Comparison

LumiOS Hub vs PatchPal

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

Head to head
About

LumiOS Hub

Features
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LumiOS is an ecosystem designed to connect and automate real time streaming record and control Digital LEDs and other entertainment products. LumiOS hub is in the centre of the ecosystem. It is responsible over setting up the LumiOS wired and wireless IOT nodes across the network. It also records all streaming traffic and converts it to a proprietary streaming protocols which are then sent to the IOT nodes to control Digital LED and other devices. The LumiOS hub is built out of 2 main components, the Playback engine and the Gateway. LumiOS hub gateway is a server designed to capture and translate DMX protocols over IP, into an efficient proprietary ip protocol that can then be distributed over the network to wired and wireless LumiOS nodes. LumiOS hub Playback engine is designed for the end user to record the realtime DMX traffic on the network. The playback engine then populates a list of available presets that can be triggered by the user to individual fixtures and groups of LumiOS network devices.

About

PatchPal

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PatchPal is a lighting fixture database and calculator for event lighting professionals. Features - Look up basic information about a lighting fixture - what power does it draw, how much does it weigh, what connectors does it have. - Select multiple fixtures to quickly calculate their total power draw or weight. - Links to product manuals for each fixture for more in depth information. Usage - Search for a specific fixture by tapping on the magnifying glass on the top left of the home page. - See more information about a fixture by tapping on it. - Add a fixture to your inventory by tapping the plus icon next to it. - Add up the total power draw and weight of all the lights you've selected by tapping the calculator symbol at the bottom right of the app.

Screenshots

LumiOS Hub4 screens
PatchPal3 screens

Verdict

The call

LumiOS Hub and PatchPal are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
LumiOS Hub versus PatchPal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumiOS HubPatchPal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size22 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvgeny GruzmanCem Hurrell

In-app purchases

None

LumiOS Hub

No in-app purchases

None

PatchPal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LumiOS Hub free?
LumiOS Hub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PatchPal free?
PatchPal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LumiOS Hub or PatchPal have ads?
Neither LumiOS Hub nor PatchPal shows ads.

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