LumaBooth Event Photo Booth vs Stage Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LumaBooth Event Photo Booth
Easily create a professional photo and video booth experience for any event. Guests can capture memories with customizable layouts, AI-powered effects, and instant sharing options. Runs on multiple devices and integrates with professional cameras.
- AI-powered portrait styles
- Customizable photo layouts and templates
- GIF, boomerang, and slow-motion capture
- AI background removal
- Wireless printing and sharing
- 360 video booth capabilities
- Branded online galleries
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The life of every party. The easiest way to run a professional photo booth at your next wedding, birthday, or event. Just download, set up in minutes, and let your guests have the time of their lives. LumaBooth runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Windows, perfect whether you're a first-timer or a seasoned pro. LUMABOOTH DASHBOARD Configure your entire event from any browser before you even arrive. Templates, overlays, backgrounds, settings, all ready and waiting on every device. No IT skills. No on-site setup. Just arrive. iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Windows with dslrBooth. No other photo booth platform brings iOS and Windows together like this. AI PORTRAITS Turn your guests into superheroes, vintage oil paintings, 3D characters, and more. Over 170 styles, no green screen, no complicated setup. One tap and every guest leaves with something they've never seen before. PHOTO BOOTH • Hundreds of pre-made photo layouts and templates, no design skills needed, just pick and go • Customize with stickers, filters, and LUTs right from the booth • GIF, boomerang, and slow-motion built in, no extra setup • Print wirelessly with AirPrint or connect DNP, Citizen, and HiTi printers directly over USB • Remove any background with AI or green screen, any venue becomes the perfect venue 360 AND VIDEO BOOTH • High-quality video and slow-motion capture • Animated and static overlays, pre-roll and post-roll videos • 240fps on recent iPads and iPhones • Video stabilization • Motion-triggered sessions, no attendant needed KEY FEATURES • Works with cameras you already own, Canon, Sony, and Nikon supported • Video and audio prompts guide guests through every step so your booth runs itself • Fully customizable start screen, no coding, no design tools required • Guests relive the event through a branded online gallery, automatically created for every event photography session • Surveys and disclaimers built in for lead capture and compliance • Wireless remote trigger, stay with your clients, not behind the booth SHARING • Guests share instantly via email, SMS, AirDrop, QR code, WhatsApp, and Instagram, online or offline • LumaShare for iPad and tablets turns any tablet into a dedicated sharing station with live slideshow SUBSCRIPTION LumaBooth requires a subscription for unlimited events with no watermark. • Monthly subscription: $19.99 USD • Charged to your Apple ID at confirmation • Auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage in Apple ID Account Settings Terms of Service: lumabooth.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: lumabooth.com/privacy-policy
Stage Timer
This countdown timer helps presenters stay on schedule during speeches or presentations. It offers features like auto-start, a clock mode after the countdown, and integration with PowerPoint remotes for control.
- Countdown timer for presentations
- Auto-start countdown
- Clock mode after countdown
- PowerPoint remote integration
- Adjust time with remote
- Start/stop countdown with remote
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This app is a countdown timer, designed for presenters (on a stage or at a podium or pulpit) to keep them on time. Most features are self evident, however there are a couple of features that need to be covered. 1. AutoStart To use this feature, simply click on Auto Start to toggle it On or Off When it is on, you have the option to adjust the time to when you would like to the countdown to begin 2. Clock Mode - The Icon at the top right will turn Clock Mode on or Off. If it is On, after the countdown finishes, the application will switch over to show the current time. 3. PowerPoint Remote Using a Lightning (or whatever connection your device has) to USB adapter, you can connect a PowerPoint Remote to the iPad On the remote, you can press the bottom button to Start / Stop (and reset) the countdown While the timer is stopped, pressing the left & right buttons, will increment or decrement the time by five minute intervals While the timer is running, pressing the left & right Buttons will increment or decrement the time by one minute Note: Click on Developer Website to see instructions for using the PowerPoint remote.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stage Timer at none against LumaBooth Event Photo Booth's 2. Stage Timer also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). LumaBooth Event Photo Booth's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 11) and chart position (#151 vs unranked). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. LumaBooth Event Photo Booth sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Stage Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for LumaBooth Event Photo Booth against 4.5 for Stage Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LumaBooth Event Photo Booth has 1.6K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of LumaBooth Event Photo Booth's written reviews are positive against 86% of Stage Timer's.
| Parameter | LumaBooth Event Photo Booth | Stage Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) — better | 4.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.2% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #151 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 264 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lumasoft LLC | Ricky Gore |
Customer experience
LumaBooth Event Photo Booth
Stage Timer
Bugs and requests
LumaBooth Event Photo Booth
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inconsistent camera connectivity
- Issues with uploading and sharing photos/videos
- Print function not always reliable
- Welcome screen customization problems
Requested features
5 requests- More preset templates and design options
- Ability to add custom audio prompts
- Green screen or background removal feature
- Option to disable screen flash during photos
- Improved print layout and management tools
Stage Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LumaBooth Event Photo Booth
- Full Access$19.991 Month
- Full Access$199.991 Year
Stage Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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