Comparison

LUMÏN vs Nstreamz

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Browse UPnP AV music library
  • Play music on LUMIN player
  • Configure LUMIN player
  • Network music playback
Features
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Browse Music Library on UPnP AV Server. Play songs on LUMIN network music player. Configure LUMIN network music player.

About

Nstreamz

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This app allows users to listen to a live radio station and gives users the ability to send song requests to the radio station for dedications and to contact the radio for promotions. The app uses push notifications Promotional contents are shown in the app Users can listen even if the app goes in the background or if the phone goes to sleep. Users can interact with each other through the app by posting comments while respecting our User Agreement. Users can report objectionable comments and users who breach our User Agreement will lose their privileges to write comments Minimum ads is shown in the app.

Screenshots

LUMÏN4 screens
Nstreamz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: LUMÏN at 3 against Nstreamz's —. Nstreamz's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LUMÏN versus Nstreamz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLUMÏNNstreamz
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (57 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings57 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB34 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPixel Magic Systems Ltd.rolph joseph

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

Nstreamz

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LUMÏN

No in-app purchases

None

Nstreamz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LUMÏN free?
LUMÏN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nstreamz free?
Nstreamz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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