Lucent vs Bruce
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Lucent
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Lucent is your personal space to access your guided meditations and help you keep a simple structure for your daily meditation practice. Upload the meditation you own and access them here to keep everything organized, maintain a consistent daily practice, integrate your insights and stay aligned throughout the day. Features: ⢠Play your guided meditations ⢠Upload your own meditations to your library ⢠Create a seamless playback queue ⢠Set daily commitments ⢠Track streaks, insights, and progress ⢠Stay coherent throughout your day with personalized reminders Important note: Lucent currently does not provide guided meditations. It a space to upload and access the meditations YOU ALREADY own.
Bruce
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Track your workouts without the noise. Bruce is a workout tracker that stays out of your way. Pick a plan, log your sets, rest when the timer beeps, repeat. That's it. PLANS ⢠Create your own or choose from suggested programs (PPL, Upper/Lower, and more) ⢠Warm-ups, drop sets, and supersets that alternate set by set ⢠Share plans as tappable links ⢠800+ exercise library with beginner-friendly defaults ⢠Plate calculator built into every barbell exercise TRACKING ⢠Per-set timers, rest countdowns, and skip/complete controls ⢠Pausable hold timers for planks and carries, with a lead-in countdown ⢠Edit past workouts or log one you did without the app ⢠Personal records detected automatically (weight, volume, estimated 1RM) ⢠Post-workout summary with stats and optional progress photo ⢠Body weight log with notes and sparkline trend TIMERS ⢠Rest ā repeating interval for between sets ⢠Tabata ā 20s work / 10s rest Ć 8 rounds ⢠HIIT ā custom work/rest/rounds ⢠EMOM ā every minute on the minute ⢠Stretch ā timed holds for flexibility PROGRESS ⢠Volume and frequency charts ⢠Weekly training-days goal ⢠Workout streaks ⢠Muscle ranks on a body map ⢠Calendar view ⢠Body weight history SYNC ⢠Optional iCloud sync across devices ⢠Optional Apple Health integration (workouts + body weight) ⢠JSON export of your plans and history ⢠Live Activity and Dynamic Island during workouts PRIVACY ⢠No account required ⢠No analytics or tracking ⢠iCloud and Apple Health sync are off until you turn them on ⢠Your data stays on your device unless you choose to sync Free. No trials, no paywalls, no "pro" tier.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bruce at every 6 days against Lucent's every 5 months. Lucent's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lucent ships an update every 5 months, Bruce every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lucent | Bruce |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 ā better | 17.6 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LumaNexus LLC | Abhishek Agrawal |
In-app purchases
Lucent
No in-app purchases
Bruce
No in-app purchases









