Comparison

Luminosys vs Soyla

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

Head to head
About

Luminosys

Accurately measure ambient light levels in Lux or Foot Candles using your phone's camera. This tool is ideal for photography, comparing light sources, or indoor gardening. It's designed for ease of use and provides precise readings.

Highlights
  • Measures light in Lux
  • Measures light in Foot Candles (FC)
  • Uses phone camera for accuracy
  • Easy to use interface
  • Suitable for photography
  • Useful for indoor gardening
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Luminosys allows you to accurately measure the ambient light level in Lux or Foot Candles (FC). To do this, Luminosys uses your phone's camera in conjunction with a piece of paper to accurately measure the light level. It is very easy to use and is a great app for those looking for accurate light measurements for photography, comparing light sources, or indoor gardening.

About

Soyla

Record yourself while reading a script with this teleprompter app. It offers customizable scrolling speeds, voice-following capabilities, and built-in video recording and editing tools. Scripts are stored locally and can be imported from various document formats.

Highlights
  • Voice-following script scrolling
  • Customizable reading speeds
  • Import scripts from documents
  • Built-in video recording
  • Video trimming and editing
  • No watermarks or prompt overlays
Features
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The teleprompter that waits for you. Soyla helps you read comfortably while recording yourself. Write or paste a script, or open one from a document, make it easy on your eyes, and let it move the way you like: at a steady pace you choose, by hand, or following your voice. MAKE ROOM FOR YOUR WORDS Create, rename, and organize scripts in your own library. Start one from a Word (.docx), RTF, Markdown, or plain-text document; headings, bullets, bold, and italic come along, and the file is read on your device. Your edits save automatically, with undo and redo. Add sections, pauses, breaths, emphasis, notes, and bookmarks from a menu, with no syntax to learn. Compare earlier versions of a script and restore one. READ AT YOUR OWN PACE Scroll from 50 to 260 words per minute, by lines per minute, or to finish in a set time. Step line by line, jump to any section, or repeat a passage while you rehearse. Adjust text size, typeface, spacing, line width, colors, and reading position, and mirror the prompt for a teleprompter rig. FOLLOW YOUR VOICE Optional. The script keeps up as you speak, holds when you pause or go off script, and lets you tap any line to pick up from there. Speech is recognized on your device and never sent anywhere. Where on-device recognition isn't available, the script keeps the pace you set. RECORD WITHOUT LOSING YOUR PLACE Record with the front or rear camera and your script on screen. Choose resolution, frame rate, and HEVC, set focus and exposure, and check your sound with a live level meter. Pause or repeat the script while the video keeps recording. For a retake, start from any sentence instead of the top, and let the take stop on its own a few seconds after your last line. REVIEW, EXPORT, AND SHARE Play back a take, keep it, or delete it and try again. Trim it with two handles, and Soyla offers to cut the quiet before your first word and after your last; the original is never changed. Make versions for vertical, square, or wide video, with even loudness, less background hiss, and a cover image, then share them or save them to Photos. Your videos have no prompt overlay or watermark. IN YOUR LANGUAGE Soyla's screens are in 16 languages, and paces feel the same in each, including scripts in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Voice following works in the languages your device can recognize on its own: more than 50 on iOS 26 and macOS 26, fewer on earlier versions. A LOCAL LIBRARY No account and no ads. Scripts and recordings stay in the app's local storage unless you choose to share them or your operating system includes them in backups or device transfers. The app does not upload your library. Export or delete everything from About. Editing, prompting, recording, and playback work offline. Recording requires a camera and microphone access. SOYLA PRO Writing, editing, reading, and recording need Soyla Pro: yearly, with a free week for new subscribers, monthly, or Lifetime, paid once. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Without it, you can still open, share, export, and delete what you've made. If you used Soyla before it had plans, it all stays free for you. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. A subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the trial or the current period ends; the renewal is charged within the 24 hours before then. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Lifetime is charged once and never renews. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getsoyla.com/mobile-app/privacy Made by LoadHunter Inc. Support: support@getsoyla.com

Screenshots

Luminosys3 screens
Soyla4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Soyla at 5.0 against Luminosys's 4.3. Soyla also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 19 months). Luminosys's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price and iOS requirement 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. Soyla sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $16.99 per month. Luminosys asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Soyla holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Luminosys has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Luminosys ships an update every 19 months, Soyla every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Luminosys versus Soyla: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuminosysSoyla
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB32 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMelissa ZwickRaisedash

In-app purchases

None

Luminosys

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Soyla

Subscriptions2
  • Soyla Pro Monthly$16.991 Month
  • Soyla Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Soyla Pro Lifetime$109.99

Questions

Is Luminosys free?
Luminosys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Soyla free?
Soyla is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Luminosys or Soyla?
Soyla is rated higher. Luminosys averages 4.3 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Soyla averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Luminosys or Soyla have ads?
Luminosys shows ads; Soyla does not.
Which is updated more often, Luminosys or Soyla?
Luminosys ships an update every 19 months, and Soyla every 3 days. Most recently, Luminosys was updated on November 4, 2026 and Soyla on November 10, 2026.

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