LUMÏN vs Anthem Remote
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.
Anthem Remote
Control your compatible Anthem or Paradigm audio-visual receiver or amplifier wirelessly via Wi-Fi. Adjust volume, select inputs, manage settings, and even access room correction features from your mobile device.
- Wi-Fi device configuration
- Volume and mute control
- Input selection
- Power management
- Bass and treble adjustment
- Menu navigation
- Anthem Room Correction (ARC) control
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The Anthem Remote App uses a Wi-Fi connection to simplify the configuration of supported Anthem and Paradigm devices. App-based controls include volume level, muting, input selection, power, auto mode, bass, treble, level trims, menu navigation, and Anthem Room Correction (ARC) control. Supported Devices: • Anthem AVM 60, 70, 90 • Anthem MRX 540, 740, 1140 • Anthem MRX 520, 720, 1120 • Anthem MRX 310, 510, 710 • Anthem MRX SLM • Anthem STR Integrated Amplifier, STR Preamplifier • Paradigm SVX-1202 Streaming Amplifier
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LUMÏN at 3.6 against Anthem Remote's 2.2. LUMÏN also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 25%). Anthem Remote's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 138 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of LUMÏN's written reviews are positive against 25% of Anthem Remote's.
LUMÏN ships an update every 2 weeks, Anthem Remote every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.
| Parameter | LUMÏN | Anthem Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (57 ratings) — better | 2.2 (138 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 25.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 | 138 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pixel Magic Systems Ltd. | Anthem AV |
Customer experience
LUMÏN
Anthem Remote
User reviews
LUMÏN
From 57 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Best and most flexible
- 👍 Very good
- 👍 Superb
- 👍 Great app
Room to improve
- 😠 Unwanted ads
- 🐛 DAC disappeared after upgrade
- 🐛 Terrible app on a phone
- 🐛 Clunky and counter-intuitive playlist adding
- 🐛 Bad UI design
Anthem Remote
From 138 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and effective
- 🚀 Works flawlessly
- 💡 Convenient remote control
- 👍 Fantastic interface and control
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes on opening
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Barely worth the time to install
- 🐛 Terrible app
- 🐛 Crashes on iOS 13
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
Anthem Remote
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on launch
- Loses connection with receiver
- Doesn't recognize devices
- Freezes and becomes unresponsive
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for newer devices
- Improve networking capabilities
- Restore missing features from previous app versions
- Add lip-sync adjustment
- Display more audio/video information
In-app purchases
LUMÏN
No in-app purchases
Anthem Remote
No in-app purchases
