Comparison

Acorn Bin vs Luminus

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

Head to head

★ 4.85 ratingsView app →

About

Acorn Bin

Features

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Acorn Bin was specifically designed for you to collect “point acorns”, which you will be able to apply at participating locations to save your money!

About

Luminus

Control Luminus Smart products remotely. Manage devices, group them, and set schedules from your phone or via smart assistants. Enjoy seamless integration for your smart home.

Highlights

Remote device control
Group device management
Scheduling and programming
Smart assistant integration
In-home and out-of-home control

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Easily control Luminus Smart products. The Luminus Smart applications allows you to control Luminus Smart products from within or outside your home. Turn on and off, group, program and perform other actions from within the app or using popular smart assistants.

Screenshots

Acorn Bin4 screens

Luminus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Luminus at none against Acorn Bin's shown. Luminus also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Acorn Bin's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 21 months). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Acorn Bin ships an update monthly, Luminus every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

Acorn Bin versus Luminus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Acorn Bin	Luminus
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	5 — better
Update frequency	Monthly — better	Every 21 months
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	16.0	13.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	21 MB	183 MB
Age rating	4+	12+
Developer	1001432 BC LTD	Conglom Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Acorn Bin

No in-app purchases

None

Luminus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Acorn Bin free?

Acorn Bin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Luminus free?

Luminus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Acorn Bin or Luminus have ads?

Acorn Bin shows ads; Luminus does not.

Which is updated more often, Acorn Bin or Luminus?

Acorn Bin ships an update monthly, and Luminus every 21 months. Most recently, Acorn Bin was updated on October 9, 2026 and Luminus on October 6, 2026.