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by Yungstud

This app caught my attention. I recently installed some grow lights and I simply want to know how far they should be from my plants. Was going to buy a light meter, but then this app says “free” on it. Thought I’d try it out.

Well here’s the catch. It’s free to download, but you have to pay for anything actually useful. Theoretically, I’m fine with that. But you have to pay for each individual kind of light. You have to pay for information on what measurements mean. Really? What if, after spending all this money, you find the information is wrong? You can choose to unlock everything for a monthly fee or a onetime fee of $80. But here’s the thing…that same cost will buy a very decent light meter. You can buy a mediocre meter for less than half. And with this app, they insist you make a filter. And seriously, they INSIST. Like the alert will not go away even after you dismiss it, so the warning blocks measurements even after you have done a onetime payment to unlock something. Seriously? I’m just going to buy a light meter without all the hassle, thanks.

Recommendation: Save your money and buy a meter instead.

by Dhhxfhg

I'm extremely disappointed that as soon as you sign up for pro version they slap a big orange "PRO" badge over the app badge on the Home Screen. It completely ruins the perfect aesthetic of the black and white circle and ruins the vibe of the whole app since that's what u see right before going into it. I love the workings of the app itself, and I decided to subscribe monthly to show support but the orange "PRO" badge is so ugly I decided to unsubscribe. There should definitely be a option to turn that badge on and off on the app screen. The pro badge gives off a cheap gimmicky vibe when you look at the app. If somebody can fix this I'd be happy to give this app a much better in depth review once my diffuser comes in sometime next month and I compare the app to a close friends light meter. I felt a comparison video to an expensive light meter wouldn't be fair if I used paper as a diffuser. I'll be back sometime next month with a diffuser and hopefully a better app badge.

by Ears McCoy

I don’t mind the need to fashion a diffuser. Light meters should have a diffuser anyway. What I mind about this app is that it needs to be calibrated, which means you have to have a way to verify your light’s output in order to calibrate. This means you have to have another light meter to find your output to add into this app so that it will give you proper readings, which makes this app redundant. When the app is not calibrated , readings are 100% - 130% off target, meaning you’ll do much better by visually inspecting your plants for too little light/light burn than by relying on this app to fine tune your growing process.