Comparison

Luma View vs The Associate

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

Head to head

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

About

The Associate

Features

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A private mobile app for members of The Associate to browse club information, review their purchase history, communicate with club management, make reservations, and manage all aspects of their membership account.

Screenshots

Luma View4 screens

The Associate3 screens

Verdict

The call

Luma View and The Associate are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

Luma View versus The Associate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Luma View	The Associate
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	12.9% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Every 8 months	—
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	12.1 — better	13.4
Further details — not scored
Size	104 MB	16 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	Wirepath Home Systems, LLC	PeopleVine

Bugs and requests

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