Comparison

Analog Light Meter vs .Cast

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

Head to head
About

Analog Light Meter

This app uses your device's camera to measure light exposure, displaying readings in a fun, analog-style format. It calculates EV and suggests shutter speed and aperture combinations. While it shows incident light, it actually measures reflected light.

Highlights
  • Camera-based light measurement
  • Analog display for readings
  • EV calculation
  • Shutter speed and F-number suggestions
  • Reflected light measurement
Features
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A light meter app for iPhone inspired by classic analog exposure meters. Set the ISO using the button at the bottom of the screen, then select a metering mode using the button in the upper-left corner. Use the monitor at the top center of the screen to check the metering area, then tap the light meter to take a reading. Based on the measured exposure, the analog-style dial rotates to show combinations of shutter speed and aperture. 【Main Features】 ・ISO setting ・Evaluative, Partial, and Spot metering modes ・On-screen display of the metering area ・Analog-style exposure dial ・Instructions available in Japanese and English Tap the “?” button in the upper-right corner at any time to view instructions. Note: The app is visually inspired by incident-light analog exposure meters, but exposure measurements are made using the iPhone camera.

About

.Cast

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.Cast sends your iPhone's screen and audio to .Capture, a video capture app for Mac, over your local network. It is a sender only. When an iPhone is used as a camera on a film, commercial or TV set, .Cast lets you put the camera app's monitoring screen — waveform, focus assist, frame lines and all — on the director's and client monitors. ONE TAP TO START Open .Cast, tap the red REC button and start the broadcast from the iOS menu. Then open the camera app you shoot with. Whatever is on the iPhone's screen appears in .Capture. A REAL INPUT IN .CAPTURE In .Capture the phone shows up as an input ("iPhone · name", set in .Cast) and can be previewed, recorded and sent to SDI like any other camera. With several phones, "iPhone Multi" shows up to four side by side. BUILT FOR THE SET - Hardware H.264 encoding on the device (1920 px long edge, about 10 Mbps), tuned for low latency - Orientation: Auto / Port Right / Port Left / Portrait. Fixing it is more reliable on a rig, and it can be changed while broadcasting - Audio: the microphone when it is on, otherwise the app audio - Lists the .Capture Macs nearby, and tells you what to check when none is found NOTHING LEAVES YOUR NETWORK Video and audio go straight to the Mac on your local network. No internet, servers or cloud. No account, login, purchases, ads, analytics or tracking. HOW TO USE 1. Update .Capture on your Mac to the latest version and launch it 2. Join the iPhone and the Mac to the same Wi‑Fi 3. In .Cast, tap REC, choose .Cast and start the broadcast 4. In .Capture, choose the iPhone under INPUT Requires .Capture for Mac as the receiver (https://capture.kotetsu.work). The whole screen is sent, including notifications — turn on a Focus mode while broadcasting. .Cast is not for mirroring to TVs or external displays.

Screenshots

Analog Light Meter1 screens
.Cast2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: .Cast at none against Analog Light Meter's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Analog Light Meter versus .Cast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnalog Light Meter.Cast
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTadao NishijimaKOTETSU, Corp.

In-app purchases

None

Analog Light Meter

No in-app purchases

None

.Cast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Analog Light Meter free?
Analog Light Meter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is .Cast free?
.Cast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Analog Light Meter or .Cast have ads?
Analog Light Meter shows ads; .Cast does not.

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