PANEL COMPARISON

Full-length red light therapy panels compared: MitoPRO 1500X, BIOMAX 900, Hooga, BON CHARGE, Joovv and Kala

Six full-length red and near-infrared panels, each about 35 to 43 inches tall, priced from $1,139.99 to $1,699 on October 13, 2026. Every figure comes from the makers’ pages, FDA and safety listings, or lab results the makers published. None of it shows the dose you’ll get at your distance, or any health or longevity effect.

By Porsche Ma Comparison Updated Oct 13, 2026

The bottom line

For one full-body panel, start with the $1,299 MitoPRO 1500X: it’s the tallest here, with a three-year warranty and a 60-day trial. Get the $1,199 Hooga PRO1500 for output figures at four distances, or the BIOMAX 900 to link more panels later. No 510(k) clearance turned up for any of the six.

Source-based analysis, not hands-on testing. Our method

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The products compared

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Our full-body panel pick

MitoPRO 1500X

$1,299US price, checked Oct 13, 2026

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PlatinumLED

PlatinumLED BIOMAX 900

$1,299US price, checked Oct 13, 2026

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Hooga

Hooga HGPRO1500

$1,199US price, checked Oct 13, 2026

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BON CHARGE

BON CHARGE Super Max Red Light Therapy Device

$1,599US price, checked Oct 13, 2026

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Joovv

Joovv Solo 3.0

$1,699US price, checked Oct 13, 2026

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Kala

Kala Red Light Elite Panel

$1,139.99US price, checked Oct 13, 2026

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In this article

The six red light panels side by side

The 1500X’s door-hanging kit is in the box, and Mito charges no restocking fee^{1, 2}. Hooga doesn’t say how it measured its figures^{15, 16}. The BIOMAX 900 has no published irradiance, though, and charges a 20% restocking fee^{7, 9}.

Joovv’s Solo 3.0 is for app control and its modular system, at the highest price²². The BON CHARGE Super Max is harder to recommend with its one-year warranty²¹. So is the Kala Elite, with a backorder notice and an unconfirmed FDA badge^{25, 28}. We reviewed no outcome study of these panels.

Prices are US prices on each maker’s page, before tax, checked on October 13, 2026. Joovv’s and Kala’s were sale prices. Figures are the makers’ own unless a cell names a lab or an FDA record.

Published prices, specifications, purchase terms and FDA status for six full-length red and near-infrared panels, checked Oct 13, 2026
Question	MitoPRO 1500X	PlatinumLED BIOMAX 900	Hooga PRO1500	BON CHARGE Super Max	Joovv Solo 3.0	Kala Elite
US price	$1,299, no sale¹	$1,299, no sale⁷	$1,199, no sale¹⁵	$1,599, no sale²⁰	$1,699 on sale. Joovv’s store listing gives $1,799 as the regular price^{22, 23}	$1,139.99 on sale, from $1,349.99, without a stand. The page showed a backorder notice²⁵
Size and weight	10 × 43 in, 25 lb. Depth not stated¹	35.83 × 11.81 × 2.76 in, 33 lb⁷	36 × 8.6 × 3.1 in, 21 lb^{15, 16}	35.5 × 11.8 × 2.56 in, 31 lb²⁰	8.75 × 36 in. Joovv lists 25 lb without saying if that’s the panel or the box²³	About 8.7 × 3.8 × 35.4 in. 30 lb in Kala’s spec list, about 21.9 lb in its online store^{25, 26}
Coverage the maker gives	Full body¹	Called full body, but the FAQ on the same page suggests a 2x or 4x package for that⁷	43 × 14 in at 3 in, up to 60 × 29 in at 18 in^{15, 16}	Called full body, but no area given. Use distance 3 to 12 in²⁰	Moderate coverage^{22, 23}	Called full body, but no area given. Use distance about 6 to 18 in²⁵
LEDs and wavelengths	300 lenses, 600 chips. 590, 630, 660, 810, 830 and 850 nm¹	300 LEDs. 480, 630, 660, 810, 830, 850 and 1060 nm⁷	300 dual-chip LEDs. 660 and 850 nm¹⁵	300 dual-chip LEDs. 660 and 850 nm²⁰	150 LEDs. Red and near infrared, wavelengths not published^{22, 23}	231 LEDs. 660 and 850 nm, 1:1²⁵
Published output	Lab average 53.5 mW/cm² and peak 72.5 at 6 in. Mito also lists over 160 by consumer meter^{1, 3}	None for the 900. The chart on its page is for a different panel^{7, 12}	218 mW/cm² at 3 in down to 102 at 18 in. No meter or lab named^{15, 16}	Over 162 mW/cm², no distance given²⁰	Over 100 mW/cm², no distance given²³	161 mW/cm² at 6 in. Method not stated²⁵
Power	445 W listed. Mito reports a lab reading of 418.7 W at the wall^{1, 3}	490 W, or 380 W in Remote mode. LightLab measured 490.9 W^{7, 8, 11}	530 W on the product page, 300 W on Hooga’s chart^{15, 16}	1,500 W listed, which equals 300 LEDs at 5 W and may be nominal²⁰	Not published²²	Unclear. The only figure, 385 W of light output, doesn’t match its own math²⁵
Controls	Touchscreen with three modes and brightness control. App optional¹	Simple remote. Links with other original BIOMAX panels, not BIOMAX PRO^{7, 8}	The manual says a MODE button picks red, near infrared or both, with a 5, 10 or 15 minute timer¹⁷. No dimming or pulse, and no app needed¹⁵	Red, near infrared or both, with a built-in timer²⁰	iOS and Android app. Recovery+ pulsing, ambient and alarm modes. Pairs with other Joovv panels²²	Remote, 5 to 20 minute timer, seven frequency settings and a pulse mode²⁵
Mounting in the box	Door hook, steel cables and straps. Stands $139 or $349 extra¹	Door hook and hanging bracket. Stands $139 to $869 extra, none named for the 900^{7, 14, 34}	Door mount and a hanging kit with a pulley. Stands extra¹⁵	Door mount, steel cables and a pulley. No floor stand listed²⁰	None listed. Door, wall and stand setups are chosen separately, prices not shown^{22, 23}	Hanging kit, but Kala doesn’t say what it hangs from. Roller Boot and stand setups cost $310 to $610 more^{25, 26}
Warranty	3 years, replacement only. Mito pays return postage only in the first 180 days²	3 years. Parts, support or a new or refurbished unit, at PlatinumLED’s choice¹⁰	3 years. You pay shipping if Hooga needs the panel back^{15, 17}	1 year. You ship it back at your cost for a claim²¹	2 years. Terms and exclusions unknown^{22, 23}	2 years. Coverage details not found on Kala’s pages^{25, 27}
Returns	60-day trial, no restocking fee. You pay return shipping unless you bought Mito’s optional protection²	60 days. 20% restocking fee ($259.80) plus return shipping^{9, 10}	60 days. Return shipping comes out of the refund. Open-box items can’t be refunded, and the policy doesn’t say if that covers a panel you’ve unboxed¹⁸	30 days. You pay return shipping²¹	60-day trial per Joovv’s store listing. Conditions and shipping cost not stated²³	30 days with pre-approval. $15 restocking fee plus return shipping²⁷
FDA status found	Listed under ILY, the infrared heating lamp code. No 510(k)⁴	Listed under ILY. No 510(k)¹³	Hooga says it’s listed under ILY and not 510(k) cleared. Listing not confirmed¹⁹	BON CHARGE says “FDA Class II registered”. No listing confirmed²⁰	FDA device record under ILY, exempt from premarket submission²⁴	“FDA Cleared” badge, but the FDA record for a “KALA Elite” is an exempt ILY lamp^{25, 28}

Which one fits which need

These are picks for different needs, not a ranking. Start with how much of your body you want to cover from one spot. Then look at what each maker tells you about the light.

You want one panel for full-body sessions: MitoPRO 1500X. At $1,299 it’s the tallest here, 10 by 43 inches, and Mito rates it for the full body¹. The door hook and steel cables come in the box, and the warranty is three years^{1, 2}. Mito gives you 60 days to return it with no restocking fee². The catch: you pay return shipping on a 25 lb panel unless you bought Mito’s optional protection^{1, 2}. Mito also publishes output only at 6 inches, half the closest distance it recommends^{1, 3}.
You want output figures at the distance you’ll use: Hooga PRO1500. Hooga lists 218 mW/cm² at 3 inches down to 102 at 18 inches^{15, 16}. It’s $1,199, and a door mount, pulley kit and goggles come in the box¹⁵. The warranty is three years¹⁵. The catch: Hooga names no meter or lab for those figures, and its pages give both 530 W and 300 W for power^{15, 16}. Return shipping comes out of your refund¹⁸. The policy also says open-box items can’t be refunded, without saying whether that covers a panel you’ve unboxed¹⁸.
You want more wavelengths, or plan to link more panels later: BIOMAX 900. PlatinumLED lists seven wavelengths from 480 to 1060 nm on 300 LEDs, for $1,299⁷. A door hook and hanging bracket come in the box, and it links with other original BIOMAX panels^{7, 8}. The catch: PlatinumLED publishes no irradiance for the 900⁷. A change-of-mind return costs a 20% restocking fee, $259.80, plus shipping on a 33 lb panel^{7, 9}.
You want app control and a system you can grow: Joovv Solo 3.0. It runs from an iOS and Android app, with Recovery+ pulsing, ambient and alarm-clock modes²². It also pairs with other Joovv panels to build a bigger setup²². Joovv says Intertek certified its Generation 3.0 devices to IEC 60601 medical electrical safety requirements²². The catch: it’s $1,699 on sale for 150 LEDs, and Joovv rates it for moderate coverage^{22, 23}. Its product page lists no wavelengths, power draw or box contents²².
BON CHARGE Super Max: hard to justify on paper. It’s a $1,599, 35.5-inch panel with 300 dual-chip LEDs at 660 and 850 nm²⁰. The door mount, cables and pulley come in the box²⁰. The Hooga PRO1500 lists the same LED count and wavelengths, with a door mount and pulley kit, for $400 less^{15, 20}. The Super Max’s warranty is one year, and you pay to ship it back for a claim²¹. Its figure of over 162 mW/cm² has no measuring distance²⁰.
Kala Elite: the lowest price, if you can wait. It’s $1,139.99 on sale for a 35.4-inch, 231-LED panel at 660 and 850 nm²⁵. Kala gives 161 mW/cm² at 6 inches, and the warranty is two years²⁵. The catch: the page showed a backorder notice whose warehouse date seems to have passed²⁵. Kala’s page shows an “FDA Cleared” badge, but the FDA record found for a “KALA Elite” model lists an exempt infrared heating lamp^{25, 28}. Returns need pre-approval and cost $15 plus shipping²⁷.

Why the output numbers don’t line up

Irradiance is the light power reaching each square centimeter of skin, and it drops as you step back. Hooga’s own figures fall from 189 mW/cm² at 6 inches to 102 at 18^{15, 16}. So a figure without a distance tells you little. BON CHARGE gives over 162 mW/cm² and Joovv over 100, and neither says at what distance^{20, 23}.

The meter matters too. For the 1500X, Mito lists over 160 mW/cm² at 6 inches on a consumer meter, and over 73 on a professional spectroradiometer¹. The outside lab Mito paid measured a 53.5 mW/cm² average and a 72.5 peak at the same distance³. Hooga and Kala name no meter or lab for their figures^{15, 25}.

PlatinumLED publishes no irradiance for the BIOMAX 900. The chart and lab report linked under it belong to the BIOMAX PRO ULTRA, a 432-LED panel that drew 772.6 W^{7, 12}. The 900’s own lab report measured total light output in a sphere, not what reaches you at a distance¹¹.

Watts aren’t a dose either. BON CHARGE’s 1,500 W equals 300 LEDs at 5 W each, so it may be a nominal rating²⁰. Mito reports a lab reading of 418.7 W at the wall for the 1500X, and LightLab measured 490.9 W for the BIOMAX 900^{3, 11}. Hooga’s pages list 530 W and 300 W, and Kala’s only wattage figure doesn’t add up^{15, 16, 25}.

What they cost to own

None of the six lists bulbs, filters or a subscription, so the price is most of what you’ll spend^{1, 7, 15, 20, 22, 25}. Electricity is small: with 10-minute sessions six days a week, Mito’s lab wall reading puts the 1500X at about 21 kWh a year^{1, 3}. Ten-minute sessions five days a week put the PRO1500 at about 23 kWh, using its higher power figure¹⁵. Twenty-minute sessions five days a week put the BIOMAX 900 at about 43 kWh⁷. Joovv, BON CHARGE and Kala don’t publish enough to estimate it^{20, 22, 25}.

Mounting is where extras creep in. Mito’s stands cost $139 or $349, and PlatinumLED’s run $139 to $869, though none names the 900^{1, 14, 34}. Kala’s Roller Boot and stand setups cost $310 to $610 more than the no-stand version on sale^{25, 26}. Joovv didn’t show prices for its door, wall or stand setups^{22, 23}.

Sending a panel back costs money with most of these brands. A BIOMAX 900 return costs $259.80 plus shipping, and Kala charges a $15 fee plus shipping^{9, 27}. Mito, BON CHARGE and Hooga leave return shipping to you by default^{2, 18, 21}. Joovv’s store listing mentions a 60-day trial but no return terms²³.

What the FDA labels mean

Four appear in FDA records under product code ILY: the MitoPRO X series, BIOMAX 900, Joovv Solo 3.0 and a “KALA Elite” model^{4, 13, 24, 28}. The regulation defines an infrared lamp as a device that emits infrared energy for topical heating, and exempts it from 510(k) review²⁹. A listing like that isn’t a clearance. It isn’t a finding that a panel works for any health use either.

The badges promise more than the records show. Mito and BON CHARGE call their panels “FDA Class II registered”, and PlatinumLED’s BIOMAX page uses the phrase “FDA Class II medical device”^{1, 7, 20}. Kala shows an “FDA Cleared” badge²⁵. Hooga is the plainest: it says its panels are listed under ILY and aren’t 510(k) cleared¹⁹. BON CHARGE gives no listing number or product code, and Hooga shares its listing only on request^{19, 20}.

Electrical safety is a separate question. Intertek’s ETL directory and UL both list the MitoPRO 1500X^{5, 6}. Joovv says Intertek certified its 3.0 devices to IEC 60601, and Hooga says its finished panel isn’t UL or ETL listed^{19, 22}. These listings cover electrical safety, not light output or results.

If you don’t need a full-length panel

Mito’s 750X is the same series at about half the height: 10 by 23 inches for $749³⁰. It has the door kit and three-year warranty, but Mito rates it for the upper or lower body per session³⁰. So covering your whole body takes two sessions.

For your face, neck or one joint, Mito’s 300X is $449 with a tabletop stand³¹. PlatinumLED’s BIOMAX 300 is $659, with a door hook in the box³². Its lab report gives a 56.25 mW/cm² average at 12 inches, and it was also measured at 6, 18 and 24 inches³³. If it’s only your face, compare these with the LED masks in the face mask comparison.

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How this was written. Written from the sources listed above, checked Oct 13, 2026. It is general information, not medical advice. Talk to a clinician before acting on anything here if you have a health condition or take medication.

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