Lumos vs LabOptique
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lumos
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Welcome to Lumos—your interactive, hands-on physics laboratory for exploring the fascinating behavior of light. Designed for students and curious minds, Lumos brings complex optical phenomena to life through stunning real-time 3D simulations. Whether you're studying for an exam or just curious about how light behaves, Lumos makes learning physics intuitive, visual, and engaging. KEY FEATURES: • INTERACTIVE OPTICS LAB Experiment with Reflection, Refraction, and Diffraction in real-time. Direct light rays, adjust incident angles, and change wavelengths to see immediate physics in action. • CUSTOM MEDIUMS & SPECTRUMS Change properties like refractive index and surface roughness. See how light behaves as it travels between Air, Water, and Glass. • MASTER PHYSICS WITH QUIZZES Test your understanding with built-in interactive quizzes. Each topic comes with custom diagrams, instant grading, and detailed explanations to help you master concepts. Unravel the mysteries of light and master physics with Lumos today!
LabOptique
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Examine various aspects of geometric and wave optics: - Geometric optics: thin lenses, the concept of approximate stigmatism, depth of field, vision of the eye (accommodation, etc.). Possibility of combining multiple lenses, an eye... - Wave optics: from the concept of path difference (for senior year students) to the effects of a glass plate, the concept of coherence length..., in various situations: infinitely narrow or wide Young’s slits or holes, freely movable sources to recreate a Michelson interferometer, a diffraction grating, a Lloyd mirror, using either a monochromatic source or white light.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: LabOptique at 3 against Lumos's 1. LabOptique also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Lumos | LabOptique |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GALGOTIAS UNIVERSITY,SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | Thomas Roy |
In-app purchases
Lumos
No in-app purchases
LabOptique
No in-app purchases









