Comparison

Collabr vs Lumi

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

Head to head
About

Collabr

A social platform for artists, musicians, and writers to showcase their work, find collaborators, and connect with other creatives globally. Build a personalized portfolio with various media types and discover talent through search and collaboration requests.

Highlights
  • Personalized portfolio creation
  • Upload photos, videos, and audio
  • Search for creatives by location and hashtags
  • Post collaboration requests
  • In-app chat and video/audio calls
  • File exchange and editing tools
Features
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Welcome to Collabr—your all-in-one platform for artists, musicians, filmmakers, and creatives ready to create, connect, collaborate, and turn passion into profit! Step Into Your Creative Network Your next creative connection could be anywhere. Join a global community of passionate creatives and discover artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers, and creators ready to connect and collaborate. Whether you're a graphic designer, budding filmmaker, or talented musician, Collabr gives you a space to share your work, meet like-minded talent, and grow your creative network. Build Something Bigger Together: Big ideas are better together. Create stunning content directly in the app with powerful, easy-to-use tools and join collaborative projects with creators who match your vision. Form a band, work on a film, launch an art project, brainstorm fresh concepts, and bring ideas to life with a global network of artists and creators. Bring Ideas to Life With AI: Collabr subscribers can unlock AI-powered creation tools designed to turn inspiration into engaging content directly inside the app. With an active subscription, users can create from simple prompts and use generated images, videos, music, and audio in their Collabr posts. Features include: AI Image Generation – Turn text prompts into eye-catching images for your posts. AI Video Generation – Create engaging videos from your ideas and prompts. AI Music Generation – Generate music and audio with AI for your creative posts. Prompt Enhancement – Refine and improve prompts for stronger AI-generated results. Reference Images – Use an image as a reference to guide your AI-generated content. From prompt to post, create with AI, explore fresh ideas, and share your AI-generated creations with the Collabr community. Put Your Creativity in the Spotlight: Make your creativity impossible to miss. Build a standout portfolio, post your work, and let audiences around the world discover what you can do. Gain followers, attract potential clients, connect with collaborators, and unlock new opportunities while sharing your creative journey with a global audience. Discover Talent Near You—and Beyond: Looking to collaborate locally? Collabr's geolocation search helps you discover talent in your area, while customizable user tags make it easier for other creators to find you. Search by skills, interests, and creative style to connect with the right people for your next project—nearby or worldwide. Turn Audience Support Into Earnings: Turn attention into support and passion into profit with Collabr's virtual gifting and tipping system. Fans can support your work with real-time contributions on posts and profiles, helping you earn from your art, music, films, videos, and other creations while staying focused on creating. Coins, Gifts & Creator Rewards: Collab Coins: Fans can purchase Collab Coins through in-app bundles, including 100 Coins for $0.99, 550 Coins for $4.99, and 1200 Coins for $9.99. Coins can then be used to purchase virtual gifts. Virtual Gifts: Fans can send Hearts (10 Coins), Stars (50 Coins), Trophies (100 Coins), and Crowns (500 Coins) to creators on their posts and profiles. Eligible creators can cash out gifts for real earnings and receive ongoing support from their audience. Made for Today's Creators Dynamic Collaboration: Connect, create, and build with talented creatives. AI-Powered Creation: Generate images, videos, music, and audio from your ideas. Showcase Your Art: Build your portfolio and attract new opportunities. Supportive Community: Join a diverse global network of creators. Monetization Made Easy: Get rewarded through tipping and virtual gifts. Create. Connect. Collaborate. Get discovered. Get supported. Download Collabr now and start your creative journey. Grow your audience, explore new possibilities, collaborate with your community, and turn your passion into opportunity—all in one place. Your next connection, creation, or breakthrough could be one tap away.

About

Lumi

Connect with local creatives to build your profile, discover collaborators, and start projects. Post briefs to find the talent you need and see what's happening in your city's creative scene.

Highlights
  • Build creative profiles
  • Discover local collaborators
  • Direct messaging
  • Post project briefs
  • Local creative feed
  • Project Studio for collaboration
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WHAT YOU CAN DO: • Build your profile. - Show your disciplines, skills, interests, and how you like to collaborate. • Discover creatives nearby. - Lumi Discover recommends collaborators based on discipline, role, project type, and location. • Connect when it's mutual. - Message directly once you and another creative both want to work together. • Post a brief. - Share what you're making and who you need, whether that's a photographer, a producer, or a short-film crew. • See what's happening locally. - Follow your city's creative activity in the feed and respond to briefs from other creatives. • Start a project in Studio. - Invite collaborators, define roles, set milestones, and see the work through from idea to finish. LOCAL BY DESIGN: Lumi is organized by city, so the people you find are people you can actually meet and work with. We're live in the Washington metro area, with creatives across digital content, film, live performance, music, photography, podcasts, visual art, and writing. HOW WE'RE DIFFERENT: Most platforms want more of your time. We want your time to count. We'd rather you close the app and go make something. Lumi is for creatives 18+.

Screenshots

Collabr4 screens
Lumi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lumi at none against Collabr's 8. Lumi also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Collabr's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Collabr sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Lumi asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Collabr against 5.0 for Lumi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Collabr ships an update every 3 weeks, Lumi weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Collabr versus Lumi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCollabrLumi
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size190 MB51 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCollabr LLCLumi Creator Benefit Corporation

Customer experience

Collabr

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lumi

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Collabr

One-time8
  • Buy coins$1.29
  • Buy coins$6.49
  • Collabr$9.99
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  • Collabr$12.99
  • Buy coins$12.99
  • Buy more AI credits Creator pack$25.99
  • Buy more credits$64.99
  • Buy more credits power Creator$129.99
None

Lumi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Collabr free?
Collabr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lumi free?
Lumi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Collabr or Lumi?
Collabr and Lumi are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Collabr or Lumi have ads?
Neither Collabr nor Lumi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Collabr or Lumi?
Collabr ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lumi weekly. Most recently, Collabr was updated on October 24, 2026 and Lumi on October 14, 2026.

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