CineMeter Pro vs ClappyBoard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CineMeter Pro
This app transforms your iPhone into a cinema-grade color and exposure meter. It provides accurate Kelvin measurements, ND filter recommendations, and on-set monitoring tools like waveforms and histograms. Plan shots with a sun position tracker and save/export your readings.
- Calibrated cinema-grade color and exposure meter
- Accurate Kelvin color temperature measurement
- ND filter calculator with APEX system
- Sun position tracker with AR overlay
- RGB Waveform and Histogram monitoring
- False color overlay
- Gel and filter recommendations
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Lighting a scene and second-guessing every reading? Stop carrying $1,500 of hardware to confirm your white balance. CineMeter Pro turns your iPhone into a calibrated cinema-grade color and exposure meter built for the way you actually shoot. Built by filmmakers, for filmmakers — the only iPhone meter that pulls real exposure metadata straight from your camera. No guessing, no pixel-brightness hacks. ONE METER. ONE POCKET. EVERY SCENE. TRY EVERYTHING FREE FOR 3 DAYS Full features require a paid subscription or one-time Lifetime purchase. Start with a 3-day free trial — full access to every feature below. NEW: SUN POSITION TRACKER Plan every shot before you arrive. Live sun tracking, an AR sun marker overlaid on your camera preview, and the full daily sun path projected on the live view with labeled markers at sunrise, golden hour, solar noon, and sunset. Scout locations and time shots without leaving the app. ACCURATE COLOR TEMPERATURE Measure CCT in Kelvin from 2000K to 10000K. See green/magenta tint in the units you use — Sekonic CC index, ±, Mired shift, or full CC values. Visual scales show exactly where you sit between tungsten and daylight. REAL EXPOSURE, REAL ND RECOMMENDATIONS The ND filter calculator runs the APEX photographic exposure system to ISO 2720 standard. Dial in your cinema camera's T-stop, ISO, FPS, and shutter angle — get the exact ND density. T-stops in half-stop precision (T1.0–T22). ISOs in third-stop precision (100–12800). Frame rates 23.976–120. Shutter angles 45°–360°. A SPOT METER THAT ACTUALLY HOLDS Drag and resize the spot meter anywhere on frame. HOLD locks the reading like a real Sekonic — not just the position, the value. Take readings on talent, walls, practicals, and compare side by side. A FULL ON-SET MONITORING SUITE - RGB Waveform monitor (luminance, RGB, parade) - Histogram with full RGB channel breakdown - False color overlay with IRE legend - LUT preview support - Illumination meter in lux, foot-candles, EV100 GEL & FILTER RECOMMENDATIONS Tell it your target color temperature. It tells you the exact CTO, CTB, plus-green or minus-green gel. CALIBRATE LIKE A PRO Calibrate against CIE illuminants — D65, D50, tungsten, or custom. Manual temperature/tint offset and ±3 stops of exposure compensation let you trim to match the meter you trust. CAPTURE, LOG, EXPORT Save readings with reference photo, location tag, and notes. Group by date, filter by Today / Tungsten / Daylight / Cool / Logs, or run continuous Log sessions. Export to PDF or CSV. Compare two readings side by side. MADE FOR ON-SET Dark UI engineered for set use. Native iPad layout with a dedicated side panel. iPhone and iPad universal. PERFECT FOR Cinematographers, gaffers, DITs, camera assistants, indie filmmakers, location scouts, landscape and real estate photographers, drone pilots, music video and commercial DPs. PRICING — ALL FEATURES UNLOCKED WITH EITHER OPTION - CineMeter Pro Yearly: $19.99/year (3-day free trial) - CineMeter Pro Lifetime: $49.99 one-time purchase All features described above are available during the free trial and after purchase. The app cannot be used without an active trial, subscription, or Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. The Lifetime option is a one-time purchase and is not a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://jyvapps.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://jyvapps.com/terms CineMeter Pro is an independent app. Sekonic is a trademark of its respective owner; CineMeter Pro is not affiliated with or endorsed by Sekonic, Lumu, or any hardware meter brand.
ClappyBoard
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ClappyBoard is a digital clapperboard for indie productions. Hold anywhere to arm the board, release to mark. ClappyBoard fires a full-screen white flash carrying the exact time of day, scene and take — a frame an editor can find by eye and a waveform spike they can find by ear. BUILT FOR INDIE BUDGETS No timecode boxes to rent, no jam-syncing between setups, nobody tied up just to hold the clapper. ClappyBoard puts a real sync mark on every take using a phone someone on set already owns — prop it on a stand or hand it to whoever's free. Narrative, doc or commercial, anywhere sound rolls separately from picture. THE WHOLE SLATE IS FREE Every mark, every sound, the full log and CSV export — free, with no limit on takes and nothing held back until wrap. Free boards simply carry ClappyBoard as the production name. CLAPPYBOARD PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NEVER A SUBSCRIPTION - Put your own production name on the board - Keep a separate board and log for every job you shoot THE BOARD - Landscape clapperboard layout, readable across a room - Big ROLL, SCENE and TAKE boxes - Live time-of-day readout at your production frame rate - Two board styles: classic black or light MARKING A TAKE - Hold to arm, release to mark — stray taps never fire - Full-screen flash with the mark's time, scene and take burned in - Choose your clap sound: a real clapperboard recording or a 1 kHz beep - Plays at full volume even with the ringer on silent - Undo the last mark if you fumble it FAST BETWEEN TAKES - Takes count up automatically after every mark - Swipe on SCENE to move forward or back; double-tap for the next scene - Swipe on TAKE to nudge the number - Go back to an earlier scene and takes pick up where you left off A LOG YOU CAN TRUST AT WRAP - Every mark recorded with scene, take, roll and time - Nothing is ever rewritten — the log is what actually happened - Export the whole shoot as a CSV to hand your editor PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION No account. No sign-in. No analytics, no tracking. Nothing about your shoot ever leaves your device — ClappyBoard works in airplane mode on a mountain, and it never asks for a single permission. The one time it touches the network is the moment you choose to buy Pro, and that goes through Apple. ClappyBoard Pro unlocks permanently on your Apple Account and restores on any device you sign in with. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ginsberg.ai/privacy/clappyboard
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CineMeter Pro at every 10 days against ClappyBoard's every 5 weeks. 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
Both are free to download. CineMeter Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and ClappyBoard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CineMeter Pro ships an update every 10 days, ClappyBoard every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CineMeter Pro | ClappyBoard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Farah Aydoni | Ginsberg AI LLC |
In-app purchases
CineMeter Pro
- CineMeter Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- CineMeter Pro – Lifetime$49.99
ClappyBoard
- ClappyBoard Pro$9.99





