Comparison

Atomus vs LumaBeat

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

Head to head
About

Atomus

This app is an interactive visualizer that creates beautiful, dynamic art inspired by natural phenomena and abstract concepts. It offers customizable particle effects, multi-touch interaction, and music integration, designed to inspire creativity or provide a relaxing visual experience.

Highlights
  • 10-Finger Multi-touch Display
  • 5 Music Choices
  • Fastest Speed (60 FPS)
  • 12,000 Particles
  • Customizable Particle Length, Number, & Size
  • 3-Color Modes
Features
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ATOMUS — A Living Kinetic Universe in Your Hands Touch energy. Shape motion. Watch light come alive. ATOMUS transforms your screen into a living kinetic universe where thousands of particles react instantly to every movement, creating flowing structures, cosmic patterns, and mesmerizing visual motion that feels both dynamic and calming. Designed for moments when you want to reset your mind, explore visual creativity, or simply watch something beautiful evolve under your fingertips, ATOMUS offers a unique sensory experience between digital art and meditation. Every touch creates shifting forms that can feel like fireworks, auroras, galaxies, waves, atomic structures, or living energy — always moving, always changing. Why users love ATOMUS • Deeply immersive touch interaction • Hypnotic moving particle structures • Ideal for creative focus and visual relaxation • A satisfying sensory experience that never feels the same twice • Beautiful for both quiet moments and playful exploration A Dynamic Visual Experience ATOMUS is inspired by: • fireworks • whirlwinds • fireflies • auroras • rainbows • waves • atomic forms Each interaction creates evolving structures that feel alive and endlessly surprising. Real-Time Performance • Up to 12,000 particles in real time • Smooth 60 FPS rendering • 10-finger multi-touch support • Adjustable particle size, quantity, and trail length • 3 color modes: Neon, Crystal, Nature • Built-in music by Aden Ray (optional) Free Version Enjoy ATOMUS for free. Upgrade to HD for: • 2× more particles • Ad-free experience • Richer visual density Support If you have ideas, questions, or feedback, I would love to hear from you. sunglab@gmail.com http://www.sunglab.com

About

LumaBeat

Features
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LumaBeat turns the phones already in the room into one synchronised light show. One phone hosts. Everyone else scans a QR code and joins from their browser — no app to install, no account to create. Put the phones around the room and they become a single light rig moving together on the beat. IT LISTENS TO THE MUSIC The host phone hears the track and finds the beat, the build and the drop, so the lights land with the music instead of running on a timer. No microphone? Tap the beat yourself or set a tempo by hand. If a DJ nearby is running Ableton Link, LumaBeat can lock straight to their tempo grid. IT KNOWS WHERE THE PHONES ARE Light Scan sweeps the camera around the room while each phone lights up in turn, so effects sweep across the real space instead of everything blinking at once. EVERY PHONE HAS A ROLE Strobe, wash, pixel or hybrid — each phone is given a job based on where it sits and what it can do. Cues are scheduled ahead of time against a shared clock, so the room flashes together rather than in a ragged wave. BUILT FOR A REAL ROOM • Strobing is off unless you turn it on • Phones that get warm quietly step back • Any phone under 20% battery drops out on its own • The host can black out every phone instantly NO ACCOUNTS No sign-up, no login, no password — guests never create anything. Microphone audio and camera frames are analysed on your device and never leave it. PHOTOSENSITIVITY WARNING LumaBeat produces rapid flashing light. A small number of people may experience seizures or migraines from flashing lights, even with no previous history. A warning appears before any strobing content, and every phone can join in a no-strobe mode that renders soft, non-flashing effects instead. HOSTING Running a show needs a LumaBeat subscription: $9.99 per month or $49.99 per year, for up to 32 phones. Joining someone else's show is always free and never asks for payment. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getlumabeat.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Atomus4 screens
LumaBeat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Atomus at none against LumaBeat's 2. Atomus also leads on device support (3 vs 1). LumaBeat's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and iOS requirement 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. LumaBeat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Atomus asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Atomus versus LumaBeat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAtomusLumaBeat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (528 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings528 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSungLab IncZeroLotus ltd

Bugs and requests

Atomus

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when using more than 10 fingers
  • Inconsistent ad frequency

Requested features

3 requests
  • More color and particle effect options
  • Ability to turn off sound/music
  • Haptic feedback support

LumaBeat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Atomus

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

LumaBeat

Subscriptions2
  • LumaBeat Monthly$9.991 Month
  • LumaBeat Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Atomus free?
Atomus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LumaBeat free?
LumaBeat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Atomus or LumaBeat have ads?
Atomus shows ads; LumaBeat does not.

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