Comparison

Fongool vs Lumen

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

Head to head
About

Fongool

This application displays live macro lens images from an ear-scoop device on your mobile phone. You can capture photos and record videos of the live view, and then manipulate the saved images from various angles.

Highlights
  • Live macro lens image display
  • Wireless WiFi connection
  • Photo capture
  • Video recording
  • Image manipulation
Features
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The app connects to the ear-scoop device via wireless wifi and can display live macro lens images on the mobile device. When previewing the live view, you can take a photo and save the video. When the current picture and video are displayed, the picture can be manipulated from multiple angles.

About

Lumen

This app assists community inspection teams in identifying and documenting lighting issues. It allows users to record observations, attach photos, and send coordinated reports for repairs. The app synchronizes data across connected devices for team collaboration.

Highlights
  • Record lighting issues with notes and photos
  • Submit coordinated reports for repairs
  • Synchronize inspection data across team devices
  • View reported issues organized by location
  • Apple Watch companion for guidance and logging
Features
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Lumen helps community inspection teams find lighting issues, record clear observations, and send coordinated reports to the people responsible for repairs. Connect your work device using your community's setup code. Enter your name, find a light on the labeled map or by its identifier, and record an outage with optional notes and photos. Connected devices receive a shared inventory of light locations and identifiers. Authorized setup users can add and correct locations. Each inspector keeps an independent patrol, so another inspector's selections do not replace your active report. Work saves on your device first, with synchronization and report delivery available when connected. Review your reported issues, organized by location, then submit. Lumen prepares the report package and emails the recipients configured for your community. If central preparation is unavailable, the app can prepare files locally. Saved reports remain available for retry when a connection fails. Report formats and setup are arranged for each community. Additions to the last submitted report are available for eight hours. Designed for iPhone and iPad, with light and dark appearance, labeled maps, Follow and Direction lock modes, and an included Apple Watch companion for approximate nearby-light guidance and outage logging through the paired iPhone. An administrator-issued community code is required. Lumen currently supports its initial Fiddler's Creek pilot; additional community setup is arranged with Lumen. Location access is optional. Online map tiles, community synchronization and email submission require an internet connection. Optional usage and performance diagnostics help improve the app.

Screenshots

Fongool4 screens
Lumen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lumen at 5.0 against Fongool's 2.1. Lumen also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). Fongool's advantage is ratings volume (72 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lumen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fongool has 72 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fongool ships an update every 6 weeks, Lumen every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fongool versus Lumen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFongoolLumen
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (72 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings72 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.4
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB39 MB
Age rating+44+
Developershenzhen cooingdv technology co.,ltd.Julian Cousineau

Customer experience

Fongool

All ratings72 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative72.2%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive28.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.8%

Lumen

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fongool

No in-app purchases

None

Lumen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fongool free?
Fongool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lumen free?
Lumen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fongool or Lumen?
Lumen is rated higher. Fongool averages 2.1 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while Lumen averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Fongool or Lumen have ads?
Neither Fongool nor Lumen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fongool or Lumen?
Fongool ships an update every 6 weeks, and Lumen every 5 days. Most recently, Fongool was updated on October 15, 2026 and Lumen on October 7, 2026.

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