Comparison

Detect It! vs Lumino

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

Head to head
About

Detect It!

This app simulates a fake Geiger counter that you can secretly control to prank friends. Adjust the readout and sound by pressing the screen or varying fingerprint size, and customize labels for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Simulated Geiger counter
  • Pressure-sensitive control (3D Touch)
  • Fingerprint size control
  • Customizable labels
  • Realistic sound effects
  • Works on various iPhone models
Features
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Trick your friends with a ‘detector’ that you secretly control. Press the screen harder to control the readout and realistic 'geiger-counter' sound. Use it on your friends to measure their style, intelligence, and wit. Wave it around when you ‘detect' BS, bros, or sheer brilliance. Detect engrams, elronds, megafaunas, and more. It’s amazing what your phone can 'detect'! Works on old and new iPhones, even those without 3D-touch! How it works: On phones with 3D Touch (6s, 7, 8, X, XS), the readout is controlled by measuring the PRESSURE on your screen. On all other phones (iPhone 11 and newer, iPhone 6 and older), the readout is controlled by the SIZE (DIAMETER) of your fingerprint on the screen. TIP for the fingerprint-size-sensing phones: lay the length of your finger against the screen to get up to and above 100%! Edit the labels to whatever you like, or leave them blank for versatility. Can also be used as a 'musical' instrument or for sound effects. Have fun!

About

Lumino

Explore a metaphorical labyrinth of language, collecting words to craft unique poems. Shake your device to arrange words into verses and find the hidden word "infinity" to escape.

Highlights
  • Collect words by tapping
  • Compose poetry by shaking device
  • Explore a labyrinthine space
  • Discover hidden words
  • Create unique poems
  • Minimalist aesthetic
Features
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Lumino is a variation of the ancient found poem game, created as a gift for people who love to look at letters. In a labyrinth at night (a metaphor of our world, disordered and boundless), the only light comes from language itself. Capture poems as you navigate through this space, where you pick up fleeting words and transform them into unique poetry. How? - Tap to keep the words you like on the screen. - Shake your phone and a line of poetry will be composed using the selected words. - Scroll up, down, left, or right to explore the space, and create more lines of poetry. When you find the hidden word "infinity", tap to complete the found poem game and discover how your poems illuminate the path out of the labyrinth. ------------------------------------------------------ "I thought of a labyrinth of labyrinths..." - Jorge Luis Borges Within this literary labyrinth, you will find: - Cryptographic Seed: One of 2,048 BIP-39 seed phrase words awaits at the origin (0, 0). - Infinite Paths: Swipe in any direction to explore - up, down, left, or right. Lost? Keep moving; you'll always find your way back to the start. - Words as Light: Tap to capture flickering words, illuminating your path through the darkness. - Emergent Order: Shake your device to evoke order from chaos, transforming random words into meaningful verses. - Journey to Infinity: Each path leads to "infinity" - the mystical exit that completes your poem's trajectory. Note: Lumino was originally made for a conceptual exhibition "Poetic Cryptography" in the "Infinite Garden" of ETH Devcon Bangkok in Nov 2024. For more information, please see: https://fangting.me/poetic-cryptography. Keywords: labyrinth, language, infinity, randomness, poetry, generative art, minimalist aesthetics.

Screenshots

Detect It!4 screens
Lumino4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lumino at Free against Detect It!'s $0.99. Lumino also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). Detect It!'s advantage is chart position (#190 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Lumino is free to download; Detect It! costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Detect It! against 5.0 for Lumino. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Detect It! ships an update every 9 months, Lumino every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Detect It! versus Lumino: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDetect It!Lumino
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#190 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBryan Wu若桢 宫

Customer experience

Detect It!

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lumino

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Detect It!

No in-app purchases

None

Lumino

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Detect It! free?
Detect It! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lumino free?
Lumino is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Detect It! or Lumino?
Detect It! and Lumino are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Detect It! or Lumino have ads?
Neither Detect It! nor Lumino shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Detect It! or Lumino?
Detect It! ships an update every 9 months, and Lumino every 2 months. Most recently, Detect It! was updated on October 7, 2026 and Lumino on October 9, 2026.

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