Comparison

NTRX Cam vs PocketMeter Pro

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

Head to head
About

NTRX Cam

This experimental camera app uses advanced sensors and GPU rendering to create unique, real-time visual effects. Explore over 100 dynamic effects that react to your environment, then record and share your creations.

Highlights
  • Real-time visual effects
  • LiDAR depth sensing
  • Person segmentation
  • Motion response
  • GPU-powered rendering
  • Record video and capture photos
  • In-app library for saving and sharing
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NTRX Cam is an experimental camera with 150+ real-time effects — not filters, but living visual systems rendered live in the viewfinder. Point the camera and watch the world transform: matrix rain, thermal vision, x-ray looks, glitch and datamosh, prism distortions, pixel worlds, retro screens, and depth-driven 3D geometry that reacts to the space around you. What you see is what you shoot — no editing, no post-production. Create your way: – Shoot video and photos through 160+ live effects – Explore visual worlds: Matrix, Glitch, Thermal, VHS, Pixel Art, X-Ray, Cinematic, and more – Effects react to depth, faces, hands, motion, and sound – Adjust every effect with simple sliders in real time TRUE 3D DEPTH Effects in the Depth and Cyber categories use the LiDAR sensor to see the world in 3D: particles, glyphs, scanner lines, and point clouds that react to distance and shape. LiDAR effects require an iPhone Pro model. RECORD AND SHARE Record clips or capture photos with any effect. Your clips live in the in-app Library — save to Photos or share only when you want to. NTRX PRO All effects can be previewed live for free. NTRX Pro unlocks recording and photo export for the full set. Subscriptions: monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Restore Purchases available. Payment is charged to your Apple Account; subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. NTRX Cam is a creative lab, not a beauty filter app. Make it weird. Have fun. Read more about our terms of use (EULA) here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Read more about our privacy policy here: https://ntrxcam.app/privacy Have questions or suggestions? Email us at support@ntrxcam.app Thanks for shooting with NTRX Cam — we'd love to see your feedback in the App Store! NTRX Cam is a creative lab, not a beauty filter app. Make it weird. Have fun. Privacy Policy: https://ntrxcam.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PocketMeter Pro

This professional light meter app transforms your iPhone into a versatile tool for film photographers and cinematographers. It offers live exposure readings, tap-to-spot metering, and cinema-specific features like shutter angle and false color overlays.

Highlights
  • Live scene metering
  • Tap-to-spot metering
  • Lockable exposure dials
  • Cinema mode with shutter angle
  • False color exposure map
  • LiDAR rangefinder (Pro models)
  • Save exposure logs with metadata
Features
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PocketMeter Pro turns your iPhone into a professional light meter. Built for film photographers and cinematographers who think in stops, angles, and zones. Point it at a scene and get a live exposure reading, solved across real photographic stop tables. Lock any two of shutter, aperture, and ISO, and the third tracks the light in real time. Tap anywhere in the frame to spot-meter: the tapped area is placed at middle gray, exactly like a spot reading for shadows or skin. • Live scene metering read directly from the camera sensor • Tap-to-spot metering with one-tap return to full-scene evaluation • Lockable dials with a priority-aware exposure solver • Pop-up scrub wheels with haptic detents — it feels like a meter, not a form • Hold any reading while you work, then release to go live again • Over- and under-exposure warnings when a solve runs out of range CINEMA MODE • Shutter angle instead of shutter speed — 180° at 24 fps reads 1/48 • Frame rates from 23.976 to 60 • ND filters in cinema density notation (ND 0.3 to ND 1.8), right on the control deck — photo mode shows classic filter factors (ND2 to ND64) instead • False color, one tap from the viewfinder: an ARRI-style exposure map where green is middle gray, pink is skin key, and red is clipping — read relative to YOUR dialed settings, not the phone's auto-exposure ON SET, IN THE FIELD • LiDAR rangefinder: distance to your metering point in feet and inches (iPhone Pro models) • Live color-temperature readout in Kelvin from scene white balance • LOG: save a frame to Photos stamped with your full exposure — EV, shutter or angle, aperture, ISO, ND, white balance, distance — and geotagged, so you can swipe up later and see exactly where you metered it • Full portrait and landscape support with translucent controls that keep the viewfinder clear BUILT BY FILMMAKERS PocketMeter Pro comes from Studio C-41 and was built and field-tested alongside working cinematographers. Requires iOS 17 or later. Rangefinder requires a LiDAR-equipped iPhone (Pro models). Camera, Photos, and location permissions are used only for metering, saving your logs, and tagging them — nothing is collected or shared.

Screenshots

NTRX Cam4 screens
PocketMeter Pro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NTRX Cam at Free against PocketMeter Pro's $9.99. PocketMeter Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#198 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

NTRX Cam is free to download; PocketMeter Pro costs $9.99 up front. NTRX Cam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PocketMeter Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NTRX Cam against 5.0 for PocketMeter Pro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
NTRX Cam versus PocketMeter Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNTRX CamPocketMeter Pro
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better5
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#198 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVitaly KushnirStudio C-41 Productions, LLC

Customer experience

NTRX Cam

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PocketMeter Pro

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

NTRX Cam

Subscriptions2
  • NTRX Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • NTRX Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • NTRX Pro Lifetime$24.99
None

PocketMeter Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NTRX Cam free?
NTRX Cam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PocketMeter Pro free?
PocketMeter Pro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NTRX Cam or PocketMeter Pro?
NTRX Cam and PocketMeter Pro are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do NTRX Cam or PocketMeter Pro have ads?
Neither NTRX Cam nor PocketMeter Pro shows ads.

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