Comparison

Lumo AI by Proton vs MakerFolio

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

Head to head
About

Lumo AI by Proton

This AI assistant prioritizes your privacy, offering help with productivity, curiosity, and staying informed. Developed by the team behind trusted encrypted services, it ensures your data remains secure.

Highlights
  • Privacy-first AI assistant
  • Boost productivity
  • Satisfy curiosity
  • Stay informed
  • Secure data handling
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Lumo is a zero-access encrypted AI assistant that keeps every conversation private. Your data is never logged, shared, or used to train models. Your chats are yours, and yours alone. Built by Proton, the privacy brand trusted by over 100 million people and the team behind Proton Mail, VPN, Drive, and Pass. THOUGHTFUL HELP FOR ANY TASK Lumo handles everything from quick questions to more complex work. Choose Fast for quick answers or Thinking for multi-step reasoning. FAST, POWERFUL WEB SEARCH Get precise, real-time answers in seconds. Lumo cites live sources so you can verify facts, dig deeper, and stay current on news, events, financial data, and more. CREATE AND REFINE IMAGES AND FILES Work with images and files just by telling Lumo what you need, from generating and editing images to analyzing documents. Connect your Proton Drive account for seamless access to stored files. AI THAT EVOLVES OVER TIME Lumo gets better every time you use it. Memory retains context and preferences across sessions, and you can set tones and styles to get the exact Lumo experience you want. STAY PRODUCTIVE AND ORGANIZED Projects give you dedicated encrypted spaces for tasks that span multiple chats, files, and instructions, while Custom Lumos let you create assistants tailored for specific tasks. Switch between light and dark modes for a more comfortable experience throughout the day. GHOST MODE For conversations where you want maximum privacy, choose Ghost Mode. Chats are instantly deleted once you close them for greater peace of mind. PRIVACY YOU CAN VERIFY Lumo is founded on zero-access encryption with no server-side chat logs, and never uses your data for profit or model training. Like all Proton products, Lumo is built and hosted in Europe and is fully open-source. Lumo helps you stay productive, curious, and informed — without ever compromising your privacy. Start a confidential chat for free today. For more information, visit our website: https://lumo.proton.me/about Terms of service: https://lumo.proton.me/legal/terms Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Our open-source code base: https://github.com/ProtonLumo/ios-lumo

About

MakerFolio

This app helps makers document their projects with photos, notes, material costs, and time tracking. Organize your creations with custom categories and export your work as PDFs or project files.

Highlights
  • Document projects with photos and notes
  • Track time and material costs
  • Calculate profit/loss
  • Create beautiful photo galleries
  • Organize with custom categories and tags
  • Share projects via .mfproject files
  • Export projects and catalog as PDF
Features
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Every maker has a project worth remembering. MakerFolio gives you the perfect home for all of them. Whether you build furniture in a garage, sew garments from scratch, throw pottery, cast jewelry, or wire electronics — MakerFolio is the dedicated portfolio app built for the way makers think and work. DOCUMENT EVERY BUILD Capture your projects the way they deserve to be remembered. Add photos straight from your camera or library, write detailed build notes, list materials and tools, record measurements, and track every step of your process. Your knowledge. Organized. Preserved. TRACK YOUR TIME & COSTS Know exactly what each project costs you — in money and hours. Log your materials cost, additional expenses, and time spent. Add a selling price and MakerFolio automatically calculates your profit or loss. Perfect for hobbyists, craft sellers, and small-batch makers alike. BEAUTIFUL PHOTO GALLERIES Your work deserves to look its best. Add up to 10 photos at a time, reorder them with drag-and-drop, write captions, and mark your best shots as the featured image or finished product. Your project gallery becomes a visual record of every build. STAY ORGANIZED YOUR WAY Create custom categories that match how you work — by craft type, skill level, project status, or anything else. Add tags for quick filtering. Sort and group your projects exactly the way you think about them. SHARE & EXPORT Share your project as a .mfproject file via AirDrop, Messages, or iCloud Drive — photos included. Recipients can open it directly in MakerFolio. Export a PDF of any project to share with clients, print for your shop, or post online. Export a full catalog PDF of your entire portfolio — great for markets, commissions, or just showing off. BUILT FOR iPHONE & iPAD MakerFolio feels right at home on any Apple device. On iPad, enjoy a split-view layout that keeps your project list and details side by side. Dark Mode supported, of course. PERFECT FOR: • Woodworkers & furniture makers • Sewers, quilters & fiber artists • Leatherworkers & cobblers • Jewelers & metalworkers • Potters & ceramicists • Electronics & hobbyist makers • DIY home improvers • Craft sellers & market vendors • Anyone who builds things and wants to remember them MakerFolio. Just your work, beautifully documented. Download MakerFolio and start building your portfolio today.

Screenshots

Lumo AI by Proton4 screens
MakerFolio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MakerFolio at 100% against Lumo AI by Proton's 46%. MakerFolio also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Lumo AI by Proton's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (559 vs 4). On update cadence, ads, device support 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

Lumo AI by Proton is free to download; MakerFolio costs $0.99 up front. Lumo AI by Proton sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. MakerFolio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MakerFolio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lumo AI by Proton has 559 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Lumo AI by Proton's written reviews are positive against 100% of MakerFolio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lumo AI by Proton ships an update every 11 days, MakerFolio weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lumo AI by Proton versus MakerFolio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumo AI by ProtonMakerFolio
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.8 (559 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings559 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProton AGTodd Haddaway

Customer experience

Lumo AI by Proton

All ratings547 ratings
Positive67.5%
Neutral10.4%
Negative22.1%
Written reviews575 reviews
Positive45.9%
Neutral18.3%
Negative35.8%

MakerFolio

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Lumo AI by Proton

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Slow sign-in page
  • Lack of real-time data access

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dynamic Type support for adjustable font size
  • Secure access to Proton Drive files
  • Ghost mode to ensure no chat history is saved
  • Intuitive history clearing option
  • App mode

MakerFolio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lumo AI by Proton

Subscriptions2
  • Lumo Plus (1 month)$12.991 Month
  • Lumo Plus (12 months)$119.991 Year
None

MakerFolio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lumo AI by Proton free?
Lumo AI by Proton is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MakerFolio free?
MakerFolio costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lumo AI by Proton or MakerFolio?
MakerFolio is rated higher. Lumo AI by Proton averages 3.8 out of 5 from 559 ratings, while MakerFolio averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Lumo AI by Proton or MakerFolio have ads?
Neither Lumo AI by Proton nor MakerFolio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lumo AI by Proton or MakerFolio?
Lumo AI by Proton ships an update every 11 days, and MakerFolio weekly. Most recently, Lumo AI by Proton was updated on November 3, 2026 and MakerFolio on October 24, 2026.

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