MeterGlass vs False Color Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MeterGlass
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MeterGlass is a professional light meter built for film and large format photographers. Metering • Average metering and ~1.5° spot metering with a live acceptance-angle readout; pinch to zoom in tighter • Zone System: multi-point capture and placement, scene contrast and N+/N- development suggestions, shareable metering cards • Calibration in 0.1 EV steps against a gray card or a meter you trust Film formats • Nine format masks from 135 to 8x10 (including 6x12/6x17 panoramic) with in-mask metering • Live equivalent focal length per format, portrait/landscape framing, zoom with 5mm detents Exposure • EV, aperture/shutter pairs, exposure compensation, illuminance (lux) and color temperature • Filter factors (yellow/orange/red/ND) and bellows extension compensation, folded into suggestions automatically • ISO 20–25600, apertures f/1–f/256, full/half/third-stop steps Instrument-style interface, six languages, fully offline, zero data collection.
False Color Viewer
Analyze exposure in photos and videos with customizable false color overlays. Compare original footage to false color views and switch between different exposure systems. Rendering is done locally, ensuring only selected media is imported for analysis.
- False color overlays
- Exposure inspection
- Compare original and false color
- Switch exposure systems
- Local rendering
- Selective media import
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Import photos and videos to inspect exposure with false color overlays. Compare the original to false color, then switch exposure systems. False color is rendered locally. Only the media you choose is imported. Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: False Color Viewer at Free against MeterGlass's $9.99. False Color Viewer also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). MeterGlass's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On 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
False Color Viewer is free to download; MeterGlass costs $9.99 up front. False Color Viewer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MeterGlass asks for nothing beyond the download.
MeterGlass ships an update monthly, False Color Viewer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MeterGlass | False Color Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 存滨 崔 | Bagging Groceries |
In-app purchases
MeterGlass
No in-app purchases
False Color Viewer
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Yearly$9.991 Year
- Lifetime$29.99
Questions
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