Comparison

Taqat vs Lumea

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

Head to head
About

Taqat

Features
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Your basic needs — visualized. Taqat turns everyday self-care into something simple, visual, and even fun. Inspired by life simulation games, Taqat tracks your real-life needs as colorful bars that deplete over time. When you eat, drink water, rest, or socialize — just tap to fill. No journaling. No complicated inputs. Just one tap. HOW IT WORKS • 6 core needs: Energy, Food, Water, Social, Fun, Hygiene • Bars deplete naturally based on your personal rhythm • Double-tap any bar to fill it instantly • Track your mood after filling — see how needs affect how you feel COMPANION CREATURES Meet your virtual companion — a creature that reacts to your real-life needs. When your bars are full, it's happy and glowing. When they're low, it shows concern. Choose from 25 unique creatures including Blob, Cat, Robot, Dragon, Ghost, Owl, Plant, and many more. MOOD INSIGHTS Taqat learns from your patterns. Over time, discover: • Which needs affect your mood the most • Weekly mood trends and correlations • Whether you're improving or declining WIDGETS & LIVE ACTIVITIES • Home screen widgets show your bars at a glance • Small, medium, and large widget sizes • Live Activities on your Lock Screen when bars run low THEMES & CUSTOMIZATION • 6 beautiful themes: Dark, Light, Sims, Pastel, Neon, System • Custom bars — create needs that match your life • Daily streaks to build consistency GENTLE REMINDERS • Notifications when bars run low — no pressure, no alarm • Daily morning summary to start your day right • Adjustable depletion rates for each need FULLY BILINGUAL • Complete English and Arabic support • Full RTL layout for Arabic • Automatic language detection PREMIUM (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) • Custom bars • All themes & colors • Full insights history • All widget sizes • No subscription — pay once, keep forever Taqat is a personal habit tracker. It does not provide medical advice and is not a medical device.

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Lumea

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While you focus, it adventures. Lumea is an iPhone app that combines a focus timer, focus history, and pet raising. For study, work, and reading: focus on your task while your pet explores, then see what this time brings. ◆ Start focusing at your own pace • Set a 5–120 minute countdown in 5-minute steps, or start counting up without a preset duration • End a count-up session when you’re done; it ends automatically 12 hours after starting. Pausing does not extend that deadline • When leaving Lumea or locking your screen, choose to keep timing or auto-pause. After auto-pausing, return to the app and tap Resume • Track study, work, reading, exercise, or your own custom focus categories • If you end early, completed full focus minutes still count toward stats and base rewards ◆ Every return may bring a new discovery After an adventure, it may return with Outfits, Tools, or Melodies—a small surprise for the journey. Finish a full session to create a saveable, shareable watercolor Moment. ◆ It remembers every focus session A session is recorded after at least one full focus minute. Revisit each record in the Footprints timeline, and use weekly category totals to see where your focused time went. ◆ Make room for focus today Daily Promise is optional. Set a daily goal of 5–120 minutes; after granting access, choose apps or categories to set aside on this device. Selected apps unlock automatically when you reach your goal. • Valid on-device focus minutes from both count-up and countdown sessions count—no need to finish in one sitting • Unlock temporarily when needed, or turn Daily Promise off anytime; no membership required • Your goal and selected apps stay on this device and are never synced Reach your goal at your own pace. ◆ Let focus hatch new pets Completed sessions give your pet XP and add hatching progress to the current egg. Hatch and collect 24 watercolor pets; hatching a pet you already own gives Gleam instead. Steady focus also advances pets, places, collections, and milestones. ◆ Style its adventures, your way Mix keepsakes, outfits, tools, and available badges in any slot—up to 3 per pet for free users or 6 with Membership—and adjust each item's position, size, rotation, and layer order. Lumea has no hunger meter, energy limit, or required daily chores. Taking time away from the app never makes your pet worse or removes progress you already earned. ◆ Apple Health boosts (optional) You can choose to connect Apple Health. If yesterday's steps or last night's sleep meet the goals, the current session receives a boost to pet XP and the current egg's hatching progress. Not granting access does not affect core features or base rewards. ◆ Free features and optional membership Start immediately in Guest mode. Free users can access every core feature. Lumea Membership is an optional monthly auto-renewable subscription that adds 50% to pet XP and hatching progress earned from focus time, a one-time Starisle Cloak welcome outfit per Lumea account, and a member badge. Fixed hatching bonuses are not multiplied. Membership does not change drop rates, pity counters, or the range of free features. Eligible Apple accounts can receive one 7-day free trial. Unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, the subscription renews automatically. Your Apple account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. A free trial converts to a paid subscription when it ends; cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends to avoid a charge. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Terms of Service: https://getlumea.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://getlumea.app/privacy

Screenshots

Taqat4 screens
Lumea4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Taqat at daily against Lumea's every 4 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Taqat sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Lumea sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Taqat ships an update daily, Lumea every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Taqat versus Lumea: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaqatLumea
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB214 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFahad AlmoharibYou Lu

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Taqat

One-time10
  • Penguin$0.99
  • Panda$0.99
  • Jellyfish$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Mushroom$0.99
  • Slime$0.99
  • Turtle$0.99
  • Cloud$0.99
  • Cactus$0.99
  • Star$0.99
  • Bee$0.99
1 purchases

Lumea

One-time1
  • Keeper Pass$14.99

Questions

Is Taqat free?
Taqat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lumea free?
Lumea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Taqat or Lumea have ads?
Neither Taqat nor Lumea shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Taqat or Lumea?
Taqat ships an update daily, and Lumea every 4 days. Most recently, Taqat was updated on October 7, 2026 and Lumea on October 23, 2026.

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