Lghtmtr vs Easy 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.
Easy Light Meter
This tool helps photographers and videographers measure light exposure using their device's camera. It provides real-time ISO, shutter speed, and aperture data for accurate manual camera settings. The interface is clean and optimized for quick readings.
- Live exposure preview
- Real-time ISO, shutter speed, aperture
- Native camera access
- Simple, clean UI
- No ads or tracking
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Easy Light Meter is a simple and precise tool for photographers and videographers to measure exposure directly from the camera. Using the device camera, the app displays live ISO, shutter speed, and aperture data in real-time, helping you set your manual camera or external light meter with confidence. Features: • Live preview with exposure info • Native camera access for accurate sensor data • Simple, clean UI optimized for quick readings • No ads or tracking Ideal for film photographers, DSLR users, and anyone working with manual camera settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Easy Light Meter at 5.0 against Lghtmtr's 4.5. Easy Light Meter also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months). Lghtmtr's advantage is ratings volume (129 vs 1). 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. Easy Light Meter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Easy Light Meter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lghtmtr has 129 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Lghtmtr ships an update every 4 months, Easy Light Meter every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lghtmtr | Easy Light Meter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (129 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 129 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Jacque | Christoph Kretschmer |
Customer experience
Lghtmtr
Easy Light Meter
In-app purchases
Lghtmtr
- Coffee tip$4.99
Easy Light Meter
No in-app purchases
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