Comparison

Light Room Meter vs Luxdeck

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

Head to head
About

Light Room Meter

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Lumora measures the light around you β€” and shows exactly what it means for your eyes, your work, and your space. Why does the light around you matter? We work under harsh office fluorescents, read in dim corners, and stare at glowing screens late at night β€” rarely thinking about how lighting actually affects us. Wrong illumination strains your eyes, kills concentration, throws off your sleep, and silently shapes how your plants, photos, and rooms look. Lumora helps you understand the lighting around you β€” so you can make better decisions about where you live, work, study, and shoot. FOR EVERYONE β€” Simple and instant Open Lumora anywhere and see in real time how bright your surroundings really are. No settings. No complex parameters. What you get: - Live lux meter β€” always updating, always accurate - Color temperature in Kelvin β€” warm, neutral, or cool at a glance - Visible-light spectrum read in real time - Quick color sampler β€” point at any object and see RGB, HEX, and HSL values instantly - Simple session statistics β€” average, minimum, and peak illumination - Camera switching between front, wide, and telephoto lenses - Session history with location and time Use it to: - Find the brightest spot at home for reading or studying - Check if your home office has enough light for long work sessions - Pick the right window for your plants or your photography setup - Tune evening light for better sleep β€” keep blue-light exposure low at night - Verify gym, classroom, or workspace lighting against comfort levels You don’t need to know anything about photometry. Just open the app β€” and the answer is right in front of you. PRO β€” Deep analysis for serious users. Lumora is also a full-featured optical measurement tool β€” built for photographers, cinematographers, designers, lighting engineers, growers, and anyone who needs more than just a number on a screen. - Lighting Sessions with Location - Spectrum Analyzer - Session Timeline and Lux Chart - Color Sample Library - PDF Reports - Video Overlay Recording - Source Timeline - Calibration - Smart Comfort Profiles - Capture Quality Assessment Monthly and annual access options are available. Lumora is not a medical application and does not provide medical diagnoses or health advice. Privacy Policy: https://ios-dev-rv.github.io/pixaro-studio-website/apps/lumora-site/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Luxdeck

Features
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Luxdeck turns your iPhone camera into a light meter. Point it at a lamp, a window, or a grow light and read four things at once: illuminance in lux (or foot-candles), PPFD and DLI for plants, and the color temperature of the light in kelvin. Most light meter apps make you buy or clip on a diffuser dome before the numbers mean anything. Luxdeck reads straight from the camera, so you can pull it out and measure whenever a question comes up: is this corner bright enough for the fern, how warm is this bulb, is the desk lit well enough to work. WHAT IT MEASURES Lux and foot-candles for everyday lighting. PPFD, the light plants actually use for photosynthesis. DLI, the total light a spot receives over a day. Color temperature in kelvin, from warm tungsten to cool daylight, with a warm-to-cool scale so you can read it at a glance. BUILT TO BE HONEST Every reading carries a small badge that tells you how confident the measurement is and whether the app has been tuned for your specific phone. No hidden fudging, no pretending a phone camera is a lab sensor. WORKS ANYWHERE, KEEPS TO ITSELF Everything runs on the phone. There is no account to create, no network call, and no data leaves the device. The camera is used only to read light in the moment; frames are never stored or sent. FOR GROWERS AND EVERYONE ELSE If you keep plants, Luxdeck reads PPFD and DLI so you can match a spot to what a plant needs. If you shoot photos, set up a room, or just want to know how bright and how warm a light is, the same numbers are there without any gardening jargon in the way. Free to use. A Premium upgrade unlocks unlimited saved history and CSV export for people who log readings over time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.luxdeckapp.com/terms

Screenshots

Light Room Meter4 screens
Luxdeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Luxdeck at 16.0 against Light Room Meter's 18.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Light Room Meter sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Luxdeck sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Light Room Meter ships an update every 10 days, Luxdeck every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Light Room Meter versus Luxdeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight Room MeterLuxdeck
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.616.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size20 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPixaro Studioη§‹ζž— 周

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Light Room Meter

Subscriptions5
  • Pro Access3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly access$9.991 Month
  • Limited offer + 7 days free trial7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Pro Access$19.991 Month
  • Yearly Access$24.991 Year
3 purchases

Luxdeck

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro Unlock$19.99

Questions

Is Light Room Meter free?
Light Room Meter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Luxdeck free?
Luxdeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Light Room Meter or Luxdeck have ads?
Neither Light Room Meter nor Luxdeck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Light Room Meter or Luxdeck?
Light Room Meter ships an update every 10 days, and Luxdeck every 3 weeks. Most recently, Light Room Meter was updated on October 29, 2026 and Luxdeck on November 8, 2026.

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