myLightMeter PRO vs Minimal Light Meter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
myLightMeter PRO
This app provides precise exposure metering for photographers, supporting both digital and analog workflows. It offers a comprehensive set of manual controls and advanced tools like a hyperfocal distance calculator.
- Extended low-light sensitivity
- Incident and reflected metering
- Manual exposure control
- Hyperfocal distance calculator
- Save and review exposure data
- Extract exposure data from photos
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Designed by a photographer, for photographers. Built for reliable, precise exposure measurement across film and digital workflows. myLightMeter PRO gives you full control over exposure through a clean, professional set of tools. Key Features • Incident and reflected-light metering • Classic and Pro interface styles • Full manual control over aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and exposure compensation in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments • Exposure range from 4 hours in Long Exposure mode to 1/8000 s, f/1.0 to f/512, and ISO 0.8 to 409,600 • Aperture-priority (Av) and shutter-priority (Tv) modes • Automatic ISO adjustment or ISO lock • Reciprocity correction for long film exposures • Sensitivity down to −2.5 EV, ideal for low-light scenes • Average multiple readings • Import shutter speed, aperture, and ISO from photos in your library • Organize readings into Sessions with photos, exposure data, camera and lens details, and notes • Keep your Sessions synced through iCloud, so they remain available when you switch phones or use another device • Export Sessions as PDFs or print them Advanced Tools • Hyperfocal-distance calculator • Five configurable presets, each storing camera, lens, ISO, filter, and film settings • EV display with an analog scale or numerical reading • mySPOTMETER and f/Tools integration About This app is built and maintained by an independent photographer and developer. It is the tool I personally use and continuously refine. If you have suggestions or need support, contact me at: davidquiles@me.com
Minimal Light Meter
This app offers precise light metering with a streamlined interface and a dimmable camera view. It allows for fully customizable ISO settings, ensuring accuracy with non-standard film stocks.
- Accurate light metering
- Intuitive user interface
- Dimmable camera view
- Custom ISO settings
- Support for non-standard ISO
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It provides accurate light metering with an intuitive UI and a dimmable camera view to focus only on what's important. Additionally, it supports a fully custom ISO setting so you can be confident working with non-standard ISO ratings on old or expired film stocks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: myLightMeter PRO at every 5 days against Minimal Light Meter's every 19 months. myLightMeter PRO also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 1) and chart position (#10 vs #195). Minimal Light Meter's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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
myLightMeter PRO costs $4.99 and Minimal Light Meter $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Minimal Light Meter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myLightMeter PRO has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
myLightMeter PRO ships an update every 5 days, Minimal Light Meter every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myLightMeter PRO | Minimal Light Meter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #10 — better | #195 |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Quiles | Jack Kroll |
Customer experience
myLightMeter PRO
Minimal Light Meter
Bugs and requests
myLightMeter PRO
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on startup
- Inconsistent behavior between free and pro versions
- Incorrect shutter speed and aperture options for some cameras
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to lock shutter speed and aperture
- Smaller spot metering area
- Support for more film/sensor formats
- Improved incident metering with diffuser
Minimal Light Meter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
myLightMeter PRO
No in-app purchases
Minimal Light Meter
No in-app purchases
Questions
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