Lghtmtr vs Graflex Light Meter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Graflex Light Meter
This app provides precise curtain aperture and shutter tension settings for Graflex cameras with built-in curtain shutters. It eliminates the need to consult physical charts, offering instant, accurate readings for your photography.
- Curtain aperture settings
- Shutter tension settings
- Instant light readings
- Designed for Graflex cameras
- Eliminates physical chart use
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This light meter is designed specifically for Graflex cameras with built-in curtain shutters. It instantly gives you the correct curtain aperture and shutter tension settings based on your light readings. No more squinting at the dim bronze chart on your Graflex—just take the values directly from the app and start shooting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Graflex Light Meter at none against Lghtmtr's 1. Graflex Light Meter also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Lghtmtr's advantage is ratings volume (155 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Graflex Light Meter asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Lghtmtr against 4.5 for Graflex Light Meter. 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.
Lghtmtr ships an update every 3 months, Graflex Light Meter every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lghtmtr | Graflex Light Meter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (155 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 155 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Jacque | Ari Jaaksi |
Customer experience
Lghtmtr
Graflex Light Meter
In-app purchases
Lghtmtr
- Coffee tip$4.99
Graflex Light Meter
No in-app purchases
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