Comparison

Lumino vs Boothie

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

Head to head
About

Lumino

Explore a metaphorical labyrinth of language, collecting words to craft unique poems. Shake your device to arrange words into verses and find the hidden word "infinity" to escape.

Highlights
  • Collect words by tapping
  • Compose poetry by shaking device
  • Explore a labyrinthine space
  • Discover hidden words
  • Create unique poems
  • Minimalist aesthetic
Features
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Lumino is a variation of the ancient found poem game, created as a gift for people who love to look at letters. In a labyrinth at night (a metaphor of our world, disordered and boundless), the only light comes from language itself. Capture poems as you navigate through this space, where you pick up fleeting words and transform them into unique poetry. How? - Tap to keep the words you like on the screen. - Shake your phone and a line of poetry will be composed using the selected words. - Scroll up, down, left, or right to explore the space, and create more lines of poetry. When you find the hidden word "infinity", tap to complete the found poem game and discover how your poems illuminate the path out of the labyrinth. ------------------------------------------------------ "I thought of a labyrinth of labyrinths..." - Jorge Luis Borges Within this literary labyrinth, you will find: - Cryptographic Seed: One of 2,048 BIP-39 seed phrase words awaits at the origin (0, 0). - Infinite Paths: Swipe in any direction to explore - up, down, left, or right. Lost? Keep moving; you'll always find your way back to the start. - Words as Light: Tap to capture flickering words, illuminating your path through the darkness. - Emergent Order: Shake your device to evoke order from chaos, transforming random words into meaningful verses. - Journey to Infinity: Each path leads to "infinity" - the mystical exit that completes your poem's trajectory. Note: Lumino was originally made for a conceptual exhibition "Poetic Cryptography" in the "Infinite Garden" of ETH Devcon Bangkok in Nov 2024. For more information, please see: https://fangting.me/poetic-cryptography. Keywords: labyrinth, language, infinity, randomness, poetry, generative art, minimalist aesthetics.

About

Boothie

Capture fun, vintage-style photo strips with this pocket-sized digital photobooth. Apply unique filters and frame your memories with classic black or white borders. Save and share your creations as a single image.

Highlights
  • 3 quick shots with countdown
  • Fun filters (Sepia, Glow)
  • Black or white photo strip frames
  • Optional date stamp
  • Save as one sharable image
Features
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Boothie is your pocket-sized photo booth. Snap. Style. Save. – 3 quick shots with countdown – Fun filters like Sepia & Glow – Black or white photo strip frames – Optional date stamp for memories – Save as one sharable image Clean. Cute. No fuss. Just you, your smile, and the strip.

Screenshots

Lumino4 screens
Boothie4 screens

Verdict

The call

Lumino and Boothie are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lumino ships an update every 2 months, Boothie every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Lumino versus Boothie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuminoBoothie
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS1716.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer若桢 宫Esma Kocak

Customer experience

Lumino

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Boothie

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lumino

No in-app purchases

None

Boothie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lumino free?
Lumino is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boothie free?
Boothie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lumino or Boothie have ads?
Neither Lumino nor Boothie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lumino or Boothie?
Lumino ships an update every 2 months, and Boothie every 6 weeks. Most recently, Lumino was updated on November 4, 2026 and Boothie on October 30, 2026.

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