Lighting Ratio vs RecceBoard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Lighting Ratio
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Lighting Ratios makes exposure calculations quick for photography and film lighting. โข Calculate fill or background stops from any key light value โข Enter key and fill stops to instantly get contrast ratios โข Clear on-screen explanations with step-by-step math
RecceBoard
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. RecceBoard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Lighting Ratio asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Lighting Ratio | RecceBoard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro โ better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 16.5 โ better | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Davin Nguyen | Carlo Oppermann |
In-app purchases
Lighting Ratio
No in-app purchases
RecceBoard
- 7-Day TrialFree
- RecceBoard$8.99









