Plant Light Meter

Name: Plant Light Meter
Price: 2.99 USD
Rating: 4.6 (1049 reviews)
Author: Studio Nano Ship, Inc.

For houseplants

$2.99

1K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Utilities
Developer

Studio Nano Ship, Inc.
Language

EN
+ 3 More
Size

228
MB

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.

Ratings & Reviews

4.6

out of 5

1K Ratings

Works great
04/24/2020

Idontwant12345678
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.

Developer Response
Hi! Sorry for our late reply and thank you for your feedback! We wanted to let you know that we've applied a major update: you can now choose between leaf or window light level detection for better precision, plus we added a lot of content.Your help is invaluable and we hope this will prompt you to reconsider your Plant Light Meter review.Best and take care!
Works great
04/24/2020

Idontwant12345678

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.
Developer Response 03/05/2021
Hi! Sorry for our late reply and thank you for your feedback! We wanted to let you know that we've applied a major update: you can now choose between leaf or window light level detection for better precision, plus we added a lot of content.Your help is invaluable and we hope this will prompt you to reconsider your Plant Light Meter review.Best and take care!
Pretty awesome!
11/18/2022

Dorko525
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.
Pretty awesome!
11/18/2022

Dorko525

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.
Not accurate
07/21/2020

emilysh
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.

Developer Response
Hi! Sorry for our late reply and thank you for your feedback! We wanted to let you know that we've applied a major update: you can now choose between leaf or window light level detection for better precision, plus we added a lot of content.Your help is invaluable and we hope this will prompt you to reconsider your Plant Light Meter review.Best and take care!
Not accurate
07/21/2020

emilysh

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.
Developer Response 03/05/2021
Hi! Sorry for our late reply and thank you for your feedback! We wanted to let you know that we've applied a major update: you can now choose between leaf or window light level detection for better precision, plus we added a lot of content.Your help is invaluable and we hope this will prompt you to reconsider your Plant Light Meter review.Best and take care!
Excellent Meter
02/20/2019

classic dash
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.

Developer Response
Hey there!Thank you so much for your review. It’s been a while, but we wanted to let you know that we've applied a major update and several tweaks to improve your app experience. You can now choose between leaf or window light level detection for better precision. Cheers!
Excellent Meter
02/20/2019

classic dash

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.
Developer Response 03/09/2021
Hey there!Thank you so much for your review. It’s been a while, but we wanted to let you know that we've applied a major update and several tweaks to improve your app experience. You can now choose between leaf or window light level detection for better precision. Cheers!