Light Meter Wheel vs Light Meter Ultra
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.
Light Meter Ultra
This app provides precise light metering for film photography, eliminating the need for external hardware. It offers various metering modes and customizable profiles to ensure perfect exposures for manual cameras. Advanced features like reciprocity failure correction are available with a PRO plan.
- Aperture Priority Metering
- Shutter Priority Metering
- Exposure Priority Metering
- Customizable ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture
- Exposure Compensation
- Reciprocity Failure Correction
- Custom Camera Profiles
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Fast, precise and easy to use. Get perfect exposures every time. No additional hardware required. Say goodbye to arcane Sunny 16. Figuring out the best exposure settings for your manual camera doesn’t have to be difficult. Light Meter Ultra for iPhone gives you the exact readings you need for your camera by simply pointing your device at the scene. Precise measurements mean you can dial in the perfect exposure settings for capturing the widest dynamic range, whilst customizable shooting profiles allow you to switch between settings with a single tap. Download now and take advantage of our free plan which includes our precision Aperture Priority metering mode, limited settings, and single-use shooting profiles. Or choose one of our PRO plans and gain access to everything the app has to offer, including our full suite of professional metering modes, quick-select reusable shooting profiles, plus advanced features such as reciprocity failure correction that you won't find elsewhere. Capture your creative vision with powerful features, including: - Aperture Priority Metering Mode - Shutter Priority Metering Mode* - Exposure Priority Metering Mode* - Stop increment selection of full, half or third stops* - Customizable ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture ranges* - Exposure Compensation - Exposure Lock - Sample Offset - Custom Camera Profiles* - Detachable Lens Profiles* - Film/Emulsion Profiles* - Bulb-mode* - Reciprocity Failure Correction* *Features marked with an asterisk require an active PRO plan Download now and start metering on your iPhone today. Terms of Use: https://lightmeterultra.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://lightmeterultra.com/privacy
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Verdict
Light Meter Wheel and Light Meter Ultra both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of Light Meter Wheel's written reviews are positive against 38% of Light Meter Ultra's. Light Meter Wheel also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). Light Meter Ultra's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On rating, ads 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
Light Meter Ultra is free to download; Light Meter Wheel costs $1.99 up front. Light Meter Ultra sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Light Meter Wheel asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Light Meter Wheel against 4.7 for Light Meter Ultra. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Light Meter Ultra has 738 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Light Meter Wheel's written reviews are positive against 38% of Light Meter Ultra's.
Light Meter Wheel ships an update every 2 months, Light Meter Ultra every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Light Meter Wheel | Light Meter Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (13 ratings) — better | 4.7 (738 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.3% of reviews — better | 37.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 738 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Quiles | Ultrafine |
Customer experience
Light Meter Wheel
Light Meter Ultra
Bugs and requests
Light Meter Wheel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Light Meter Ultra
Reported bugs
2 issues- Camera integration issues causing failed exposures
- Inconsistent metering results compared to standalone meters
Requested features
4 requests- Offline mode for remote shooting
- Wider aperture and shutter speed range
- Support for more camera/film types
- Customizable exposure bias/compensation
In-app purchases
Light Meter Wheel
No in-app purchases
Light Meter Ultra
- Light Meter7 Days trial2 variants$7.997 Days
- Light Meter2 variants$11.991 Month
- Light Meter2 variants$39.991 Year
Questions
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