Light Lux Meter vs Captain's Log @Life
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Light Lux Meter
This app helps photographers and videographers measure light levels for optimal exposure. It offers lux and foot-candle scales, and can calculate light ratios, serving as a convenient alternative to professional equipment for amateur use.
- Measures light in lux and foot-candles
- Calculates light ratio for photos
- Dual camera support
- Accurate algorithm
- New design
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Looking for a light meter? You have just found the best Light Meter app for iPhone. Controlling light is an essential skill for all photographers, videographers, digital filmmakers, both amateur and professional. Lux Light Meter will help you measure and control light level for the perfect picture exposure. Save time and money by getting our lux light meter app instead of expensive luminosity meters. The app support lux & foot-candle light scales. Get the rate light ratio for your photos. New features: - dual camera support - more accurate algorithm - new design Remember that Lux Light Meter is not a replacement for a professional device. It should be used for amateur purposes only.
Captain's Log @Life
This utility app allows users to record thoughts via text and voice memos, organizing them in a digital logbook. It also helps track daily goals with a simple list format.
- Text and voice memo recording
- Organized logbook
- Daily goal tracking
- List-based goal management
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Captain's Log @Life is a utility app to record short thoughts in text and voice memo and access them through the app's log book, as well as keeping track of daily goals, maintained in a list.
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Verdict
Light Lux Meter and Captain's Log @Life both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Captain's Log @Life's written reviews are positive against 12% of Light Lux Meter's. Captain's Log @Life also leads on price (Free vs $2.99). Light Lux Meter's advantage is ratings volume (55 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On rating, update cadence, 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
Captain's Log @Life is free to download; Light Lux Meter costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Light Lux Meter against 4.0 for Captain's Log @Life. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Light Lux Meter has 55 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 12% of Light Lux Meter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Captain's Log @Life's.
Light Lux Meter ships an update every 3 months, Captain's Log @Life every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Light Lux Meter | Captain's Log @Life |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (55 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aexol Studio | Imago Software |
Customer experience
Light Lux Meter
Captain's Log @Life
In-app purchases
Light Lux Meter
No in-app purchases
Captain's Log @Life
No in-app purchases
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