Lightmate vs Lux Light Meter for Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightmate
This app functions as a light meter for photographers, offering a clear and intuitive interface. It supports aperture and shutter priority modes, with customizable EV scales and the ability to use both front and back cameras for measurements.
- Aperture priority mode
- Shutter priority mode
- Multiple EV scales
- Back and front camera support
- Tap-to-measure exposure
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Lightmate is a simple light meter app for photographers. The user interface is designed with clarity in mind. Features: • Aperture and shutter priority modes • Multiple EV scales (iOS Settings > Lightmate) • Back and front camera support Instructions: 1. Choose the ISO, Aperture (or Shutter) values according to your camera settings. 2. The priority changes automatically to Aperture (or Shutter) mode when you change the Aperture (or Shutter) value. 3. Tap anywhere on the camera's preview screen to measure and update the exposure values. You can switch the priority mode by just tapping on the Shutter or Aperture values. Settings: You can change the default EV scale individually for Aperture, Shutter Speed or ISO values. 1. Go to the general "iOS Settings" 2. Scroll down until you find "Lightmate" 3. Change to a different EV scale (full stops, 1/2 stops or 1/3 stops)
Lux Light Meter for Mobile
This app provides accurate and easy-to-use light measurements in lux and foot candles. It's ideal for photographers, plant owners, and anyone needing to assess ambient light levels in various spaces. Features include real-time color temperature measurement and calculation of the daily light integral.
- Real-time color temperature measurement
- Lux and foot candle measurements
- Daily light integral (DLI) calculation
- Average and Max values
- Optimal shooting value selection
- Adjustable shooting values (shutter speed, aperture, ISO)
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Light Meter - is the most accurate, easy-to-use and versatile light meter available. It is perfect for measuring and adjusting light levels in your environment. It is indispensable tool for the photographer, great for measuring light in your plants, workspace and other spaces. Features: - Measurement of color temperature in real time - Light measurements in lux and foot candles - The daily light integral (DLI) calculating - Average and Max values - Selection of optimal shooting values in real time - Ability to change and fix individual values (shutter speed, aperture, ISO) Please note, that the Light Meter app is not a replacement for a professional lux meter and should be used for personal needs only. If you have any questions or suggestions, please, contact us: info@webrain.ltd Privacy policy: https://webrain.ltd/lm/privacy-policy-light-meter-app.html Terms of service: https://webrain.ltd/lm/light-meter-terms-conditions.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lightmate at 83% against Lux Light Meter for Mobile's 18%. Lightmate also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). Lux Light Meter for Mobile's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Lux Light Meter for Mobile sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Lightmate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lux Light Meter for Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 79 and 229 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Lightmate's written reviews are positive against 18% of Lux Light Meter for Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Lightmate ships an update every 5 weeks, Lux Light Meter for Mobile fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightmate | Lux Light Meter for Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (79 ratings) | 4.5 (229 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.0% of reviews — better | 17.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 79 | 229 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luis Laugga | WeBrain |
Customer experience
Lightmate
Lux Light Meter for Mobile
Bugs and requests
Lightmate
Reported bugs
5 issues- F stop disappeared
- Aperture reading disappeared
- Not working on iOS 11
- Link for camera association not working
- App requests to open association with camera
Requested features
20 requests- Add space between S, A, I
- Lock ISO values
- Add whole scene average reading
- Add tutorial/demo video for beginners
- Add dedicated screenshot button
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- Keep exposure circle on screen longer
- Add widget for quicker access
- Add option to control stop numbers
- Add exposure compensation setting
- Add shutter angle for video
- Add 1/50th shutter speed
- Add ability to lock ISO/Shutter/Aperture
- Add 1/3 stops
- Rotate to landscape mode
- Add exposure compensation by dragging exposure point
- Add 125 ISO
- Add intermediate ISO values (12, 32, 64, 80, 160)
- Add shutter speed 50 for 24 FPS video
- Add volume button for metering
- Add spot/weighted metering
Lux Light Meter for Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lightmate
No in-app purchases
Lux Light Meter for Mobile
- Lux Light Meter Pro3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Light Meter 1 Week7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Lux Light Meter$5.991 Month
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- Light Meter3 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Lux Meter$7.991 Year
- Light Meter Pro$14.991 Year
- Light Meter for Mobile3 Days trial$14.991 Year
Questions
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