FramePull Pro vs LightCalc.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
FramePull Pro
Extract stills, GIFs, and video clips from your videos with precise cut detection. Organize and arrange your media into grids for social stories, with flexible export options. All processing is done on-device, no internet or account required.
- Precise cut detection
- Extract stills, GIFs, and clips
- On-device processing
- Grid builder for stories
- Flexible export options
- Multi-platform support
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FramePull finds every cut in your video and pulls stills, clips and GIFs out of it โ right on your iPhone or iPad. Load a video from your library or from Files. FramePull analyses every single frame and marks each cut on the timeline, frame-exact, with no drift. Too many cuts, or too few? Sensitivity has three settings, and you can re-run detection at any time. MARK WITH YOUR THUMB IN, STILL and OUT as large buttons. Markers snap onto the nearest cut when you are close to one, and the OUT point lands exactly one frame before it, so the cut frame never ends up inside your clip. Order does not matter: IN then OUT, or OUT then IN. GENERATE IN ONE TAP One tap turns the detected cuts into a still per scene, placed in the middle of each. Clips can span one, two, three or four scenes, so you get short sequences that keep their cuts instead of being chopped apart by them. SWIPE INSTEAD OF TICKING BOXES Everything you marked comes back as a card deck. Swipe right to keep, left to delete. Stills show the exact frame; clips loop right there in the card. BUILD GRIDS FOR STORIES Arrange stills and clips into a 1x1 up to 3x2 grid at 1:1, 4:5, 9:16 or 16:9. Auto Fill picks a set for you and lays it out in timeline order; tap Re-roll for a different set. Pan and pinch inside any cell to reframe it. Grids of stills render as JPEG, and any grid containing a clip renders as video โ 2160x3840 for 9:16. EXPORT Stills as JPEG, PNG or TIFF. Clips as MP4 from 480p to 4K, muted if you like. GIFs too. Add 4:5 and 9:16 crops for feed and story. Save straight to your photo library, or into a folder of your choice in Files, sorted into stills, gifs and videos. NO INTERNET, NO ACCOUNT Everything happens on your device. No uploads, no cloud, no account, no subscription. BUY ONCE, USE EVERYWHERE FramePull for Mac is included in the same purchase. The Mac version additionally offers LUT support for .cube files. Requires iOS 16 or later.
LightCalc.io
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LightCalc is the on-set lighting tool built for cinematographers, gaffers and lighting professionals. Stop doing mental maths under pressure - get the right exposure, the right fixture, and the right setup in seconds. Exposure Calculator Input your camera settings - T-stop, ISO, shutter angle, frame rate, ND filters - and instantly see the illuminance your scene needs. Switch between lux and foot-candles with one tap. Ambient Light Meter Use your iPhone camera as a live lux meter. Point at any surface to get a real-time ambient reading and feed it directly into your calculations - no separate hardware needed. Fixture Comparison Compare up to four lighting fixtures side by side at any distance. Adjust count and dimming per fixture and see relative output at a glance. Power & Distance Solver Know exactly what dimming level or distance you need to hit your target exposure. Works with your chosen fixture, modifier, diffusion and gel. Full Fixture Library Access a curated library of professional fixtures and modifiers. Plus users can add their own custom fixtures and diffusion materials - synced across web and mobile. Projects Save your setups and reload them on the next shoot. Your lighting data travels with you. Built for the Set Dark UI, fast inputs, haptic feedback - designed to be used in low-light environments with one hand while holding a light meter in the other. LightCalc requires an active LightCalc Plus subscription. Manage your subscription at lightcalc.io. Privacy Policy: https://lightcalc.io/privacy-policy | Terms of Use: https://lightcalc.io/terms-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LightCalc.io at Free against FramePull Pro's $2.99. LightCalc.io also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). FramePull Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
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LightCalc.io is free to download; FramePull Pro costs $2.99 up front. LightCalc.io sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $34.99 per year. FramePull Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
FramePull Pro ships an update every 10 days, LightCalc.io fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FramePull Pro | LightCalc.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free โ better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days โ better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carlo Oppermann | Matthias Streicher-Feldhofer |
In-app purchases
FramePull Pro
No in-app purchases
LightCalc.io
- LightCalc Plus14 Days trial$34.991 Year
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