Bask Light Meter vs Plant Compass Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bask Light Meter
This app uses your device's camera to measure sunlight intensity. It helps you determine the best locations in your home for your houseplants to receive optimal light for growth.
- Measure sunlight with camera
- Optimize plant placement
- Supports houseplants
- User-friendly interface
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With Bask Light Meter, you can use your device's camera to measure light to help you place your house plants where they will thrive.
Plant Compass Lite
This app helps you find the perfect spot for your plants by analyzing the sunlight a window receives. It matches your plants to windows that provide the ideal light conditions for them to thrive.
- Analyze window sunlight exposure
- Match plants to ideal light conditions
- Browse 200+ plant profiles
- Track plant thriving, coping, or struggling
- Identify plants by photo
- Search owned or desired plants
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top guessing which window your plants need. Plant Compass Lite points your phone at any window and tells you exactly which plants will thrive there, based on the sun's real path through your specific home. Most plant advice gives you a light level: bright indirect, low light, full sun. That tells you nothing about which window in your home actually qualifies. Plant Compass Lite does the work for you. HOW IT WORKS Point your phone's compass at a window. The app calculates how many hours of direct and indirect light that window receives, based on the sun's path for your location and the direction the window faces. Then it matches that window to plants that will genuinely do well there. WHAT YOU GET Point at any window to see its light profile Browse 200+ plants matched to real light requirements See which plants thrive, cope, or struggle at each window Search plants you own or want to buy Identify plants by photo FREE TO TRY Download and use the compass for free. Unlock unlimited plant saves and full collection tracking with a single one-time purchase. No subscription, no recurring charges, ever. Plant Compass Lite was built by a plant shop owner who was tired of watching customers bring home the wrong plant for the wrong window. It is the tool that should have existed years ago.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plant Compass Lite at 100% against Bask Light Meter's 40%. Plant Compass Lite also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (daily vs every 7 months). Bask Light Meter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). 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. Plant Compass Lite sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Bask Light Meter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Plant Compass Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bask Light Meter has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Bask Light Meter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Plant Compass Lite's.
Bask Light Meter ships an update every 7 months, Plant Compass Lite daily. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bask Light Meter | Plant Compass Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Protean Studio | Brittany Hale |
Customer experience
Bask Light Meter
Plant Compass Lite
In-app purchases
Bask Light Meter
No in-app purchases
Plant Compass Lite
- Plant Compass Lite — Partner Unlock$3.99
- Unlock the full app$5.99
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