LUMÏN vs Primare AIR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LUMÏN
Browse and play music from your UPnP AV server. Control your network music player, including configuration options. Enjoy your digital music library with ease.
- Browse UPnP AV music library
- Play music on LUMIN player
- Configure LUMIN player
- Network music playback
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Browse Music Library on UPnP AV Server. Play songs on LUMIN network music player. Configure LUMIN network music player.
Primare AIR
Stream music from popular services and internet radio through compatible network-enabled audio devices. Control playback, manage playlists, and enjoy high-resolution audio with this dedicated companion app.
- Stream music from Deezer, TIDAL, and internet radio
- Control playback (Play/Pause, Next/Previous)
- Shuffle and repeat playback options
- Volume control
- Search artists, albums, tracks, and playlists
- High-resolution audio playback
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The Primare AIR app enables playback through Primare’s network-enabled digital devices, including the NP30 network player, MM30 media board, installed in either the I32 integrated amplifier or the PRE32 preamplifier, and the PRE60 reference preamplifier. AIR app supports streaming services like Deezer, TIDAL and Internet radio. Requiring only an account with the preferred music service to realize the pure sound of Primare hi-res streaming. For a complimentary three-month introductory subscription to TIDAL HiFi go to primare.net Features: - Play/Pause - Next/Previous song - Shuffle play - Repeat – one or all - Volume control - Play progress bar - Search artists/albums/track/playlists Notes: - Interrupted play using iOS - Play may be interrupted if AIR is minimized when responding to phone calls, texts, notifications or using applications for an extended length of time on iOS devices. - Deezer Elite – AIR is unable to offer Deezer Elite at this time due to existing exclusive arrangements with other manufacturers. - Primare product control – for additional Primare equipment control features use the Primare APP (download available from the App Store).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LUMÏN at 50% against Primare AIR's 0%. LUMÏN also leads on rating (3.6 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (57 vs 2). Primare AIR's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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.
LUMÏN holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LUMÏN has 57 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of LUMÏN's written reviews are positive against 0% of Primare AIR's.
LUMÏN ships an update every 2 weeks, Primare AIR every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LUMÏN | Primare AIR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (57 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pixel Magic Systems Ltd. | Primare AB |
Customer experience
LUMÏN
Primare AIR
Bugs and requests
LUMÏN
Reported bugs
27 issues- DAC disappeared after upgrade
- Shuffle is broken
- Search function often registers zero
- Picky about displaying artwork metadata
- Song playing interrupted by app switching
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- Sometimes shows offline
- Cannot use search track option
- No sound
- Does not work with streamer
- Crashes after updating
- Auto-stops playback
- Crashes frequently
- Cannot press play
- Rendered streamer useless
- Demands login repeatedly
- App no longer functions
- Album art gets messed up
- Very buggy, crashing and freezing
- Cluttered design
- Handles playlists poorly
- Crashes when manipulating playlists
- Eats storage
- Crashes each time
- Tab options not working
- App does not work well
- Prone to crashing
- Volume control doesn't work on attached Linn preamp
Requested features
13 requests- Add universal Apple iPhone/iPad widget for track control
- Ability to play a song in the middle of an album and have following tracks continue
- Add repeat 1 song feature
- Full Tidal features from the full app version
- Deezer integration
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- Ability to shuffle entire library
- Add playlist within a playlist
- Add booklets from MinimServer
- Add search by folder
- Ability to select radio stations
- Ability to edit meta tags on music files
- Create random playlists based on genre or artist
- Ability to clear cache and set max storage limit
Primare AIR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LUMÏN
No in-app purchases
Primare AIR
No in-app purchases
