Light Meter Wheel vs Luxilux Light Meter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Light Meter Wheel
This app offers a fast, visual, and precise way to measure light for photography. It features a unique exposure wheel that displays aperture, shutter speed, and ISO simultaneously, giving photographers instant control and clarity.
- Real exposure wheel with all values in one view
- Real-time metering with instant EV readings
- Wide ISO and shutter speed range
- Exposure timer for long exposures
- Incident metering using front camera
- Calibration for accuracy
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Light Meter Wheel brings a unique way to measure light — fast, visual and precise. Instead of switching modes, everything is visible at once. Aperture, shutter speed and ISO are seamlessly connected through a real exposure wheel, giving you full control at a glance. Designed for photographers who value clarity, speed and accuracy. Also especially useful for pinhole photography, where its wide aperture range and long exposure timer make setting exposures straightforward. Features • Real exposure wheel with all values in one view • Real-time metering with instant EV readings • Wide ISO range: 0.8 – 6400 • Shutter speeds from 1/8000s to 4 hours • Apertures from f/0.7 to f/1024 • Exposure timer (perfect for long exposures & pinhole) • HOLD function to lock readings • Incident metering using the front camera • Custom backgrounds and light/dark modes • Calibration for maximum accuracy Built by a photographer, for photographers.
Luxilux Light Meter
This app functions as a portable light meter for photographers, especially those using film cameras without built-in meters. It allows for precise exposure readings, offers various shooting modes, and lets you save your settings with preview images.
- Average and spot metering
- Aperture priority mode
- Shutter priority mode
- Manual exposure mode
- Save exposure settings with photos
- Customizable camera profiles
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You like using your old film camera but it doesn't have a built-in light meter? The built-in meter is broken or requires special batteries? With Luxilux you always have a light meter in your pocket. --- METERING --- Luxilux will take an average reading of the image you see in the preview. Specify the area for the meter reading even more accurately by zooming in or out. If your device has two or three back cameras, you can switch between them. You can also tap on points of interest to expose correctly for them. --- MODES --- Use Luxilux in aperture priority mode (Av) by choosing the ISO and aperture, and Luxilux will calculate the right shutter speed to get a proper exposure. Use it in shutter priority mode (Tv) by choosing the ISO and the shutter speed, and Luxilux will calculate the right aperture to get a proper exposure. Manual mode (M) lets you change all values and shows you how much they differ from the calculated optimal exposure. --- SAVE EXPOSURES --- Tap "Save" and the currently selected settings are saved alongside a preview image into your photo library. If you give location permission you can also save where the measurement was taken. You can view your saved photos in Luxilux or in the Photos app. --- PROFILES --- You can choose between full stops, half stops or third stops for ISO, aperture and shutter speed. Specify the minimum and maximum values that your combination of camera, lens and film supports. Save these settings in profiles so you can quickly recall them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Light Meter Wheel at $1.99 against Luxilux Light Meter's $5.99. Light Meter Wheel also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 78%) and chart position (#125 vs unranked). Luxilux Light Meter's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and ratings volume (75 vs 12). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Light Meter Wheel costs $1.99 and Luxilux Light Meter $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Luxilux Light Meter holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Luxilux Light Meter has 75 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of Light Meter Wheel's written reviews are positive against 78% of Luxilux Light Meter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Light Meter Wheel ships an update every 2 months, Luxilux Light Meter every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Light Meter Wheel | Luxilux Light Meter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (12 ratings) | 4.9 (75 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.3% of reviews — better | 77.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 75 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #125 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Quiles | Christian Lobach |
Customer experience
Light Meter Wheel
Luxilux Light Meter
In-app purchases
Light Meter Wheel
No in-app purchases
Luxilux Light Meter
No in-app purchases
Questions
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