Playhouse AR vs Lumira
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Playhouse AR
Discover curated real-life social events and hangouts tailored to your preferences. This app helps you reconnect with friends and find new social opportunities nearby, refreshing suggestions frequently.
- Personalized social map
- Curated IRL social experiences
- Frequent suggestion updates
- Find hangouts anytime, anywhere
- Reconnect with friends
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Playhouse is your personalized college social map, curating perfectly matched IRL social experiences every 5 minutes or 5 steps. Make social networks social again and find your perfect hangout, anytime, anywhere!
Lumira
Connect with friends and family through a casual, ad-free photo sharing experience. Organize your profile by interests and control your data with flexible sharing options. Enjoy a chronological feed without algorithmic manipulation.
- Interest-based profiles
- Total data ownership
- Chronological feed
- Flexible sharing options
- Simple interactions (captions, likes, comments, tags)
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A casual, ad-free photo and short video sharing app to connect with close friends and family. Features: - Interest-Based Profiles: Organize your profile by specific interests that represent who you are - Total Data Ownership: You’re in charge. We don’t sell your data, and we don't store anything you decide to delete. - Chronological Feed: See what’s happening right now with an ad-free feed organized by time, not algorithms. - Flexible Sharing: Choose to share with your entire friends list or narrow it down to a select group of close friends. - Simple Interactions: Use captions, likes, comments and tags to stay in touch and connect with your loved ones. Simple & Fun. Download to start sharing your story.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lumira at 5.0 against Playhouse AR's 4.2. Lumira also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Playhouse AR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 months). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. Lumira sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Playhouse AR asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lumira holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Playhouse AR has 71 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Playhouse AR's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lumira's.
Playhouse AR ships an update every 8 days, Lumira every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Playhouse AR | Lumira |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (71 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 178 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MAI Reality INC | Harita Duggirala |
Customer experience
Playhouse AR
Lumira
In-app purchases
Playhouse AR
No in-app purchases
Lumira
- Video Uploads - 3 Pack$1.99
- Video Uploads - 10 Pack$4.99
- Video Uploads - 20 Pack$7.99
