • Set up content alerts
  • Upload files from device
  • Add metadata to files
  • Connect to FotoWare SaaS or on-premise server
Features
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FotoWare for iPhone is a companion app for users of a FotoWare SaaS solution or the on premise FotoWeb 8.0 Digital Asset Management system. It allows you to search and preview content in your archives and set up Alerts (search agents) so you can be notified of new content in archives. You can also upload files from the Pictures library on your iPhone or iPad to any archive that you can access and add required metadata to the files in the process. Connecting to the FotoWare demo server FotoWare for iPhone can connect to FotoWare SaaS or any FotoWeb 8.0 server. You will be asked to specify a server connection on first startup, and you can change the server address and login credentials later in the iPhone’s Settings menu. To test the app with FotoWare, signup for a trial here: https://signup.fotoware.cloud/ When you start the app, use the host name provided in the registration page, e.g. "yourname.fotoware.cloud". Leave the "Use legacy login" off.

About

Light Meter Wheel

This app offers a fast, visual, and precise way to measure light for photography. It features a unique exposure wheel that displays aperture, shutter speed, and ISO simultaneously, giving photographers instant control and clarity.

Highlights
  • Real exposure wheel with all values in one view
  • Real-time metering with instant EV readings
  • Wide ISO and shutter speed range
  • Exposure timer for long exposures
  • Incident metering using front camera
  • Calibration for accuracy
Features
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Light Meter Wheel brings a unique way to measure light — fast, visual and precise. Instead of switching modes, everything is visible at once. Aperture, shutter speed and ISO are seamlessly connected through a real exposure wheel, giving you full control at a glance. Designed for photographers who value clarity, speed and accuracy. Also especially useful for pinhole photography, where its wide aperture range and long exposure timer make setting exposures straightforward. Features • Real exposure wheel with all values in one view • Real-time metering with instant EV readings • Wide ISO range: 0.8 – 6400 • Shutter speeds from 1/8000s to 4 hours • Apertures from f/0.7 to f/1024 • Exposure timer (perfect for long exposures & pinhole) • HOLD function to lock readings • Incident metering using the front camera • Custom backgrounds and light/dark modes • Calibration for maximum accuracy Built by a photographer, for photographers.

Screenshots

FotoWare (Legacy)4 screens
Light Meter Wheel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FotoWare (Legacy) at Free against Light Meter Wheel's $1.99. FotoWare (Legacy) also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.6). Light Meter Wheel's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

FotoWare (Legacy) is free to download; Light Meter Wheel costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FotoWare (Legacy) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Light Meter Wheel has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of FotoWare (Legacy)'s written reviews are positive against 91% of Light Meter Wheel's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FotoWare (Legacy) ships an update every 5 months, Light Meter Wheel every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FotoWare (Legacy) versus Light Meter Wheel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFotoWare (Legacy)Light Meter Wheel
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews91.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings214 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFotoWareDavid Quiles

Customer experience

FotoWare (Legacy)

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Light Meter Wheel

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%

In-app purchases

None

FotoWare (Legacy)

No in-app purchases

None

Light Meter Wheel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FotoWare (Legacy) free?
FotoWare (Legacy) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Light Meter Wheel free?
Light Meter Wheel costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FotoWare (Legacy) or Light Meter Wheel?
FotoWare (Legacy) is rated higher. FotoWare (Legacy) averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Light Meter Wheel averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do FotoWare (Legacy) or Light Meter Wheel have ads?
Neither FotoWare (Legacy) nor Light Meter Wheel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FotoWare (Legacy) or Light Meter Wheel?
FotoWare (Legacy) ships an update every 5 months, and Light Meter Wheel every 2 months. Most recently, FotoWare (Legacy) was updated on November 1, 2026 and Light Meter Wheel on November 1, 2026.

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