ASLightMeter vs illumeter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ASLightMeter
A straightforward light meter application designed for film photography enthusiasts. It provides essential metering capabilities to help users capture well-exposed shots.
- Light metering
- Designed for film photography
- Simple interface
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AS LightMeter is a simple Light Meter app. Please enjoy with film photography.
illumeter
This app functions as a portable light meter, allowing users to measure exposure values like aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. It offers features for logging shots with location and settings, and provides customization options for a personalized user experience.
- Exposure measurement (Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO)
- Tap-to-focus exposure lock
- Exposure compensation
- Frame logging with location and settings
- List and map view of logged frames
- Customizable settings and appearance
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illumeter, The Simplest Light Meter in Your Pocket. Exposure Meter • Choose the value you want to measure from Aperture, Shutter Speed, or ISO. • The selected value automatically adjusts based on changes in the other two settings. • Tap a specific point on the screen to lock the exposure to that area. • An exposure compensation feature is provided to help you handle various challenging lighting conditions. Frame Logging • Log your frames by composing your shot and pressing the shutter button. • Location, date and time, EV value, and settings are recorded with each frame. • Review your recorded frames in a list and on a map. • Easily delete or edit incorrect frames. Settings & Personalization • Easily toggle various features on or off. • Deactivate or remove unused values. • Customize the app's appearance and feedback to your preference.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: illumeter at 100% against ASLightMeter's 42%. illumeter also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 43 months). ASLightMeter's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
illumeter holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of ASLightMeter's written reviews are positive against 100% of illumeter's.
ASLightMeter ships an update every 43 months, illumeter every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ASLightMeter | illumeter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.6 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 43 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RR Soft | Seunghun Yang |
Customer experience
ASLightMeter
illumeter
In-app purchases
ASLightMeter
No in-app purchases
illumeter
No in-app purchases
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