Light Detector User Reviews

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Juanita

Great app but it needs updating

App is okay

I am legally blind. This app works okay inside the house. But, I suppose I need to get a little bit more used to it. The continuous buzzing is kind of irritating. But it does respond to light very well.

Perfect for the blind

I am blind and use this when I go visit other people or stay in a hotel. I'm able to make sure I have all the lights off for my guide dog. Even though I cannot see the light my dog still has problems sleeping with it on. I recently moved into a new house and have tons and tons of light switches in every room. This app helps me figure out which switch is for which light.
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DDobler

This is a great app, because I have no light perception, this app is invaluable to me. People come to my home leave a light on I don't know if it's on or off so I use this app to check that. Great work great app much appreciated.

Very nice!

No fuss; no frills. This little beauty does quickly and reliably what it says it does. The upgrade makes it possible to detect a blinking as opposed to a steady light source in some cases. I also appreciate the ability to mute the sound without closing the app. I use this app all the time.

Another simple yet fantastic app from this developer

As a parent who is blind with sighted children, this app comes in extremely useful to stop the house being lit up like a christmas tree at night time when they go to bed. As it says in the description of the app, just run the app and move your camera around to detect any light source.

Very Useful and Fun

Now I feel more confident using visual apps as a totally blind person.

Gives the blind even more independence

Very easy to use! It's actually fun! Now, for your next trick,what about a color detector that's easy to use? Thank you.

Awesome

I wanted an app like this. It feels like i regained the light perception that I lost a long time ago. Adding vibrating feature might help deaf blind people also.

Simple, effective, uncomplicated does it

As Chuck Berry has been reported to have said:

"Keep it simple ...."

For a totally blind person, this app allows detection of light at various levels. If a light has been left on or not turned on, the detector indicates this by its tone: low for low or no light and high for bright light, with gradations according to the light source. The app lets the user know if a bulb has been burnt out or whether someone in the house has, or has not, forgotten to open or close blinds or curtains.

Works every time without fail on my IPhone 4.
If you want to play with it, you can engage the app, scan the phone across a solid object, such as a standing person and the tones will warble and oscillate. Just tell your subject that they have confirmation that they have not been transformed into an alien. (smile)
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