Photometrics vs Timecard Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Photometrics
Access photometric data for ARRI light fixtures, including discontinued models and electronics ballasts. Features include illuminance, beam angle, luminous distribution graphs, and light properties. Tools for comparison, DMX calculations, and product catalogs are also available.
- Photometric data (illuminance, beam angle)
- Luminous distribution graphs
- Light properties (CRI, TM30, TLCI)
- Metric and Imperial units
- Camera exposure information
- Project creation and preset saving
- Lamphead comparison tool
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The ARRI Photometric App gives you the ability to quickly reference the photometric characteristics of all of the ARRI light fixtures. It includes data for discontinued lampheads and our portfolio of Electronics Ballasts (EB). In the Tool section you find more useful resources. Data - Photometrics incl illuminance and beam angle and diameter - Luminous Distribution Graph - Light Properties like technical specification and color metrics (CRI, TM30, TLCI) - Metric and Imperial Units - Camera Exposure and Aperture Information - Create projects and save preset fixtures - Bulb Selection Tools - Compare Lampheads - DMX Implementation Tables - DMX Conversion Calculator - CCL Calculator - Product Catalogue
Timecard Buddy
This app digitizes timecard submission, eliminating paper forms. It offers pre-loaded templates for various payroll companies, signature pads, and autofill features for efficient and convenient timecard management.
- Paperless timecard submission
- Pre-loaded timecard templates
- Signature pad integration
- Autofill templates
- Support for multiple payroll companies
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Timecard Buddy is an overdressed form filling app with the express purpose of filling and submitting timecards without using paper. The original scanned timecards for supported payroll companies are provided with an easy to use interface including Signature Pads and Autofill Templates. Currently supported timecards: - Entertainment Partners - Pixpay - Cast & Crew - EASE - CAPS - BTL - Media Services - Greenslate - Jacobson Group Timecard Buddy is not affiliated with these payroll companies Timecard Buddy is not guaranteed to be accepted by your payroll department Timecard Buddy is free for evaluation purposes but does contain ads and may be limited in its feature set For an ad-free and fully featured experience, Timecard Buddy offers a subscription that ensures support for updated timecard templates, new mobile devices and operating systems, and further feature development Terms of Use: http://newendian.com/tcbuddy-policies
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Photometrics at none against Timecard Buddy's 2. Timecard Buddy's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (34 vs 7). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Timecard Buddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Photometrics asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Photometrics against 4.2 for Timecard Buddy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 34 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Photometrics's written reviews are positive against 64% of Timecard Buddy's.
Photometrics ships an update every 5 months, Timecard Buddy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photometrics | Timecard Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) — better | 4.2 (34 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 63.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ARRI Group | New Endian LLC |
Customer experience
Photometrics
Timecard Buddy
In-app purchases
Photometrics
No in-app purchases
Timecard Buddy
- Timecard Buddy Subscription$7.991 Year
- Ad Free$7.99
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