Comparison

Lighting Ratio vs RecceBoard

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

Head to head
About

Lighting Ratio

Features
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Lighting Ratios makes exposure calculations quick for photography and film lighting. โ€ข Calculate fill or background stops from any key light value โ€ข Enter key and fill stops to instantly get contrast ratios โ€ข Clear on-screen explanations with step-by-step math

About

RecceBoard

Features
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A recce board for directors, cinematographers. Previz made simple. Walk a location, film the shots you're thinking of, and push them around until the order feels right. Then press play and watch the whole thing as a film. The camera opens already framed to the board's format, and the lens buttons are labelled in millimetres โ€” the real focal length, so it means the same on any iPhone. Stop recording and you're in the trim. Next takes you back to the camera for the following shot. Shots sit where you put them, and the order of the film is the arrangement: left to right, top to bottom, the way a page reads. Move a shot and you've changed the cut. Record a voice-over over the whole thing or over a single shot, and lay music underneath. Export the film as a video or the board as a contact-sheet PDF, with your frame lines burned in. Boards sync through your own iCloud account, so you can start on the phone at the location and finish on the Mac. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac. Share a board with a six-character code. Nothing is collected โ€” no analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs. One purchase, no subscription. Want it to do something it doesn't yet? mail@carlooppermann.com

Screenshots

Lighting Ratio3 screens
RecceBoard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lighting Ratio at none against RecceBoard's 2. Lighting Ratio also leads on iOS requirement (16.5 vs 26.0). RecceBoard's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. RecceBoard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Lighting Ratio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lighting Ratio ships an update every 4 months, RecceBoard every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Lighting Ratio versus RecceBoard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLighting RatioRecceBoard
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro โ€” betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS16.5 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavin NguyenCarlo Oppermann

In-app purchases

None

Lighting Ratio

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

RecceBoard

One-time2
  • 7-Day TrialFree
  • RecceBoard$8.99

Questions

Is Lighting Ratio free?
Lighting Ratio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RecceBoard free?
RecceBoard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lighting Ratio or RecceBoard have ads?
Neither Lighting Ratio nor RecceBoard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lighting Ratio or RecceBoard?
Lighting Ratio ships an update every 4 months, and RecceBoard every 4 days. Most recently, Lighting Ratio was updated on October 5, 2026 and RecceBoard on October 3, 2026.

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