Angela Rocks!
It’s been so long since I had actual customer service -I forgot how nice it feels!
I wish the same team would be involved in all aspects of my life!!!
You all are awesome!
Response from developer
Hi Justme6970, thank you so much — this one made our day. I have passed your words on to Angela; getting someone properly set up is the part of the job she loves most, so it will mean a lot to her. Good luck with the orchid setup! Whenever you get to the diffuser and your first measurements, we are here. Best regards, Dominik and the Photone team 🌱
No support
Expensive!
Can’t test sunlight for free
Nothing free about this
You will not find better
Amazing app for lighting ideas
Response from developer
Hi Zach, Thanks a million for your review 🤩🙏 Regarding your issues: We are aware of the problem of reading the results under very bright light and designed the "Hold" mode for that. If you tap the lower part of your screen while measuring, the numbers will freeze, and you can walk somewhere darker to read them. Another option for pro-users is the read-aloud setting. Further, I am not quite sure I understood the problem regarding the paper correctly. So I kindly ask you to reach out to our support through the feedback option in the app with more details, and we can then look into it properly. Best regards and have fun measuring 💡🌱 Angela and the Photone team
“Free” is misleading
Teste
Response from developer
Olá PoA, Obrigada pelo teu feedback. Podes testar as funcionalidades da aplicação gratuitamente com uma das fontes de luz gratuitas durante o tempo que quiseres. Isso deve dar-te uma boa ideia se vale a pena ou não pagar os cerca de 5 $ únicos. É uma pena que, por causa disso, nos dês apenas 1-🌟 😢 Cumprimentos, Angela e a equipa Photone
don’t bother
Brilliant
I am a complete beginner with grow lights and had been following manufacturer instructions. I discovered my lights were too high up and too dim, so I have lowered them and undimmed them. That’s £5 well spent.
I also tried it in the greenhouse, on the patio and inside the house and am astonished at the differences in light when to my eyes it all looks much the same. No wonder my indoor seedlings used to struggle. I can’t vouch for the accuracy of the app but under the lights it gives broadly the same readings as claimed by the manufacturer, which is good enough for me to trust it.
Wieso muss man auf Apple Geräten die einzelnen Modi kaufen und auf Android Geräten nicht?
Modis kostenlos (oder wenigstens die wichtigsten), dann wäre da wenigstens irgendein Kompromiss.
Response from developer
Hallo VitaShn, Vielen Dank für dein Feedback 🙏 Es freut uns wirklich sehr, dass unsere App von dir 5/5 🌟 verdient für ihre Funktionen 💪 Die Gründe für die unterschiedlichen Preissysteme liegen aber woanders und wir wollen auf keinen Fall Apple User stärker zur Kasse bitten. Bei Apple sind ALLE Geräte IMMER auf Photone kalibriert und die App läuft optimal auf allen Geräten. Auf Android hingegen, da es viel viel mehr unterschiedliche Hersteller und Geräte gibt, decken wir nur circa 50% der Handys mit einer Kalibrierung ab, die anderen können Photone nur mit einer deutlich ungenaueren Messvariante nutzen. Wir fänden es unfair, wenn diese den vollen Preis bezahlen müssten, und haben uns daher für eine Mischrechnung entschieden, bei der nun 50% der Android-User einen Preisvorteil haben. Auch den zweiten Punkt, den du ansprichst, haben wir uns bereits überlegt. Wir fänden es auch super, wenn man mit dem Kauf des Diffusors bereits Funktionen freischalten könnte. Es ist technisch jedoch kompliziert und wirft auch wieder Fragen der Fairness auf - Was machen wir mit jenen, die zuerst Funktionen kaufen und erst dann den Diffusor bestellen? Wir haben uns auf alle Fälle bereits viele Gedanken zu deinen Punkten gemacht und sind auch bei beiden noch nicht vollständig zufrieden mit unseren Lösungen. Wir haben einfach noch keinen praktikableren Weg gefunden. Ich hoffe, das erklärt unser Vorgehen ein bisschen. Nun wünsche ich dir viel Spass beim Messen und dir und deinen Pflanzen alles Gute 🌱 Angela und das Photone Team
Best app ever it works
Useful
If I was going to improve this app, I would add a feature where I could select the type of plant, what week my plants are on, and the number of hours the lights are on, then it could tell me if I need more or less light. In other words, the plant light calculator would be built-in.
The upgrade for LED and the diffuser are worth the money, but they should be upfront about it and disclose it before getting the app. I think people would be more willing to pay if they didn’t think they were being misled from the beginning.
Response from developer
Hi Midsantiam, Thanks for your detailed review and your support! It would be interesting to know what phones you tried in your comparison. We factory calibrate for all supported iPhones and with the diffuser accuracy, we can pretty much guarantee that the measurements are within a few percent of each other when used correctly. Android is another story, as our current Beta version works differently and accuracy can't be influenced as much. I'm pretty sure that your iPhone + diffuser accessory would measure close to e.g. an Apogee PAR meter. Please feel free to reach out to our support if you think that isn't the case and would like some troubleshooting help. Best, Dominik & the Photone Team
No trial
I’m not going to buy a subscription without testing it. I bought a standalone light meter instead.
