Tapework vs Light Meter EV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tapework
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Tapework turns the video you already have into authentic analog footage — the way it really looked on VHS tape, an 8mm home projector, or a snowy off-air TV. No stickers, no fake overlays: every effect is physically modeled from how the actual hardware degraded the signal. Pick a look, watch it apply to your clip in real time, and export the result with the effect baked permanently into the file — ready for Reels, TikTok, or your camera roll. 11 HAND-MODELED PRESETS • VHS Classic — original VHS SP: head-switching, chroma loss, dropout noise • VHS Long (LP) — degraded chroma, heavier compression artifacts • VHS EP — the heaviest tape degradation, barely-watchable and proud of it • Broadcast Snow — off-air analog TV with snow and ghosting • Broadcast Clean — cable-composite look, minimal artifacts • B-Movie 16mm — heavy film grain with a warm cast • B-Movie 8mm — 8mm projector: extra grain, golden warmth • Hi-Fi VHS — clean luma, only subtle chroma artifacts • Camcorder — 1990s consumer VHS-C, green-tinted and soft • Home Video '70s — early-70s broadcast with prominent scanlines • Home Video '80s — magenta-leaning, oversaturated home tape REAL-TIME, NOT A FILTER SLIDER Everything renders live on the GPU as you scrub. Dial the master Intensity, or open Tweaking to control the individual signal physics — chroma shift and delay, scanlines, head-switching jitter, grain, ringing, vignette, hue and saturation. Save your own combinations as custom presets. EXPORT THAT KEEPS THE LOOK Export up to 4K with the analog effect written into every frame at full quality, with your original audio intact. What you preview is exactly what you get. FREE TO START Use three presets and standard export for free. Upgrade to Pro for all 11 presets, 4K export, no watermark, and every future preset included. WHY IT LOOKS RIGHT Most "VHS" apps paste a semi-transparent PNG over your video. Tapework instead reproduces the analog signal chain — luma/chroma separation, timing errors, tape noise and dropouts — so highlights bloom, colors bleed sideways, and the picture breathes the way real tape does. — Tapework Pro subscription details: • Tapework Pro (Annual) — auto-renewing subscription, $9.99/year • Tapework Pro (Lifetime) — one-time purchase, $19.99 Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. A subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://arturayupov.github.io/tapework-web/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://arturayupov.github.io/tapework-web/privacy.html
Light Meter EV
This app acts as a pocket light meter for your iPhone, measuring EV, lux, and foot-candles. It helps photographers set shutter, aperture, and ISO accurately for both film and digital cameras. A free Sunny 16 calculator is also included.
- Live reflected, incident, and spot metering
- EV, lux, and foot-candle readouts
- Sunny 16 exposure calculator
- Shutter, aperture, and ISO settings
- Hold to freeze readings
- Log shooting with export
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Luxwell is a pocket light meter for iPhone. Measure reflected, incident, and spot EV live from the camera, then set shutter, aperture, and ISO. The meter and Sunny 16 calculator stay free. Point at the scene, the light on your subject, or a single tone. Hold a reading when you have it. Switch the readout between EV, lux, and foot-candles. Built for film and digital photographers who want exposure they can trust in the field. LIVE METER Reflected, incident, and spot modes Tap and pinch the spot reticle. Spot locks exposure so you can compare tones Hold to freeze a reading Shutter, aperture, and ISO in 1/3-stop steps EV, lux, or foot-candles SUNNY 16 Free exposure calculator. Pick ISO for a shutter at f/16, or pick shutter and aperture for a suggested ISO. A fast outdoor starting point, then adjust for haze, backlight, or subject brightness. LUXWELL PRO Optional one-time unlock. Not a subscription. Live metering stays free. Zone system scale on the live meter Manual 0.1-stop calibration, or guided Align to Sunny 16 Shoot log with export Film ISO helper with reciprocity warning Extra camera presets Restore Purchases is in Settings. Luxwell uses the iPhone camera to estimate scene brightness. Results are useful for exposure decisions but are not laboratory-grade and may differ from a calibrated handheld meter. ----------- Privacy Policy: https://luxwell.paprikatech.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://luxwell.paprikatech.io/terms Support: support@paprikatech.io
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tapework at 15.1 against Light Meter EV's 17.0. 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. Tapework sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Light Meter EV sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Tapework | Light Meter EV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artur Aiupov | Paprika Tech LLC |
In-app purchases
Tapework
- Tapework Pro — Annual$9.991 Year
- Tapework Pro Lifetime$19.99
Light Meter EV
- Lifetime$19.99









