Comparison

TrueFans FM vs Lumina

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

Head to head
About

TrueFans FM

Discover and play millions of podcasts for free. Create custom playlists and enjoy listening on the go, even offline or in your car. Follow for updates on X.

Highlights
  • Podcast discovery
  • Free playback
  • Playlist creation
  • Offline listening
  • Car mode
Features
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With the TrueFans app, you can quickly discover and play over 4 million podcasts for free. Curate the best into playlists, listen in the car or offline. Follow us on X: https://www.x.com/@truefansfm

About

Lumina

Features
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Let your smart lights transform your room into a spatial, music-reactive light show. Lumina maps every bulb, strip, panel, and fixture in your room, then choreographs them into one coordinated stage — moving, pulsing, and flowing with your music in real time. Built for rooms with more than a few lights, Lumina works with Philips Hue, Nanoleaf, WLED, LIFX, Art-Net, and E1.31/sACN. Most apps just flash every light at once. Lumina knows WHERE your lights are. Effects sweep across the room, flow between fixtures, ride the beat, and follow musical energy — so every show feels designed for your actual space. You're the light designer. Free to use, with no time limits and unlimited connections to every supported platform. Lumina Pro unlocks the full creative toolkit when you're ready for more. SPATIAL — ROOM-AWARE EFFECTS Spatial uses your room map to paint light through physical space, not just through individual bulbs. Run ambient and audio-reactive looks like Lava Lamp, Timbre Wash, Comet, and Spectral Bars that drift, travel, and ripple across your fixtures — beautiful on their own or layered with Flow. Tune color, speed, and intensity, and watch every effect move the way your room is actually laid out. FLOW — MUSIC-REACTIVE MOTION Flow is Lumina's continuous motion engine: 49 spatial patterns shaped by beat detection, fixture mapping, music direction, and cover-art palettes. Build smooth sweeps, pulses, waves, drops, and room-wide movement that responds as the track plays. Sound analysis is fully on-device — beat, tempo, and energy detection rebuilt to be faster and more accurate across every kind of music. The smarter Auto mode reads your music more musically, shaping builds and color section by section. MINI APPS Purpose-built ways to use your lights beyond everyday scenes. Map an animated GIF across your whole room with GIF Player, or point your phone and let a spotlight follow with Spotlight Pointer — with more to come. PERFORMANCE PAD Live control at your fingertips: hits, drops, spatial sweeps, blackouts, rhythm cues, and show-style actions — with iPhone beat haptics, Live Activity controls, and track recognition. Whether you're building a party, listening room, gaming setup, creative studio, or a full smart-light show, Lumina gives your lighting room to perform. FEATURES Free, no time limits, unlimited connections to all supported platforms Spatial room mapping for bulbs, strips, panels, and fixtures Flow music-reactive mode with 49 patterns Music Director with smarter Auto mode Auto Discovery of Devices Fully on-device sound analysis (beat, BPM, energy, pitch, frequency) Mini Apps — GIF Player and Spotlight Pointer Cover-art palettes and personal gradients Low-latency music sync with layered customization Performance Pad live cues and scene live preview Save and share scenes Music and track recognition Local network control with Flash Safety and device health checks iCloud sync between devices ... LUMINA PRO Unlock the full toolkit for larger rooms and serious setups: All spatial effects, Flow patterns, and Auto mode All Performance Pad effects Stream Mini Apps to your lights Unlimited saved scenes and room presets Beat-based scene sequences Background audio sync and automatic audio calibration Full configuration access and Creator Access Export and share scenes Wave Studio Early Access, with new effects added regularly Gradient persistence and iCloud sync COMPATIBLE LIGHTING WLED (1D strips and 2D matrix), Philips Hue Entertainment Areas (support for multiple bridges & including ambient bulbs), Nanoleaf, LIFX, Govee LAN support (Razor/DreamView) — plus experimental Art-Net, E1.31/sACN. Connecting is always free and unlimited on any number of devices. Requires compatible lights/controllers and local network access; support may vary by model, firmware, and network. Reach out if you're unsure, or just give it a go, it's free! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TrueFans FM3 screens
Lumina4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TrueFans FM at none against Lumina's 2. TrueFans FM also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Lumina's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Lumina sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. TrueFans FM asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TrueFans FM versus Lumina: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrueFans FMLumina
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSam SethiAdrian Tukendorf

In-app purchases

None

TrueFans FM

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Lumina

Subscriptions2
  • Lumina Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Lumina Pro Annual7 Days trial$57.991 Year

Questions

Is TrueFans FM free?
TrueFans FM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lumina free?
Lumina is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TrueFans FM or Lumina have ads?
TrueFans FM shows ads; Lumina does not.

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