Comparison

Pixama vs Lume

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

Head to head
About

Pixama

Features
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Pixama is a short-form streaming app for movie lovers. Browse a curated catalog of feature films distilled into focused short cuts, watch the story in a sitting, save the titles you want to revisit, and jump to partner services when you want the full film. Pixama helps you: - Discover films through featured rows and genre collections - Search by title, tone, or genre - Watch trailers and available short cuts - Save films to your watchlist - Continue on supported screens with Cast and AirPlay where available - Find partner links for the full film Pixama: enough story to feel complete, enough context to decide what deserves the full-length watch. Terms: https://pixama.io/terms/

About

Lume

This app is a native IPTV player for Apple devices that transforms your existing playlists into a cinematic library. It supports live TV, movies, and series with detailed program guides, artwork, and ratings. Customize your viewing experience with profiles, favorites, and parental controls.

Highlights
  • Native Apple device design
  • Multiple playback engines
  • 4K HDR support
  • Full program guide
  • Season/episode tracking
  • Multiple user profiles
  • Parental controls
Features
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Lume is a beautiful, native IPTV player for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro. Connect your Xtream Codes provider, add a Stalker portal, or import any M3U / M3U8 playlist, and Lume turns it into a fast, cinematic library of Live TV, Movies, and Series — with artwork, ratings, and a full program guide. Lume ships with no channels or content of its own. You bring your own subscription or playlist; Lume just makes it look and feel incredible. WHY LUME • Native on every Apple device — one app, designed for each screen • Four playback engines — KSPlayer, VLC, AVPlayer, and Lume Engine (beta) — with automatic fallback for maximum codec support • 4K HDR, hardware-accelerated, with Picture in Picture and AirPlay LIVE TV • Browse channels by category with logos and now / next EPG • Full program guide with a scrollable timeline • Multi-View — watch up to four channels at once, with a spotlight layout and switchable tiles • Custom XMLTV EPG sources on their own refresh schedule • Catch-up / time-shift and recently-watched zapping MOVIES & SERIES • Poster grids and cinematic detail pages • Ratings from IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes & Metacritic • Season / episode tracking with per-episode progress • Artwork, trailers, and cast from TMDB DOWNLOAD & WATCH OFFLINE • Save movies and episodes to your device for flights, trains, and dead zones • Downloads keep running while you use other apps • One Downloads screen to manage everything SUBTITLES & AUDIO • Search and load subtitles from OpenSubtitles without leaving the player • Switch audio and subtitle tracks per stream • Deinterlacing options for older SD channels (Lume Engine) MADE PERSONAL • Continue Watching, Favorites, Trending, and a For You rail tuned to your taste • Choose which rows appear on Home, and in what order • Hide and reorder categories and channels — in bulk, with search • Multiple profiles, each with its own history — synced across devices via iCloud • Parental controls with child profiles and PIN protection • Global search across everything, plus Skip Intro / Recap and Next Up auto-play WATCH YOUR WAY • Resume across devices; auto mark-as-watched • Optional Trakt scrobbling and history import • Hand off to Infuse, VLC, or VidHub — for movies, live TV, or both LUME PRO Lume is free to download. Lume Pro — a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime unlock — adds unlimited playlists, offline downloads, Multi-View, multiple profiles, Trakt scrobbling, Next Up / Skip Intro, and the For You row. Bring your own legal IPTV subscription or playlist — Lume does not provide, sell, host, or recommend any content or providers.

Screenshots

Pixama4 screens
Lume4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lume at none against Pixama's shown. Pixama's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Pixama sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Lume sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixama ships an update every 6 days, Lume every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pixama versus Lume: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixamaLume
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (45 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—45 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB134 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDoquima CorpPhilipp Bischoff

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Pixama

Subscriptions4
  • Pixama Basic$4.991 Month
  • Pixama Premium$9.991 Month
  • Pixama Basic$49.991 Year
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  • Pixama Premium$99.991 Year
2 purchases

Lume

One-time2
  • Lume Pro (Monthly)$0.99
  • Lume Pro (Lifetime)$9.99

Questions

Is Pixama free?
Pixama is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lume free?
Lume is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pixama or Lume have ads?
Pixama shows ads; Lume does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixama or Lume?
Pixama ships an update every 6 days, and Lume every 5 days. Most recently, Pixama was updated on October 8, 2026 and Lume on October 31, 2026.

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