Light Meter LM-3000 4+

I don’t go out of my way to write reviews for apps, but this was so handy for me today. I used it to quantify what portions of the building I do maintenance for “feels dark” I was able to pinpoint mismatched/incorrect/burnt out bulbs and now I’m noticing that many of my illuminated LED down lights are past their prime and no longer giving off adequate light.

Very reasonable amount of use for the free trial and the “battery life” on the meter indicating how many uses are left is a nice touch.

Included video link and supporting documents are excellent and very handy. Went ahead and purchased the full battery knowing I will certainly put this app to use again in the coming weeks. Seriously well done on this 👍🏾

Hi Arizona_Lion,
Thank you very much for your insightful review! We're very happy to hear that our app is so helpful to you :)
Best regards,
Dominik and the Lightray Team

Free? When I first opened it I was required to make a light diffuser. Hmm okay. Easy enough. Once I got that attached to my iPhone the app popped up saying the meter ran out of battery and it would be $7.99 to purchase a lifetime battery. No options. My phone battery is 100% so that’s not the problem. This thing actually costs $7.99 if you want to use it. I wouldn’t be surprised if it continues to demand future purchases of something or other in order to use it. BTW, I have no idea if the light meter works. I never got that far.
Update after developer’s response: I’m not confused about it being my phone battery. I’m confused how Apple lets you act like this is a free app but it’s only free to download, not free to use. It should be sold as an app for $7.99. It might even be worth it. But I’ll never know because I won’t trust a developer that says the app is free when it’s not.
Update again after developer reply that this is a “try before you buy” app. No, it’s not. I didn’t get to try it. First it told me I needed the filter. So I made that. Then when I tried to use it, I got the message that the battery was empty and I needed to pay $7.99 for the lifetime battery. I never saw any light measurement at all. Why would I pay for this? You guys need to try using this from a phone not registered to one of you and see how it really works. Edit: I’m a systems analyst, software tester, support team member so I have some experience in this realm.

Hi KJPA77,

Thank you for reaching out with your feedback. 

It seems like the hypothetical battery of our light meter resulted in some confusion: It has nothing to do with your phone's battery. As the intention of our app is to replace a dedicated (and costly!) handheld light meter, you also won't need to purchase anything else in our app and the "battery" is valid a lifetime as long as you use the same Apple ID. Please feel free to reach out to our support if you need help to get it to work.

As you can imagine, developing an app requires a lot of time, effort, and money. To compensate for this there are basically two options: Show you tons of ads and thus also "sell your data" OR offer a paid or freemium app...that's why we've chosen the latter. 

BTW, it works very well. You can find more information about the accuracy on our website.

Best regards,
Dominik and the Lightray Team

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Updated response:

Hi KJPA77,
I understand and we could consider making it a paid app right away. However, we've chosen this approach to offer a "try before you buy" option so users can get a sense of our product before having to buy it. More information about this trial can also be found in our app's description.
Best regards,
Dominik and the Lightray Team

Not having the budget for a pricey light meter I looked into potential apps and found this one. I read the developers description and the app manual and followed the directions and violà - it worked like a charm!!! It was SO EASY to try out the app prior to paying the very small, very reasonable one-time price!! As long as you aren’t an idiot who lacks self-awareness, and take the 1-2 minutes to read the description and instructions, then this is the app for you!!

Hi Uniquer_Nickname,

Thank you so much for this feedback 🫶🙏 It's terrific to hear that you appreciate all the thoughts we have put into the app to make it as easy and understandable as possible 🤓 It's very nice of you that you took the time to write this review and share your experience with our community, thanks a million 💌🤗🌟

All the best,
Angela and the Lightray team