LUMÏN vs dCS Mosaic ACTUS
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.
dCS Mosaic ACTUS
This app offers a unified interface for dCS Varèse owners to play and control music from various sources. It consolidates your music library and provides comprehensive system settings for a seamless listening experience.
- Unified playback interface
- Control for dCS Varèse systems
- Integrates multiple music sources
- Intuitive user experience
- Complete system settings control
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dCS Mosaic ACTUS provides a unified playback and control interface for all dCS Varèse owners, bringing together music from multiple platforms and sources in a single, intuitive interface, while providing complete control over your listening experience and system settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: dCS Mosaic ACTUS at 4.0 against LUMÏN's 3.6. dCS Mosaic ACTUS also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). LUMÏN's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (58 vs 2). 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.
dCS Mosaic ACTUS holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LUMÏN has 58 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
LUMÏN ships an update every 10 days, dCS Mosaic ACTUS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LUMÏN | dCS Mosaic ACTUS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (58 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pixel Magic Systems Ltd. | dCS Ltd |
Customer experience
LUMÏN
dCS Mosaic ACTUS
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
dCS Mosaic ACTUS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LUMÏN
No in-app purchases
dCS Mosaic ACTUS
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is LUMÏN free?
Is dCS Mosaic ACTUS free?
Which has better reviews, LUMÏN or dCS Mosaic ACTUS?
Do LUMÏN or dCS Mosaic ACTUS have ads?
Which is updated more often, LUMÏN or dCS Mosaic ACTUS?
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