Comparison

Lumiya Music vs Thyron

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

Head to head
About

Lumiya Music

This app is a high-fidelity music player designed for local audio files. It supports lossless and hi-res formats, offers advanced audio processing, and includes features like music recognition and online radio playback.

Highlights
  • Lossless and hi-res audio playback
  • Support for FLAC, ALAC, MP3, AAC, WAV, AIFF, CAF
  • CUE album support
  • Bit-perfect playback with sample-rate matching
  • Music recognition via sound
  • Online radio streaming
  • Advanced equalizer and audio effects
Features
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Lumiya — a player for your own music collection. Lossless and hi-res with no transcoding, music recognition by sound, online radio, and honest audiophile processing — all in one player for music that lives on your device, not in the cloud. Lumiya is for people who keep their music locally. Connect your folder and listen to your collection in the quality it was saved in. All lossless and lossy formats FLAC, ALAC, MP3, AAC, WAV, AIFF, CAF. Played straight from the file, with no transcoding. CUE albums Support for classic image+cue rips — one large file is split into individual tracks automatically. Perfect for live recordings and compilations. Hi-Res and bit-perfect 24-bit, 96 kHz, 192 kHz with no downsampling. Automatic sample-rate matching with iOS for connected USB and Lightning DACs. Sound quality in plain sight One tap on ⓘ on the player screen shows how the sound actually reaches your headphones: the source format, whether playback runs without resampling, and what happens over Bluetooth or an external DAC. Honest and clear, with no marketing fog. Music recognition Not sure what's playing nearby? Lumiya recognizes music by sound (powered by Shazam): title, artist, genre, artwork, and an "Open in Apple Music" button. Every match is saved to your history. Online radio Listen to internet radio stations right inside Lumiya: add a station with a stream link, and attach your own cover if you like. Lock-screen controls and the sleep timer work with radio too. Equalizer 22 presets plus your own: 10 bands from 32 Hz to 16 kHz, ±12 dB range. Changes are heard instantly, with no track restart. Loudness At low volume your ears lose bass and treble — Lumiya gently lifts them so the sound stays full. Intensity is adjustable. Subsonic filter Cuts inaudible rumble below 25 Hz that only loads your speakers and headphones. The audible sound is untouched. Crossfade A smooth transition between tracks — the end of one blends into the start of the next, from 3 to 12 seconds. Gapless playback is preserved within albums. Crossfeed for headphones Channel blending makes long headphone sessions less fatiguing: the stereo image sounds more natural, as if from speakers. Three presets — Light, Medium, Strong. Playback speed From 0.5× to 2× with the pitch preserved — voices don't drift or squeak. Great for lectures, audiobooks, and podcasts. Controlled right on the player screen. Volume normalization ReplayGain support — tracks with different mastering play at a comparable loudness, with no jumps between albums. Clipping protection When the equalizer or Loudness raise the level, a limiter keeps the sound from overloading and distorting. It steps in only on a real threat. Volume limit Protects your hearing and headphones: the app never plays louder than the level you set. Mono and balance Downmix the channels to mono and fine-tune the balance — for listening with one earbud or with uneven hearing. Sleep timer Fall asleep to music — the player fades out smoothly after a set time or at the end of the current track. Your own library Import folders from iCloud Drive, an SMB server, or an external drive via Files. Lumiya groups tracks into albums and reads artwork, tags, and lyrics. A customizable home screen, smart collections "Frequently played" and "Long not played", favorites, and search. Queue and playlists Full control over the queue: drag to reorder, shuffle, repeat the list or one track, A-B loop of a segment. Create playlists, import M3U, add your favorite tracks. Adaptive player A large playback screen with a dynamic gradient from the artwork, AirPlay, and quick jumps to the album and the artist. Lyrics Built-in lyrics from track metadata, including line-synced LRC lyrics highlighted in time with playback. Full privacy No accounts, no telemetry, no subscriptions. The music is yours. The app works entirely offline. Lumiya is a player for the collection you already have.

About

Thyron

Features
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Your music, without subscriptions. Thyron is an offline music player for your own audio files. Enjoy a clean, redesigned library, organize your collection, and transfer music directly between your phone and computer. PLAY YOUR OWN MUSIC Import your audio files and listen without an internet connection. Enjoy lossless FLAC and ALAC, along with MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV and AIFF. Your music stays on your devices. MAKE YOUR LIBRARY YOURS Create playlists with custom covers. Search for tracks, artists and playlists, or find a song inside a playlist. Search handles small typos, so you can find your music even when you don’t remember the exact spelling. EDIT TITLES, ARTISTS AND ARTWORK Missing a title or artist? Hold a track and tap the pencil to edit its details. Add, replace or remove artwork. Changes are saved in the audio file in your library without changing how it sounds. TRANSFER TRACKS AND PLAYLISTS Move your whole library or send selected tracks and playlists to another device running Thyron on the same local network. Playlists travel with their tracks and covers. Files already on the receiving device are reused, and existing tracks are not deleted. No cloud server is involved. ENJOY CONSISTENT VOLUME Reduce volume differences between tracks without modifying your audio files. Volume normalization is enabled by default and can be turned off in Settings. KEEP LISTENING Use shuffle and repeat, keep music playing in the background, and control playback from the lock screen. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No analytics. No subscription. Your library and settings stay under your control. Thyron does not provide music or a streaming catalog. Users are responsible for ensuring they have the right to use and transfer their audio files.

Screenshots

Lumiya Music4 screens
Thyron4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lumiya Music at every 6 days against Thyron's every 5 weeks. Thyron's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 27.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lumiya Music ships an update every 6 days, Thyron every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lumiya Music versus Thyron: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumiya MusicThyron
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS27.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksei GubarevEvgenii Bormotov

In-app purchases

None

Lumiya Music

No in-app purchases

None

Thyron

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lumiya Music free?
Lumiya Music is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thyron free?
Thyron is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lumiya Music or Thyron have ads?
Neither Lumiya Music nor Thyron shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lumiya Music or Thyron?
Lumiya Music ships an update every 6 days, and Thyron every 5 weeks. Most recently, Lumiya Music was updated on November 12, 2026 and Thyron on November 10, 2026.

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