Comparison

Sense Home vs Lumin Smart

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sense Home

Gain real-time insights into your home's energy consumption to reduce electricity bills and minimize environmental impact. Identify energy-wasting devices and receive custom notifications for enhanced home safety and efficiency.

Highlights
  • Real-time energy consumption monitoring
  • Identify energy-wasting devices
  • Personalized energy-saving tips
  • Customizable real-time notifications
  • Remote home monitoring
  • Carbon footprint reduction
Features
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→ Take control of your home energy use, in real time. Sense turns your home's electrical activity into real-time insight, so you can use energy more efficiently, spend less, and stay ahead of your electric bill. → Save energy. Save money. Most people only find out what they used once the bill arrives, when it’s too late to change anything. Sense shows you how much energy your home is using right now and how this month compares with the last, straight from your phone. You’ll see what’s driving your bill, get tips that fit your home, and start reacting less and planning more. → Find your home’s energy hogs. Minimize what you waste. A lot of devices in your home draw power even when they're off: some by design, some because they've grown less efficient over time. Sense helps you find what's quietly running in the background, so you can decide what's worth unplugging, fixing, or replacing. → Get real-time notifications. Keep your home running the way it should. Peace of mind starts with knowing. Worried about heavy rain? Get notified if your sump pump stops running. Forgot the oven was on? Sense will tell you. Customize your alerts so the people and things you care about stay looked after. → Check in from anywhere. Know what's happening at home. Whether you're at the office, running errands, or spending time with family, the Sense app keeps you connected: what's on, what it's costing, and whether anything needs your attention. → Small changes. Real impact. Understanding your home's energy use is one of the clearest ways to cut waste and lower your footprint. Sense gives you the visibility to make smarter choices, so saving energy and doing right by the planet can be the same thing. → Customer support Website: https://help.sense.com Submit a Ticket: sense.com/contact

About

Lumin Smart

Take full control of your home's energy usage with this app. Monitor real-time consumption, manage circuits during blackouts, and optimize battery and solar systems to reduce costs.

Highlights
  • Blackout management
  • Customizable circuit scheduling
  • Battery optimization
  • Real-time energy monitoring
  • Solar+storage management
Features
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The Lumin Smart App grants homeowners full control over their home energy. Paired with the Lumin Smart Panel, the app gives you access to all connected circuits, allowing you to monitor and control what’s important to you. It helps extend backup battery life by prioritizing energy use during a blackout. The app also provides real-time energy monitoring, historical data, and circuit scheduling to help homeowners reduce costs from time-of-use rates and demand charges. Key Features: • Blackout Management: Access and control all connected circuits during an outage, extending battery life and prioritizing loads based on homeowner preferences. • Customizable Load Control: Set schedules and automate circuit control based on your needs. • Battery Integration: Integrations with major brands enable customizable battery optimization based on the battery’s state of charge. • Energy Monitoring: View real-time and historical energy consumption across all circuits to track and optimize your home’s power use. • Solar+Storage Optimization: Seamlessly manage solar+storage systems, ensuring efficient energy use whether connected to the grid or on battery backup. Get smarter home energy management with the Lumin Energy App. Learn more at www.LuminSmart.com. Note: The Lumin Smart App does not support the Lumin Smart Panel models focused on service upsize avoidance (Indoor: LS-101516, Outdoor: LS-101517). For these models, download the Lumin Energy App.

Screenshots

Sense Home4 screens
Lumin Smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sense Home at 4.5 against Lumin Smart's 2.3. Sense Home also leads on ratings volume (2.3K vs 3) and review sentiment (39% vs 29%). Lumin Smart's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sense Home holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sense Home has 2.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Sense Home's written reviews are positive against 29% of Lumin Smart's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sense Home ships an update fortnightly, Lumin Smart every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sense Home versus Lumin Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSense HomeLumin Smart
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.3K ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews39.3% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSense Labs, Inc.Lumin

Customer experience

Sense Home

All ratings2,306 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews183 reviews
Positive39.3%
Neutral12.0%
Negative48.6%

Lumin Smart

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

Bugs and requests

Sense Home

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Inaccurate device identification
  • Sync issues between app and hardware
  • Frequent disconnections from network

Requested features

6 requests
  • Allow manual device labeling
  • Improve billing cycle tracking
  • Add voltage and current monitoring
  • Provide more detailed energy usage data
  • Integrate with more smart home platforms
Show 1 more
  • Offer Ethernet connectivity option

Lumin Smart

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sense Home

No in-app purchases

None

Lumin Smart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sense Home free?
Sense Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lumin Smart free?
Lumin Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sense Home or Lumin Smart?
Sense Home is rated higher. Sense Home averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Lumin Smart averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Sense Home or Lumin Smart have ads?
Neither Sense Home nor Lumin Smart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sense Home or Lumin Smart?
Sense Home ships an update fortnightly, and Lumin Smart every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sense Home was updated on October 29, 2026 and Lumin Smart on October 24, 2026.

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