Comparison

Flixel Flipside vs PocketMeter Pro

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

Head to head
About

Flixel Flipside

Effortlessly create content for any platform. Capture a single photo or video and instantly export it in multiple aspect ratios, including square, portrait, and landscape. Smart subject tracking ensures your subject remains perfectly framed across all crops, with crisp 4K and 8K output options.

Highlights
  • Export in multiple aspect ratios
  • Smart subject tracking
  • 4K and 8K output
  • On-device ML upscaling
  • Direct sharing to social platforms
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Shoot once, post everywhere. Capture a single photo or video and instantly export it in every format you need: square (1:1), portrait (9:16), landscape (16:9), and Instagram feed (4:5). Smart subject tracking keeps your subject in frame across all crops, powered by on-device ML with options from quick first-frame detection to smooth per-frame tracking. Built for creators who want one take, every ratio, zero hassle. YOUR SUBJECT, ALWAYS IN FRAME Your subject stays perfectly centered in every crop — automatically. For video, choose how closely the camera follows: subtle, moderate, or dynamic tracking, and preview the result in real time before you export. Powered by Apple's Vision framework and on-device ML. CRISP EXPORTS UP TO 8K Get sharp 4K and 8K output from any crop thanks to on-device ML upscaling. Choose your file format — JPEG, HEIC, or PNG for photos; H.264, HEVC, ProRes 422, or ProRes 4444 for video — set your quality, and export every format at once or one at a time. CAPTURE AND EDIT ANYWHERE Crop and reframe right inside Photos without leaving your library. Launch the camera from your Lock Screen with Camera Control or Control Center. Automate with Siri and Shortcuts. Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud. Flipside runs natively on all three. ONE TAP TO EVERY PLATFORM Share directly to Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Threads, Snapchat, X, and WhatsApp — Flipside picks the right formats for each app so you don't have to. Subscription Legal (Flixel Plans): Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews at the purchase price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the Account Settings after purchase. Subscriptions are one month or year in length. For Terms of Service see https://flixel.com/terms/

About

PocketMeter Pro

This professional light meter app transforms your iPhone into a versatile tool for film photographers and cinematographers. It offers live exposure readings, tap-to-spot metering, and cinema-specific features like shutter angle and false color overlays.

Highlights
  • Live scene metering
  • Tap-to-spot metering
  • Lockable exposure dials
  • Cinema mode with shutter angle
  • False color exposure map
  • LiDAR rangefinder (Pro models)
  • Save exposure logs with metadata
Features
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PocketMeter Pro turns your iPhone into a professional light meter. Built for film photographers and cinematographers who think in stops, angles, and zones. Point it at a scene and get a live exposure reading, solved across real photographic stop tables. Lock any two of shutter, aperture, and ISO, and the third tracks the light in real time. Tap anywhere in the frame to spot-meter: the tapped area is placed at middle gray, exactly like a spot reading for shadows or skin. • Live scene metering read directly from the camera sensor • Tap-to-spot metering with one-tap return to full-scene evaluation • Lockable dials with a priority-aware exposure solver • Pop-up scrub wheels with haptic detents — it feels like a meter, not a form • Hold any reading while you work, then release to go live again • Over- and under-exposure warnings when a solve runs out of range CINEMA MODE • Shutter angle instead of shutter speed — 180° at 24 fps reads 1/48 • Frame rates from 23.976 to 60 • ND filters in cinema density notation (ND 0.3 to ND 1.8), right on the control deck — photo mode shows classic filter factors (ND2 to ND64) instead • False color, one tap from the viewfinder: an ARRI-style exposure map where green is middle gray, pink is skin key, and red is clipping — read relative to YOUR dialed settings, not the phone's auto-exposure ON SET, IN THE FIELD • LiDAR rangefinder: distance to your metering point in feet and inches (iPhone Pro models) • Live color-temperature readout in Kelvin from scene white balance • LOG: save a frame to Photos stamped with your full exposure — EV, shutter or angle, aperture, ISO, ND, white balance, distance — and geotagged, so you can swipe up later and see exactly where you metered it • Full portrait and landscape support with translucent controls that keep the viewfinder clear BUILT BY FILMMAKERS PocketMeter Pro comes from Studio C-41 and was built and field-tested alongside working cinematographers. Requires iOS 17 or later. Rangefinder requires a LiDAR-equipped iPhone (Pro models). Camera, Photos, and location permissions are used only for metering, saving your logs, and tagging them — nothing is collected or shared.

Screenshots

Flixel Flipside4 screens
PocketMeter Pro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Flixel Flipside at Free against PocketMeter Pro's $9.99. Flixel Flipside also leads on device support (3 vs 1). PocketMeter Pro's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). On ads 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

Flixel Flipside is free to download; PocketMeter Pro costs $9.99 up front. Flixel Flipside sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PocketMeter Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PocketMeter Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PocketMeter Pro has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Flixel Flipside versus PocketMeter Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlixel FlipsidePocketMeter Pro
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#95 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlixel Software LtdStudio C-41 Productions, LLC

Customer experience

Flixel Flipside

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

PocketMeter Pro

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Flixel Flipside

Subscriptions6
  • Flipside Pro$2.991 Month
  • Motion Studio$9.991 Month
  • Creator Bundle$14.991 Month
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  • Flipside Pro$29.991 Year
  • Motion Studio$99.991 Year
  • Creator Bundle$149.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro License$49.99
None

PocketMeter Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flixel Flipside free?
Flixel Flipside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PocketMeter Pro free?
PocketMeter Pro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flixel Flipside or PocketMeter Pro?
PocketMeter Pro is rated higher. Flixel Flipside averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while PocketMeter Pro averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Flixel Flipside or PocketMeter Pro have ads?
Neither Flixel Flipside nor PocketMeter Pro shows ads.

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