Outside vs Lumenly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Outside
Plan, share, and remember important moments with loved ones. Ideal for long-distance relationships, trip planning, and creating a visual diary of your year. Features live widgets and offline access.
- Shared countdowns for long-distance couples
- Trip planning with group coordination
- Yearly memory archive and profile
- Live widgets for home and lock screens
- Calendar sync (Apple & Google)
- Offline functionality
- Photo sharing for Lock Screen
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Waiting is better together. Turn every date you can't wait for—weddings, trips, birthdays, reunions—into a countdown you share, with widgets you'll both smile at every day. Use Outside for trips, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, reunions, concerts and every date worth looking forward to. CREATE AND SHARE Create a countdown, send an invite and let friends, family or your partner join the same moment. WIDGETS AT A GLANCE Keep your next countdown on your Home Screen, Lock Screen or in StandBy. PLAN TOGETHER Add the date, place and details so everyone knows what is happening. FREE TO START The free plan includes creating, sharing and joining countdowns, plus Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets. OUTSIDE PRO Outside Pro is optional and adds custom reminders, calendar sync, recurring events, attachments, camera-roll wallpapers, group chat, custom app icons, photo uploads and search, premium countdown styles, links and checklists. Available plans, prices and introductory trial eligibility are shown before purchase. Terms: https://outside.so/terms Privacy: https://outside.so/privacy Support: https://outside.so/support
Lumenly
This app connects to a specific smart lamp, allowing users to customize its colors and send messages. It facilitates lamp setup and management through a user profile. Support is available via email for any connection issues.
- Connect and customize smart lamps
- Change lamp colors
- Send messages via lamp
- Create user profiles
- Add and manage multiple lamps
- Lamp setup assistance
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*This App requires a Lamp purchased from lumenly.com* The dedicated app to connect and customize your Lumenly Lamp. Create a profile, add lamps, change your color and send a message. Simply plug in your lamp to power and the rest of the setup is handled here. If you have any issues connecting, please message us at support@lumenly.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Outside at 52% against Lumenly's 0%. Outside also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks). Lumenly's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 17) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Outside sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Lumenly asks for nothing beyond the download.
Outside holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Outside has 2.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Outside's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lumenly's.
Outside ships an update every 6 days, Lumenly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Outside | Lumenly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.8K ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Outside HQ LTD | Lumenly Lamps, Inc |
Customer experience
Outside
Lumenly
Bugs and requests
Outside
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget not working after iOS updates
- Countdown events suddenly blocked by paywall
- Paid subscription not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- More customization options for widgets
- Ability to delete or edit events
- Improved Android support
- Memories/map feature to track past events
Lumenly
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Outside
- Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
- Outside Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Monthly Plan$4.491 Month
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- Monthly subscription3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Yearly Pro Deal3 Days trial$12.491 Year
- Annual Pro3 Days trial$12.491 Year
- Outside Pro Annual$19.991 Year
- Annual Plan7 Days trial$29.491 Year
- Outside Pro Annual3 Days trial$31.491 Year
- Annual plan3 Days trial$44.491 Year
- Unlock Countdown styles$0.99
- Ad supported tier$4.99
- All Time Deal$5.49
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- All Time Deal$7.49
- All Time Pro$9.99
- Lifetime Access$29.99
- Lifetime access$44.49
Lumenly
No in-app purchases
