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Light Meter LM-3000
Lightray Innovation GmbH · Free · Utilities · 4.5 (2,586 ratings)
What it does
Light Meter LM-3000 turns the front camera into a light meter and reads out lux or foot-candles. A number for that exact spot, instead of guessing at "bright indirect". From 5 apps that know your window, not your plant.
Alternatives to Light Meter LM-3000
The closest alternatives to Light Meter LM-3000 are Sun Seeker, Succulent, GrowIt and Skyflow — 4 apps from the list Light Meter LM-3000 appears on, “5 apps that know your window, not your plant”, each answering the same moment a different way.
Sun SeekerSun Seeker draws the sun's real path over your address in AR: hourly positions plus the solstice lines. Hold it to the window and see which shelf gets anything.
SucculentSucculent gives one page per plant instead of one watering schedule for all of them: what you did, when you did it, and how that same Echeveria looked in spring.
GrowItGrowIt is a planting calendar built from your zone and climate: when to start seeds, when things go outside, and a heads-up before a freeze arrives.
SkyflowSkyflow is a time-lapse camera with manual control over interval and exposure. Point it at the same shelf for a month to find out if anything moved.
Price and ratings
| App | Price | App Store rating | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Meter LM-3000 | Free | 4.5 (2,586) | Utilities |
| Sun Seeker | $11.99 | 4.8 (12,937) | Navigation |
| Succulent | Free | 5.0 (10) | Lifestyle |
| GrowIt | Free | 4.7 (14,094) | Lifestyle |
| Skyflow | Free | 4.6 (599) | Photo & Video |
Light Meter LM-3000 and its alternatives, as the App Store listed them on 2026-10-06.
Light Meter LM-3000 is free to download from the iOS App Store and holds 4.5 out of 5 from 2,586 ratings, checked on 2026-10-06. Prices and ratings go stale; the App Store is the live source.
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