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Best Exposure Meter Apps

248+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.6 avg rating
16 free apps
Updated August 2026

From beginner-friendly picks to power-user tools, our exposure meter list covers 248+ iPhone apps updated through August 2026. Compare ratings, prices, and screenshots in one place.

Compare top Exposure Meter Apps (August 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1Photo Light & Exposure MeterPhoto Light & Exposure MeterFree4.5★ (3.2K)NoYesAug 2026
2Lightme - LightmeterLightme - LightmeterFree4.9★ (865)NoYesAug 2026
3LghtmtrLghtmtrFree4.3★ (71)NoNoAug 2026
4myLightMeter PROmyLightMeter PRO$3.99 was $4.994.8★ (1.1K)NoNoAug 2026
5Light Meter UltraLight Meter UltraFree4.7★ (734)NoYesAug 2026
6Exposure Meter and LearningExposure Meter and LearningFree4.6★ (7)NoNoMay 2026
7Evios: Light Meter for FilmEvios: Light Meter for FilmFree was $1.99—NoNoMay 2026
8Light Meter・Exposure MeterLight Meter・Exposure MeterFree—NoYesJun 2026

Top Picks for Exposure Meter

Photo Light & Exposure Meter#1

Photo Light & Exposure Meter by Pavel Bukhonov

Measure Shutter Speed, Lux, EV
Editor's Choice
🔧 Utilities
4.5😐(3.2K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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This app acts as a portable light meter for photographers. It helps you understand correct photography settings and experiment with shutter speed, aperture, and ISO in real time. Save snapshots with parameters and geolocation, and measure color temperature.

What We Love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🔍 Accurate light metering
  • 💡 Useful for film photography
  • 🚀 Quick and responsive

Room to Improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔒 Unclear pricing and subscription details
  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance and bugs
Lightme - Lightmeter#2

Lightme - Lightmeter by Giuseppe Bertolini

A clean, powerful lightmeter
Strong Contender
📷 Photo & Video
4.9😊(865 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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This powerful light meter app offers a clean, intuitive interface optimized for one-handed use. It displays multiple aperture and shutter speed combinations simultaneously, aiding quick setting selection. Suitable for beginners and experienced photographers alike, it includes advanced features like spot metering, reciprocity failure compensation, and pinhole mode.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Accurate metering
  • 👍 Intuitive and clean interface
  • 💡 Comprehensive features (spot metering, zone system, film stock selection, etc.)
  • 🚀 Consistently accurate exposures

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
  • 👎 Confusing or cluttered interface for some users
  • 👎 Tedious film selection process
Lghtmtr#3

Lghtmtr by Alexander Jacque

The minimalist light meter
Worth Considering
📷 Photo & Video
4.3(71 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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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.

More Exposure Meter apps to explore

4
myLightMeter PRO
myLightMeter PRO
myLightMeter PRO
A reliable light meter
$3.99
$4.99 | 20% OFF

This app provides precise exposure metering for photographers, supporting both digital and analog workflows. It offers a comprehensive set of manual controls and advanced tools like a hyperfocal distance calculator.

Extended low-light sensitivityIncident and reflected meteringManual exposure control
📷 Photo & Video
(1.1K)
paid
5
Light Meter Ultra
Light Meter Ultra
Light Meter Ultra
Exposure for Film Photography
Free

This app provides precise light metering for film photography, eliminating the need for external hardware. It offers various metering modes and customizable profiles to ensure perfect exposures for manual cameras. Advanced features like reciprocity failure correction are available with a PRO plan.

Aperture Priority MeteringShutter Priority MeteringExposure Priority Metering
📷 Photo & Video
(734)
free with in-app purchases
6
Exposure Meter and Learning
Exposure Meter and Learning
Exposure Meter and Learning
by EIGHTIVE DESIGN, Inc.
Free

This free application functions as an exposure meter for photography. It automatically measures EV values and displays aperture and shutter speed combinations. Users can also manually adjust EV to preview brightness changes on their screen.

Automatic EV measurementAperture and shutter speed displayManual EV adjustment
📷 Photo & Video
(7)
free
7
Evios: Light Meter for Film
Evios: Light Meter for Film
Evios: Light Meter for Film
Reflected Exposure & EV Meter
Free
$1.99 | 100% OFF
📷 Photo & Video
(0)
8
Light Meter・Exposure Meter
Light Meter・Exposure Meter
Light Meter・Exposure Meter
EV, Aperture, Shutter & ISO
Free
📷 Photo & Video
(0)
9
Light Meter: Exposure EV Lux
Light Meter: Exposure EV Lux
Light Meter: Exposure EV Lux
Meter the light
Free
🔧 Utilities
(0)
10
Light Meter - Exposure Meter
Light Meter - Exposure Meter
Light Meter - Exposure Meter
ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture
Free
📷 Photo & Video
(0)
11
Light Meter: Film Photography
Light Meter: Film Photography
Light Meter: Film Photography
Exposure, incident & spot EV
Free
📷 Photo & Video
(0)
12
Fotio: Film Exposure Meter
Fotio: Film Exposure Meter
Fotio: Film Exposure Meter
Light meter for film cameras
Free
📷 Photo & Video
(0)
13
Tape Measure®
Tape Measure®
Tape Measure®
Measurement App for iPhone
Free

This augmented reality app transforms your phone into a versatile measuring tool. Accurately measure distances, surfaces, angles, and even detect studs. Visualize furniture placement and create floor plans with ease.

Augmented reality tape measureSurface and angle measurementFloor plan creation
🔧 Utilities
(45K)
free with in-app purchases
14
Luxilux Light Meter
Luxilux Light Meter
Luxilux Light Meter
Measure the perfect exposure
$5.99

This app functions as a portable light meter for photographers, especially those using film cameras without built-in meters. It allows for precise exposure readings, offers various shooting modes, and lets you save your settings with preview images.

Average and spot meteringAperture priority modeShutter priority mode
📷 Photo & Video
(72)
free
15
Light Meter - Film Exposure
Light Meter - Film Exposure
Light Meter - Film Exposure
Film Camera Exposure Tool
Free
$3.99 | 100% OFF

This tool assists film photographers by providing accurate aperture-priority and shutter-priority metering. It displays EV values, supports popular film stocks for ISO settings, and allows for ND filter input. Users can also capture scene photos with recorded metering data for analysis.

Aperture-priority meteringShutter-priority meteringEV value display
📷 Photo & Video
(11)
free
16
Luminic Light Meter
Luminic Light Meter
Luminic Light Meter
Exposure Meter for Film
$3.99
📷 Photo & Video
(0)
17
Kontakt Exposure Meter
Kontakt Exposure Meter
Kontakt Exposure Meter
Test Films, Lenses and Formats
Free

This app helps film photographers test compositions and exposures before shooting, saving film. It offers precise control over camera settings, lens focal length, and film types for a realistic preview.

Live exposure previewManual ISO, aperture, shutter speed controlsAutomatic exposure metering
📷 Photo & Video
(6)
free
18
LX - Light Meter
LX - Light Meter
LX - Light Meter
A simple light meter app
$1.99
📷 Photo & Video
(0)
19
Light Meter - Lux, Exposure
Light Meter - Lux, Exposure
Light Meter - Lux, Exposure
Measure lux & exposure easily
Free
📷 Photo & Video
(0)
20
Zone Meter
Zone Meter
Zone Meter
Light Meter for Photographers
Free
$0.99 | 100% OFF
📷 Photo & Video
(0)

FAQ about Exposure Meter

What are the best exposure meter apps for iPhone?
Photo Light & Exposure Meter tops our exposure meter apps ranking as of August 2026, with a 4.5-star average from 3.2K App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 16 of the top exposure meter apps we rank are free to download, including Photo Light & Exposure Meter and Lightme - Lightmeter.
Photo Light & Exposure Meter has no ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of August 2026.
We track 248+ exposure meter apps on the iOS App Store as of August 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.
This app functions as a portable light meter for photographers. It helps users understand how to correctly set their camera's shutter speed, aperture, and ISO in real time to achieve optimal exposure. It also allows for experimentation with these settings and provides features like saving snapshots with parameters and geolocation.
Key features include real-time selection of optimal shooting values, the ability to change and fix individual settings like shutter speed, aperture, and ISO while others adjust automatically, and a preview function to see how changes would affect a photo. It also offers saving snapshots with parameters and geolocation, real-time color temperature measurement, and histogram plotting.

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