Comparison

Portable Light Meter vs Chronote

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

Head to head
About

Portable Light Meter

Features
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This is an app designed for photographers and photography enthusiasts— a portable light meter application. It helps you measure exposure for time-lapse photography and film photography, and even supports ND filters in aperture priority mode. The app supports both aperture priority and shutter priority modes, exposure lock, saving and recording current metering data, and switching between front and rear cameras for metering. Additionally, it also supports measuring color temperature and EV values.

About

Chronote

Capture thoughts and events instantly with automatic timestamps. Organize your notes chronologically by custom topics for easy review. Perfect for journaling, activity logging, and idea tracking.

Highlights
  • Automatic timestamps on every note
  • Chronological timeline view
  • Customizable topics for organization
  • Quick and clean note entry
  • Ideal for journaling and activity logging
Features
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Never forget when it happened. Chronote captures your thoughts instantly — with automatic timestamps on every note. Quick, clean, and chronological: perfect for journaling moments, logging activities, tracking ideas, or building a reliable daily log. Jot down anything in seconds: a fleeting idea, meeting takeaway, symptom, habit, or random memory. Chronote adds the exact date & time automatically — no manual entry needed. Review your notes in a beautiful timeline view, organized by time and grouped into custom topics. Whether you're reflecting on life, documenting projects, or simply never wanting to wonder "when did I write that?", Chronote keeps your thoughts dated, organized, and always accessible.

Screenshots

Portable Light Meter4 screens
Chronote3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chronote at Free against Portable Light Meter's $0.99. Portable Light Meter's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On update cadence, ads, 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

Chronote is free to download; Portable Light Meter costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Portable Light Meter ships an update every 8 months, Chronote every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Portable Light Meter versus Chronote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPortable Light MeterChronote
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer家啟 褚Martin Pietrowski

In-app purchases

None

Portable Light Meter

No in-app purchases

None

Chronote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Portable Light Meter free?
Portable Light Meter costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chronote free?
Chronote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Portable Light Meter or Chronote have ads?
Neither Portable Light Meter nor Chronote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Portable Light Meter or Chronote?
Portable Light Meter ships an update every 8 months, and Chronote every 6 months. Most recently, Portable Light Meter was updated on October 1, 2026 and Chronote on October 1, 2026.

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