Comparison

Fireplug vs LUCI Rooms

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

Head to head

About

Fireplug

Features

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Your mobile access to the Fireplug platform. An overview of the latest interventions, news and invitations to trainings, events and exercises. Start an incident from your mobile device!

About

LUCI Rooms

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Our LUCI technology is used by professional reporters and radio stations all over the world, major broadcasters rely on LUCI for events like the Olympic Games, World Cup Football, Eurovision Song Contest etc. As a reporter, podcaster or content creator this app enables you to establish a high-quality audio connection and recording with invited guests from all over the world. With our LUCI service we created a cloud-based studio with different Rooms. When renting a Room you are able to stream audio to and from any other person who you invited into your Room. All attendees use the LUCI Rooms app, no tech skills are required, the better microphone and headphone setup you have, the better your sound will be. - Talk & Record with up-to-4 guests in your Room, so 5 connections in total - Have your own customized Room Name & Logo - App freely downloadable for all - Redundant Audio Streams, via Wifi & Mobile Network - Redundant Audio Recording, everybody can record to their local device - Easily share your Recordings - Low latency cue of your own Microphone - No limitations on Recording time - App available for all platforms - Connect via an invitation-link you can send to your guests - Free help desk via support tickets

Screenshots

Fireplug3 screens

LUCI Rooms1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LUCI Rooms at every 2 months against Fireplug's every 5 months. Fireplug's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, 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

Fireplug ships an update every 5 months, LUCI Rooms every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

Fireplug versus LUCI Rooms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Fireplug	LUCI Rooms
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 5 months	Every 2 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	16.0
Further details — not scored
Size	71 MB	19 MB
Age rating	12+	4+
Developer	JD Soft BVBA	Technica Del Arte

In-app purchases

None

Fireplug

No in-app purchases

None

LUCI Rooms

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fireplug free?

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

Is LUCI Rooms free?

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

Do Fireplug or LUCI Rooms have ads?

Neither Fireplug nor LUCI Rooms shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Fireplug or LUCI Rooms?

Fireplug ships an update every 5 months, and LUCI Rooms every 2 months. Most recently, Fireplug was updated on September 9, 2026 and LUCI Rooms on September 23, 2026.