Comparison

SmartBeam® Luminance Camera vs Light Spectrometer Wavelength

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SmartBeam® Luminance Camera

This app transforms your iOS device into a professional luminance camera, enabling quick assessments of surface brightness. It uses a calibrated false-color filter to visualize light variations, aiding lighting designers, architects, and engineers. The tool also allows for saving and sharing images for reports and collaboration.

Highlights
  • Surface and point luminance measurement
  • Live false color display
  • Luminance selfie mode
  • Multiple luminance scales (Cd/m2, cd/ft2, fl)
  • Auto and manual exposure control
  • Image sharing and saving
Features
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The SmartBeam® Luminance Camera app solves the problem of how to make quick and meaningful assessments of surface light levels. The app turns your iOS device into a professional luminance camera wherever you are. Luminance is a fundamental measure of the brightness of a given surface or the amount of light emitted or reflected off that surface. It also indicates how much luminous power can be perceived by the human eye. The SmartBeam® Luminance Camera app augments the human visual system and increases the dynamic range and ability of the eye to perceive variations in luminance by representing images from the smartphone camera through a calibrated false color filter in real-time. This accentuates the differences in luminance​ in an easy to read manner. The app is intended as a useful, quick and easy to use tool for lighting designers, architects and lighting engineers who are specifying, using, or planning to use, LED lighting fixtures. It is also designed to help the lighting product development process. For instance, the app can be used to quickly measure beam distributions produced by LED lighting products offering considerable time and cost savings over other techniques. A key feature of the app is the ability to share images directly from your smartphone to help collaboration on lighting installations or new lighting product development. Images can also be posted directly to social media. The app also includes the ability to save images for inclusion in reports. For fun, the app can be used to produced luminance photographic maps of your favorite places or people and even fun selfies! Features · Surface and point measurement of luminance · Live false color display of luminance variations · Luminance point measurement · Luminance selfie mode · Choice of Cd/m2, cd/ft2, and fl scales · Auto and manual exposure · Calibration options · Share of false color and normal images · Save of false color and normal images By using this app, you agree to Apple's Standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Light Spectrometer Wavelength

This application analyzes light to determine its dominant wavelength in nanometers, frequency in terahertz, and period length in femtoseconds. It provides real-time measurements and allows users to save their findings with notes. The app is designed for measuring colored light sources.

Highlights
  • Measures dominant wavelength (nm)
  • Measures frequency (THz)
  • Measures period length (fs)
  • Real-time measurement
  • Save measurements with notes
  • Optional calibration
Features
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Measures light spectrum to determine the dominant wavelength in nm, frequency in THz and period length in fs. DOMINANT WAVELENGTH Dominant wavelength is a concept commonly used in the field of color science and perception. It refers to the wavelength of light that appears most prominent or dominant in a given color mixture or light source. In other words, it is the wavelength that our eyes perceive as the primary color in a mixture of different wavelengths. For light with only one wavelength, such as the light from a colored LED, the dominant wavelength corresponds to the wavelength of that light. KEY FEATURES • High accuracy • Real-time measurement • Measures light wavelength in nanometers (nm) • Measures light frequency in terahertz (Thz) • Measures light period length in femtoseconds (fs) • Easy to use • Save measurements with notes • Supports 40 languages, including english • Optional calibration for enhanced precision MEASURING 1. Find a white surface, such as a plain piece of white paper 2. Point your camera at the surface illuminated by your target light source 3. The app gives you accurate measurements in real-time LIMITATIONS Smartphone cameras have limitations when it comes to distinguishing between different very short, or very long wavelengths. More specifically, on many devices the accuracy below 465 nm and above 610 nm is very limited. This is due to the physical camera sensors in the devices. An automatic warning appears on the screen for these short and long wavelengths. WHITE LIGHT Note that is not meaningful to measure the dominant wavelength of white light as white light consists of a wide range of wavelengths, with no wavelength dominating. This app is made for measuring colored light. If you are interested in determining the color temperature of white light, please instead use our popular White Balance Kelvin Meter app. COLOR OF SURFACES If you want to measure the color of a surface or material, rather than of light, please instead use our popular Colorimeter Camera Color Meter app. Privacy Policy, https://spectrometer.contechity.com/pp.html End User License Agreement, https://spectrometer.contechity.com/eula.html CONTACT I value your feedback. Email me at apps@contechity.com with any suggestions or questions. Download the Spectrometer now!

Screenshots

SmartBeam® Luminance Camera4 screens
Light Spectrometer Wavelength4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Light Spectrometer Wavelength at 71% against SmartBeam® Luminance Camera's 0%. Light Spectrometer Wavelength also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (96 vs 6). SmartBeam® Luminance Camera's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SmartBeam® Luminance Camera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Light Spectrometer Wavelength sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Light Spectrometer Wavelength holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Light Spectrometer Wavelength has 96 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SmartBeam® Luminance Camera's written reviews are positive against 71% of Light Spectrometer Wavelength's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartBeam® Luminance Camera ships an update every 3 weeks, Light Spectrometer Wavelength every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SmartBeam® Luminance Camera versus Light Spectrometer Wavelength: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartBeam® Luminance CameraLight Spectrometer Wavelength
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings)4.2 (96 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews70.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings696 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTEYEO LLCContechity AB

Customer experience

SmartBeam® Luminance Camera

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Light Spectrometer Wavelength

All ratings94 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative26.5%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SmartBeam® Luminance Camera

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Version$14.99
4 purchases

Light Spectrometer Wavelength

Subscriptions3
  • Full Access7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Full access14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Full access$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full access4 variants$6.99

Questions

Is SmartBeam® Luminance Camera free?
SmartBeam® Luminance Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Light Spectrometer Wavelength free?
Light Spectrometer Wavelength is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SmartBeam® Luminance Camera or Light Spectrometer Wavelength?
Light Spectrometer Wavelength is rated higher. SmartBeam® Luminance Camera averages 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Light Spectrometer Wavelength averages 4.2 from 96 ratings.
Do SmartBeam® Luminance Camera or Light Spectrometer Wavelength have ads?
Neither SmartBeam® Luminance Camera nor Light Spectrometer Wavelength shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartBeam® Luminance Camera or Light Spectrometer Wavelength?
SmartBeam® Luminance Camera ships an update every 3 weeks, and Light Spectrometer Wavelength every 2 months. Most recently, SmartBeam® Luminance Camera was updated on October 24, 2026 and Light Spectrometer Wavelength on October 27, 2026.

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