RTiPanel vs Luma View
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RTiPanel
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a personalized remote for your professionally installed smart home or business system. Control lighting, climate, security, and entertainment from anywhere, locally or globally. Create custom scenes and automations for seamless device management.
- Control audio/video, lighting, and climate systems
- Local and remote system access
- Customizable graphical interface
- Create scenes and automations
- Full two-way feedback support
- Portrait and landscape view support
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The RTiPanel app works exclusively with professionally installed RTI control and automation systems, enabling your iPhone or iPad to control the connected smart devices and systems in your home or business. PERSONALIZED CONTROL RTiPanel is completely customizable by your RTI integrator to deliver intuitive and personalized mobile control of your lighting, climate, security, entertainment, and more—the same control you get with your dedicated RTI remote or touch panel. CREATE SCENES AND AUTOMATIONS Your RTI integrator can combine multiple actions into personalized scenes and create automations based on time of day, weather, media selection or other inputs. CONTROL FROM ANYWHERE The RTiPanel app securely connects to your RTI control system via your local area network or through an Internet connection from anywhere – across town or around the world. Get custom alerts wherever you may be. Note: This application requires an RTI control system. Features: • Control Audio/Video, Lighting, Climate and other systems in your RTI smart home or business. • Access your RTI control system either locally or remotely. • Completely customizable graphical interface. • Intuitive new template and graphics • Full support for RTI Music • Programmed by your integrator using the same Integration Designer software that is used for all RTI products. • Supports the creation of both portrait and landscape views. • Supports full two-way feedback including cover art, graphics, text, dynamic scrolling lists, and more. • Supports local connection via Wi-Fi and remote connection via Wi-Fi or LTE, with automatic switching. • Highly optimized for fast connection times. • Control system programming is stored on the mobile device, and it updates automatically when changes are made. Please visit www.rticontrol.com for more information on RTI control systems.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RTiPanel at 2.7 against Luma View's 1.7. RTiPanel also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 13%) and ratings volume (66 vs 6). Luma View's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RTiPanel holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RTiPanel has 66 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of RTiPanel's written reviews are positive against 13% of Luma View's.
RTiPanel ships an update every 4 months, Luma View every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | RTiPanel | Luma View |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (66 ratings) — better | 1.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.4% of reviews — better | 12.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Remote Technologies Inc. | Wirepath Home Systems, LLC |
Customer experience
RTiPanel
Luma View
User reviews
RTiPanel
From 66 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Highly customizable interface and design
- 🔧 Powerful automation capabilities when properly configured
- 📱 Works well across multiple devices (iPad, iPhone)
- ⚡ Fast and responsive when functioning correctly
- 🏠 Comprehensive home control integration (lights, TV, music, cameras, alarm)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 🔌 Loses connection to network regularly
- 📱 Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- ⏳ Slow app updates and poor maintenance
- 🎯 Unintuitive and outdated user interface
Luma View
From 6 App Store ratingsWhat 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
RTiPanel
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes immediately upon opening
- Freezes and requires complete deletion and reinstallation
- Loses WiFi connection frequently
- Incompatible with iOS 16.20 and newer versions
- Stuck on loading screen after using other apps
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- License recognition errors after reinstallation
- Unresponsive buttons requiring multiple taps
- App fails to recognize system after network changes
- Incompatible with iPhone 12 and newer models
- Hangs several times per year
- Connection drops when iPad goes to standby
- Demo mode screen flashing before loading interface
Requested features
10 requests- Apple Watch companion app
- Multi-location support without reconfiguration
- Swipe gestures and notifications
- Dark mode option
- Remote file uploads and password-protected file extraction
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- More pre-made templates for dealers
- Touch recognition on release instead of press
- Automatic app updates
- Better iPhone optimization for smaller screens
- Modern, updated UI design
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
RTiPanel
No in-app purchases
Luma View
No in-app purchases








