Comparison

Light Meter Wheel vs Safelight

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

Safelight

Features
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Safelight is a focused toolkit for the analog darkroom — built dark, glowing red, and easy to read by your safelight. SIX TOOLS IN ONE • Enlarger Timer — precise print exposures, nudged in f-stops • Test Strip — f-stop test strips with a guided, beeping sequence • Film Development — full process timer with agitation cues and temperature compensation • Reciprocity — long-exposure correction for your film stock • Dilution — mix working solutions from concentrate in seconds • Dev Chart — film and developer times, ready to load into the timer BUILT FOR THE DARK A true-black, red-and-amber interface that won't fog paper or wreck your night vision. A built-in dimmer takes the screen darker than iOS normally allows. Audible cues and haptics let you work by feel, and the screen stays awake while you print. HONEST AND PRIVATE No ads. No subscriptions. No tracking. No account. Just the timer your darkroom deserves — available in 21 languages. Note: development times, reciprocity values and temperature compensation are practical starting points. Always confirm against manufacturer data and your own results.

Screenshots

Light Meter Wheel4 screens
Safelight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Light Meter Wheel at every 2 months against Safelight's every 4 months. Light Meter Wheel also leads on chart position (#183 vs unranked) and price ($1.99 vs $3.99). 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 Safelight $3.99 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, Safelight every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Light Meter Wheel versus Safelight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight Meter WheelSafelight
Price$1.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.7 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#183 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid QuilesKamil Demirtas

In-app purchases

None

Light Meter Wheel

No in-app purchases

None

Safelight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Light Meter Wheel free?
Light Meter Wheel costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Safelight free?
Safelight costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Light Meter Wheel or Safelight have ads?
Neither Light Meter Wheel nor Safelight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Light Meter Wheel or Safelight?
Light Meter Wheel ships an update every 2 months, and Safelight every 4 months. Most recently, Light Meter Wheel was updated on October 26, 2026 and Safelight on October 25, 2026.

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