Light Detector User Reviews

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Great app for the blind!

I am completely blind and use this often. I have guests and children who turn on the lights all the time and I have no clue the lights are even on. In the evenings I turn this app on and walk throughout my home and turn off all the lights left on by my guests and kids. Thank you so much to the developer for making this app. Please continue to update the app so it works on all future iOS versions. Thanks again.
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An app that does exactly what it says it does!

It works perfectly. It is nice to have an app do one thing and do it very well.

Simple, but very useful

I needed to find the best area in my room for light source and this app was both simple and effective.

Love it!!!

I too am totally blind. I’m so glad, and so is my spouse, that I can now help make sure all the lights are off at night!! β€˜This is a totally awesome app!!!

App uses camera not light sensors it seems

This app is really lame. I just threw my money. It uses the camera not light sensor and checks frames/images that are captured and measure intensity of pixels. So lame. You can point to your window at night while the room is fully illuminated and it gives 0%. This app also generates an annoying sound also. I thought initially it will use the light sensor of IPhone 7 plus.
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Does one thing, but does it well

As a totally blind person, this app is wonderful for telling whether my environment has enough light to take decent pictures with TapTapSee, or to call Be My Eyes. Great thing to have among my utilities.

Good App

I just bot this App today
And I am amaze about what this app can do
Thank you for making this app for blind/visually impaired

Deceptively simple

This app makes a low humming sound when you open it in a dark room, and the sound changes pitch depending on how much light the camera sees. When I first opened it I thought it wouldn't be that useful, but I just didn't realise how many things are indicated by a little light. I've used it to tell if an old cell phone was charging, if the coffee pot was on, if a light was burned out, if the kids had the light on in their room after bedtime, and even if a stick of incense was still burning. It's very sensitive and reliable.
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You light up my life

Best feature ever for identifying led lights on small appliances like slow cookers and espresso machines.

No longer works on iPhone 6 Plus

I've used this app for years. It was a very nice and handy tool. However, as soon as I upgraded from my iPhone 4s to my iPhone 6 Plus, the app no longer worked.

Hopefully, the developer can fix this soon. Until then, do not buy this if you have an iPhone 6 Plus..

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