Features & Capabilities

Lghtmtr is a beautifully simple light meter designed for film photographers and learners. It helps you understand the relationship between ISO, aperture, and shutter speed, with instant visual feedback and intuitive adjustments.

Take a reading, lock settings to experiment, and add camera profiles to tailor the range to your gear. A visual scene reference accompanies every reading, helping you shoot with clarity and confidence.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
Alexander Jacque
Rating:
4.20
(69)
2 new ratings
Version:
4.0.4 Last updated: 2026-05-11
Version code:
885477420
Creation date:
2015-01-23
Compatible devices:
Size:
24.81MB
URLs:
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Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-07
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Developed by:
Alexander Jacque
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lghtmtr/id956251190
Website:
http://lghtmtr.com

User Reviews

Lghtmtr is praised for its minimal, easy-to-use design, reliable performance across film cameras, and a privacy-friendly, ad-free experience. Reviewers value the quick snap-and-adjust workflow and consistent results, especially for beginners or vintage gear. Repeated critiques focus on its single-parameter lock limitation, occasional reliability glitches, and common requests for more features like saving readings and locking multiple parameters. Overall sentiment is positive, with strong appreciation for simplicity and usefulness in film photography.
Pros
  • Simple, clean, uncluttered interface that is easy to use
  • Reliable and accurate across a variety of film cameras, making it good for beginners
  • Free to use with no accounts or ads, privacy-friendly
  • Quick workflow: snap a photo then view/adjust exposure, with ISO locking for convenient control
  • Useful for film photography and serves as a solid replacement for a dedicated light meter, including compatibility with different film stocks
Cons
  • Only one parameter can be locked at a time (limitation) that hampers full control over exposure
  • Occasional reliability issues (screen can go black or the app may not work on some devices)
  • Frequent feature requests: ability to save readings/settings and the option to lock multiple parameters (e.g., ISO and aperture) for more advanced use
Recent reviews
Easy to use. Have not yet developed photos, so unsure how accurate readings are, but seems to match what other methods produce so far
by Na*****, 2026-05-11

The user experience is very streamlined, which makes it a good fit for the film photographer that just want to take a reading and get quick calculation for diffferent iso/aperture/shutter settings
by ti*****, 2026-05-09

I just got a film camera and know next to nothing about what settings to use so this helps and take some of the guessing out of taking good photos
by Yo*****, 2026-05-07
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