Photone - Grow Light Meter

Photone - Grow Light Meter

Perfectly light your plants!

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category
price
Free (IAP)
Reviews
4.6 (2.8K)
United States United States
Description
Perfectly light your plants!
Take the guesswork out of grow lighting! Measure PAR / PPFD, lux, fc, and kelvin: All within the most accurate light meter app out there.

Setting up your plants' optimal lighting is not easy, if not impossible without a proper PAR / PPFD plant light meter. Calculating your indoor garden's daily light integral (DLI) to match your plants’ needs allows you to optimize your lighting for maximal yield at minimal electricity consumption.

Our Photone grow light meter app measures photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) as PPFD in µmol/m²/s, calculates the daily light integral (DLI) in mol/m²/d, and measures illuminance in foot-candles or Lux. It also allows you to measure light temperature in Kelvin which can help you determine if a light is suitable for fruiting and flowering or for vegetative growth.

Photone is by far the most accurate light meter app for plants and achieves industrial grade accuracy that easily compares to dedicated and very expensive quantum PAR sensors. You can learn more on how we achieve ±5% accuracy compared to research grade laboratory equipment and how to achieve maximum accuracy by yourself in our white paper: https://growlightmeter.com/whitepaper/

The Photone app also contains useful guiding articles to help you get the most out of your plant lighting. In addition, you can find more informative and educational content on our blog: https://growlightmeter.com/blog/

Wondering how much light your plants need? The plant lighting calculator on our website helps you to dial in your lighting to your specific plants' needs: https://growlightmeter.com/calculator/

To receive an accurate PAR and thus DLI measurement, you need to select the correct light source that you are measuring. Some common light sources are already available for free while others may need to be purchased additionally. In this way, we are able to fund our development efforts and offer the most accurate light meter app out there without annoying ads.

Our Photone Pro subscription enables you to access all supported light sources, measure light color temperature in kelvin, additional pro features, access additional resources for better results in plant growth, and receive our premium support – and there’s even more to come in the future!

The subscription is auto-renewable and automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal at the price listed within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions made on iOS devices can be managed and auto-renewal turned off in Account Settings for your Apple ID after purchase. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. But no need to worry, you may cancel at any time.

You can find our terms of service on our website: https://growlightmeter.com/terms/

As a proud member of 1% for the Planet we are donating at least one percent of all our revenue to environmental nonprofit organizations. With everything that you purchase from us, you will be giving back!
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A little misleading

App seams fine but I bought the upgrade for my led lighted tanks only to find you needed to buy more items to make the led portion work. Now I’m out $30 on something I really can’t use.

LarrytheMinerWed, May 8, 2024
United StatesUnited States

App badge ruined it all

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.

dhhxfhgMon, Apr 29, 2024
United StatesUnited States

Subscription Rip-Off!!!

I installed the app and found out that in order to measure LED Red/Blue light I would have to pay. I was willing to try it for a small fee. When offered the choices, it showed an Annual subscription for 2.49. I was only going to do a monthly subscription to try it out but an annual subscription at that price was too good to pass up. I figured it was some introductory offer. So I purchased the annual plan. Only to find out that for best results I should be using a diffuser. That should’ve been stated upfront before I purchased a subscription. Then I went online to my Apple account to find out I have been charged $31.63!!! For that much I almost could’ve purchased a real light meter once and not an app with a yearly subscription! Absolute ripoff!

coolranch16Sun, Apr 28, 2024
United StatesUnited States

Not Designed for Beginners

Super confusing interface for indoor houseplant beginners it is very frustrating to use.

Nikki2331Fri, Apr 26, 2024
United StatesUnited States

Pretty good

Seems accurate compared to my digital lux meter. Would love more ways to measure maybe Bluetooth inputs. This way a grow tent can be closed.

eariskulakFri, Apr 26, 2024
United StatesUnited States

Cute but not all that accurate

Tested against a known good light meter. Using the a diffuser lux was measured too low in all circumstances.

thephwSun, Mar 31, 2024
United StatesUnited States

Free isn’t!

As usual these days, three quarters of this app is disabled in the trial version and you can pay for each feature ($6 each light source) to be unlocked or pay a high price to actually use all the features. I won’t pay a weekly, monthly or annual fee for apps that simply translate the iPhone capabilities. I will buy my copy of a useful app that doesn’t reach into my wallet for the life of my use. I bought a real light meter for more money and I don’t have to pay for each feature or week of use.

Gonzo-did-itSat, Mar 9, 2024
United StatesUnited States
Download & Revenue
DOWNLOAD 10.1KApr 2024Worldwide
REVENUE$8.7KApr 2024Worldwide
download revenue
About
Bundle Id
com.dominikmaglia.korona
Min Os. Version
12.0
Release Date
Wed, Apr 24, 2019
Update Date
Thu, Oct 19, 2023
Content Rating
4+
Has IMessage
No
Support Watch
No
Support Siri
No
File Size
21.45MB
Has Game Center
No
Family Sharing
Yes
Support Passbook
No
Supported Languages
English, French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish, Chinese
What's New
version
3.5.1
updated
6 months ago
After many years of development, we have achieved an even higher level of measurement accuracy! You can now use the dedicated Lightray Diffuser & Cosine Corrector accessory as an alternative to the paper diffuser. Turn your device into a truly professional light meter. Learn more right within the app. This minor update includes fixes for the iPhone SE (1st generation) and devices running iOS 12.
Top In-App Purchases

Name

Price

LED Full Spec. lifetime unlock
$6.49
Photone Pro (monthly)
$5.49
Photone Pro (yearly)
$29.49
Sun lifetime unlock
$5.49
LED Red / Blue lifetime unlock
$6.49
LED B/W lifetime unlock
$6.49
HPS DE lifetime unlock
$5.49
HPS (Standard) lifetime unlock
$5.49
FL Tube lifetime unlock
$5.49
Photone Pro Lifetime Unlock
$79.99
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