Pro Light Meter vs Scantic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pro Light Meter
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Pro Light Meter is a professional-grade exposure meter designed specifically for analog and film photographers. Point your iPhone camera at any scene and instantly get accurate exposure readings. Set your film's ISO, choose your aperture or shutter speed, and let the app calculate the perfect exposure for your shot. Features: • Real-time light measurement using your iPhone camera • Automatic EV calculation from scene brightness • Aperture priority (Av) and Shutter priority (Tv) modes • Supports ISO 64 to 1600 — perfect for film stocks • Scene presets: Sunny, Cloudy, Indoor, Night and more • Spot metering — tap anywhere on screen to measure • 5 beautiful themes including daylight mode • Calibrated against professional light meters Whether you shoot 35mm, medium format, or large format film, Pro Light Meter gives you the confidence to nail every exposure. Perfect for street photography, portraits, landscapes, and studio work.
Scantic
Transform your iPhone into a powerful 3D scanner. Capture rooms, objects, or environments and create interactive 3D models directly on your device without needing cloud processing or an account. Inspect and navigate your creations privately.
- 3D scanning with iPhone camera
- On-device Gaussian Splat generation
- Interactive 3D scene inspection
- Private captures stored locally
- Fast experimentation and documentation
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Scantic turns your iPhone into a fast 3D scanning tool. Capture a room, object, or environment and generate an interactive 3D Gaussian Splat directly on your device. The complete reconstruction process runs on the iPhone, without requiring cloud processing or an account. With Scantic you can: • Capture scenes using your iPhone camera • Generate detailed 3D Gaussian Splats • Process scans directly on-device • Inspect and navigate the reconstructed scene in 3D • Keep your captures private on your device Scantic is designed for fast experimentation, visual documentation, creative projects, spatial capture, and anyone interested in turning real-world scenes into interactive 3D content. For best results, move slowly around the subject, keep it well lit, and capture it from multiple angles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pro Light Meter at every 2 days against Scantic's every 2 weeks. Pro Light Meter also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pro Light Meter ships an update every 2 days, Scantic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pro Light Meter | Scantic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | aykan yilmaz | SEBASTIAN BEYER |
In-app purchases
Pro Light Meter
No in-app purchases
Scantic
No in-app purchases





