LUMÏN vs Panasonic Music Streaming
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.
Panasonic Music Streaming
Wirelessly stream music from your devices to compatible audio products. Supports AirPlay, Bluetooth, DLNA, and Qualcomm AllPlay for versatile audio control.
- Wireless audio management
- AirPlay support
- Bluetooth streaming
- DLNA connectivity
- Qualcomm AllPlay integration
- Music transmission from DLNA servers
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Panasonic Music Streaming App enables simple management and control of your wireless audio products. AirPlay/Bluetooth/DLNA/Qualcomm AllPlay are all supported by this one application. Music stored on the DLNA server that supports either Airplay, Bluetooth or DLNA can be wirelessly transmitted to your Audio product that also supports either of the 4 streaming technologies *1 You can use this feature soon by installing to your iPhone/iPod touch/iPad. Supported devices are as follows. [Supported devices] AirPlay supported device Bluetooth supported audio device DLNA supported audio device Qualcomm AllPlay supported device (Attention) *1 In order to select Bluetooth, the devices first need to paired.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Panasonic Music Streaming at 4.1 against LUMÏN's 3.6. Panasonic Music Streaming also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). LUMÏN's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (49% vs 35%). 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.
Panasonic Music Streaming holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 58 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of LUMÏN's written reviews are positive against 35% of Panasonic Music Streaming's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
LUMÏN ships an update every 2 weeks, Panasonic Music Streaming every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LUMÏN | Panasonic Music Streaming |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (58 ratings) | 4.1 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.0% of reviews — better | 34.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — 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 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pixel Magic Systems Ltd. | PANASONIC ENTERTAINMENT & COMMUNICATION CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
LUMÏN
Panasonic Music Streaming
User reviews
LUMÏN
From 58 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
Panasonic Music Streaming
From 18 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎵 Multi-room music streaming capability
- 🔊 Excellent sound quality and audio output
- 📻 Wide variety of radio stations available
- 🎧 Ability to stream to multiple devices simultaneously
- 💻 Works with DLNA/network servers
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent WiFi connectivity drops
- 🔌 Speakers frequently disconnect from network
- ⚠️ App crashes and freezes regularly
- 🔄 Requires constant re-pairing and reconnection
- 📵 Poor app stability across iOS versions
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
Panasonic Music Streaming
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes on iOS 12, iOS 14.4, iOS 17.1.1 and newer versions
- Speakers not found after app hasn't been used for extended periods
- WiFi connection lost frequently despite strong signal
- Music playback stops unexpectedly mid-song
- Speakers drop out of groups randomly
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- Cannot play certain audio formats (AAC files, etc.)
- Preset channels cannot be programmed
- App won't update on latest iOS versions
- Bluetooth connectivity issues and intermittent failures
- Excessive delay between tracks (30+ seconds)
- White noise erupting inexplicably
- Speakers showing as unavailable despite being connected
- AllPlay Radio service no longer functional
- BBC radio support discontinued
- TuneIn radio presets no longer supported
- App freezes when searching for devices
- Volume control unresponsive or jumps in large increments
- Playback progress not displayed on iPad
- Sync issues between app and device during playback
- Device loses settings after unexpected resets
Requested features
20 requests- Apple Music streaming support
- Amazon Music integration
- Spotify Lossless audio support
- Offline mode capability
- Dark mode option
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- Fine-grained volume control
- Preset radio station saving
- Support for additional streaming services (Tidal, Deezer, SoundCloud)
- Aux line-in control via app
- Improved search functionality
- Playlist creation and management
- Artist biography and song metadata display
- Radiko support for Japanese radio
- One-touch party mode button
- Account-based playlist synchronization across devices
- Chromecast support
- Better integration with native music apps
- Shuffle and repeat settings persistence
- Loudness function
- Battery percentage display
In-app purchases
LUMÏN
No in-app purchases
Panasonic Music Streaming
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is LUMÏN free?
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