Comparison

Catchin' Sync vs Illuminati Meter

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

Head to head
About

Catchin' Sync

This app helps determine the audio and video sync delay on any playback device. It's useful for professionals and enthusiasts in various A/V scenarios, including home theaters and professional editing suites. The free version offers a sample video, while full access enables video recording for testing.

Highlights
  • Measure audio-video sync delay
  • Works with any sync event
  • Useful for professionals
  • Suitable for home theater
  • Includes sample test video
  • Optional video recording
Features
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*** Check out our website for device accuracy information: https://quietart.co.nz/catchinsync *** Catchin' Sync is a utility for video & audio professionals and enthusiasts alike. In most video playback or monitoring situations different codecs and display types as well as hardware cause a delay between the video signal and the audio signal. Be it a professional video edit or sound mix environment, or a home theatre setup, Catchin' Sync makes it a breeze to determine the amount of sync delay between your video and audio devices. It's so easy to use and doesn't require any propriety test files or special formats. Just any sync event on screen can be used. Though, we do provide great test files in many formats for you to use on our site: https://quietart.co.nz/catchinsync If you are a: - Video Editor - Colourist - Online Editor - Re-recording Mixer - Foley Editor - Dialog Editor - SFX Editor - ADR Mixer / recorder - Projectionist - QC Operator - A/V Specialist - Home Theatre Enthusiast - Or a facility owner / manager that deals with anything to do with Audio / Video. You'll benefit from the peace of mind that Catchin' Sync provides! Catchin' Sync can also be used to measure the distance of a sound making event (bouncing ball, lightning etc). This free version includes a sample video for demonstration purposes. You'll need to purchase the Full Access to enable video recording to use in your tests.

About

Illuminati Meter

This app connects to a wireless light and color meter via Bluetooth, displaying exposure, color temperature, and other light data on your smartphone. It helps photographers and videographers set accurate exposure and white balance for various camera types and lighting conditions.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth connectivity to IM100 meter
  • Displays exposure and color temperature
  • Supports still and video camera settings
  • Color filter libraries for gel selection
  • Strobe lighting metering
  • Monitors multiple light sources
  • Reports illuminance and chromaticity
Features
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The Illuminati Meter app uses your phone’s Bluetooth radio to connect to your Illuminati Instruments IM100 meter. The app gets readings from the meter and displays the correct exposure, color temperature, and other light-related data on your smartphone. Use the readings from the app to enter exposure and white balance information into your mirrorless, DSLR. or digital cinema camera. The app also reports illuminance (in lux) and CIE xy chromaticity data. The Illuminati Instruments’ model IM100 wireless light and color meter for your smartphone is the first light meter of its kind and can be used with a wide variety of lighting types, including: daylight, ambient, fluorescent, LED, strobe, HMI and others. Whether you are creating moving images or still, the Illuminati Meter and App will give you the information you need to characterize the lighting in your scene for consistent exposure and color accuracy. Consistent, accurate information is the key to productivity on the set and later in post production. The Illuminati Meter App is used with your Illuminati IM100 Meter and supports all these features – and more: EXPOSURE settings for both STILL (ISO, F-stops, Shutter speed) and VIDEO (ISO, T-stops, Shutter Angle, and Frame Rate) to set your camera’s exposure information COLOR TEMPERATURE in Kelvin, including green-magenta shift to help you set your camera’s white balance COLOR FILTER LIBRARIES for Lee and Rosco to help you select gels to color correct your lights STROBE lighting support for EXPOSURE, COLOR TEMPERATURE, and STROBE-TO-AMBIENT ratio uses the meter’s built-in strobe metering circuit - no cable required App supports connecting MULTIPLE IM100 METERS to monitor multiple light sources simultaneously ALARM function lets you know when the brightness or color temperature has changed Continuously MONITOR AMBIENT light at an interval you set TRIGGER meter readings from the app or by pressing the meter’s power button STROBE triggering using the sync cord from your flash CHROMATICITY (x, y coordinates) and ILLUMINANCE (lux) DISTANCE from smartphone to the meter: up to 80 feet NOTIFICATIONS for your Smartwatch Visit www.illuminatiinstruments.com for more information.

Screenshots

Catchin' Sync1 screens
Illuminati Meter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Catchin' Sync at 4.5 against Illuminati Meter's 3.4. Catchin' Sync also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 38%). Illuminati Meter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Catchin' Sync sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Illuminati Meter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Catchin' Sync holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Catchin' Sync's written reviews are positive against 38% of Illuminati Meter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catchin' Sync ships an update every 11 months, Illuminati Meter every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Catchin' Sync versus Illuminati Meter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatchin' SyncIlluminati Meter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (11 ratings) — better3.4 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews57.6% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1115 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.310.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuiet Art Ltd.Datacolor Inc.

Customer experience

Catchin' Sync

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive57.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.4%

Illuminati Meter

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Catchin' Sync

One-time1
  • Full access$17.99
None

Illuminati Meter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Catchin' Sync free?
Catchin' Sync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Illuminati Meter free?
Illuminati Meter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Catchin' Sync or Illuminati Meter?
Catchin' Sync is rated higher. Catchin' Sync averages 4.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Illuminati Meter averages 3.4 from 15 ratings.
Do Catchin' Sync or Illuminati Meter have ads?
Neither Catchin' Sync nor Illuminati Meter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Catchin' Sync or Illuminati Meter?
Catchin' Sync ships an update every 11 months, and Illuminati Meter every 3 months. Most recently, Catchin' Sync was updated on October 16, 2026 and Illuminati Meter on October 14, 2026.

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