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Luxwise: Lux & Light Meter

See how much light a spot really gets, in lux and foot-candles, using your iPhone's camera.

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Free to measure. No battery, no trial tricks, no ads. Pro is a one-time purchase.

A phone lying face up with a sheet of paper over it
Luxwise Measure screen reading 1,239 lux and 115 foot-candles

Reads lux and foot-candles.Estimates PPFD, DLI and EV.

Three ways to measure

Flat

Phone face up, a sheet of printer paper over the front camera.

Card

The back camera looks at a sheet of white paper.

Quick

No paper. Fast, and rough.

Honest numbers

Estimate ยท not calibrated

Every reading is labelled as an estimate until you calibrate.

One-tap calibration if you have a meter.

Calibrate your own paper.

Below rangeAbove range

Shown when the light is out of reach, instead of an invented number.

Refuses to guess PPFD for purple grow lights.

How accurate is Luxwise?

Plants

Foot-candle ranges from university extension services.

PPFD and daily light integral estimates for sunlight and common grow lights.

DLI loggerPro

Desks, rooms, bedrooms, light boxes

Reference levels, each with its source.

Room survey with PDFPro

No account. No server. No tracking.

Works in Airplane mode.

Camera frames are analysed in memory, never saved or sent.

Privacy policy

Photographers

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Free forever for measuring

No battery, no trial tricks, no ads.

Luxwise Pro

US$9.99once

One-time purchase with Family Sharing.

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