Photometrics vs Sim DATA Calculator
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
Sim DATA Calculator
This tool helps professionals in media production calculate data transfer times and media sizes for various cameras. It offers an all-in-one solution for comparing camera data, estimating internet transfer durations, and calculating consumption for entire shows or movies.
- Compare camera data sizes side-by-side
- Calculate internet transfer times
- Copy results to clipboard
- Calculate data consumption for TV shows/movies
- Calculate complex framing variations
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Sim is a camera rental and post production company constantly calculating data rates, timecode, internet transfer times. There are many tools on the market that offer this functionality, but none that work as an all in one solution. Most are not up to date with the latest cameras and flipping between various apps is a pain. Therefore we created the Sim DATA Calculator. Within this app you can: - Compare various camera data sizes, side by side - Calculate how long it would take to send that media over the internet - Copy results from calculations to your clipboard for use in other apps - Calculate data consumption for an entire tv show or movie in one step - Calculate and visualize complex framing variations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Photometrics at 4.3 against Sim DATA Calculator's 3.3. Sim DATA Calculator's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Photometrics holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 67% and 67% positive.
Photometrics ships an update every 5 months, Sim DATA Calculator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photometrics | Sim DATA Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) — better | 3.3 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ARRI Group | Picture Shop, LLC |
Customer experience
Photometrics
Sim DATA Calculator
In-app purchases
Photometrics
No in-app purchases
Sim DATA Calculator
No in-app purchases
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