Lumira vs thingz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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 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.
thingz
Organize and rediscover your saved content from various apps and websites. Easily share recommendations with friends and discover what they're saving. Never forget a great find again.
- Centralized saving from multiple sources
- Automatic organization of saved content
- Content resurfacing at opportune times
- Easy sharing of recommendations
- Discover friends' saved content
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Welcome to thingz. Most of what you save gets lost. That restaurant you wanted to try. That product you meant to buy. That idea you swore you'd remember. Buried in screenshots, saved posts, and browser tabs. Rediscover what you save with thingz. Find it when it matters and recommend what works with the people you trust. How it works: — Save from anywhere: Capture places, products, videos, links, and ideas from the apps you already use — Stay organized automatically: Saves are sorted into searchable collections, no filing required — Create from real experiences: Turn a place, product, or moment you've actually tried into a recommendation worth sharing — Add context: Save notes, photos, and details so you remember why something mattered when you come back to it — Find it when you need it: Your Loop resurfaces what you saved at the right time — Recommend what works: Share places, products, and experiences you've tried and loved Save it. Try it. Recommend it. Built on real experiences, ready when you need them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lumira at 100% against thingz's 58%. Lumira also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). thingz's advantage is ratings volume (797 vs 3). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lumira holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: thingz has 797 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Lumira's written reviews are positive against 58% of thingz's.
| Parameter | Lumira | thingz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.8 (797 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 57.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 797 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 283 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Harita Duggirala | Likepost |
Customer experience
Lumira
thingz
In-app purchases
Lumira
No in-app purchases
thingz
No in-app purchases









