Lumen User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience73.5% of reviews
Neutral7.4% of reviews
Negative experience19.1% of reviews

~ Based on 701 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Lumen Safe?

Lumen - Metabolic Coach appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Lumen is 92/100.

This assessment is based on 6,534 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.6/5.

Safety Analysis

92.9% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.0% of ratings suggest some concerns
5.0% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 6,535 App Store ratings for Lumen.

Is Lumen Legit?

Lumen - Metabolic Coach appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Lumen is 93/100.

Based on 93 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Possible Security Problem

I received a lumen as a gift. I never signed on to a plan. I used it to take readings periodically, then stopped for a few months. I tried to get on today and could not. I downloaded again from the App Store in case I needed an update, received an OPEN, and could connect BUT
TO SOMEONE ELSES LUMEN. I have that person’s name
And address. First name Dana, second name ends in e. I could see what the Bluetooth was connected to and saw what it was not connected to. I STOPPED. Not a hacker. I wonder what a hacker could do!
Waiting to reconnect.
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Intuitive app

Very satisfied wi th lumen. Great graphics and very intuitive to track

Okay Tech

Still has glitches but getting better

Gamify

Does a really great job of gamifying food intake

GET RID OF THE JUDGY KIDNEY BEAN!!

I’ve had the Lumen app for 2 years now and loved it, until the current update where there is a very judgmental kidney bean or jellybean looking thing that is sad if your reading is below a 2! Whoever made this change should be fired. It’s hard enough to remain positive and motivated without being frowned at by a cartoon character for having a NORMAL reading. Totally missed the mark here. I’m trying to continue using the app in spite of the rage I feel on the daily looking at this thing. Please get rid of it on the next update. And sign your UI team up for some sensitivity training for God’s sake.
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Great device

I used the Lumen for 3 years and the measurements helped me become metabolically flexible.

Lumen-interesting insights

I really do love my Lumen; it has provided insights into how my metabolism works. Because of that, I am making better food choices and loosing some weight. Thank you!

Customer Service

Price is way to expensive for what you get and customer service is very hard to get in touch with. No phone number to call and mostly just an Ai chatbot to talk to. If you get “transferred” to a real person via chat (cause that is the only option) the you may as well just send an email because the real person on chat takes just as long to reply. Any reputable company would have a phone number to call and ask for help asap….not make the customers wait for mailing the details of the issue(s)
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App used to be good but sucks now

I’ve been using my Lumen for a year and a half. The app used to function seamlessly and I found the bar code scanner and photo feature for logging meals to work pretty well. They’ve made a lot of changes to the app since then and it sucks now. The app is super glitchy now, particularly when taking my breath measurements. It gets so choppy and I’m convinced it doesn’t measure my breath accurately when it does that. Also, I can’t tell you how many food barcodes I scan these days that come up with “Sorry, item not found.” Seriously? Get it together. How am I supposed to log my food if half the bar codes I scan aren’t in your database? And the food photo feature used to work well and doesn’t work well at all. I’ve had it misidentify food to an embarrassing degree more than a few times. I don’t know what you all changed from how the app was a few years ago, but I beg of you, change it back. This app is becoming almost unusable and I’m about to bail on it. This isn’t the only app in that logs food so why would I continue to use one so riddled with issues?
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Helpful and seems accurate

The device reads really seem accurate and when i consistently measure it’s really helpful and motivating data. Worth the price.

Not functional

I have been trying to reactivate my membership and already have a lumen device. I keep getting a white screen and broken links in the app when i was trying to restart membership. Also sent multiple messages to support and still have no resolution- i can only get the general readings, and when i try to sign up for membership through the app keep getting a 404 broken links message. It just does not work.
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Great insights into metabolism

Love the insights this app offers to help you understand the science behind your choices and personalized recommendations based off real time measurements.

Impossible to cancel and contact them

App won’t allow me to cancel, chat feature does not work, website contact info goes to a dead link and have no phone number to call. They make it as difficult as possible to cancel their recurring membership.

Problems

Too complicated to know what to do. The onboarding is like reading an encyclopedia. Their education is like mini TikTok videos. Crazy for someone who just wants to read and understand.

Also, never got the initial email that had the registration code - so can’t use the device.

Also they only support in a narrow East Coast hours window. So if you dare to purchase their product from another time zone - heaven forbid you try to get support after 1 pm Pacific on a Friday — you are hosed!!
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Latest update makes it REALLY bad.

The latest update causes it to log me out and disconnect the device every single time it is used. When it worked it was great, but if I have to log in and reconnect the device every time I want to use it I will probably throw it away and just go back to timed fasting.

Lost internet after app update

Still waiting for update - UK based awaiting support to open - 1pm UK is a new day

Reloaded app - data OK

Support chat lost - the app now works it was my iPhone that didn’t support the app update - worked on my wife’s iPad old May 2025 version

Easy to understand

You cannot go wrong on the process they guide you with simple steps that keeps you focused

Horror cancelling membership

Membership buyer beware! Grounds for class action lawsuit.

This company probably should have just let $179 yearly membership fee go rather than risk this review. I cancelled the membership with one day left. I took a screenshot with the website saying I had one day to change my mind. I did not change my mind. I hadn’t used the device in probably 6 months. They decided to charge me $179 anyway. I disputed it through my credit card company (American Express for reference). American Express initially returned the $179 to me. Then a month later I get an email from American Express telling me that this company searched their records and found no evidence for my cancellation request. How can this be?

Well, I went back to the website just now (a month later) and now it mysteriously says that they had trouble cancelling my membership. Apparently this message was somehow sent only through the website, and only after they seemingly assured me that the membership was cancelled. This seems to me to be a relatively tricky, sneaky and not good business practice.
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Can’t adjust our fast times

Outside of taking a measurement, there isn’t a way to update our fasting start or end time. If I miss a measurement (wake or sleep), my fasting appears considerably longer than it actually was in reality.

Instead of the 36 hours, the fast should have ended at 18, and the one I’m currently on would’ve been around 8 or 9 hours.
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Cancel policy

This is the worst company to deal with when canceling your subscription. Buyers beware