Good Light Meter vs EV13
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Good Light Meter
This tool turns your smartphone into a professional exposure meter for photography. It uses your device's camera to calculate real-time Exposure Value (EV) and provides precise recommendations for aperture, ISO, and shutter speed, aiding both film and digital photographers in achieving optimal exposure.
- Real-time Exposure Value (EV) calculation
- Aperture, ISO, and shutter speed recommendations
- Uses device camera for metering
- Suitable for film and digital photography
- Simple and professional interface
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Good Light Meter is a simple film light meter app that transforms your smartphone into a professional exposure tool. Using your device's camera, it calculates the Exposure Value (EV) in real time and offers accurate recommendations for aperture, ISO, and shutter speed. Whether you’re shooting on film or working digitally, this app makes it easy to achieve the ideal exposure.
EV13
This app acts as a light meter for film photography, offering tactile analog controls for aperture, shutter, and ISO. It features automatic exposure reading, various metering modes, and the ability to capture photos with light meter information engraved.
- Automatic light meter
- Various reading modes (Spot, center, average)
- Tactile aperture, shutter, and ISO control
- Photo capture with meter info
- Comprehensive dashboard design
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"EV13" is simple, yet designed with craftsmanship that you can find some of your favorite objects. Just like your trusty film camera. It features tactile analog control, automatic exposure reader, and meter preview with recording. Travel light and find a perfect companion to your camera. Features : - Automatic light meter supporting various mode - Various reading mode (Spot, center, average) - Tactile control for aperture, shutter and ISO - comprehensive dashboard design - Photo capture with light meter info engraved. Font is F5.6 from dot colon (ドットコロン) - ver 0.110 Used under SIL Open Font License, Ver 1.1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Good Light Meter at every 2 days against EV13's every 2 weeks. Good Light Meter also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (18.1 vs 26.6). EV13's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Good Light Meter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EV13 has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Good Light Meter ships an update every 2 days, EV13 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Good Light Meter | EV13 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 81.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 — better | 26.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IACTA, LLC. | Minsang choi |
In-app purchases
Good Light Meter
No in-app purchases
EV13
No in-app purchases
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