PAR200 Plus vs GrowPAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PAR200 Plus
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The PAR200 Plus is a lightweight, portable, easy-to-operate spectrometer with BLE remote control operations and SD card data storage. This product has basic features for fast, easy lighting readings, as well as advanced light analytics, and efficient work-flow features for lighting production environments.
GrowPAR
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GrowPAR turns your iPhone into a professional-grade PAR light meter for indoor growing, hydroponics, and plant research. What is PAR? Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) measures the light your plants actually use for photosynthesis — between 400–700nm. Unlike lux meters, GrowPAR measures what matters most to your plants. KEY MEASUREMENTS - PPFD (μmol/m²/s) — Instant photon flux density - DLI (mol/m²/day) — Daily Light Integral for growth optimization - CCT (Kelvin) — Color temperature of your light source - Lux — Illuminance measurement PLANT INTELLIGENCE GrowPAR includes a database of 36+ plants with scientifically accurate targets: - Stage-based PPFD targets: Seedling → Vegetative → Flowering → Harvest - Ideal temperature (day/night), humidity, and CO₂ levels - Hydroponics parameters: pH range and EC values - LED distance and photoperiod recommendations - Real-time sufficiency indicator: Is your light enough? LIGHT SOURCES Calibrated for all grow light types: - Full Spectrum LED • Red/Blue LED • HPS • CMH • Natural Sunlight MEASUREMENTS & HISTORY - Save unlimited measurements with timestamp - Filter by plant and light source - Export to CSV for analysis CALIBRATION Use with Apogee MQ-500 or similar quantum sensor for research-grade accuracy. 11 LANGUAGES English · German · Spanish · Turkish · French · Italian · Portuguese · Russian · Japanese · Chinese · Arabic Whether you're growing tomatoes, microgreens, or orchids — GrowPAR gives you the data to grow smarter. Privacy Policy: https://hfozturka.github.io/growpar/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PAR200 Plus at none against GrowPAR's 2. PAR200 Plus also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. GrowPAR sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PAR200 Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | PAR200 Plus | GrowPAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | United Power Research Technology Corporation | Halil Fatih Ozturk |
In-app purchases
PAR200 Plus
No in-app purchases
GrowPAR
- com.hfozturka.growparios.monthly$2.991 Month
- com.hfozturka.growparios.yearly$9.991 Year








