SmartLicht vs Light Meter Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartLicht
This app provides a professional intelligent lighting solution for homes and businesses. It integrates various protocols for seamless control and management of lighting systems, offering features like scene-based control and automation.
- Intelligent lighting system solution
- Integrates DALI, KNX, BLE Mesh, Matter
- SaaS management and control
- Configuration and debugging
- Mobile control for users and personnel
- Scene-based lighting control
- Automation creation
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SmartLicht Intelligent Lighting System Solution is a professional intelligent lighting solution for high-end residences, villas, and commercial applications. To meet the needs of complex scenarios, the solution seamlessly integrates various protocols such as DALI, KNX, BLE Mesh and Matter. It provides a systematic upgrade to the DALI wired intelligent lighting system and realizes SaaS management and control of various devices in the DALI protocol. SmartLicht App is an application within the SmartLicht Intelligent Lighting System Solutions. It meets the configuration management, debugging, and mobile control needs of both construction personnel and users. The App supports: 1. Free control of devices and areas: Create various lighting effects according to your needs. 2. Control based on lighting scenes: Meet the lighting needs of different scenarios. 3. Create various types of automation: Realize the automatic upgrade of lighting control. 4. Support DALI device access to the Matter ecosystem: Perfectly integrate wired lighting products with the wireless IoT platform.
Light Meter Pro
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Light Meter Pro turns your iPhone or iPad camera into an everyday light reference tool. Measure light levels on desks, reading pages, screen environments, as well as photography exposure and plant grow lights. The app estimates Lux, Color Temperature, EV100, PPFD, and DLI, offering clear adjustment suggestions tailored to your current scenario. Key Features: - Study & Reading Light Check: Evaluates lighting conditions for desks, books, and screen environments. - Photography Exposure Reference: Supports shutter speed, ISO, aperture, EV100, and suggested parameters. - Plant Lighting Estimation: Covers canopy illuminance, PPFD, DLI, and daily light hours. - Dual Measurement Modes: Supports both front-facing incident light and rear-facing reflected light measurement. - Custom Calibration: Allows you to adjust metering coefficients by comparing readings with a professional lux meter. - 100% Privacy-Focused: All processing is done locally on your device. No accounts required, no cloud uploads, and photos are never saved. Ideal Use Cases: - Checking ambient light to ensure a healthy environment for children’s homework, reading, or screen time. - Quickly referencing exposure parameters and EV differences before a photoshoot. - Determining if indoor plants need supplementary grow lights or a change of location. - Comparing lighting changes across different lamps, locations, and times of day. Important Disclaimer: Smartphone cameras are not metrologically certified lux meters, color temperature meters, spectrometers, PAR sensors, or professional photographic light meters. Light Meter Pro is designed for quick comparisons, home lighting adjustments, and pre-shoot estimates. For lighting compliance inspections, medical assessments, commercial testing, or precision agriculture, please use calibrated professional instruments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SmartLicht at Free against Light Meter Pro's $2.99. SmartLicht also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Light Meter Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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
SmartLicht is free to download; Light Meter Pro costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SmartLicht ships an update every 2 months, Light Meter Pro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartLicht | Light Meter Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 深圳市智光系统技术有限公司 | Guangzhou Ciyou Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
SmartLicht
No in-app purchases
Light Meter Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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