Best Film Lighting Apps

LightFilm

Lighting Effect Photo Editor

Free

Enhance your photos with vintage light leak effects reminiscent of traditional photography. This editor offers a variety of colorful light leaks to add a unique aesthetic to your images. Easily share your creations to popular social media platforms.

SpotMeter: Film Light Meter

RAW spot meter, Zone System

Free

This app functions as a digital light meter for photographers, especially those using film. It allows users to precisely measure light from specific points in a scene, aiding in accurate exposure and the application of the Zone System for optimal results.

I Love Film - Grain Filter

Vintage photo, retro image

Free

Transform your photos with authentic film grain and vintage effects. This app offers over 130 film simulations, light leaks, vignettes, and date stamps to give your images a nostalgic, retro look. Includes composition tutorials to improve your photography skills.

EV13 - Light meter app

Meter for film photography

Free

This app acts as a light meter for film photography, offering tactile analog controls for aperture, shutter, and ISO. It provides automatic exposure readings with various modes and allows photo capture with engraved light meter information.

LightCam - Selfie Glow Camera

Professional Lighting&Film Cam

Free

Enhance your selfies and photos with professional lighting and over 200 retro film filters. This app offers real-time beauty effects, flexible lighting modes, and seamless editing tools to elevate your photography for social media, streams, and more.

Sidus Link

by Sidus Link Ltd.

Free

Control film lighting fixtures directly from your mobile device. This app offers advanced modes for white light, gels, color, and effects, with features for scene setup and collaboration. It supports over 100 fixtures and simplifies complex lighting workflows.

WhatsApp Messenger

Simple. Reliable. Private.

Free

Connect with friends and family globally through private messaging and high-quality calls. Share moments, documents, and stay in touch across devices, even on slow connections. Your conversations are secured with end-to-end encryption.

Lighting Designer

Film, TV, Theater, and Events

$24.99

Create professional overhead lighting plots for film, TV, theater, and events. Quickly illustrate and communicate lighting setups with a vast library of equipment and intuitive tools. Sync your work across all Apple devices.

Kamon - Vintage Film Camera

Photo Filters & Video Effects

Free

Capture photos and videos with an authentic analog film camera aesthetic. This app provides a unique shooting experience with features like flash control and light leak effects. Share your creations using the dedicated hashtag.

Pellica: Analog Film Log

Light meter, dev timer & labs

Free

This app is a comprehensive analog photography toolkit, helping you track film rolls, meter light, time development, import scans, and find labs. It consolidates multiple functions into a single, offline-ready companion for film photographers.

MiLIGHT Panel Pro

VLog Film Home Pro Light Panel

Free

$4.99 | 100% OFF

Transform your Apple devices into professional lighting panels for vlogging, filmmaking, or home ambiance. Offers precise control over color temperature, RGB mixing, and custom lighting effects.

Perfect Green Screen

Light A Perfect Green Screen

$4.99

This app is a lighting tool designed to help filmmakers achieve optimal illumination for their green screens. It provides visual guidance with gray band overlays to identify and correct uneven lighting, ensuring better chroma keying in post-production.

Light Meter - FilmBox

Rangefinder, DOF & Flash

Free

This app helps film photographers precisely measure light, distance, and depth of field before taking a shot. It offers tools for exposure evaluation, flash calculation, and reciprocity failure compensation, with advanced features available via a one-time purchase.