Comparison

TIMEBOX vs Luma

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

Head to head
About

TIMEBOX

A stylish and functional timer app designed for everyday use. It offers a high-quality user experience with customizable alarm sounds and versatile editing functions. Perfect for various activities like exercise, cooking, or setting sleep alarms.

Highlights
  • High-quality UX design
  • 6 alarm sound options
  • Timer setting, edit, delete, and reorder
  • Adjustable list text
  • 3D Touch support
  • Versatile timer for various purposes
Features
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"We make things for your stylish life." - Design “Timer with sensibility” : Design is implemented with high quality UX design by NOTEGG - Function “Easy and simple operation” : 6 kinds of alarm sounds are available : We provide various edit function such as the timer setting, edit, delete and change the order : The list test is adjustable in 3 steps : Tutorial review is also available : Also 3d touch is available - Purpose “Anywhere and Anytime” : Exercise, cooking, sleeping alarm, count down and so on : This application is very versatile and you can apply to wide array of purpose.

About

Luma

Discover local events, connect with attendees, and host your own gatherings. Easily create event pages, send invites, sell tickets, and manage check-ins. Seamlessly integrate with your contacts and calendars.

Highlights
  • Discover local events
  • Host and manage events
  • Sell event tickets
  • Send SMS and email invites
  • Check in guests with QR scanner
  • Chat with event attendees
  • Create beautiful event pages
Features
Currently charting
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DISCOVER EVENTS NEAR YOU Find popular upcoming tech, crypto, wellness, and social events around you. After registering for an event, you can easily share it with your friends or on your socials. At the event, pull up your event ticket or Apple Wallet pass for seamless entry. CHAT WITH (NEW) FRIENDS Don’t be that "Ugh, want to add me on IG / LinkedIn?" person. If you attend an event with someone, you can easily look them up and chat with them right from within Luma. HOST AN EVENT Host delightful events with ease. Create a beautiful event page, send email and SMS invites, collect registrations, and chat with your guests. With Luma taking care of reminders, ticketing, checking in and more, you can focus your full attention on the event itself. BEAUTIFUL EVENT PAGES You can create a beautiful event page in just a few seconds. Just choose a cover image, name, location and time for your event. We’ll take care of the rest. For cover images, you can choose from our fun gallery of party posters, bbq invites, happy hour photos and many more. SELL TICKETS You can create a new event, start selling tickets, and market your event all within Luma. It takes just a few minutes to connect your bank account and then you’ll receive next day payment as guests buy tickets. SMS AND EMAIL INVITES Now you’ve created your event — who is going to come? You can sync your contacts and easily send a mass SMS invite message. In addition, Luma makes it incredibly easy to invite past guests again and to send email invites. CHECK IN GUESTS If you want to track attendance, you can check in guests with our built in QR code scanner and check in system. Guests will be able to show their QR code to scan in — or you can look them up by their name or email. You can add cohosts to your event who can also check in guests and manage the event together. SUBSCRIBE TO LOCAL CALENDARS From running clubs to AI calendars, discover fun events and clubs around you. Keep up with their events and make new friends.

Screenshots

TIMEBOX4 screens
Luma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Luma at none against TIMEBOX's 1. Luma also leads on ratings volume (18K vs 38) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). TIMEBOX's advantage is review sentiment (97% vs 81%) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. TIMEBOX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Luma asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Luma holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Luma has 18K ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 97% of TIMEBOX's written reviews are positive against 81% of Luma's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TIMEBOX ships an update every 3 weeks, Luma every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
TIMEBOX versus Luma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTIMEBOXLuma
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (38 ratings)4.9 (18K ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.7% of reviews — better80.8% of reviews
Number of ratings3818K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#62 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB126 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNOTEGG Corp.Luma Labs, Inc.

Customer experience

TIMEBOX

All ratings38 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.3%

Luma

All ratings18,210 ratings
Positive98.9%
Neutral0.6%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews385 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative15.3%

Bugs and requests

TIMEBOX

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Luma

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatibility with older devices
  • Inability to remove or leave group chats

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save/bookmark events
  • Improved search and discovery options
  • Better guest management tools
  • Seamless calendar integration
  • Customizable event notifications

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TIMEBOX

One-time1
  • Supporting NOTEGG in TIMEBOX$0.99
None

Luma

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TIMEBOX free?
TIMEBOX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Luma free?
Luma is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TIMEBOX or Luma?
Luma is rated higher. TIMEBOX averages 4.7 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Luma averages 4.9 from 18K ratings.
Do TIMEBOX or Luma have ads?
Neither TIMEBOX nor Luma shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TIMEBOX or Luma?
TIMEBOX ships an update every 3 weeks, and Luma every 5 days. Most recently, TIMEBOX was updated on September 4, 2026 and Luma on September 25, 2026.

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