Comparison

SmartLicht vs Light Meter Pro

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Light Meter Pro

Features
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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.

Screenshots

SmartLicht4 screens
Light Meter Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
SmartLicht versus Light Meter Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartLichtLight Meter Pro
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer深圳市智光系统技术有限公司Guangzhou Ciyou Network Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

SmartLicht

No in-app purchases

None

Light Meter Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartLicht free?
SmartLicht is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Light Meter Pro free?
Light Meter Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do SmartLicht or Light Meter Pro have ads?
Neither SmartLicht nor Light Meter Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartLicht or Light Meter Pro?
SmartLicht ships an update every 2 months, and Light Meter Pro every 3 weeks. Most recently, SmartLicht was updated on November 4, 2026 and Light Meter Pro on October 31, 2026.

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