Comparison

False Color Viewer vs Lume

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • False color overlays
  • Exposure inspection
  • Compare original and false color
  • Switch exposure systems
  • Local rendering
  • Selective media import
Features
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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/

About

Lume

Features
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Lume is a professional light meter for film photography and cinema. Point at the scene, lock the reading, then compose the shutter-aperture pair on click-stop wheels, the way a real meter works. PHOTO MODE • Reading at the centre of the frame, weighted like a TTL meter • Aperture or shutter priority, third-of-a-stop scales • Exposure compensation ±3 EV and ND filters up to ND1000 • 24 film stocks with reciprocity failure correction YOUR CAMERA • Set the shutter speeds and apertures your camera and lens actually have (e.g. 1/8–1/500, ƒ2.8–ƒ16) • The wheels stop there, and Lume never suggests a value you can't set • When the light asks for more than your camera can give, it tells you, and by how many stops FLASH • Work out the exposure for a shot with flash: guide number, the power the flash is set to (1/1, 1/2, 1/4…) and the distance • Flash and ambient light are added together, the way they add on film • On models with LiDAR the subject distance is measured at the centre of the frame CINE MODE • Frame rate and shutter angle • Aperture in tenths of a stop, as used on set LOGBOOK • Save every reading with a photo and the data burned in • Find your shots in a grid or on a map • Share, or save to your camera roll Metering uses the camera's real metadata together with pixel analysis, continuously calibrated against the sensor. Interface in English and Italian.

Screenshots

False Color Viewer4 screens
Lume4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lume at none against False Color Viewer's 4. False Color Viewer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. False Color Viewer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Lume asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

False Color Viewer ships an update every 3 days, Lume monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
False Color Viewer versus Lume: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFalse Color ViewerLume
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBagging GroceriesMilo Zoppini

In-app purchases

4 purchases

False Color Viewer

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99
None

Lume

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is False Color Viewer free?
False Color Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lume free?
Lume is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do False Color Viewer or Lume have ads?
Neither False Color Viewer nor Lume shows ads.
Which is updated more often, False Color Viewer or Lume?
False Color Viewer ships an update every 3 days, and Lume monthly. Most recently, False Color Viewer was updated on October 25, 2026 and Lume on October 29, 2026.

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