ASLightMeter vs Lghtmtr
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.
Lghtmtr
This app provides a minimalist light meter to help users determine ideal exposure settings for photography. It visually demonstrates the relationship between ISO, aperture, and shutter speed, making it intuitive for learning photographers.
- Minimalist light meter
- Intuitive exposure settings
- Visual feedback
- Adjustable ISO, aperture, shutter speed
- Camera profile customization
- Scene reference with readings
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Lghtmtr is a beautifully simple light meter that helps you find — and understand — the ideal exposure settings for a scene. Built for film photographers and anyone learning the craft, it makes the relationship between ISO, aperture, and shutter speed feel intuitive and the visual feedback helps reinforce the connection between them. Take a reading, get your settings, and start exploring. Adjust one value and the others respond instantly. Lock settings to experiment and see how each change affects your exposure. You can easily add camera profiles to the app to limit the possible values to what's most relevant to your camera and lens combination. With a visual reference of the scene behind every reading, Lghtmtr helps you shoot with clarity and confidence.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lghtmtr at 80% against ASLightMeter's 42%. Lghtmtr also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 43 months). ASLightMeter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.5). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Lghtmtr sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ASLightMeter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lghtmtr holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lghtmtr has 129 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of ASLightMeter's written reviews are positive against 80% of Lghtmtr's.
ASLightMeter ships an update every 43 months, Lghtmtr every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ASLightMeter | Lghtmtr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.5 (129 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.9% of reviews | 79.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 129 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 43 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RR Soft | Alexander Jacque |
Customer experience
ASLightMeter
Lghtmtr
In-app purchases
ASLightMeter
No in-app purchases
Lghtmtr
- Coffee tip$4.99
