Comparison

Light Meter Wheel vs FlashFlashApp

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

FlashFlashApp

Features
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Know your flash settings before you shoot — not after three test frames. FlashFlash is a manual flash calculator built on the Guide Number method. It solves in both directions: POWER CALCULATOR Set your aperture. FlashFlash tells you exactly what power fraction to dial in — 1/4, 1/16, whatever the shot needs. APERTURE RECOMMENDER Set your power level. FlashFlash tells you exactly which f-stop to use. Battery-constrained, locked into a specific power level, planning a shot before you arrive — this is the tab for it. No test shots. No chimping. Enter your settings, read the answer, nail the exposure. WHAT YOU ENTER · Guide Number — type it manually or pick from 100+ built-in presets (Godox, Canon, Nikon, Sony, Profoto, Elinchrom, and more) · ISO · Aperture or power level — depending which tab you're on · Flash-to-subject distance · Flash zoom from 24 mm to 200 mm · Filter compensation for gels, diffusers, and softboxes WHAT YOU GET · The exact power fraction or f-stop, snapped to a real standard setting · Effective GN and Required GN — so you know exactly how much headroom you have · A live scene visualization: your flash, your subject, your light cone, updating in real time · A power bar showing at a glance how hard your flash is working ON CAMERA OR OFF FlashFlash always asks for flash-to-subject distance — not camera-to-subject. Because when your flash is on a stand three feet from your subject and you are eight feet away, those numbers are not the same. And that difference is everything. FULLY OFFLINE No account. No network connection. No subscription. One purchase. Your settings are saved on your device. Works anywhere you shoot.

Screenshots

Light Meter Wheel4 screens
FlashFlashApp2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Light Meter Wheel at $1.99 against FlashFlashApp's $9.99. Light Meter Wheel also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.2). FlashFlashApp's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Light Meter Wheel costs $1.99 and FlashFlashApp $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Light Meter Wheel ships an update every 2 months, FlashFlashApp every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Light Meter Wheel versus FlashFlashApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight Meter WheelFlashFlashApp
Price$1.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.7 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid QuilesEgemen Gozoglu

In-app purchases

None

Light Meter Wheel

No in-app purchases

None

FlashFlashApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Light Meter Wheel free?
Light Meter Wheel costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlashFlashApp free?
FlashFlashApp costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Light Meter Wheel or FlashFlashApp have ads?
Neither Light Meter Wheel nor FlashFlashApp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Light Meter Wheel or FlashFlashApp?
Light Meter Wheel ships an update every 2 months, and FlashFlashApp every 2 days. Most recently, Light Meter Wheel was updated on October 13, 2026 and FlashFlashApp on October 11, 2026.

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