Comparison

Simply Ask vs Luma Vision

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

Head to head
About

Simply Ask

This app allows you to ask questions about anything you see using your device's camera. It processes images and videos entirely on your device, ensuring your data remains private and works offline. Get instant answers about objects, scenes, text, and actions without needing an internet connection.

Highlights
  • On-device image and video analysis
  • Natural language questioning
  • 100% privacy, no data leaves device
  • Offline functionality
  • Multiple model size options
  • Easy capture-ask-answer interface
Features
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# Simply Ask Simply Ask is a privacy-focused vision-language app that lets you ask questions about anything you see. Point your camera, take a photo or video, and get instant answers about objects, scenes, text, and actions - all processed entirely on your device. ## Key Features: - Image & video analysis with natural language questions - 100% on-device processing - no data leaves your phone - Works offline with no internet required - Multiple model sizes (500MB small, 1GB recommended, 4.5GB large) - Optimized for Apple Silicon with fluid performance - Easy interface: capture, ask, get answers Ask about landmarks, identify objects, read text, analyze scenes, or understand video content -all while maintaining complete privacy and control of your data.

About

Luma Vision

Features
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Luma is the companion app for your AI camera glasses — a calm, hands-free assistant for asking, seeing, and translating the world in front of you. Pair your glasses over Bluetooth and Luma turns them into a voice-first assistant. Say "Hi Luma" to start, ask about what you're looking at, or have a conversation translated as it happens. WHAT LUMA DOES • AI chat — ask by voice or text and get spoken answers • Live translation — translate conversations and signs, on-device when your languages support it • Look & describe — point your glasses and ask what you're seeing • Capture — take photos, videos, and voice memos on your glasses with a tap or a gesture • Gallery — pull your captures onto your phone over the glasses' own Wi-Fi, then keep, share, or delete them • Gestures — map a nod or a shake to capture, cancel, or pause PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Speech is transcribed on your device when your language supports it; otherwise it is processed by Apple's speech-recognition service. Captured photos and videos stay on your phone until you choose to share them. When you use cloud AI, only what's needed to answer your request is sent to our service — see the in-app Privacy Policy. TRANSLATES ACROSS NINE LANGUAGES Luma's live translation works between English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. YOUR ACCOUNT Sign in with Apple or an email link to sync and unlock cloud AI chat. Camera and translation work without an account. Delete your account and data anytime from Settings. REQUIRES COMPATIBLE GLASSES Luma is a companion app and needs supported AI camera glasses, paired over Bluetooth, for capture, vision, and live voice features. Luma is an everyday assistant. AI answers and translations can be imperfect — don't rely on them for safety-critical, legal, or medical decisions. When using camera features, respect the privacy of people around you and local recording laws.

Screenshots

Simply Ask4 screens
Luma Vision4 screens

Verdict

The call

Simply Ask and Luma Vision are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Simply Ask versus Luma Vision: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimply AskLuma Vision
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB10 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLuis CatacoraEnso Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Simply Ask

No in-app purchases

None

Luma Vision

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simply Ask free?
Simply Ask is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Luma Vision free?
Luma Vision is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simply Ask or Luma Vision have ads?
Neither Simply Ask nor Luma Vision shows ads.

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