Comparison

Luminis Light Meter vs ShootLight

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

Head to head
About

Luminis Light Meter

Features
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Light Meter is an app that helps you calculate the right exposure using your main phone camera. You just need to set the ISO speed of the film you're using and set the desired aperture value and the app will recalculate the shutter speed for you, simple as that. Features: • Calculate exposure with the main camera sensor • Tap the aperture or shutter speed value to lock it and change priority mode • Use the zoom menu or simple pinch to zoom function and use zoomed part as the area metering mode • Use the Snap function to easily set the desired camera parameters • Add and save your entire shooting process to notes quickly • Back up your notes using the backup feature • Use B&W mode to see how your photos will turn out in real time • Use the Film Stock feature to choose the type of film you're shooting with We constantly update the app to provide more features that users are looking for, so expect even more with future updates. Thank you for using the Light Meter app.

About

ShootLight

This app helps photographers and videographers plan shoots by analyzing sun, sky, and weather conditions. It provides a 'shoot score' for each hour and location, offering detailed insights into light, clouds, and precipitation to optimize your shooting schedule.

Highlights
  • Hourly shoot scoring based on sun and weather
  • 3D sun-path and shadow projection
  • Augmented Reality sky view
  • Hour-by-hour weather charts
  • Route planning by light or speed
  • Traffic-aware drive times
  • Exportable shoot-day PDF
Features
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ShootLight is a shoot-planning app for photographers and videographers. It reads the sun, the sky, and the weather together, scores every hour of the day, and helps you build a shoot day around the conditions that actually matter. Built by a working production company. THE SHOOT SCORE Every location and every hour gets one clear read — Don't bother / Workable / Good to shoot / Great window — based on: • Sun angle, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight (computed on your device) • Cloud by layer: a low marine deck flattens the light, while high cirrus can light up a sunset • Wind, rain, visibility, haze, and fog risk Tap any rating to see exactly why it scored that way, and whether the next hour improves or fades. SEE THE CONDITIONS • A 3D sun-path arc projected over the real terrain at your location • Shadow Mode — plant a sundial and watch its shadow move as you scrub through the day • AR Sky — trace the sun and moon across the real sky through your camera • Hour-by-hour charts for cloud, wind, rain, visibility, temperature, and UV PLAN THE SHOOT DAY • Pick your locations — each scored by its own sun and weather • Route by best light, fastest, or midday • Shoot both golden hours, with a midday break in between • Traffic-aware drive times, including a "leave home by" time from your home base • Set shoot time per stop and the whole day recalculates • Add notes per location — gate codes, parking, what to shoot • Export a shoot-day PDF for your crew or client WEATHER BUILT FOR A SHOOT Cloud by layer, wind and gusts, precipitation radar, satellite cloud loops, visibility and haze, fog risk, and a 7-day outlook that scores the week ahead so you can pick the right day. Powered by Apple Weather and Open-Meteo, with MET Norway as a backup. Sun and moon positions are computed on your device. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. — by Spearhead Media Weather data: Apple Weather, Open-Meteo, MET Norway. Radar: RainViewer, NASA GIBS.

Screenshots

Luminis Light Meter4 screens
ShootLight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Luminis Light Meter at Free against ShootLight's $9.99. Luminis Light Meter also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). ShootLight's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases 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

Luminis Light Meter is free to download; ShootLight costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Luminis Light Meter versus ShootLight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuminis Light MeterShootLight
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB3 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDejan BorasBrady Spear

In-app purchases

None

Luminis Light Meter

No in-app purchases

None

ShootLight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Luminis Light Meter free?
Luminis Light Meter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShootLight free?
ShootLight costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Luminis Light Meter or ShootLight have ads?
Luminis Light Meter shows ads; ShootLight does not.

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