Light Therapy Lamps
every brand-name light therapy lamp we track, one row each. sort by the 10,000 lux distance first: it's the maker's own figure for how far away you can sit and still get the full dose, and it ranges from about 4 inches to 14. a blank cell means the maker doesn't publish that number, so we left it empty instead of guessing.
 Beurer TL30 Portable Daylight Lamp | 5.0 Light and comes with a carry pouch, but you have to sit about 4 inches from a small panel to get the full dose. | Light box | 3.9 in Manual: 10,000 lux at 10 cm. | 0.4 lb | – US manual: limited lifetime warranty; EU retailers quote 3 years. | ||
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 Carex Day-Light Classic Plus Light Therapy Lamp | 8.6 The widest, most forgiving 10,000 lux reach here plus a five-year warranty; bulky and fixed-color, but it does the core job best. | Desk lamp | 14 in User guide: 10,000 lux at 12 to 14 inches. | Manual suggests an external lighting timer. | 9.4 lb | 5 yr | |
 Carex Day-Light Sky Light Therapy Lamp | 7.5 Bright, easy to position, 12 inch reach and five-year warranty, but more owner reports of hinge failures than the Classic Plus. | Desk lamp | 12 in Manual: 10,000 lux at 12 in; product page says 12 to 14 in. | 8.2 lb | 5 yr | ||
 Circadian Optics Lampu 10,000 Lux Light Therapy Lamp | 7.0 Sturdy round panel, the largest in the Circadian line, with a four-year warranty; no published reach or timer. | Light box | – Circadian Optics publishes no 10,000 lux distance; its FAQ only advises sitting 5 to 18 inches away. | – Circadian Optics publishes no item weight for this lamp. | 4 yr | ||
 Circadian Optics Lattis 10,000 Lux Light Therapy Lamp | 6.4 Handsome art-deco design that blends into a room, but the fixed panel can't tilt and the maker publishes no reach figure. | Light box | – Circadian Optics publishes no 10,000 lux distance; its FAQ only advises sitting 5 to 18 inches away. | – Circadian Optics publishes no item weight for this lamp. | 4 yr | ||
 Circadian Optics Lumos 2.0 Light Therapy Desk Lamp | 7.8 Compact, very adjustable and well liked by owners; a small lit area and a tip-prone base keep it below the big-panel lamps. | Desk lamp | – Circadian Optics publishes no 10,000 lux distance; its FAQ only advises sitting 5 to 18 inches away. One third-party measurement put full 10,000 lux at about 8 inches. | 1.3 lb Amazon item weight. | 4 yr | ||
 Circadian Optics Luxy 10,000 Lux Light Therapy Lamp | 5.6 Pocket-sized for travel, but a tiny panel, plug-in-only power and no published reach make it a backup lamp at best. | Light box | – Circadian Optics publishes no 10,000 lux distance; its FAQ only advises sitting 5 to 18 inches away. | – Circadian Optics publishes no item weight for this lamp. | 4 yr | ||
 Luminette 3 Light Therapy Glasses | 5.8 Hands-free and genuinely portable, but it relies on a lower-lux approach we can't verify and has the weakest owner ratings here. | Wearable | – Not applicable: the glasses deliver 500 to 1,500 lux at the eye by design. | 0.1 lb | 2 yr 2 years per the EU store; US terms not confirmed. | ||
 Northern Light Technologies BOXelite 10,000 Lux Light Therapy Lamp | 8.1 Huge sun-like panel with a 14 inch reach and the longest warranty here; pricey, bulky, and the fluorescent tubes click as they warm. | Light box | 14 in | 8 lb | 7 yr Maker calls it a 7 year unlimited warranty. | ||
 Northern Light Technologies Flamingo 10,000 Lux Floor Lamp | 7.3 The only floor lamp here, with a 12 inch reach and seven-year warranty; some wobble, and check which Flamingo version ships. | Floor lamp Maker specs are for the LED Flamingo II; the Amazon listing may ship an earlier version. | 12 in | 11 lb | 7 yr | ||
 TheraLite Aura 10,000 LUX Light Therapy Lamp | 6.0 Pleasant warm light and a 12 inch reach, undercut by a drooping head, stiff controls and a one-year warranty. | Desk lamp | 12 in | 4.7 lb Amazon item weight; maker lists none. | 1 yr | ||
 Verilux HappyLight Duo 2-in-1 Light Therapy & Task Desk Lamp | 6.6 Useful as an everyday gooseneck task lamp with a therapy mode, but the 6 inch reach makes it a weak dedicated therapy light. | Desk lamp | 6 in | 4.8 lb | 3 yr | ||
 Verilux HappyLight Lucent Light Therapy Lamp | 6.9 The simple, cheap starter lamp that hundreds of owners swear by; one button, no adjustments, and some early failures. | Light box | 6 in | 1.2 lb | 3 yr | ||
 Verilux HappyLight Lumi Plus Light Therapy Lamp | 7.2 Thin, wall-mountable tablet with a timer and three brightness levels; no color control and coarse 15 minute timer steps. | Light box | 6 in | 1.3 lb | 3 yr | ||
 Verilux HappyLight Luxe Light Therapy Lamp | 8.3 Timer, three color temperatures and four brightness levels in a 2 lb tablet; the short 6 inch reach is the only real knock. | Light box | 6 in | 2 lb | 3 yr | ||
 Verilux HappyLight Touch Plus Light Therapy Lamp | 7.7 Most of the Luxe's conveniences, timer and two color settings, in a lighter tablet; same close 6 inch reach. | Light box | 6 in | 1.5 lb | 3 yr |
How the AI score works, and who wrote it
A language model rated these, not a test lab. Every score from 1 to 10 is an AI assessment of how good the product is against the other 16 in this comparison, formed from the specifications we verified plus the published lab reviews and owner reception found while researching each one. Nobody at Slopsheets listened to, wore or plugged in any of it.
It weighs the things a spec table cannot show: how a product is actually reviewed, how well the software works, build quality, and what you get for the money. That is deliberate. An earlier version of this column was pure arithmetic on the table and it ranked a bundle of cheap boxes above a class-leading single unit, because counting hardware is not the same as judging it.
Treat it as an informed starting point and read the sourced comparison, not as a verdict. The score is relative to this comparison only, so it means nothing across categories, and it carries no price, star rating or review count. Every specification behind it is sourced and checked; the score on top of them is opinion.
Frequently asked questions
Why do some lamps have no 10,000 lux distance listed?
Circadian Optics doesn't publish one for any of its lamps, only a general 5 to 18 inch placement range, and the Luminette glasses never reach 10,000 lux by design. We leave those cells blank rather than estimate.
Is a fluorescent light box worse than an LED one?
Not for the light itself. The Northern Light Technologies BOXelite uses fluorescent tubes and reaches 10,000 lux at 14 inches, farther than any LED tablet here. The trade-offs are size, weight, and some owners noticing a click as the tubes warm and cool.
What does the warranty column cover?
The maker's stated warranty in years for the US model. Northern Light Technologies gives seven, Carex five, Circadian Optics four, Verilux three, and TheraLite one. The Beurer TL30's US manual promises a limited lifetime warranty, so its cell is blank with a note.
Which lamps are easiest to travel with?
Sort the weight column ascending. The Luminette glasses and the Beurer TL30 weigh under half a pound, and most Verilux tablets come in under 2 pounds. The 12 to 14 inch reach lamps all weigh 4.7 pounds or more.