Adaptalux vs Lume Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Adaptalux
Control a patented adaptable miniature lighting studio for photography and videography. This app offers precise LIVE brightness and flash power adjustments through an intuitive interface, all via Bluetooth. Customize your lighting for any subject and preference.
- Bluetooth control
- Live brightness control
- Flash power control
- Intuitive interface
- Customizable lighting
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The Adaptalux Macro Lighting System is a patented adaptable miniature lighting studio that allows for unrivalled lighting customisation for macro photography and videography. Adaptalux Lighting is completely unique and adaptable for each user and subject based on their lighting preferences, with 1000s of configurations available. The Adaptalux App enables you to control Adaptalux products in the palm of your hand via bluetooth. Experience total control with the Adaptalux App with powerful and accurate LED brightness and Flash power control, built into a easy and intuitive app interface. Connect to and Control multiple Pods at once, for full control over your macro photography lighting environment.
Lume Control
Control your Lume Cube lighting directly from your smartphone. Adjust brightness, temperature, color, and effects. Access tutorials and inspiration to enhance your creative projects.
- Smartphone lighting control panel
- Adjust brightness, temperature, color
- Light grouping
- Special effects control
- Built-in tutorials
- How-to videos
- Inspirational content
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Maximize the potential of your Lume Cube lighting with the help of the Lume Control App. This intuitive app turns your smartphone into a convenient and portable lighting control panel accessible right at your fingertips. Easily adjust your settings, like brightness, temperature, color, light grouping, special effects, and more. The Lume Control app is more of a resource than ever, with built-in tutorials, how-to-videos, and inspirational content to help you bring your next creation to light.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lume Control at 3.1 against Adaptalux's 2.7. Lume Control also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (23 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lume Control holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lume Control has 23 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Adaptalux's written reviews are positive against 53% of Lume Control's.
Adaptalux ships an update every 7 months, Lume Control every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Adaptalux | Lume Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) | 3.1 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adaptalux | Kelly Mondora |
Customer experience
Adaptalux
Lume Control
In-app purchases
Adaptalux
No in-app purchases
Lume Control
No in-app purchases
