Comparison

Shining Mask vs Luminous Needs

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

Head to head
About

Shining Mask

Control your LED display mask with this app. Customize text, effects, and choose from various animations and pictures. You can even capture or import images to display on your mask, making your device stand out.

Highlights
  • Change display text
  • Customize display effects
  • Select animations and pictures
  • Read display from photos
  • Import from photo album
  • Unique mask customization
Features
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Shining Mask is a cool app to control LED display mask. It can change the display text and display effect in the app, provide various interesting animations and pictures to meet your desire for performance. You can also take photos or read the display effect from photo album pictures. Cool and diverse playing methods make your mask equipment unique. Shining Mask是一款控制LED显示面具的酷炫App,实现在app中更改显示文字以及显示效果,提供各种有趣的动画和图片,满足你的表演欲,更可拍照或从相册图片读取显示效果,酷炫多样的玩法,让您的面具设备独一无二。

About

Luminous Needs

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Luminous Needs is a cool app for controlling LED display masks. You can change the display text and display effects in the app. It provides various and interesting animations and pictures to satisfy your desire for performance. You can also take photos or read the display effects from album pictures. , cool and diverse gameplay to make your mask equipment unique.

Screenshots

Shining Mask4 screens
Luminous Needs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Shining Mask at 9.1 against Luminous Needs's 13.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Shining Mask ships an update every 5 weeks, Luminous Needs every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Shining Mask versus Luminous Needs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShining MaskLuminous Needs
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (401 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings401 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB78 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Heaton Technology Co., Ltd.Shenzhen Wisdom Connect Technology Co., Ltd

Bugs and requests

Shining Mask

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • DIY mode doesn't work
  • App gets stuck loading
  • App doesn't connect to mask
  • Mask stops working after some time
  • Bluetooth connection issues
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  • Text feature issues
  • Gesture switching issues

Requested features

9 requests
  • Ability to upload custom animations/GIFs
  • Ability to create custom designs
  • Ability to sync with Spotify
  • More mask designs and animations
  • Ability to control light patterns
Show 4 more
  • Ability to make a playlist of animations
  • Ability to upload videos
  • Ability to draw on the mask
  • Ability to freeze animated images

Luminous Needs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Shining Mask

No in-app purchases

None

Luminous Needs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shining Mask free?
Shining Mask is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Luminous Needs free?
Luminous Needs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shining Mask or Luminous Needs have ads?
Neither Shining Mask nor Luminous Needs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shining Mask or Luminous Needs?
Shining Mask ships an update every 5 weeks, and Luminous Needs every 3 weeks. Most recently, Shining Mask was updated on September 25, 2026 and Luminous Needs on September 20, 2026.

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