Schrode the Cat vs Lumenic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Schrode the Cat
This app acts as a fun decision-making tool, answering your yes/no questions with a simple tap. Inspired by a famous physics experiment, it offers playful responses and can even be used within messaging apps. It's available across multiple Apple devices and platforms.
- Yes/No question answering
- Decision making tool
- Messaging app integration
- Watch face complications
- Multiple language support
- Zombie mode toggle
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The purrfect decision maker! Ask Schrode your yes/no question, tap the box, and Schrode will answer. Is Schrode alive, dead, or perhaps the undead?! Use Schrode the Cat to make decisions in your life: • "Should I eat pizza for dinner tonight?” • "Is bubble tea the best drink ever made?” • "Should I go to the movies tomorrow?” You can even use Schrode to answer your friend's questions in Messages. Just reply with Schrode for Messages. Let Schrode make the decision for you! Schrode the Cat works on Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV and even Messages on your iPhone and iPad. It also is available as a widget for iPhone and iPad, and is available in multiple languages. Every 15 minutes watch faces that allow text display (Infograph for example) will show a random response. No need to open the app! Ask a question and glance at your watch face, and the complication will tell you the answer (as long as it has been over 15 minutes since you last tried). • "Schrode, should I download this app?". Schrode says, "Yes". Schrode the Cat is inspired by Schrödinger's Cat – a physics thought experiment devised by physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1935. You can choose to turn off "zombie mode" to adhere to strict "Schrödinger mode” too if you are a physics nerd, or scared of zombies. • "Would Erwin Schrödinger have approved of Schrode the Cat?". Schrode says, "Certainly”. So what are you waiting for? Download Schrode the Cat now. And don’t forget to download it for Apple TV and Mac too, so you can ask Schrode questions from the comfort of your living room! *Please note that the answers Schrode supplies are for entertainment purposes only. Do not come after us if you don't like the answer, or the answer gets you in trouble! * Easter egg revealed! Copy some short text to your clipboard, and in messages hold 1 finger on the closed box in the messages app and wait a few seconds!
Lumenic
Stream local and network media on your iPhone and iPad. Connect to your NAS, home servers, and network storage for a smooth audio-visual experience. Supports various formats, subtitles, and advanced playback features.
- Play local and network media
- Connect to NAS, SMB, WebDAV
- Supports MKV, MP4, MOV, TS formats
- External and embedded subtitles
- HDR and Dolby Vision support
- Playback progress and resume
- Picture-in-picture and background audio
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Lumenic， 在 iPhone 和 iPad 上播放本地与网络媒体，连接自己的 NAS、家庭服务器和网络存储，随时享受稳定流畅的影音体验。 主要功能： • 播放本地视频、音频和网络媒体 • 支持 NAS、SMB、WebDAV 等媒体来源 • 支持 MKV、MP4、MOV、TS 等常见格式 • 支持外挂字幕、内嵌字幕和多音轨切换 • 支持 HDR、杜比视界和高质量视频播放 • 支持弹幕、播放进度记录和断点续播 • 支持横屏播放、画中画和后台音频播放 • 支持 iPhone、iPad 以及多设备间的 iCloud 同步
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Schrode the Cat at 5.0 against Lumenic's 4.2. Schrode the Cat also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 92%) and device support (5 vs 2). Lumenic's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 9 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Schrode the Cat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Schrode the Cat's written reviews are positive against 92% of Lumenic's.
Schrode the Cat ships an update every 9 months, Lumenic every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Schrode the Cat | Lumenic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 91.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 182 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | curmi.com | Tsz Hong Ma |
Customer experience
Schrode the Cat
Lumenic
In-app purchases
Schrode the Cat
No in-app purchases
Lumenic
No in-app purchases
