# Lux Light Meter Pro

> Measure Luminosity in Lux & FC

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1292598866](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1292598866)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1292598866`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Marina Polyanskaya
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 3.90 / 5 (5,128 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-10
- **First published:** 2017-10-06
- **Size:** 19 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lux-light-meter-pro/id1292598866)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/82717056](https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/82717056)

## Description

Lux Light Meter Pro is a 2-in-1 light intensity (lux) and exposure meter with customizable controls for front and back cameras. It provides real-time lux and foot-candle readings, color temperature, and a histogram to help you quickly adjust shutter speed, ISO, and aperture for optimal photos.

Whether you’re shooting portraits, interiors, or greenhouse setups, this tool helps prevent eye strain and ensures well-lit results. Have questions? sparkappsfeedback@gmail.com

## Rankings

- #27,981 — Overall

## Review summary

Users largely report that Lux Light Meter Pro is unreliable and difficult to trust. The top issues are erratic and inaccurate readings, frequent bugs and unresponsiveness, and a subscription-driven pricing model viewed as bait-and-switch. Additional concerns include unclear units and interpretation of results, and limits on maximum measurements. A few note it can work in very simple scenarios or with workarounds, but the overall consensus is that reliability and value are poor in its current state.

### Pros

- Core function: provides light measurement (lux) for a target area, which is the app's primary purpose.
- Reported use in simple scenarios (e.g., measuring apartment hallway lighting) for quick checks.
- Some users indicate workarounds (e.g., back camera) can yield readings in certain cases.
- Historically, the app has been used in educational contexts for basic lux measurements.

### Cons

- Highly unreliable and inconsistent readings: same light source yields widely different values across trials; initial spikes can skew averages.
- Frequent bugs and poor reliability: app unresponsive, Help tab errors, readings not saving, and features not working as advertised.
- Forced subscription model and perceived poor value: ongoing charges, poor trial experience, and reports of a nonexistent free version.
- Unit and interpretation confusion: unclear when to use lux vs fc, with questions like whether FC values should be scaled (e.g., multiply by 100).
- Readings capped or limited (e.g., max around 1741 lux) and poor calibration against professional meters; not dependable for high-intensity sources.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1292598866)