Luxmeter vs Light Meter + SensorArray
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Luxmeter
This app measures light intensity in lux and provides real-time exposure suggestions for photography. It offers customizable settings for shutter speed, aperture, and ISO, with options for both front and back cameras. It's designed for personal use to optimize lighting and capture better photos.
- Light intensity measurement (lux, foot-candles)
- Real-time color temperature readings
- Exposure suggestions
- Manual shutter speed, aperture, ISO control
- Front and back camera support
- Customizable settings
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LuxMeter is a 2-in-1 light intensity (lux) and exposure meter with customizable settings. Whether you want to capture the perfect photo or optimize lighting in any space, LuxMeter provides good-quality readings right on your phone. Key Features: - Real-time color temperature readings - Light intensity measurements in lux and foot-candles - Tracking of average and maximum light levels - Real-time suggestions for optimal exposure settings - Manual adjustment and locking of shutter speed, aperture, and ISO - Intuitive and customizable controls - For front and back cam - Customizable settings for shutter speed, ISO, aperture - Preview and adjust diaphragm settings before shooting Please note, that the LuxMeter app is not a replacement for a professional lux meter and should be used for personal needs only. Terms of Use - https://luxmeter-landing.vercel.app/privacy Privacy Policy - https://luxmeter-landing.vercel.app/terms
Light Meter + SensorArray
This app provides hardware-validated light metering for analog film, digital cinema, and audio. It offers features like spot metering, reciprocity compensation for long exposures, and ambient color balance estimation. It's designed for professionals and works offline with a privacy-first approach.
- Hardware-linked spot metering
- Reciprocity compensation for long exposures
- Ambient color balance estimation
- Calibrated sound pressure level monitoring
- NOAA solar tracking
- Digital film log
- Focus stacking assistant
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Hardware-Validated Light Metering. Zero Subscriptions. Stop guessing and start measuring with SensorArray—a native, high-performance measurement suite that talks directly to your iPhone’s hardware. Built on international standards (APEX) and professional photographic physics, SensorArray delivers high-fidelity data for analog film, digital cinema, and studio audio. HARDWARE-LINKED SPOT METERING Unlike generic apps, SensorArray utilizes raw 14-bit ISP (Image Signal Processor) metadata. By gating measurements to hardware-ready states, we provide a precision Spot Meter that allows you to sample any pixel in your scene for instant, validated exposure data. THE RECIPROCITY SPECIALIST (Schwarzschild) Master long exposures with precision Schwarzschild Power Law compensation. Film Stocks: Integrated curves for 20+ professional stocks from Kodak, Ilford, and Fujifilm. Automatic math: Meter your scene and get the exact compensated exposure time instantly. THE SUPER SENSOR HUD (Mission Control) A unified interface for critical field data: Ambient Color Balance: Professional Kelvin estimation using McCamy’s Approximation for perfect white balance. SPL Sound Monitor: Calibrated Sound Pressure Level monitoring (30dB–100dB baseline) for ambient noise analysis. NOAA Solar Tracker: Official NOAA General Solar Equations for minute-perfect Golden Hour and Sunrise/Sunset tracking. PROFESSIONAL WORKFLOW SUITE: Digital Film Log: Record Aperture, Shutter, ISO, and Lens metadata for every analog frame. Exposure Equivalence: Built on the international APEX (Additive System of Photographic Exposure) standard. Focus Stacking Assistant: Precision math with a 25% safety overlap for macro composites. Field of View Simulator: Visualize focal lengths from 24mm to 135mm with accurate lens compression. BUILT FOR PROFESSIONALS: 100% Offline: Works in studio basements and remote locations. Privacy-First: No accounts. No tracking. No data collection. Native performance: Built with SwiftUI for ultra-fast response and low battery drain. Own your instruments. Join the "Anti-SaaS" movement and download SensorArray today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Luxmeter at 4.4 against Light Meter + SensorArray's 3.0. Luxmeter also leads on ratings volume (208 vs 3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Light Meter + SensorArray's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 8%). 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. Luxmeter sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Light Meter + SensorArray sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Luxmeter holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Luxmeter has 208 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 8% of Luxmeter's written reviews are positive against 50% of Light Meter + SensorArray's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Luxmeter ships an update every 5 days, Light Meter + SensorArray every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Luxmeter | Light Meter + SensorArray |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (208 ratings) — better | 3.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 208 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | STOMBERG s.r.o | Dynamic Star Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Luxmeter
Light Meter + SensorArray
In-app purchases
Luxmeter
- Luxmeter Pro7 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Luxmeter Pro$5.997 Days
- Luxmeter Pro3 Days trial$8.997 Days
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- Luxmeter Pro7 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Luxmeter Pro3 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Luxmeter Pro$9.997 Days
- Luxmeter Pro$29.991 Year
Light Meter + SensorArray
- Access all Pro-tools & calculators$4.99
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