Comparison

Lumed vs Surf Atlas

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

Head to head
About

Lumed

Effortlessly track your watch collection, log daily wear, and build a photo gallery for each timepiece. Analyze wear history and accuracy over time to understand your collection's usage and identify maintenance needs.

Highlights
  • Track daily watch wear
  • Build a photo gallery for each watch
  • Add detailed notes
  • Measure real-world time accuracy
  • View historical accuracy rates
  • Browse collection stats
  • Home screen widget for quick logging
Features
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Lumed is a place to keep track of your watch collection: what you own, what you wear, and how well each watch keeps time. Log the watch you're wearing in seconds, keep photos, specs, and service history for every piece, and see how your rotation changes over time. Lumed also tracks accuracy based on how you actually wear your watches. Rather than relying on a one-off timing session, you check a watch against an accurate reference clock when you put it on or take it off. Over time, Lumed builds a drift history based on real wear. You can see whether each watch is running within spec and spot when it starts to drift. If a watch sits in a drawer long enough to wind down, Lumed accounts for that too, so it doesn't report minutes of drift the watch never gained. Your collection — Photos, notes, and full specs for every watch: caliber, case size and thickness, water resistance, crystal, strap, box and papers — Service history: date, work done, provider, and cost, with years since the last service at a glance — Purchase price and estimated value, each in the watch's own currency — A wish list for the watches you're still hunting — Find any watch from Spotlight by brand or reference — Export and restore your whole collection as a single file Your wear log — Log today's watch from the + button on any screen, or fill in several days at once — A wear calendar where every watch has its own color, with a colorblind-safe palette — Insights: most-worn pieces, streaks, and a clearer picture of how your rotation really looks — A two-week wear strip on every watch — Home Screen widgets to log a wear without opening the app Accuracy — Set Watch: a countdown to set the hands and record a baseline in one step, with haptics so you don't have to watch the screen — Check in against an accurate reference clock and see drift and rate between readings — See which watches need a reading, which are running well, and which have likely stopped — Per-watch tolerances, with COSC, METAS, and Rolex Superlative standards built in — World clocks alongside the reference clock Chronometer — one-time purchase, no subscription — Scan to log: point the camera at the watch on your wrist and Lumed recognizes which of yours it is. Fully local machine learning on-device. — AI Detail-fill: paste a product link or type a brand and model, and Lumed fills in specs, photo, and estimated value — Accuracy history charts and drift trends for every watch — Wear reminders and power reserve alerts — Wind Soon widget: the watches about to run out of power reserve — Private iCloud sync across your iPhone and iPad — Lumed on the web at lumed.app: browse your collection and add wears and watches from any browser (beta) — Shareable with your family through Family Sharing Private by design Your collection stays on your device and, with Chronometer, in your own private iCloud account. No ads, no tracking, no sign-up. AI Detail-fill only sends the link or name you enter. No clutter. No subscriptions. Just your watches.

About

Surf Atlas

Discover hidden travel destinations, surf spots, and waterfalls through real photos and tips from a global community. Find new adventures based on your preferences and share your own discoveries.

Highlights
  • Discover surf, snorkel, and waterfall spots
  • View photos and community tips
  • Save favorite locations
  • Share new locations
  • Post updates on conditions
  • AI-powered spot finder
Features
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Surf Atlas helps you discover surf spots, snorkel locations, waterfalls, and hidden travel destinations through real photos, tips, and updates from the community. Surf Atlas is a community-powered discovery app built for surfers, travelers, ocean lovers, and adventure seekers who want more than a basic map or travel list. Instead of guessing where to go, Surf Atlas helps you explore places shared by real people who have actually been there. Find surf breaks, snorkel spots, waterfalls, beaches, swimming holes, and hidden destinations around the world — all organized in one simple app. With Surf Atlas, you can: • Discover surf, snorkel, waterfall, and secret travel spots • View photos, descriptions, and community tips • Save your favorite places for future trips • Share new locations with the community • Post updates about current conditions, clarity, crowds, access, and more • Use Atlas AI to help find spots based on your skill level, trip style, and travel goals Surf Atlas is built around real community knowledge. Whether you are looking for a mellow longboard wave, a clear-water snorkel spot, a waterfall hike, or a hidden beach to explore, the app helps you find places through the people who know them best. The goal is simple: create a global atlas of surf, ocean, and adventure spots that keeps getting better as the community grows.

Screenshots

Lumed4 screens
Surf Atlas1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Lumed at free against Surf Atlas's freemium. Surf Atlas's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 11 days) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Lumed sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Surf Atlas sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Surf Atlas holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lumed ships an update every 11 days, Surf Atlas every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lumed versus Surf Atlas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumedSurf Atlas
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB56 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBen WittbrodtBRANDON LEE ELDERKIN

Customer experience

Lumed

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Surf Atlas

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lumed

One-time1
  • Chronometer$4.99
1 purchases

Surf Atlas

Subscriptions1
  • Surf Atlas Premium$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Lumed free?
Lumed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Surf Atlas free?
Surf Atlas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lumed or Surf Atlas?
Surf Atlas is rated higher. Lumed averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Surf Atlas averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Lumed or Surf Atlas have ads?
Neither Lumed nor Surf Atlas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lumed or Surf Atlas?
Lumed ships an update every 11 days, and Surf Atlas every 2 days. Most recently, Lumed was updated on October 31, 2026 and Surf Atlas on October 31, 2026.

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