Comparison

FilmMeter vs Framewalk

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

Head to head
About

FilmMeter

This app transforms your iPhone into a professional light meter for film photography. It offers real-time metering, LiDAR ranging for accurate focus, and comprehensive film roll management. Features include reciprocity calculation, ND filter compensation, and an exposure log to streamline your shooting workflow.

Highlights
  • Real-time light metering
  • LiDAR ranging and depth of field
  • Film roll and camera management
  • Reciprocity and ND filter compensation
  • Long exposure timer
  • Exposure logging
Features
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FilmMeter turns your iPhone into a professional light meter for film cameras. Real-time metering, LiDAR ranging, reciprocity calculation, and exposure logging — one app covers your entire shooting workflow from loading film to the final frame. Metering Measure exposure in real-time using your iPhone camera. Spot metering reads any point precisely, while average metering balances the whole scene. Full control over aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. iPhone 16 users can meter and adjust EV directly with the Camera Control button. Ranging & Depth of Field Get accurate focus distance with LiDAR-enabled devices. The depth of field scale shows your sharp range and hyperfocal distance, supporting 35mm (full frame) and medium format calculations. Camera Management Create profiles for your cameras and lenses. Set focal length and aperture range for each lens, then link a camera when loading film — aperture selection is automatically constrained to your lens's actual range. Manage your digital film bag the way you manage your real gear. Film Roll Management Create a roll, select your film stock, start shooting. Push/pull processing support lets you set development stops and automatically converts to effective ISO. Each metering links to your current roll automatically. The frame counter tracks remaining shots. Mark rolls as in progress, finished, or developed. ND Filters Built-in support for ND2 through ND10000. Select a filter and exposure is compensated automatically — no manual stop conversion needed. Pair with the long exposure timer to master daytime slow shutter work. Reciprocity Compensation Film loses sensitivity during long exposures. FilmMeter includes reciprocity data for popular film stocks and calculates the corrected shutter time automatically. Long Exposure Timer Long-press the metering button to start a countdown. The timer integrates with Dynamic Island — visible even when locked. Get notified when your exposure completes. No more counting seconds for star trails or light painting. Smart Exposure Suggestions Built-in scene recognition analyzes your frame. In tricky lighting like snow, backlight, or night scenes, it tells you "add one stop" instead of leaving you to figure it out. Exposure Log Every metering saves full parameters and location. Export to CSV. Review your decisions, build your film notes. More Features • ND filter auto exposure compensation • Film LUT live preview • Aspect ratio overlays (135/120 formats) • Focal length frame lines (28-200mm) • Darkroom-friendly red-on-black interface • Metric and imperial units Free to Use • No subscription, no account required • Fully offline, no ads • English and Chinese Designed for film photography. Professional enough for experienced shooters, simple enough for beginners.

About

Framewalk

Features
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Framewalk is a photo-hunt app for you and your friends — a daily (or custom) prompt, a walk you can leave and return to, and frames you keep when ready. Get today’s theme, take photos over time, optionally attach a GPS trail, then keep an even set of frames to share with the visibility you choose. HUNT & FRAME • Today’s prompt — a fresh theme to photograph • Open walks — add frames anytime; keep when you have at least 4 (even counts) • Optional trail and map settings on the draft • Park or discard a walk; discarded walks stay recoverable for a limited time THEME & PEOPLE • Use this theme — start or resume a hunt from someone else’s walk • People who framed this — see friends and others on the same prompt • Theme walks — browse visible walks on one theme • Explore — random public frames from people you don’t follow FEED & PROFILE • Following feed with suggested public walks woven in • Captions, likes, follows, reposts, and alerts • Profiles, hunts, prompts, followers, and following • Report and block tools for safety PLANS (OPTIONAL) Free, Frame+, and Frame Exclusive set frames per walk, open-walk limits, discard retention, custom prompts, and daily prompt refreshes. Per-walk trail and map stay free. Subscriptions are billed through your App Store account and renew unless cancelled in your account settings. Support: https://framewalk.nheek.com/contact-us Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://framewalk.nheek.com/privacy

Screenshots

FilmMeter4 screens
Framewalk4 screens

Verdict

The call

FilmMeter and Framewalk are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. FilmMeter sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Framewalk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
FilmMeter versus Framewalk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilmMeterFramewalk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (63 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings63 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer宗 侯Nick James Hipol

In-app purchases

4 purchases

FilmMeter

One-time4
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99
  • Buy me lunch$2.99
  • 请我吃块蛋糕$9.99
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  • 赞助开发$19.99
2 purchases

Framewalk

Subscriptions2
  • Frame+$3.991 Month
  • Framework Exclusive$9.991 Month

Questions

Is FilmMeter free?
FilmMeter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Framewalk free?
Framewalk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FilmMeter or Framewalk have ads?
Neither FilmMeter nor Framewalk shows ads.

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