Comparison

Engbird vs LumenIZE

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

Head to head
About

Engbird

Monitor environmental conditions like temperature and humidity with smart sensors. View real-time and historical data, export it, and manage multiple devices and users. Supports various sampling intervals and multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Real-time temperature and humidity display
  • Configurable sampling intervals
  • Historical data viewing (day, week, month, year)
  • CSV data export
  • Multi-sensor and multi-user support
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Engbird is the easiest way to monitor the environmental conditions affecting the things you care about. Quickly pair the app with our Temperature & Humidity Smart Sensors and enjoy the sleek interface for viewing current and past conditions.It supports the following features: - Displays Temperature & Humidity in real-time. - The sampling interval can be configured for 10s, 30s, 1min, 2min, 5min, 10min, 30min, record length up to 30000. - Can easily view historical data by day, week, month, year, and can export historical data in csv format. - Support a mobile phone to access multiple sensors, you can also access multiple mobile phones with the same sensor - Multi-language support: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Chinese.

About

LumenIZE

This app offers precise control over reptile lighting systems, allowing users to create custom solar cycles and emulate seasons. It enhances animal welfare and promotes energy efficiency with dimmable UV-B and LED lamps. The system is Bluetooth-enabled and water-resistant.

Highlights
  • App-controlled T5 UV-B and LED lighting
  • Precise control over lighting cycles
  • Emulate seasons and solar cycles
  • Bluetooth enabled dimming
  • IP65 water resistance
  • Control up to 50 named devices
  • Energy saving up to 30%
Features
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Unlock the Power of LumenIZE™—Arcadia Reptile introduces the first app-controlled T5 UV-B and JungleDawn-LED Bar systems, combining precise control with maximum energy efficiency. Your key to bespoke reptile lighting and advancing animal welfare. Provide smooth energy rich solar cycles, emulate the seasons and look forwards to seeing energy savings when compared to fixed voltage options. Bluetooth enabled, fully dimmable UV-B and LED lamps, IP65 water resistance, Easy lamp changes, internal battery, control up to 50 named devices, Save energy= up to 30% average energy reduction via dimming. The LumenIZE ProT5 will allow you to provide wild-like levels of bioavailable UV energy, over the terrestrial UV and visible spectrum, and then having total control of how it does so through the simulation of naturalistic solar cycles. The LumenIZE version of the globally trusted Jungle Dawn-LED bar has been redesigned to increase light production and therefore PAR. As a result, you can trust Arcadia Reptile LumenIZE JungleDawn-LED Bar to deliver unparalleled plant growth results whilst also greatly brightening a cage, being inspiring to natural basking and providing usable energy for plants and animals. The LumenIZE enabled devices offer water resistance to the IP65 standard and full, totally smooth dimming control via the Arcadia Reptile LumenIZE app. Create an energy rich, vibrant energy provision for your plants and animals and have exact control over each lamp by name. LumenIZE enabled products store programming within each lamp and backs this up with a small exchangeable battery. If a power cut happens, the memory within each bar is maintained. When the power is restored, the lamp will illuminate/ or not at the correct part of its programming. Arcadia Reptile JungleDawn-LED Bar with LumenIZE control can be linked to other LumenIZE LED Bars and LumenIZE enabled ProT5 UV-B systems.

Screenshots

Engbird4 screens
LumenIZE3 screens

Verdict

The call

Engbird and LumenIZE are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Engbird holds the better App Store score, 1.8 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 61 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Engbird's written reviews are positive against 10% of LumenIZE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Engbird ships an update every 6 weeks, LumenIZE every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Engbird versus LumenIZE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEngbirdLumenIZE
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (37 ratings) — better1.6 (61 ratings)
Positive reviews13.1% of reviews — better10.4% of reviews
Number of ratings3761 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Inkbird Technology Co. LtdMonkfield Nutrition Ltd

Customer experience

Engbird

All ratings37 ratings
Positive13.5%
Neutral8.1%
Negative78.4%
Written reviews298 reviews
Positive13.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative75.8%

LumenIZE

All ratings61 ratings
Positive11.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative83.6%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive10.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative85.7%

Bugs and requests

Engbird

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on startup after updates
  • Bluetooth connection issues, sensors not detected
  • Temperature and humidity values displayed incorrectly
  • Graph time scales do not match actual data
  • Sensor names not displayed in app

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add push notifications for temperature/humidity alerts
  • Improve graph functionality (zoom, customize, etc.)
  • Allow calibration of temperature and humidity sensors
  • Provide more detailed historical data export options
  • Add support for multiple sensors/devices in one view

LumenIZE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Engbird

No in-app purchases

None

LumenIZE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Engbird free?
Engbird is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LumenIZE free?
LumenIZE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Engbird or LumenIZE?
Engbird is rated higher. Engbird averages 1.8 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while LumenIZE averages 1.6 from 61 ratings.
Do Engbird or LumenIZE have ads?
Neither Engbird nor LumenIZE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Engbird or LumenIZE?
Engbird ships an update every 6 weeks, and LumenIZE every 2 months. Most recently, Engbird was updated on October 13, 2026 and LumenIZE on October 9, 2026.

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