LVL UP Imaging vs Datacolor LightColor Meter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LVL UP Imaging
This app provides instructional videos and training guides for setting up and using a specific lighting system. It aims to help users achieve high-quality and consistent results in their school photography business.
- Step-by-step instructional videos
- Lighting system setup guides
- Quality and consistency training
- School photography business support
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LVL Up Imaging's mobile application offers step-by-step instructional videos for the setup and utilization of your LVL Up lighting system. Additionally, it features training guides to ensure the highest level of quality and consistency in your school photography business.
Datacolor LightColor Meter
This pocket-sized device streams real-time light and color data to your smartphone, offering precise control over exposure and color consistency for photos, videos, and cinema. It measures various light types and color parameters, and includes gel filter libraries for creative adjustments.
- Real-time light and color data streaming
- Exposure and lighting ratio control
- Color consistency across setups
- Measures Lux, Chromaticity, CCT, DUV
- Includes gel filter libraries
- Simultaneous measurements from multiple meters
- Hands-free functionality
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· The Datacolor LightColor Meter is a Bluetooth-enabled, multifunctional tool that fits in your pocket, continuously streaming both light and color data in real-time, to your smartphone. · Perfect for photos, videos, cinema and hybrid photo/video shoots, the LightColor Meter takes the guesswork out of exposure settings, giving you better control of lighting ratios as well as color consistency across varied lighting conditions and multiple camera setups. · The Datacolor LightColor Meter accurately measures all types of lighting, from fluctuating outdoor light, mixed natural/artificial location lighting, plus any type of studio lighting, including continuous lighting and strobe/flash. · It goes beyond a regular light meter to also measure color temperature, Lux, Chromaticity, CCT and DUV. Additionally, the device comes with filter libraries from Profoto®, LEE® and Rosco® to help you choose the right color gels for functional or creative color adjustments. · The rugged, travel-friendly device goes anywhere you’re shooting, providing you with a wireless versatility that lets you easily fine-tune your lighting and exposure without having to leave your camera. · You can attach the device to a light stand or tripod, use the through-hole for lanyards to hang the meter where needed, use the alligator clip that’s included to attach the LightColor Meter to clothing or other fabrics or use the rare earth magnet on the back of the device for easy magnetic attachment. · You can seamlessly sync multiple Datacolor LightColor Meters to get light and color temperature measurements from several locations simultaneously. The device accurately measures light and color temperature from a distance of up to 80 feet, allowing you to cover wide areas and is perfect for ensuring uniform lighting for green screens for easy and effective chroma keying in post-production. Key Feature Highlights o Incident Metering for Ambient & Flash o Mobile App/Wireless Bluetooth 4.0 LE o Photo, Video, Cine Exposure Modes o Measures Lux, Chromaticity, CCT, and +/- Green (Duv) o Measures Any Kind of Light Source o Color Temperature Range: 1,600K - 20,000K o Luminance Range: 1.0 - 1,000,000 lux o Cine Settings: Frame Rate, Shutter Angle/Speed & ND Filter Compensation o HSS Flash & Flash Duration Measurements o Included: Gel Filter Libraries from Profoto®, LEE® and Rosco® o Simultaneous Measurements from Multiple Meters Up to 80 ft Away o Hands-Free Functionality - incl. Magnet, ¼”-20 Mount o Cord-in (PC Sync) o Custom Exposure Profiles
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LVL UP Imaging at 4.5 against Datacolor LightColor Meter's 1.7. LVL UP Imaging also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Datacolor LightColor Meter's advantage is review sentiment (17% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LVL UP Imaging holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of LVL UP Imaging's written reviews are positive against 17% of Datacolor LightColor Meter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
LVL UP Imaging ships an update daily, Datacolor LightColor Meter fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | LVL UP Imaging | Datacolor LightColor Meter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better | 1.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LVL Up Imaging LLC | Datacolor Inc. |
Customer experience
LVL UP Imaging
Datacolor LightColor Meter
In-app purchases
LVL UP Imaging
No in-app purchases
Datacolor LightColor Meter
No in-app purchases
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