LUMÏN vs NAD A/V 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.
NAD A/V Remote
Control and configure your NAD AV Receiver with a beautiful and intuitive interface. Adjust power, volume, sources, listening modes, and customize your home theater settings from anywhere in your house.
- Power, volume, and source control
- Zone control
- Source naming and presets
- Tone and trim level adjustment
- Tuner control
- Audyssey room equalization
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Welcome to the new NAD Remote App. A beautiful and intuitive user experience offering a fun and simple way to control and configure your NAD AV Receiver. Control, adjust and select basic functions including power, volume, source, and listening mode for all zones with a touch of your iOS device. Name sources, tweak receiver presets, adjust tone controls and trim levels, find radio stations with tuner control, and fully customise your home theatre with Audyssey room equalization, from anywhere in the house. Forget about on-screen menus. Easily use the iOS app and device keyboard to change settings in what would often require a display and tedious name entry, for example naming sources. Supported models include: - T 757, T 758, T 765, T 775, T 785, T 175, T 777, T 787, T 187, M15 HD, M15 HD2, and M17. - If your AV receiver does not have an Ethernet port you can upgrade your MDC cards - Alternatively, if your AV receiver does not have an Ethernet port, a GlobalCache device (WF2SL, IP2SL, or iTach Flex) will need to be installed between your AV receiver's RS232 port and your local network for proper connection. *May require a firmware update for the use of this application. Please check the latest firmware by following your owner’s manual.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LUMÏN at 3.6 against NAD A/V Remote's 2.2. LUMÏN also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 21%). NAD A/V Remote's advantage is iOS requirement (8.1 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 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of LUMÏN's written reviews are positive against 21% of NAD A/V Remote's.
LUMÏN ships an update every 2 weeks, NAD A/V Remote every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LUMÏN | NAD A/V Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (57 ratings) — better | 2.2 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 20.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pixel Magic Systems Ltd. | NAD Electronics |
Customer experience
LUMÏN
NAD A/V Remote
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
NAD A/V Remote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LUMÏN
No in-app purchases
NAD A/V Remote
No in-app purchases
