Comparison

Rockville Camera vs Lightme

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

Head to head
About

Rockville Camera

Easily upload photos from your device and order high-quality prints directly from your online collection. Choose from over 50 sizes and finishes, including glossy or matte, with optional white borders.

Highlights
  • Free account creation
  • Upload photos from library
  • Order full resolution prints
  • Glossy or matte finish options
  • White border option
  • Over 50 print sizes
Features
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The Rockville Camera app lets you easily upload photos and order prints from rockvillecamera.com. • Create a new, free account or log into your existing account and browse your online photo collection. • Upload photos from your library to your online collection. • Upload and order photos at their full, high-quality resolution. • Choose glossy or matte finish for select print sizes. • Choose to add white borders to your prints for a distinctive, classic look. • Over 50 different print sizes to choose from including all the popular sizes, square prints, Poster prints up to 24"x36" and everything in between.

About

Lightme

This app provides a powerful yet simple light metering tool for photographers. It offers advanced features like spot metering, zone system implementation, and reciprocity failure compensation, alongside a clean interface for easy one-handed use. It supports a wide range of films and camera setups, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced users.

Highlights
  • Multiple aperture/shutterspeed combinations
  • Spot metering with variable zoom
  • Automatic reciprocity failure compensation
  • Pinhole mode with timer
  • Incident light metering with calibration
  • Black and white preview
  • Film stock selection
Features
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Lightme - Lightmeter is a clean, simple to use yet very powerful lightmeter. It is optimised for an easy one-handed use, both for left-handed and right-handed users, with the main controls within your thumb's reach, without the fatiguing juggling of your precious smartphone. A core distinguishing feature of Lightme - Lightmeter is that - differently from most of the other apps - it can show multiple combinations of valid settings for aperture and shutterspeed at the same time by working like a - stretched out - old needle and wheel lightmeter. This allows the user to quickly pick the desired settings without having to scroll on a tiny wheel picker. The app is designed to be welcoming to people who are just starting out, with a simple one-button use. But it offers many useful and advanced features for the more experienced shooters/users: Continuous metering (by pressing and holding or double tapping the measure button) Spot metering with a variable zoom (for more precision) which also supports average metering, and a very intuitive implementation of the zone system Automatic reciprocity failure compensation (for 25+ films, if you see exposure times in red, they are being compensated) A dedicated pinhole mode with precise exposure times for user defined apertures (multiple apertures at a time), with the possibility of setting a timer (through a shortcut) Incident light metering with calibration when using the front facing camera And more ... It also includes some other features that are enjoyable by any kind of user: Black and white preview The ability to use any of the cameras on your smartphone (swipe left/right on the preview) Multiple presets for your different camera/film/lens setups Framelines for previewing your shot, before setting up your tripod etc. A searchable list of useful tips to make better use of the application's potential A searchable list of more than 70 films to choose from with the possibility of selecting a few favourites Dark mode support and a useful level of customisation You can find even more info in the tips inside the app or you can have a look at full user manual by tapping on manual (in the settings) The app is free in all its many functionalities, but it offers In-App-Purchases in order to support the project. The only minor perk you can enable only via certain IAPs is the replacement of the Ad button with a label containing the name of your current preset, check under settings -> coffee for more info. Don't panic though, even if there's an Ad button it doesn't mean I'm going to show you ads. In fact unless you decide to tap on that button I'm never going to show you any. But if you have a few minutes to spare, watching a few of them sure helps keeping this project alive :) Try it, and, if you like it, share it with your friends and consider writing a (mini) review ;) Have a nice day, and good light!

Screenshots

Rockville Camera4 screens
Lightme4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rockville Camera at none against Lightme's 4. Rockville Camera also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 91%). Lightme's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (944 vs 15). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Lightme sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Rockville Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Rockville Camera against 4.8 for Lightme. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightme has 944 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Rockville Camera's written reviews are positive against 91% of Lightme's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rockville Camera ships an update every 7 months, Lightme every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Rockville Camera versus Lightme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRockville CameraLightme
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (15 ratings) — better4.8 (944 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better90.7% of reviews
Number of ratings15944 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe New Rockville Camera Inc.Giuseppe Bertolini

Customer experience

Rockville Camera

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lightme

All ratings944 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews215 reviews
Positive90.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative7.4%

Bugs and requests

Rockville Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lightme

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on iOS 16
  • Metering issues with certain camera/lens combinations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add shutter angle adjustment for cinematography
  • Implement ISO lock feature
  • Add more film stock profiles
  • Improve film selection process (e.g. search, categories)
  • Provide more customization options (e.g. interface themes)

In-app purchases

None

Rockville Camera

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Lightme

One-time4
  • Guanciale$9.99
  • Parmigiano$16.99
  • Pizza for two$29.99
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  • Do this full-time$59.99

Questions

Is Rockville Camera free?
Rockville Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lightme free?
Lightme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rockville Camera or Lightme?
Rockville Camera is rated higher. Rockville Camera averages 4.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Lightme averages 4.8 from 944 ratings.
Do Rockville Camera or Lightme have ads?
Neither Rockville Camera nor Lightme shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rockville Camera or Lightme?
Rockville Camera ships an update every 7 months, and Lightme every 3 weeks. Most recently, Rockville Camera was updated on October 23, 2026 and Lightme on October 30, 2026.

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