FilmMeter vs frmrr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
frmrr
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A film camera for your iPhone. Shoot on film stocks, make every frame yours, and keep a quiet photo diary. Frmrr makes your photos look like film because it works like film. Each stock has its own colour response and is printed onto print paper, with the glow, grain and light leaks of a real roll. Everything happens on your phone. No accounts, no internet, no AI. SHOOT ON FILM • Six film stocks, live in the viewfinder: Daylight 200, Portrait 400, Cine 500T, Slide 100, Mono 400 and Mono 3200. Swipe the dial and see the look before you shoot. • A real camera: RAW capture, tap to focus and lock exposure, swipe for exposure, and white balance by preset or Kelvin. • Flash with Off, On and Auto. In Auto the button lights up when the scene needs it. • A light meter needle on the side of the viewfinder, a level that turns amber when you're straight, and a composition grid. • Zoom up to 3× and keep the full RAW. • Take the shot with either volume button. • Built for one hand, with the dial and shutter below the picture. MAKE EVERY FRAME YOURS • Change the exposure, the stock, the print paper or go black and white, with small previews of your own photo in each. • Shadows, Highlights, Contrast and Saturation, worked on the film itself. • Halation, Haze, Light leak, Grain and Vignette. • Crop and rotate, add a white or black paper border, and stamp the date in orange film-camera digits in any corner. • Undo and redo, and hold to compare with the original. • Import up to 10 photos at a time from your library and give each a film look. • Your Roll keeps every original, so you can re-edit any photo at any time. KEEP A PHOTO DIARY • Answer a short, thoughtful prompt about a photo, right after you take it or later. • A quiet daily reminder, at a time you choose, skipped on days you've written. It stops by itself if you take a break. MAKE PHOTO STRIPS • Shoot or pick four frames for a photobooth-style strip on white or black photo paper, with captions and the date. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Fully offline: no accounts, no sync, no analytics, no network. • No AI. Your words and photos stay yours. • Nothing is saved, shared or exported without a tap. • Supports Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, Increase Contrast, Reduce Motion and Reduce Transparency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: frmrr at none against FilmMeter's 4. FilmMeter's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. FilmMeter sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. frmrr asks for nothing beyond the download.
FilmMeter ships an update every 2 days, frmrr every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FilmMeter | frmrr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (65 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 96.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 宗 侯 | MYO KHANT ZAW |
In-app purchases
FilmMeter
- 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
frmrr
No in-app purchases









