# PPFD Meter - Grow Light Meter

> Effortless PAR Meter: Elegant, Accurate, Feature-Packed & Insightful

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.homestudio.ppfdmeter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.homestudio.ppfdmeter)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.homestudio.ppfdmeter`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Home Studio Inc.
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 372,564
- **Rating:** 4.75 / 5 (4,614 ratings)
- **Version:** 12.04
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-03
- **First published:** 2021-01-16
- **Publisher country:** TR
- **Size:** 18 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.homestudio.ppfdmeter)
- **Website:** [https://ppfd.app](https://ppfd.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://ppfd.app/pp](https://ppfd.app/pp)

## Description

PPFD Meter transforms your smartphone into a sophisticated tool for plant growth optimization. Ideal for both novice and experienced gardeners, this app offers accurate light measurements using your phone's ambient sensor or the UNI-T UT383 BT Bluetooth sensor. It calculates essential metrics like PPFD (Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density) and DLI (Daily Light Integral), helping you tailor lighting conditions to your plants' needs.

Beyond basic measurements, PPFD Meter provides advanced light mapping features including PAR and DLI maps for a detailed view of light distribution. It enables analysis of light uniformity, total photosynthetic photon flux, and lighting system efficiency, alongside tracking energy consumption. With customizable profiles for different growth stages and environments, PPFD Meter is your ultimate partner in achieving healthy and thriving plants through precise lighting management.

## Rankings

- #116,379 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.homestudio.ppfdmeter.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Reviewers broadly praise PPFD Meter for Android as an easy-to-use, data-driven tool that eliminates guesswork in optimizing plant lighting. Users highlight strong sensor support, including UNI-T BT meters and built-in sensors, and some praise Bluetooth integration. The app is free or very affordable and is perceived as accurate and helpful for calibrating light intensity, keeping lights at the right distance, and improving yields. A few concerns mention occasional inaccuracies with certain lights, auto-update safety, and misleading ads, but these appear infrequently. Overall, users view it as essential and effective for grow lights and light planning.

### Pros

- Easy to use and user-friendly
- Strong sensor support and compatibility with UNI-T BT meters, built-in sensors, and Bluetooth meters
- Data-driven measurements with smart calibration that reduce guesswork
- Free or very affordable with high value
- Helps optimize grow light setup: proper light amount, distance, and improves yields

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.homestudio.ppfdmeter)