Comparison

VAULTEK 2.0 vs Luma View

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

Head to head
About

VAULTEK 2.0

Monitor and manage your smart safe remotely with a redesigned interface. View tamper alerts, safe status, and battery life. Open your safe with a simple swipe and manage compatible accessories.

Highlights
  • Redesigned user interface
  • Tamper information display
  • Safe status monitoring
  • Battery level indicator
  • One-swipe safe opening
  • Smart Key Nano 2.0 management
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Reimagine the smart safe experience. Introducing Vaultek Bluetooth 2.0. The all new redesigned UI displays detailed tamper information, safe status, battery, and more. Conveniently monitor and manage your safe from the palm of your hand, and open your safe with one simple swipe. Vaultek Bluetooth 2.0 safes are compatible with Smart Key Nano 2.0, featuring a new management tab to view Smart Key settings and battery. Stay informed and in control. This is Defense on Lock. Only compatible with Bluetooth 2.0 Vaultek safes. Not sure if your safe is Bluetooth 2.0? Look for the Bluetooth 2.0 icon mark on the outside of the packaging or on the the safe.

About

Luma View

Monitor your security cameras remotely with live HD video streaming, event playback, and recording capabilities. Features include smart event search with object filtering, customizable grid views, and audio support. Manage multiple devices and access your footage anytime, anywhere from your tablet or mobile.

Highlights
  • HD live viewing (single/split screen)
  • Synchronized playback (up to 16 channels)
  • Smart Event Search (human/vehicle filtering)
  • Push notifications for events
  • Customizable grid views
  • Snapshot and video recording
  • Two-way audio support
Features
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The all new Luma View app offers powerful features at your fingertips, allows you check on what matters – anytime, anywhere. Watch live video, user-friendly event search, playback, and save recordings, or take a snapshot all from your tablet or mobile device. • Enjoy HD live viewing of a single or split screen (4, 9, or 16 channels simultaneously) in both portrait and landscape modes with convenient pinch to zoom • Synchronize playback up to 16 channels • User-friendly Smart Event Search with human and vehicle filtering • Push message offer quick overview of latest events • Auto switch between high or standard resolution depending on your remote connection • Customize your grid views for multi-device management – Drag and drop cameras where you’d like them, even across multiple DVRs/NVRs • Easily scan timeline and playback to find recordings and events • Instantly capture snapshots or record videos with a tap of your finger • Add snapshots and video to your photo library for safe keeping or to share with family, friends, or colleagues • Listen or speak to whoever is on the other end (Audio support varies by camera model) • Remotely control pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) cameras

Screenshots

VAULTEK 2.04 screens
Luma View4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: VAULTEK 2.0 at 84 against Luma View's 8. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Luma View holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VAULTEK 2.0 has 84 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of VAULTEK 2.0's written reviews are positive against 13% of Luma View's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VAULTEK 2.0 ships an update every 5 months, Luma View every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
VAULTEK 2.0 versus Luma View: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVAULTEK 2.0Luma View
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (84 ratings)2.1 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.2% of reviews12.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings84 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVaultek Safe, Inc.Wirepath Home Systems, LLC

Customer experience

VAULTEK 2.0

All ratings71 ratings
Positive18.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative76.1%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive8.2%
Neutral6.1%
Negative85.7%

Luma View

Written reviews70 reviews
Positive12.9%
Neutral1.4%
Negative85.7%

User reviews

VAULTEK 2.0

From 84 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Safe itself is great
  • 👍 Setup was easy
  • 👍 Fingerprint works every time
  • 👍 Clock syncs with app
  • 👍 Adjust volume, brightness, tones

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App won't connect to safe
  • 🐛 Bluetooth connection is frustrating
  • 🐛 App is poorly designed
  • 🐛 App almost never works
  • 🐛 Display settings change randomly

Luma View

From 8 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Huge improvement over old app
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 💡 Event snooze function is a home run
  • 🚀 Faster and more user-friendly
  • 🌟 Waterfall view is great

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes on open/launch
  • 🐛 Constantly crashing
  • 🐛 Unreliable
  • 🐛 App changes settings
  • 🐛 Completely breaks and won't open

Bugs and requests

VAULTEK 2.0

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Display constantly changes
  • App won't connect to safe
  • Bluetooth connection issues
  • App crashes
  • Settings change randomly
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  • App not working
  • Connection timeouts
  • No notifications for tampering or opening
  • Bluetooth disables itself
  • App installation stalls
  • Stuck on pattern lock screen
  • Settings reset to default
  • Unlock feature resets
  • Sound resets to on
  • Light timer resets
  • Settings wiped out

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add 24-hour time option
  • Add sleep mode for display settings
  • Combine all apps into one
  • Fix software issues
  • Improve app design
Show 3 more
  • Add option for number combo passcode
  • Secure app with phone's biometrics
  • Add alarm clock functionality

Luma View

Reported bugs

75 issues
  • Crashes on open
  • App changes settings
  • App breaks and won't open
  • Issues with showing recordings or playback
  • Misses footage
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  • Cannot consistently access recordings
  • Continuously quits working on iPhones
  • Notifications not working
  • Cannot see live feed
  • Constantly glitching
  • Notifications stop working
  • Constantly stops working
  • Requires deleting and reinstalling to fix
  • Broken on iOS 26
  • Crashes on Apple devices
  • Clients cannot access cameras
  • Needs update for iOS 26
  • Always offline
  • Reload every time it's used
  • Have to uninstall and install every 3 months for alerts
  • Crashes before loading screen
  • No sound for notifications
  • Doesn't always record
  • Sound not very clear
  • App crashes
  • App won't open
  • App crashes all the time
  • Does not work with iOS 26/iPhone 17 Pro
  • Freezes on startup screen and closes
  • Can't connect
  • Won't launch
  • App does not work with latest iOS
  • App does not launch
  • Incredibly slow
  • Periodically crashes
  • Intrusion alerts stop working
  • Terrible bug for a surveillance system
  • Does not work with iOS 26
  • Black screen with logo then crashes
  • Broken
  • Doesn't work at all
  • Fails to record notifications
  • Doorbell cam issues
  • App hasn't worked from the start
  • No iPad version
  • Difficult to navigate
  • Cannot access desired video point
  • Always something wrong
  • Not very reliable
  • App makes cameras useless
  • Notifications not working
  • App icon notification numbers never reset
  • Connection drops every time app is opened
  • Fails to connect
  • Cannot see cameras
  • Monthly connection issues
  • Barely functional
  • Clunky app
  • Cameras disappear for no reason
  • Rarely functional
  • App skipping
  • Freezes for 3-4 seconds
  • Opening app and seeing cameras is super slow
  • Cameras constantly falling off connection
  • Add Favorite Button missing
  • Sends motion detection messages but devices offline
  • Recent update messed everything up
  • Connection failed in June, can't login in July
  • Forgot password link not sending email
  • New version blows up with 16 channel DVR
  • Connection failed half the time
  • Needs updating
  • Not able to be put on Mac or PC
  • Cannot cast to TV
  • Cannot view on Mac or PC

Requested features

16 requests
  • Distinguish between people, animal, car, package
  • Facial recognition and saving
  • Ability to search by name
  • Search with a single word
  • Add skip ahead function
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  • Add x2 speed option
  • Add iPad version
  • Add Mac or PC version
  • Add ability to cast to TV
  • Add Favorite Button
  • Add dark mode
  • Improve user interface for average user
  • Add ability to distinguish between event types (people, animals, cars, packages)
  • Implement facial recognition
  • Allow searching by name or keyword
  • Add x2 playback speed

In-app purchases

None

VAULTEK 2.0

No in-app purchases

None

Luma View

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VAULTEK 2.0 free?
VAULTEK 2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Luma View free?
Luma View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VAULTEK 2.0 or Luma View?
Luma View is rated higher. VAULTEK 2.0 averages 2.0 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while Luma View averages 2.1 from 8 ratings.
Do VAULTEK 2.0 or Luma View have ads?
Neither VAULTEK 2.0 nor Luma View shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VAULTEK 2.0 or Luma View?
VAULTEK 2.0 ships an update every 5 months, and Luma View every 8 months. Most recently, VAULTEK 2.0 was updated on October 21, 2026 and Luma View on October 30, 2026.

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