Plant Light Meter

For houseplants

Price
In-App PurchaseNo
LaunchedMay 24, 2017
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Total Ratings

United States

1K
5 star
800
4 star
100
3 star
26
2 star
11
1 star
63

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.

Screenshots

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Version History

Last version released 831 days ago.

3.20.1Oct 13, 2022

Correction of a spelling mistake

3.20.0Aug 27, 2022

Adjusted light values ​​for 3 plants: African Violet, English Ivy, Moon Valley.

3.19.0Jun 17, 2022

UI update for "leaf mode"

3.18.0Jun 04, 2022

- Design update
- Share App: Fixed link

3.17.1Apr 16, 2022

Guide: Added Monstera plant

3.17.0Apr 06, 2022

Guide: Plants can be added to Favorites group

3.16.1Mar 29, 2022

Welcome screen for new users.

3.16.0Mar 27, 2022

New: Added "Fun" tab. It contains a small free game about houseplants.
Settings tab: app link can be shared.

3.15.0Feb 12, 2022

New: Basil, Tomato, Oregano, Mint
Guide tab: Added alphabetical index
Measure tab: The plant wheel is back.

3.14.0Jan 23, 2022

UI update

3.13.0Jan 16, 2022

Added support for artificial lights such as LED, T5, and grow lights.
To test this new feature, go to the settings tab and select the “artificial & natural lights” mode.

3.12.0Jan 02, 2022

Fixed plant name for: Tradescantia zebrina / Walking Dude
Full-screen support for the latest iPad mini
Minor UI and text update

3.11.1Sep 17, 2021

Fixed black screen issue

3.11.0Sep 10, 2021

Improved plant light descriptions:
Creeping Fig, Delta Maidenhair Fern, Heart-leaf Hoya, Peacock Plant, Cylindrical Snake Plant, Emerald Ripple Peperomia, Christmas Cactus, Corn Plant, Crown of Thorns, Donkey’s Tail.

3.10.0Aug 17, 2021

Improved plant light descriptions:
Baby’s Tears, Bird’s Nest Fern, Chinese Jasmine, Chinese Money Plant, Bird of paradise, Cardboard palm, Bunny Ear Cactus, Bush Lily, Cat Palm, Cathedral Bells.

3.9.0Jun 26, 2021

New plants: American Century Plant, Ball Cactus, Cobweb Houseleek ,Crinkle Leaf Plant, String of Dolphins, Easter Lily Cactus, Horse’s Teeth, Living Stones, Pink Jelly Bean Plant, Kitten Ears

3.8.1Jun 22, 2021

Calathea Ornata: Light level

3.8.0Jun 10, 2021

Improved guide for the following plants: Air Plant, Baby Rubber Plant, Autograph Tree, Artillery Plant, Aluminium Plant, Banana-Leaf Fig, Polka Dot Plant.

3.7.0May 27, 2021

New plants:
Angel Wings, Stromanthe, Five Holes Plant, Mediterranean Bonsai, Geranium, Coleus, Common Olive.

3.6.2Apr 16, 2021

Minor update, updated screenshots

3.6.1Apr 03, 2021

Fixed picture: Watermelon Peperomia

3.6.0Mar 20, 2021

- Added zoomable pictures to the plant guide pages
- Minor fixes

3.5.0Mar 13, 2021

- Added rosemary (requested by a user)
- Fixed swiss cheese plant description (requested by a user)
- Minor fixes

3.4.1Mar 06, 2021

Minor update

3.4.0Mar 04, 2021

Lighting recommendations for 60 additionnal house plants

3.3.0Feb 13, 2021

- Added new light detection mode : window mode.
It is useful for measuring light when no plants are present, or when the leaves of the plants are difficult to access.
- Added 'Southern Hemisphere' option so notes relating to plant orientations reflect the hemisphere set by the user. For example, north facing is best light in the Southern Hemisphere as opposed to south facing in the northern hemisphere.

3.2.0Jan 31, 2021

- Lighting recommendations for 7 additionnal house plants: crispy wave fern, cast iron plant, guzmania, moon orchid, money tree plant, flamingo flower, lucky bamboo.

3.1.0Jan 16, 2021

- Lighting recommendations for 6 additionnal house plants: aloe vera, african violet, lemon tree, split-leaf philodendron, spineless yucca, zz plant.

3.0.0Dec 20, 2020

- Major update
- Lighting recommendations for around thirty house plants
- Improved light detection for dark places

2.1.0Dec 06, 2020

- Better low light calibration

2.0.3Jul 26, 2020

- Minor UI update

2.0.2Jul 16, 2020

- Better light calibration
- Minor UI update

2.0.1Jul 11, 2020

- Better light calibration
- Fixed camera issue when device is upside down

2.0.0Jul 01, 2020

- Major version update, more user friendly.
- To measure the light, simply position the camera toward the leaves.

1.1.3Apr 23, 2020

Dark mode is available for users on iOS 13

1.1.2Sep 09, 2019

iPad compatibility

1.1.1Mar 05, 2019

Minor user interface update

1.1.0Feb 13, 2019

Native screen resolution support for the iPhone X, XS, XS Max and iPhone XR

LaunchedMay 24, 2017

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