Lux Light Meter Pro vs Garden Planner Diary & Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lux Light Meter Pro
Measure light intensity in lux and foot candles with this 2-in-1 meter. Optimize photography settings, adjust indoor lighting, or prevent eye strain with professional-quality readings directly from your smartphone.
- Real-time lux and foot candle measurements
- Real-time color temperature measurements
- Real-time histogram plotting
- Customizable settings for shutter speed, ISO, aperture
- Front and back camera support
- Intuitive and customizable controls
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Light Meter is a 2-in-1 light intensity (lux) and exposure meter with customizable settings. Whether you want to capture the perfect photo or optimize lighting in any space, Light Meter provides professional-quality readings right on your phone. Forget about expensive professional equipment that you have to carry around. With Light Meter, you can get light intensity data with just one click to choose the best settings for manual or film photography, adjust home, work, or greenhouse lighting, and prevent eye strain from poor lighting. Features: - intuitive and customizable controls - for front and back cam - collects light intensity data in real time - instant lux and foot candle measurements - real-time color temperature measurements - real-time histogram plotting - customizable settings for shutter speed, ISO, aperture - preview and adjust diaphragm settings before shooting Have any questions or suggestions? Write to us: sparkappsfeedback@gmail.com Terms of Use - https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/82717056 Privacy Policy - https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/82717056
Garden Planner Diary & Tracker
Easily manage your plant collection with custom reminders, a digital diary, and helpful tips. Identify plants using your camera and organize them with custom categories and groups. Enjoy a local, ad-free experience with optional premium features.
- Add plants with photos and descriptions
- Customizable reminders for plant care
- Digital plant diary with photo entries
- Plant identification via camera or gallery
- Organize plants into groups and categories
- Local notifications and iOS 17 Widgets
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Florra is your plant's best friend! Quickly add plants, reminders (for anything!) and write your own plant diary. Group your plants and add custom categories for even more filter and customization options. Features: - Add plants with Photos and descriptions, associate them with your own reminders and diary entries - Identify plants via your camera or with photos from your gallery (Premium Feature) - Local notifications are triggered as scheduled in the app, easily manage them through the "Notifications" tab. - Create groups for your plants, just add them via drag-and-drop! - Write your personal plant diary, each entry can be associated with your plants or groups (Premium Feature). - Add photos to your diary entries - Florra is completely local, you do not need to upload data to any server - Customize Florra with your own categories for making filtering your diary more easy (Premium Feature) - See latest plant tips - Add taxonomy data to your plants - Interactive iOS 17 Widgets for your Todos Florra can be used completeley for free without any advertisements selling of user data etc. However, some features require a Premium subscription. Florra Premium is available on a monthly plan or on a yearly plan. For the monthly plan there is a three day free trial and for the yearly plan there is a one week trial period. Payments will be charged when confirmed, subscriptions will renew automatically at the end of each period. You can cancel the auto-renewal any time up to 24 hours before the current period ends via your Settings. You will still have access to the Premium features until the end of the period. Feel free to contact with questions, feedback or feature requests: contact@mic.st Privacy Policy: https://mic.st/florra/privacypolicy.html Terms&Conditions: https://mic.st/florra/termsconditions.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lux Light Meter Pro at 3.9 against Garden Planner Diary & Tracker's 3.0. Lux Light Meter Pro also leads on ratings volume (5.2K vs 2) and review sentiment (21% vs 0%). Garden Planner Diary & Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Lux Light Meter Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Garden Planner Diary & Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lux Light Meter Pro holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lux Light Meter Pro has 5.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Lux Light Meter Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of Garden Planner Diary & Tracker's.
Lux Light Meter Pro ships an update every 3 months, Garden Planner Diary & Tracker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lux Light Meter Pro | Garden Planner Diary & Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (5.2K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.2K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marina Polyanskaya | Michael Steudter |
Customer experience
Lux Light Meter Pro
Garden Planner Diary & Tracker
Bugs and requests
Lux Light Meter Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- Readings stuck at 0 lux regardless of light conditions
- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Inability to switch between front and rear cameras
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to save and review past measurements
- More detailed instructions and guidance on proper usage
- Improved accuracy and calibration options
Garden Planner Diary & Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lux Light Meter Pro
- Premium Access3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Premium Access2 variants$14.991 Year
- Pro Mode$9.99
Garden Planner Diary & Tracker
- Florra Premium Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Florra Premium Yearly7 Days trial$23.991 Year
Questions
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