Comparison

光尺 vs HideCut

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

Head to head
About

光尺

This app combines a professional light meter with a precise laser rangefinder for film photographers. It addresses challenges with rangefinder and zone focus cameras in low light and fast-paced shooting, ensuring accurate exposures and sharp focus.

Highlights
  • Low-light metering engine
  • LiDAR laser precise focusing
  • Intelligent reciprocity failure compensation
  • Rangefinder and zone focus assistance
  • Accurate exposure for night scenes
  • Modern focusing for old cameras
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光尺是专为胶片摄影师打造的“暗光克星”与“测距神器”。我们将专业的测光表与精密的激光测距仪合二为一,旨在解决旁轴与估焦相机在复杂环境下的拍摄难题。无论是微光夜景还是快速抓拍,光尺都能助你精准出片。 【核心功能】 首创暗光测光引擎 突破传统手机测光极限,专为微光环境调校。在极暗环境下依然能提供精准的曝光读数,让你的夜景胶片不再欠曝。 LiDAR 激光精准测距 调用 Apple LiDAR 激光雷达技术,实现厘米级精度的实时测距。彻底告别“黄斑老化看不清”和“全凭感觉估焦”的窘境,让每一次快门都清晰锐利。 智能倒易律补偿 内置主流胶卷倒易律数据库。无需查表,无需心算,只需选择胶卷型号,App 自动计算长曝光所需的补偿时间。 【解决痛点】 拯救废片: 解决夜景拍摄因测光不准导致的死黑问题。 解放大脑: 告别繁琐的倒易律计算公式和随身携带的纸质表格。 老机新生: 即使是黄斑对焦失效的老相机,也能通过“光尺”获得现代化的对焦体验。 【适用人群】 胶片/模拟摄影发烧友 旁轴相机 (Leica M系列等) 及估焦相机 (Rollei 35等) 玩家 热衷于城市夜景与长曝光创作的摄影师

About

HideCut

Features
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HideCut is a privacy editor made for chat screenshots. Import screenshots from your photo library or clipboard, hide the parts you do not want to share, then save or send a cleaner image. Main Features - Detect chat message areas to reduce manual selection - Tap or drag to select the conversation content you want to edit - Redact with pixelate, blur, solid color, or mosaic styles - Crop selected messages into a focused share image - Stitch multiple continuous chat screenshots into one long screenshot - Create collage-style exports with background, spacing, separators, and device frames - Remove EXIF and location metadata when exporting images Long Screenshots and Collages When a conversation is split across multiple screenshots, HideCut helps turn them into one more readable long image. You can hide sensitive details first, then stitch and arrange the screenshots for sharing. Privacy by Design HideCut does not require an account and does not upload your chat screenshots, recognition results, crop areas, redaction edits, collage layouts, or exported images to HideCut servers. Recognition, privacy scanning, redaction, cropping, stitching, and exporting happen on your device. Useful For - Hiding names, addresses, amounts, and other sensitive details before sharing chats - Cropping key parts of a conversation into a clean image - Turning multiple chat screenshots into a long screenshot or collage - Checking and covering private details before posting screenshots online Automatic detection and stitching can be affected by screenshot clarity, fonts, backgrounds, languages, and overlapping scroll areas. Please review your image before sharing and manually adjust selected areas when needed.

Screenshots

光尺4 screens
HideCut3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HideCut at daily against 光尺's every 8 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. 光尺 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and HideCut sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

光尺 ships an update every 8 days, HideCut daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
光尺 versus HideCut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter光尺HideCut
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB30 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer浩宇 李鼎一 陈

In-app purchases

2 purchases

光尺

One-time2
  • 暗光测光永久使用$2.99
  • 测距永久会员$2.99
1 purchases

HideCut

One-time1
  • HideCut Pro$1.99

Questions

Is 光尺 free?
光尺 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HideCut free?
HideCut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 光尺 or HideCut have ads?
Neither 光尺 nor HideCut shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 光尺 or HideCut?
光尺 ships an update every 8 days, and HideCut daily. Most recently, 光尺 was updated on November 5, 2026 and HideCut on October 31, 2026.

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