Comparison

Lghtmtr vs Plastipic

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Minimalist light meter
  • Intuitive exposure settings
  • Visual feedback
  • Adjustable ISO, aperture, shutter speed
  • Camera profile customization
  • Scene reference with readings
Features
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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.

About

Plastipic

Capture unique artistic photos with randomized focus and vignetting. Add special effects, stack unlimited exposures, and apply stunning color or monochrome filters. Some advanced filters require a subscription for full access.

Highlights
  • Randomized soft corner focus
  • Vignetting effects
  • Spice special effects
  • Unlimited exposure stacking
  • Color and monochrome filters
  • Subscription for premium filters
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A fun and truly unique camera app for taking stunning artistic photos! With beautiful randomized soft corner focus and vignetting, each photo you take is completely one of a kind. Turn up the heat by adding special effects using the Spice feature, or get creative by stacking unlimited exposures. Take delightful photos using a variety of stunning color and monochrome filters. Some filters require a lifetime purchase of Plastipic Pro unless using the "RAND" random filter option. Bold. Beautiful. Unapologetically unpredictable. Plastic fantastic! Official Website: https://pixpeep.com/ Privacy Policy: https://pixpeep.com/plastipic/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lghtmtr4 screens
Plastipic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Plastipic at 5.0 against Lghtmtr's 4.6. Lghtmtr's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (155 vs 2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lghtmtr sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Plastipic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plastipic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lghtmtr has 155 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lghtmtr ships an update every 4 months, Plastipic every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lghtmtr versus Plastipic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLghtmtrPlastipic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (155 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings155 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander JacqueJames Rhoades

Customer experience

Lghtmtr

All ratings129 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive79.7%
Neutral6.8%
Negative13.5%

Plastipic

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lghtmtr

One-time1
  • Coffee tip$4.99
2 purchases

Plastipic

Subscriptions2
  • Plastipic Pro: Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Plastipic Pro: Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Lghtmtr free?
Lghtmtr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plastipic free?
Plastipic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lghtmtr or Plastipic?
Plastipic is rated higher. Lghtmtr averages 4.6 out of 5 from 155 ratings, while Plastipic averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Lghtmtr or Plastipic have ads?
Neither Lghtmtr nor Plastipic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lghtmtr or Plastipic?
Lghtmtr ships an update every 4 months, and Plastipic every 2 months. Most recently, Lghtmtr was updated on October 24, 2026 and Plastipic on October 24, 2026.

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