Plant Light Meter

Name: Plant Light Meter
Rating: 4.5442 (939 reviews)

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Plant Light Meter

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User Reviews for Plant Light Meter

Happy to be Wrong!

Thought I wasn’t going to like this app, but I was wrong. No more guessing, no more trying to figure out lumens, lux, candle 😝 Takes all the guesswork out!Only complaint, not enough plants!! PLEASE add more. Even if it’s as a paid add on, it would be worth it!!

*Clean* Funny Pics, Oct 22, 2021

New version extremely inaccurate

**Do not buy the update broke it.**The original version was a bit tricky position, but it worked. In the new version the app attempts to take a reflective light reading instead of an ambient one, but it’s wildly inaccurate. Plants sitting on the window sill in direct sun often read as if they had lower light then plants 4-6 feet away from the nearest window. Plants with darker coloration read as if they have less light then plants directly next to them. The app also no longer supports plants with variegated or colorful leaves.

Annagram22, Jul 11, 2020

Plant saver!

People tend to give me plants that I know very little about simply because I love plants. This app is awesome to figure out good placement and give a good basic overview of a variety of plants. It’s SUPER easy to suggest additions too! I sent in a request at the contact email for a couple of tricky plants to be added and got a response the next day. The plants were added by the next update.

Ashimack, Mar 05, 2021

Excellent Meter

This is a simple, easy to use and straightforward tool for measuring light. It has a very attractive interface and updates to various light levels automatically. I’ve used another meter where you have to push a button to take a reading, but this does it on the fly, which is what I particularly like about it. My only suggestion is that it would be nice if one could use either the front or rear cameras.

classic dash, Feb 20, 2019

Pretty awesome!

I usually randomly test plants to make sure they’re getting enough light. I live in a basement apartment and they only rely on grow lights. This is pretty accurate and so helpful. My plants are thriving in my conditions. People complain that there’s some plants missing but all you have to do is use the all plants feature and see how many fc there is and look up how much your plants need.

Dorko525, Nov 18, 2022

Not accurate

I pointed the camera at the leaves of all of the plants in my very bright southwest sunroom. It read anywhere from too low-medium which is by no means accurate. When I hold my phone in front of the leaves but point the camera out towards the light I finally get a reading of bright, which I know the room to be. The room is full of cacti, succulents, and palms- all of which love bright light- and they are all thriving. Clearly there is more than enough light for the room to be considered bright but the app doesn’t read as such. I’m glad it was only $.99 to find out but still a rip off. Save your money.

emilysh, Jul 21, 2020

Works great

I almost didn’t download after reading the reviews. I’m so glad I did. Although this utility uses a back-facing camera, it doesn't take much effort to get a reading. Just point in the general direction — I had no problem seeing the screen at the same time I was checking light quality. If you aren’t getting a reading you expect, tilt the camera a bit one way or the other to grab the light. Easy! Also, there is a numerical meter that will give more detail than ‘very low’, ‘low’, etc. I have about 150 plants in my home at any given time (for the Farmers Market) and this helps cut out the guesswork.

Idontwant12345678, Apr 24, 2020

Update fixed the issues

Thank you for updating the app. I had given it one star based upon the inaccuracies the update had caused but it’s back to working fine now. I tried it on natural light and two different grow lights and it provided readings that seemed to be more in line with what I would expect.

jjphoto, Mar 05, 2021

Loved it before the update

It was so helpful before the recent update. When I moved into my new place a year ago it helped me figure out my lighting and where my plants, new and old, could thrive. And it worked! This new update is—and I don’t say this lightly—trash. It reads low or too low for every one of my plants, many of which the app told me before (and I know is true) are in bright or medium light. Pretty bummed to not have this tool at my disposal anymore!

kristintintinn, Jul 18, 2020

Totally inaccurate

I’ve had a kitchen full of flourishing plants for the past year - golden pothos, philodendrons, monsteras and quite a few others. Typically these like medium - low indirect light. Per this app, my lighting in my kitchen is “very low” where “no planes can survive for long.” Obviously, this is totally wrong. I also pointed the app directly at my full spectrum grow lights and also got the reading “very low.” Don’t waste your dollar this is app is a joke.

Main123mag, Jun 29, 2020

Description

After excessive watering, lack of light is the second most common cause of death of indoor plants. Better light conditions will keep your plants healthy. Measure your plants’ ideal light levels for the price of a cup of coffee!

How to use: - Launch the application - Point the camera toward the plant’s leaves - Press the “Measure” button How to interpret the measurement: - Very low light: Difficult conditions for plants to survive. - Low light: For plants that can tolerate low levels of light, such as the aglaonema, parlor palm, and philodendron. - Medium light: For the majority of indoor plants, such as the Dracaena, Pothos, and spider plant. - High light: For plants that love light, such as the zebra plant, areca palm, and croton. Features: - Detection of natural light & artificial lights - Compatible with rear camera only Notes: This application allows you to measure the light levels of indoor plants. However, if you need very precise measurements, the use of professional equipment is recommended.